Game #3488
Aston Villa
13-9-13, 35 PTS
Wednesday, 5 April 1978
Lost
10th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Nottingham Forest
23-8-3, 54 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,215
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-1
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | None
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 5 April 1978
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
💥 | 76’ Referee Hughes fails to award a penalty for a blatant barge in the penalty area
💥 | 76’ Referee Hughes fails to award a penalty for a blatant handball on the line
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Tony Woodcock
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 5 April 1978
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #206 |
Wednesday, 5 April 1978
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🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Edward Hughes | 🏴 | Weston-Super-Mare, 1976-1979 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 206 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 | 53 🟥 58 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edward Hughes | 🏴 | Weston-Super-Mare, 1976-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Failed to award two blatant penalties and waved away legitimate protests before Forest's late goal.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.70 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.17 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.45 |
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
LB Colin Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
F John O'Hare | 🏴 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
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
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
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
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.