Game #3539
Aston Villa
14-15-9, 43 PTS
Wednesday, 2 May 1979
8th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 4 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.20 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 19.08 |
For the third time this season Villa surrender a 2-0 lead as Ipswich fight back to take a point at Villa Park.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it five unbeaten and 🟩 four victories to make it 🟩 fourteen wins, 🟨 fifteen draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 thirty eight division one games.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 ⚽ scores his 50th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 128th appearance.
Drew
2-2
🟨 2 May 1979, Villa 2-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Kenny Swain | 8' | John Deehan | 13' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 8' | Kenny Swain | 13' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Kenny Swain, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 2-0, John Deehan, Assist by Kenny Swain
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 2-1, (Ipswich Town), Arnold Muhren
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Ipswich Town
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 2-2, (Ipswich Town), Arnold Muhren
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Ipswich Town
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #257 |
Wednesday, 2 May 1979
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Previous 5 vs. Ipswich: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 257 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 | 71 🟥 70 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Ipswich Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,636
GK Paul Cooper | 🏴 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴 |
CB Terry Butcher | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
RB George Burley | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 |
M Frans Thijssen | 🇳🇱 |
M Arnold Mühren | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
F Eric Gates | 🏴 |
CF Alan Brazil | 🏴 |
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1977-78
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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