Game #3661
Saturday, 7 November 1981
Attendance: 27,316
Lost
Division One
13th= (-1)
Arsenal
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Villa Park
Villa fail to score for a third successive game and have now lost three consecutive games in all competitions after a run of fourteen games unbeaten as they suffer a shock defeat to Arsenal at Villa Park.
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-2
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Graham Rix
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Brian Talbot
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal
🔁 | 68' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa lose three successive games for the first time this season and fail to score for the third consecutive match with four of their five losses this season having come at home. As a result they make it three wins, six draws and four defeats in their title defence as they fall back to 14th in the table.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #20
League Match: #13
Manager Game: #379
Saturday, 7 November 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 |
Half Time Score: 0-2
Full Time Result: Lost
Full Time Score: 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.40 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.76 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.98 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB John Devine | 🇮🇪 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Paul Vaessen | 🏴 |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 68' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Raphael Meade | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
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
