Game #3847
Aston Villa
10-9-10, 39 PTS
Wednesday, 13 March 1985
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Allan Evans, Foul (36)
⭐ Club Record
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: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Ray Walker replaces Steve McMahon.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.63 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.56 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.21 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Drew
0-0
🟨 13 Mar 1985, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
💥 | 77' Referee incorrectly awards penalty to Arsenal before his linesman insists the decision is reversed
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Wednesday, 13 March 1985
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1979-1989
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Officials
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1979-1989
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 126 | 🟩 W52 (41% ) | 🟨 D26 | 🇺(62% ) | 🟥 L48 (38% ) | ⚽ 206 | 🥅 195 | GD 11
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 9 🟥 12 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Division One
Arsenal
14-6-10, 48 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,487
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Stewart Robson | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
Don Howe | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | (CF Raphael Meade | 🏴 |)
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: 1978–79
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa survive a crazy decision from referee Ron Bridges to draw with Arsenal and remain 10th in the table.
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa fail to score for the thirteenth time this season but earn a second successive 🟨 draw to make it 🟩 nine wins in 🕒 twenty nine League games, whilst 🟥 losing ten.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 makes his 225th appearance in a Villa shirt (220 Starts).
What they Said