Aston Villa 3-0 Coventry - December 19, 1979 / Division 1 1979/1980
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AV
0' - Goal
Brian Little
0' - Goal
Terence Donovan 0' - Goal
Brian Little0
AV
46' - Substitution
Ferguson Michaelis substituted by Steve Whitton
COV
COV
Team line-ups
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Rimmer | 31 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brenand Ormsby | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Gibson | 19 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Swain | 27 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry Bullivant | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ken McNaught | 24 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Cowans | 21 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Des Bremner | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Little | 26 | 146 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terence Donovan | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gary Shaw | 18 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
51
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Les Sealey | 22 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jim Holton | 28 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Roberts | 24 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Gillespie | 19 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby McDonald | 24 | 144 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Hunt | 23 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Gooding | 20 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Hutchison | 32 | 295 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Blair | 20 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ferguson Michael | 46 | 25 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian Wallace | 23 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
95
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Steve Whitton | 46 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Terence Donovan
IN
David Geddis
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brian Roberts
IN
Mick Coop
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
285
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Saunders vs Coventry
5 victories
8 draws
1 loss
Saunders vs Milne
4 victories
5 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
256
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Milne vs Aston Villa
0 victory
5 draws
4 losses
Milne vs Saunders
0 victory
5 draws
4 losses
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Key figures
Aston Villa keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a loss vs Coventry at home running (since 03/10/1936). It's a record streak. The first of history
Aston Villa keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored vs Coventry at home in Premier League running (since 30/08/1975). It's a record streak. The first of history
No Aston Villa manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Saunders has reached 33% of clean sheets .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VAston Villa 3-0 Southampton06/10/1979 | DAston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion13/10/1979 | VAston Villa 3-1 Bolton Wanderers03/11/1979 | VAston Villa 2-1 Stoke City17/11/1979 | DAston Villa 0-0 Leeds United24/11/1979 | LAston Villa 1-3 Liverpool08/12/1979 |
| Overall | DIpswich Town 0-0 Aston Villa10/11/1979 | VAston Villa 2-1 Stoke City17/11/1979 | DAston Villa 0-0 Leeds United24/11/1979 | DNorwich City 1-1 Aston Villa01/12/1979 | LAston Villa 1-3 Liverpool08/12/1979 | VTottenham 1-2 Aston Villa15/12/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LBristol City 1-0 Coventry09/10/1979 | VSouthampton 2-3 Coventry13/10/1979 | LWest Bromwich Albion 4-1 Coventry27/10/1979 | VWolverhampton 0-3 Coventry17/11/1979 | DCrystal Palace 0-0 Coventry24/11/1979 | LArsenal 3-1 Coventry08/12/1979 |
| Overall | VCoventry 3-0 Leeds United10/11/1979 | VWolverhampton 0-3 Coventry17/11/1979 | DCrystal Palace 0-0 Coventry24/11/1979 | VCoventry 4-1 Ipswich Town01/12/1979 | LArsenal 3-1 Coventry08/12/1979 | LCoventry 1-2 Manchester United15/12/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
19 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
20 |
|
10 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Losses (Competition total) |
9 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
|
20 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
33 |
|
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
19 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
35 |
|
11 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
24 |
|
1.05 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.65 |
|
1.1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.1 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.75 |
|
1.1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.4 |
Betting aid
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
16 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
13 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-4 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Allan Evans | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 10 goals | Ferguson Michael | |
| Allan Evans | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Ian Wallace |  |
| Allan Evans | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Barry Powell | |
| Allan Evans | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Barry Powell | |
 | Gordon Cowans | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 9 goals during the last 6 matches | Ferguson Michael | |
Historical head to head
Home
11 gf
5 ga
Away
10 gf
9 ga
Total
21 gf
14 ga
Historical head to head
Home
9 gf
10 ga
Away
5 gf
11 ga
Total
14 gf
21 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
January 09, 1965 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
January 09, 1965 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
January 05, 1946 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
April 07, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
March 28, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
March 21, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
December 26, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
April 16, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
Best historical scorers against Coventry
|
John Deehan | 3 goals | 1977 - 1979 |
|
Brian Little | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
|
Andy Gray | 2 goals | 1976 - 1978 |
|
Chris Nicholl | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
John Gidman | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Gordon Cowans | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
|
Ian Wallace | 3 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Bobby McDonald | 2 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Ferguson Michael | 2 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Garry Thompson | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
|
Mick Coop | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Tommy Hutchison | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
 |
Dennis Mortimer | 7 matches | 1976 - 1979 |
|
Brian Little | 7 matches | 1975 - 1979 |
 |
Leighton Phillips | 6 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
Andy Gray | 5 matches | 1976 - 1979 |
|
Frank Carrodus | 5 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
Gordon Cowans | 5 matches | 1977 - 1979 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
|
Mick Coop | 8 matches | 1975 - 1979 |
|
Tommy Hutchison | 8 matches | 1975 - 1979 |
|
Barry Powell | 7 matches | 1976 - 1979 |
|
Bobby McDonald | 6 matches | 1976 - 1979 |
 |
Terry Yorath | 6 matches | 1976 - 1979 |
|
Ian Wallace | 5 matches | 1976 - 1979 |
They played in both sides
150 matches
201 matches
129 matches
17 matches
61 matches
20 matches
14 matches
143 matches
5 matches
43 matches
2 matches
58 matches
They played in both sides
150 matches
201 matches
14 matches
143 matches
2 matches
58 matches
5 matches
43 matches
61 matches
20 matches
129 matches
17 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 21, 1979
December 22, 1979
January 26, 1980
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