Game #3418
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 22 February 1977
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 50' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.39 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.56 |
Villa 🏴 shrug off the neutral replay being played on Rangers' doorstep to hammer their opponents.
Villa qualify for a record breaking fifth League Cup final appearance after finally seeing off a dogged QPR side in the second replay at Highbury.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 hits a hat-trick to make it ⚽ fourteen goals for the season as Ron Saunders 🏴 reaches his fourth League Cup final in five seasons.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 contributes his 🔥 10th assist in a Villa shirt in 🕒 47 appearances.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 scores his ⚽ 50th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 163rd appearance (156 Starts) to make it 🟩 W76 🟨 D44 🟥 L43, ⚽ 50 Goals and 🔥 36 Assists at a rate of one goal every 3.26 games.
Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 21' | 28' | 89' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 21' | 89' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
🔁 | 50' Sub off, Alex Cropley, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-0, Brian Little, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Queens Park Rangers
🟨 | Booking, John Deehan
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #136 |
Tuesday, 22 February 1977
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴 | Bolton, 1968-1977
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴 | Bolton, 1968-1977
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 136 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 | 35 🟥 36 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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League Cup
Queens Park Rangers
Highbury
Attendance: 40,438
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Dave Clement | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
CB David Webb | 🏴 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 |
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"They were all tremendous, weren't they?
“It would be difficult to pick out any individuals.
“They all played as a team and we played with style.
“Brian Little was absolutely magnificent.
“I have asked the referee for the ball so that he tan remember his tremendous achievement of scoring a hat-trick.
"Little has been making goads for his fellow strikers this season. It's nice for him that he has now scored three superb goals.
"Its becoming quite a habit [a fourth League Cup final in five years]. But it's a nice habit."
Ron Saunders.
"It's one of the greatest games of my career.
"It will probably take some time to sink in.
“I will just go to sleep tonight remembering it.
“That will be my celebration."
Brian Little.
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