Game #3665
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 November 1981
Aston Villa (Champions)
3-1
Nottingham Forest
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,847
Won
13th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Eamonn Deacy | 6' | Gordon Cowans | 77' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 November 1981
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Des Bremner, Assist by Eamonn Deacy
⚽ | 38' Goal, 2-0, Des Bremner
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
🥅 | 51' Goal, 2-1, (Nottingham Forest), Colin Walsh
⚽ | 77' Goal, 3-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa win in the League for the first time in four as they make it four wins, seven draws and four defeats and after 15 matches their title defence looks way off the pace as they sit 13th in the table, thirteen points behind leaders Ipswich.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #24
League Match: #15
Manager Game: #383
Saturday, 28 November 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 383 | 🟩 | 175 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983 🆘
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 13 September 1980, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.87 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.82 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.03 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Mills | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
F Peter Ward | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB David Needham | 🏴 | (M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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