Game #3490
Aston Villa
14-10-13, 38 PTS
Saturday, 15 April 1978
10th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
None
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
John Gidman and Andy Gray replace Leighton Phillips and Gordon Smith.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.10 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.48 |
Villa beat Chelsea to record their first win in six League games but do so in front of their lowest crowd of the season - 27,375. Happily though there is no dodgy refereeing to spoil the entertainment.
Villa make it fourteen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in thirty seven division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Gordon Cowans contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 50th start (64 Appearances) to make it W28 D15 L21, 7 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Won
2-0
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 55' | Own Goal | 87' |
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 55' |
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Stephen Wicks
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 15 April 1978
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1975-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1975-1978
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 208 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1975-1978
Games: 🕒 3 🟩 W2 (67%) 🟥 L0 (0%) Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩
Cards: 🟨 0 🟥 0 | 0.00 per game | Pens: ⚽ 1 | 🥅 0 |
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Division One
Chelsea
9-12-16, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,375
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
D Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
CB Ron Harris | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Graham Wilkins | 🏴 |
M Ian Britton | 🏴 |
M Ray Lewington | 🏴 |
M Davie Hay | 🏴 |
F Lee Frost | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Steve Finnieston | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Langley | 🏴 |
Ken Shellito | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | F Lee Frost | 🏴 | (CF Bill Garner | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“We seem to be getting a lot more understanding and rhythm in out play.
“It’s important that we sort ourselves out for the start of next season.
“We knew it would be a hard game against Chelsea because they ended the points so badly so I think the lads tried that little but harder.”
Brian Little.
“It was a very good goal. He [Gordon Cowans] took it well.
“We created a lot of chances and controlled 75 per cent of the play, therefore, I though we deserved the result.”
Ron Saunders.
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