Game #3661
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 November 1981
Lost
13th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,316
🟥 7 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-2
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
🟥 7 Nov 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
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
🟥 7 Nov 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 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
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: 1980-81
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
🟥 7 Nov 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 Nov 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
🕒 379 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 104 🟥 102 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 7 Nov 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
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
🟥 7 Nov 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 Nov 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 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 68' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 7 Nov 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 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 7 Nov 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 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 7 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park