Game #3538
Aston Villa
14-14-9, 42 PTS
Saturday, 28 April 1979


Won
8th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
5-8-26, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,219
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Chelsea

Assist(s) | None
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 April 1979
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Tommy Langley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Graham Wilkins
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 2-1, Kenny Swain
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 April 1979
Villa concede a lackadaisical early goal for the second successive game before once again fighting back in the second half to secure a fourth successive League win and climb back to 8th in the table.
Ron Saunders' Villa record four successive victories for the first time this season to make it fourteen wins, fourteen draws and nine defeats in thirty seven division one games.
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Chelsea


UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #256 |
Saturday, 28 April 1979
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🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1977-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 256 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 | 70 🟥 70 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1977-1979
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Allan Evans replaces Brendan Ormsby.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.19 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.23 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 19.07 |
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |

Chelsea
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
RB Graham Wilkins | 🏴 |
CB Micky Droy | 🏴 |
CB Gary Chivers | 🏴 |
CB Ron Harris | 🏴 |
M Eamonn Bannon | 🏴 |
M Gary Stanley | 🏴 |
M Mike Fillery | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ray Wilkins | 🏴 |
W Clive Walker | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Langley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mike Fillery | 🏴 | (CF Trevor Aylott | 🏴 |)

🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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

🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Brian Little | 🏴 | | 8 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

