Game #3473
Aston Villa
9-6-8, 24 PTS
Monday, 2 January 1978
11th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Gordon Cowans replaces Frank Carrodus.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.92 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.20 |
Villa are forced to play on the increasingly poor Villa Park pitch and once again face a referee reluctant to award clear penalties as they fail to overcome a poor QPR in their first game of 1978.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, six draws and eight defeats in twenty three division one games this season.
Drew
1-1
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 22' |
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 22' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 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
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Monday, 2 January 1978
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 191 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 49 🟥 51 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Queens Park Rangers
3-9-12, 15 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,750
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 | 🇮🇪 |
Frank Sibley | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | (M Martyn Busby | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"The pitch was a source of problems to both sides but we really should have been awarded two penalties.
“Dennis Mortimer was clearly tripped in the second half and John Deehan was also fouled two yards inside the area.
"But we are not supposed to complain against refereeing decisions and I can say no more.”
Ron Saunders.
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