Game #3638
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 April 1981
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,707
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 45' |
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 April 1981
⚽ | 29' Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
⚽ | 45' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Tony Morley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
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
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 April 1981
Villa race to victory over Forest to extend their lead at the top of the table in the "most thrilling title race in many years."
Ron Saunders’ 🏴 team remain in the title driving seat with three to play but it's less happy at Portman Road as Bobby Robson’s Ipswich, still chasing Villa, are the subject of more criticism for their lack of commitment and prima donna antics.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the eleventh time in fourteen games to make it 🟩 twenty five wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 seven defeats in thirty nine League matches this season as they sit three points clear of Ipswich at the top of the Division One table.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th start in a Villa shirt (77 Appearances).
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ 19th goal of the season on his 🕒 37th appearance.
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
League 🕒 78 | 🟩 39 | 🟨 15 | 🟥 24 | ⚽ 146 | 🥅 108 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 42 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 97 | 🥅 39 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #356 |
Saturday, 18 April 1981
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🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1978–1982
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 356 | 🟩 | 164 🟨 | 96 🟥 96 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1978–1982
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dennis Mortimer replaces Allan Evans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.21 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.42 |
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Mills | 🏴 |
CB Einar Jan Aas | 🇳🇴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
F Peter Ward | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
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
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 11 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Suspension | 1 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Apr 1981, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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