Game #3195
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 5 September 1972
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Attendance: 17,665
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
Nottingham Forest
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 13' |
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 5 September 1972
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, John Gidman, Kicking the ball away
🟨 | Booking, Alun Evans, Dissent
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
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 5 September 1972
Villa beat Forest in the third round of the League Cup at the City Ground.
Vic Crowe's Villa beat division two rivals Forest to progress to the fourth round of the League Cup.
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
League 🕒 64 | 🟩 33 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 19 | ⚽ 123 | 🥅 86 |
FA Cup 🕒 8 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 10 |
League Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 0 |
Away 🕒 37 | 🟩 14 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 16 | ⚽ 56 | 🥅 64 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Tuesday, 5 September 1972
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🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1971-1978
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 135 | 🟩 | 69 🟨 | 32 🟥 34 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1971-1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 🟨
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alun Evans makes his first start for Villa as he replaces Andy Lochhead.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.00 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.38 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.67 |
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
RB Peter Hindley | 🏴 |
CB Dave Serella | 🏴 |
CB John Cottam | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Gemmell | 🏴 |
FB Doug Fraser | 🏴 |
M George Lyall | 🏴 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
W Jim McIntosh | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Barry Lyons | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Jim McIntosh | 🏴 | (F Alan Buckley | 🏴 |)
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
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
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 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 🇺
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Sep 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground