Game #3839
Aston Villa
6-7-8, 25 PTS
Saturday, 29 December 1984
Lost
17th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Nottingham Forest
11-3-8, 36 PTS
City Ground
Attendance: 17,676
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
Nottingham Forest
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 17' | Peter Withe | 34' |
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 December 1984
⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Tony Dorigo
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
🥅 | 42' Goal, 2-1, (Nottingham Forest), Peter Davenport
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 2-2, (Nottingham Forest), Johnny Metgod
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 2-3, (Nottingham Forest, pen), Peter Davenport
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 3-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams
🟨 | Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, Foul
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
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 December 1984
Villa open up a two goal lead at the City Ground before a late equaliser destabilises Graham Turner's 🏴 side to such an extent that they conceded an 86' penalty, leaving them defeated and 17th in the table.
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa fail to win for the twelfth time in fourteen games to make it 🟩 five wins in 🕒 twenty two League games, whilst 🟥 losing nine.
Colin Gibson 🏴 scores his ⚽ 9th goal in 🕒 64 matches, having scored ⚽ three in his first 🕒 144 appearances in a Villa shirt
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
League 🕒 86 | 🟩 43 | 🟨 17 | 🟥 26 | ⚽ 161 | 🥅 122 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Away 🕒 50 | 🟩 17 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 22 | ⚽ 74 | 🥅 91 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 29 December 1984
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🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ian Hendrick | 🏴 | Preston, 1984–1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 7 🟥 10 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ian Hendrick | 🏴 | Preston, 1984–1986
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Gary Williams
🟨 Brendan Ormsby, Dissent
🟨 Colin Gibson, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.23 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.36 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.01 |
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Hans Segers | 🇳🇱 |
LB Jim McInally | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain (ex) | 🏴 |
M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
W Steve Wigley | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Christie | 🏴 |
CF Peter Davenport | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
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
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
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
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground