Game #3535
Aston Villa
11-14-9, 36 PTS
Monday, 16 April 1979
Won
10th= (+4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Liverpool
24-6-4, 54 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,029
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Liverpool
Assist(s) | Allan Evans | 84' |
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 16 April 1979
🟨 | 30’ Booking, Ken McNaught, Handling
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans
🟨 | 35’ Booking John Gregory, High tackle
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Phil Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 2-1, (Liverpool), David Johnson
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 3-1, John Deehan, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Liverpool
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
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 16 April 1979
Villa bounce back from a difficult run to 🟩 beat leaders Liverpool and make it 🟩 eleven wins, 🟨 fourteen draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 thirty four division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Two days after the brick bats of defeat to Leeds, Villa stun title favourites Liverpool in a stunning Villa Park victory as centre baclk Allan Evans 🏴 stays on the pitch, abandons defence, creates one and scores one.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (85 Starts) to make it 🟩 W43 🟨 D26 🟥 L31, ⚽ 14 Goals and 🔥 8 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.55 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 🥅 concedes his 100th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 94th appearance (1.06 per Game).
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1977-78
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #253 |
Monday, 16 April 1979
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🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Cox | 🏴 | South Croydon, 1979
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 253 | 🟩 | 113 🟨 | 70 🟥 70 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Cox | 🏴 | South Croydon, 1979
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Ken McNaught, Handling
🟨 John Gregory, High tackle
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dennis Mortimer replaces Brian Little.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.48 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 19.04 |
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 |
M Steve Heighway | 🇮🇪 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
CF Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Sammy Lee | 🏴 |
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
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park