Game #3617
Saturday, 22 November 1980
Attendance: 48,114
Lost
Division One
1st (-)
Liverpool
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Anfield
A typical Anfield refereeing performance gifts lucky Liverpool the points in injury time as Villa's lead at the top of the table is cut to two points in the most predictable way possible.
Liverpool
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 78' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🟨 | 35' Booking, Peter Withe, Foul
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 51' Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Kenny Dalglish
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans, Assist by Ken McNaught
🥅 | 90’+1 Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Kenny Dalglish
🕒 | FT Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in thirteen in the League to make it twelve wins, four draws and three defeats in nineteen League matches this season. As a result of their defeat to reigning champions Liverpool, Villa remain clear at the top of the Division One table but now are just two points ahead of Ipswich.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions 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: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #335 |
Saturday, 22 November 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Richardson | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1974-1982 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Richardson | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1974-1982 🆘
🆘 Only had eyes for penalising Villa's play, including a ban inducing booking for Withe, before allowing play to continue after the allotted 90 to leave Dalglish free to score an undeserved winner.
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CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a fourth successive match.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.92 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.81 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.02 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
CB Colin Irwin | 🏴 |
CB Avi Cohen | 🇮🇱 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Sammy Lee | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 |
CF Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
