Game #3854
Tuesday, 16 April 1985
Attendance: 13,267
Lost
Division One
10th (-)
Chelsea
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Stamford Bridge
Villa are beaten at Stamford Bridge to leave them with successive League losses for the first time since September but Graham Turner's side remain 10th in the table after four defeats and seven wins in their last fourteen League games.
Chelsea
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), John Bumstead
🥅 | 20' Goal, 0-2 (Chelsea), Allan Evans o.g.
🕒 | HT Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 68’ Goal, 0-3, (Chelsea, pen), Mickey Thomas
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-3, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Chelsea 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner's Villa lose for the second successive match to make it twelve wins in thirty six League games, whilst losing thirteen.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Tuesday, 16 April 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Spink, Dean Glover and Paul Birch (first start in 9) replace Kevin Poole, Brendan Ormsby and Didier Six.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.23 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.65 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.30 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
John Neal | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | 🏴 |
LB Keith Dublin | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
D Terry Howard | 🏴 |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Bumstead | 🏴 | (CF Gordon Davies | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
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