Game #3541
Aston Villa
14-16-10, 44 PTS
Tuesday, 8 May 1979
Lost
8th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 50,570
Liverpool
Anfield
28-8-4, 64 PTS
Liverpool
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa’s Achilles heel of early concession strikes again as they concede after 47 seconds but there is no way back this time against a Liverpool side crowned champions by this victory. What doesn’t change however is that Villa lose a player, and are forced to play the last fifteen minutes with ten men due to Gordon Cowans injury as this most injury ravaged of seasons continues to land cruel blows on Ron Saunders and his squad.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 8 May 1979
🥅 | 1’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Alan Kennedy, 47 Seconds
🥅 | 38’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Kenny Dalglish
🕒 | HT Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Terry McDermott
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Alex Cropley, Sub on, Ivor Linton
💥 | 75’ Player retired injured, Concussion, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose to leaders Liverpool to make it fourteen wins, sixteen draws and ten defeats in forty division one games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1977-78
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #259 |
Tuesday, 8 May 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 259 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 | 72 🟥 71 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988 🆘
🆘 Timid lack of authority in light of the cynical methods of Liverpool
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Neville Ashley
CARDS
Villa
None
Liverpool
None
TEAM NEWS
Gary Shelton replaces Gordon Cowans.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.60 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.26 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 19.10 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ❌ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
CF Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 57' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Steve Heighway | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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