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
🟥 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.
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
🟥 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, 1983–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 7 🟥 10 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ian Hendrick | 🏴 | Preston, 1983–1993 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟥 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
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟥 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.