Game #3465
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 29 November 1977
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
League Cup
Attendance: 29,333
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Holders Villa are swept aside by high flying Forest in the fourth round of the League Cup.
Nottingham Forest
4-2
Aston Villa (Holders)
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 78' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 29 November 1977
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Larry Lloyd
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), Viv Anderson
🥅 | 24' Goal, 0-3, (Nottingham Forest), Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 3-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 0-4, (Nottingham Forest), Tony Woodcock
🔁 | 54’ Sub off, John Deehan, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-4, Brian Little, Assist by Ken McNaught
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-4, Frank Carrodus
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 4-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose on familiar territory as Forest are victorious again to knock the holders out of the League Cup.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #24 |
Manager Game | #183 |
Tuesday, 29 November 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 183 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 | 46 🟥 48 | 1.71
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
Clive Thomas
CARDS
Villa
None
Nottingham Forest
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.82 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.33 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
LB Colin Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for F John Deehan | 🏴 | 54' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John O'Hare | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
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
"The conditions were terrible. We knew that before we came, but Forest adjusted themselves better.”
Ron Saunders.
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