Game #3665
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 November 1981
Won
13th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,847
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
Aston Villa (Champions)
3-1
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Eamonn Deacy | 6' | Gordon Cowans | 77' |
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 November 1981
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Des Bremner, Assist by Eamonn Deacy
⚽ | 38' Goal, 2-0, Des Bremner
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
🥅 | 51' Goal, 2-1, (Nottingham Forest), Colin Walsh
⚽ | 77' Goal, 3-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 November 1981
Reigning Champions Villa win in the League for the first time in four as they make it four wins, seven draws and four defeats and after 15 matches their title defence looks way off the pace as they sit 13th in the table, thirteen points behind leaders Ipswich.
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #24
League Match: #15
Manager Game: #383
Saturday, 28 November 1981
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🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 383 | 🟩 | 175 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983 🆘
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 13 September 1980, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.87 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.82 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.03 |
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Mills | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
F Peter Ward | 🏴 |
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB David Needham | 🏴 | (M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |)
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 November 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.