Game #3473
Aston Villa
9-6-8, 24 PTS
Monday, 2 January 1978
Drew
11th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
Attendance: 34,750
Villa Park
3-9-12, 15 PTS
Aston Villa
1-1
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 22' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 January 1978
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Gordon Smith, o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, six draws and eight defeats in twenty three division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Monday, 2 January 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 191 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 49 🟥 51 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 Refused Villa two clear penalties, adding insult by awarding a free kick outside the area, before allowing a foul to go unpunished that immediately led to Rangers' goal.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Cowans replaces Frank Carrodus.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.92 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.20 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Frank Sibley | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Cunningham | 🏴 |
CB Ernie Howe | 🏴 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
M Leighton James | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | (M Martyn Busby | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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