Game #4085
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 December 1989
Aston Villa
2-1
Nottingham Forest
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,575
Won
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 76' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gordon Cowans, Villa's virtuoso was faultless.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 December 1989
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Olney
🥅 | 21’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Lee Chapman
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 2-1, David Platt, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Cowans, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Kent Nielsen, Grappling
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor’s Villa make it eight first division victories in nine games and remain joint top with Liverpool..
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: 1988-89
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Saturday, 2 December 1989
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 119 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 | 29 🟥 38 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 April 1989, Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up for the second successive League game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.07 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.34 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 19.97 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | 🟨 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Nottingham Forest
GK Mark Crossley | 🏴 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Steve Chettle | 🏴 |
RB Brian Laws | 🏴 |
M Gary Crosby | 🏴 |
M Brian Rice | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
F Nigel Jemson | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS
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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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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 4 December 1989
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