Game #3465
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 29 November 1977
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
League Cup
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Attendance: 29,333
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
Nottingham Forest
4-2
Aston Villa (Holders)
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 78' |
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 29 November 1977
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Larry Lloyd
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), Viv Anderson
🥅 | 24' Goal, 0-3, (Nottingham Forest), Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 3-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 0-4, (Nottingham Forest), Tony Woodcock
🔁 | 54’ Sub off, John Deehan, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-4, Brian Little, Assist by Ken McNaught
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-4, Frank Carrodus
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 4-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 29 November 1977
Holders Villa are swept aside by high flying Forest in the fourth round of the League Cup.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th start in a Villa shirt.
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts ( 🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
League 🕒 71 | 🟩 37 | 🟨 14 | 🟥 20 | ⚽ 137 | 🥅 95 |
FA Cup 🕒 8 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 10 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Away 🕒 42 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 18 | ⚽ 64 | 🥅 74 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #24 |
Manager Game | #183 |
Tuesday, 29 November 1977
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🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 183 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 | 46 🟥 48 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.82 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.33 |
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
LB Colin Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for F John Deehan | 🏴 | 54' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John O'Hare | 🏴 |
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
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 42 | 12* | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 13* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 29 Nov 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground