Game #3400
Saturday, 30 October 1976
Attendance: 51,751
Lost
Division One
7th= (-5)
Liverpool
WWWWL
Anfield
Level on points with Villa who are ahead on goal difference after the previous weekend’s matches, Liverpool are the hosts and Villa have them on the ropes until three goals in the final fifteen minutes deliver a misleading scoreline and leave Villa defeated for the first time in five after four successive wins.
Liverpool
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
74’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Ian Callaghan
79’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Terry McDermott
86’ Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Kevin Keegan
FT Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven wins and five defeats in twelve division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Liverpool
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #118 |
Saturday, 30 October 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Anthony Morrissey, Cheshire |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-3 |
Last 5 Games | WWWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Wirral, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.30 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 30.07 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 20.93 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge |
RB John Gidman |
CB Chris Nicholl |
FB Gordon Smith |
M Leighton Phillips |
M Dennis Mortimer |
M Alex Cropley |
W Frank Carrodus |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
Liverpool
Clemence, Neal, Thompson, Hughes, Jones, Callaghan (g), Kennedy, McDermott (g), Heighway, Keegan (g), Toshack (Johnson). Manager: Bob Paisley.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"They are the best side we've played this season.
“A very, very good side.
"If I was an Aston Villa player and I'd lost 3-0 after playing Like that, I'd be very, very sick."
Liverpool central defender Emlyn Hughes.
"Best game we've had here in a long time.
“We knew they were starting to tie the game up just before half-time but we thought if we could hold them in the first 20 minutes of the second half, we could do it."
Kevin Keegan.
“Liverpool deserved to win, but not by 3-0.
“We wasted a lot of passes but we have learned from the game.
“We lost 3-0 here last year but our performance today was 20 times better.
“I still feel that with a bit of luck we'll win something this season."
Ron Saunders.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 1 November 1976