Aston Villa 5-1 Arsenal - April 25, 1979 / Division 1 1978/1979
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AV
0' - Goal
Gary Shelton 0' - Goal
Gary Shelton 0' - Goal
Gary Shelton 0' - Goal
John Deehan 0' - Goal
John Deehan0
0' - Goal
Frank Stapleton
AV
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Rimmer | 31 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brenand Ormsby | 18 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Gibson | 19 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Gidman | 25 | 132 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Swain | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Shelton | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dennis Mortimer | 27 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Gregory | 24 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Cowans | 20 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Deehan | 21 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alexander Cropley | 28 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
62
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 33 | 109 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Gatting | 19 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Devine | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Walford | 21 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 30 | 451 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Talbot | 25 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 23 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 21 | 112 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 23 | 245 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 25 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 22 | 186 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
128
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brenand Ormsby
IN
Ken McNaught
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Devine
IN
Willie Young
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
255
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Saunders vs Arsenal
7 victories
2 draws
4 losses
Saunders vs Neill
8 victories
3 draws
5 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
36
162
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Neill vs Aston Villa
2 victories
5 draws
7 losses
Neill vs Saunders
5 victories
3 draws
8 losses
Videos
Key figures
No Aston Villa manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Saunders has done less than 1.08 goals conceded per game .
Aston Villa keeps its 12 matches with at least one goal scored at home in Premier League running (since 04/11/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/04/1976-23/09/1977 time period (27 matches).
Arsenal keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 16/04/1979).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VAston Villa 3-0 Bolton Wanderers07/03/1979 | VAston Villa 3-1 Queens Park Rangers20/03/1979 | LAston Villa 2-3 Tottenham24/03/1979 | DAston Villa 1-1 Coventry28/03/1979 | DAston Villa 3-3 Derby County11/04/1979 | VAston Villa 3-1 Liverpool16/04/1979 |
| Overall | LNottingham Forest 4-0 Aston Villa04/04/1979 | DCoventry 1-1 Aston Villa07/04/1979 | DAston Villa 3-3 Derby County11/04/1979 | LLeeds United 1-0 Aston Villa14/04/1979 | VAston Villa 3-1 Liverpool16/04/1979 | VNorwich City 1-2 Aston Villa21/04/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LIpswich Town 2-0 Arsenal17/03/1979 | DSouthampton 1-1 Arsenal19/03/1979 | LBolton Wanderers 4-2 Arsenal26/03/1979 | LLiverpool 3-0 Arsenal07/04/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal14/04/1979 | LDerby County 2-0 Arsenal21/04/1979 |
| Overall | DArsenal 1-1 Coventry03/04/1979 | LLiverpool 3-0 Arsenal07/04/1979 | VArsenal 1-0 Tottenham10/04/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal14/04/1979 | VArsenal 5-2 Chelsea16/04/1979 | LDerby County 2-0 Arsenal21/04/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 10 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
35 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
38 |
|
17 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
12 |
Victories (Competition total) |
17 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
14 |
Draws (Competition total) |
11 |
|
8 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
10 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
|
47 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
58 |
|
28 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
39 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
41 |
|
21 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
24 |
|
1.34 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.53 |
|
1.65 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.22 |
|
1.11 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.08 |
|
1.24 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
Betting aid
|
12 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
15 |
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
11 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
9 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
20 |
|
12 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | John Gregory | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 16 goals | Frank Stapleton | |
| Andy Gray | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 6 goals | Liam Brady |  |
| John Gidman | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 4 penalties | Liam Brady | |
| John Gidman | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Liam Brady | |
| Gary Shelton | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | Frank Stapleton | |
Historical head to head
Home
120 gf
67 ga
Away
68 gf
98 ga
Total
188 gf
165 ga
Historical head to head
Home
98 gf
68 ga
Away
67 gf
120 ga
Total
165 gf
188 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
August 28, 1920 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
August 28, 1920 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
December 14, 1935 |
| Away | 7 - 1 |
December 14, 1935 |
Latest head to head
October 07, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
February 04, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
September 10, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
April 25, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
October 20, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Bobby Thomson | 6 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Tony Hateley | 6 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
|
Jimmy MacEwan | 3 goals | 1960 - 1962 |
 |
Peter McParland | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Alan Baker | 2 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
|
Harry Burrows | 2 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
 |
Ted Drake | 8 goals | 1935 - 1935 |
 |
Alan Skirton | 6 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
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Joe Baker | 5 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
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Geoff Strong | 4 goals | 1960 - 1964 |
|
George Armstrong | 2 goals | 1964 - 1977 |
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Cliff Bastin | 2 goals | 1934 - 1935 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
 |
Charlie Aitken | 12 matches | 1961 - 1976 |
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John Sleeuwenhoek | 12 matches | 1961 - 1966 |
|
Victor Crowe | 8 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
|
Tony Hateley | 7 matches | 1963 - 1966 |
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Bobby Thomson | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
 |
Leighton Phillips | 7 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
|
George Armstrong | 14 matches | 1962 - 1977 |
|
Billy McCullough | 9 matches | 1960 - 1964 |
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Pat Rice | 9 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
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Liam Brady | 8 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
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Alan Skirton | 8 matches | 1961 - 1966 |
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George Eastham | 8 matches | 1961 - 1966 |
They played in both sides
107 matches
102 matches
77 matches
146 matches
59 matches
34 matches
8 matches
258 matches
They played in both sides
8 matches
258 matches
77 matches
146 matches
107 matches
102 matches
59 matches
34 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 17, 1979
February 21, 1979
March 13, 1979
March 27, 1979
April 03, 1979
April 04, 1979
April 25, 1979
April 30, 1979
May 01, 1979
May 14, 1979
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