Game #4111
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 11 April 1990


Won
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 30,060
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Tony Cascarino | 85' |
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 11 April 1990
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Kevin Gage, Sub on, Stuart Gray
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 1-0, Chris Price, Assist by Tony Cascarino
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 11 April 1990
Villa win for the first time in four as Chris Price proves the Highbury hero but Villa are knocked off top spot following Liverpool's victory in one of their games in hand.
Villa sit second, three points behind Liverpool who retain a game in hand with five left to play.
Villa make it eighteen first division victories in twenty six games this season to open up an eight point gap to third placed Arsenal.
Chris Price scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 86th appearance (84 Starts) to make it W39 D19 L28, 1 Goal and 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1988–89
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #145 |
Wednesday, 11 April 1990
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🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1978-1993
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 145 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 | 32 🟥 46 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1978-1993
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 9 December 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Chris Price, Paul Birch and Andy Comyn replace Stuart Gray, Ian Olney and Ian Ormondroyd.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.37 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.70 |
Youngest Player |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 | 21.70 |
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
M Michael Thomas | 🏴 |
W Martin Hayes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Perry Groves | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Campbell | 🏴 |
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | for RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Martin Hayes | 🏴 | (M Paul Merson | 🏴 |)

🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | | 93 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | | 7* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 Apr 1990, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH REPORTS
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