Game #4047
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 January 1989
Nottingham Forest
4-0
Aston Villa
Division One
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Attendance: 22,662
Lost
14th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Graham Taylor, the most inept, disgraceful performance in 17 years in management.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 January 1989
🥅 | 3’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Steve Hodge
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), Stuart Pearce
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Tony Daley
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 0-3, (Nottingham Forest), Garry Parker
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 0-4, (Nottingham Forest), Brian Laws
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 4-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa suffer at the hands of fifth placed Forest as the lose for the third time in four League games in this chastening reverse at the City Ground. Villa fall to 14th in the table as a result.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #81 |
Saturday, 21 January 1989
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1978-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 81 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 | 20 🟥 23 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1978-1995
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 21 January 1989, Villa 0-4 Forest, City Ground.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Ian Olney and Paul Birch replace Tony Daley and Chris Price.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.63 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.48 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 19.11 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Nottingham Forest
GK Steve Sutton | 🏴 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CB Terry Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Steve Chettle | 🏴 |
RB Brian Laws | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge (ex) | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
🔁 | W Franz Carr | 🏴 | (M Gary Crosby | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
RB Gary Fleming | 🇬🇧 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
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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