Game #3665
Aston Villa
4-7-4, 19 PTS
Saturday, 28 November 1981
13th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
Midfielders
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Not recorded
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-1
🟩 28 Nov 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Des Bremner | 6' | 38' | Peter Withe | 77' |
Assist(s) | Eamonn Deacy | 6' | Gordon Cowans | 77' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 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
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #24
League Match: #15
Manager Game: #383
Saturday, 28 November 1981
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Linesmen: L. A. Bartels (Bridport); W. T. Williams (Cardiff)
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 90 | 🟩 W45 (50% ) | 🟨 D16 | 🇺(68% ) | 🟥 L29 (32% ) | ⚽ 168 | 🥅 125 | GD 43
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 383 | 🟩 | 175 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Nottingham Forest
7-5-4, 26 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,847
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Mills | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray (ft) | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
F Peter Ward | 🏴 |
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB David Needham | 🏴 | (M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
Defenders
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Mills | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Stuart Gray (ft) | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
Wingers
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
F Peter Ward | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa make it three games unbeaten as the reigning champions 🟩 win for the first time in 🕒 four League games to climb to 13th thanks to a Des Bremner 🏴 brace.
Reigning Champions Villa make it 🟩 four wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 four defeats as after 15 matches their title defence looks way off the pace, thirteen points behind leaders Ipswich.
Colin Gibson 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ 30th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 62nd appearance.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 ⚽ scores his first brace in a Villa shirt to make it ⚽ 8 goals in 🕒 114 appearances and ⚽ 3 in his last 🕒 13.
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