Game #2461
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 November 1957
Won
16th (-3)
LWLLW
Division One
Attendance: 28,773
Portsmouth
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Derek Pace, scored to help Villa to a second win in three League games, Saturday, 26 October 1957.
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Saturday, 2 November 1957
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the second time in three League games to make it five wins, two draws and nine defeats in sixteen division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1957-58 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #201 |
Saturday, 2 November 1957
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 201 | 🟩 | 72 🟨 55 🟥 74 | 1.35
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
George Ashfield, Tommy Southren and Ken Roberts replace Peter Aldis, Billy Myerscough and Roy Chapman.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player |
W Tommy Southren | 30.28 |
Youngest Player |
W Ken Roberts | 21.62 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
CB George Ashfield |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Stan Crowther |
M Pat Saward |
W Ken Roberts |
W Tommy Southren |
W Les Smith |
F Peter McParland |
CF Derek Pace |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Gunter, Rutter, Wilson, Dickinson, Albury, Harris, Stenhouse (g), Gordon, Henderson, Dougan (ex). Manager: Eddie Lever.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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