Game #3661
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 November 1981
Lost
13th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,316
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-2
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 November 1981
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Graham Rix
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Brian Talbot
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal
🔁 | 68' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 November 1981
Villa fail to score for a third successive game and suffer a shock defeat to Arsenal at Villa Park.
Villa have now lost three consecutive games in all competitions after a run of fourteen games unbeaten.
Villa make it three wins, six draws and four defeats in their title defence as they fall back to 13th in the table.
Gordon Cowans makes his 225th appearance in a Villa shirt (210 Starts) to make it W103 D60 L62, 29 Goals and 29 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.88 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
Aston Villa
Arsenal
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #20
League Match: #13
Manager Game: #379
Saturday, 7 November 1981
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🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 379 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 104 🟥 102 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 22
🟩 : 11
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 6
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell.
Cards: None
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.40 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.76 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.98 |
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB John Devine | 🇮🇪 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Paul Vaessen | 🏴 |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 68' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Raphael Meade | 🏴 |
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
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.