Game #3623
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 December 1980
Drew
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Attendance: 33,930
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
Nottingham Forest
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 67' |
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 December 1980
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Larry Lloyd
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Trevor Francis
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 2-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Kenny Swain
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 2-2, (Nottingham Forest), Martin O’Neill
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 December 1980
Ron Saunders' Villa draw at Forest to make it fourteen wins, six draws and five defeats in twenty five League matches this season. As a result Villa remain joint first in the Division One table, level with Liverpool.
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #341 |
Saturday, 27 December 1980
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🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1966–1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 341 | 🟩 | 153 🟨 | 95 🟥 93 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1966–1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 3
🆘 Missed a handball penalty before incorrectly disallowing an onside goal
Previous 5: Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 4 April 1979, Villa 0-4 Forest, City Ground.
Cards: 🟨
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Geddis replaces Peter Withe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.90 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.11 |
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Raimondo Ponte | 🇨🇭 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gary Mills | 🏴 |
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
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 27 December 1980, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH REPORTS
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