Game #3215
Aston Villa
10-8-5, 28 PTS
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 37,014
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
8-8-8, 24 PTS
Aston Villa
2-2
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 75' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa, unbeaten in four, draw for the second successive match to make third place their own but they are now three points off second placed QPR and six off leaders Burnley.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), John Galley
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), Neil Martin
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Nottingham Forest
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Pat McMahon, Sub on, Brian Little
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 1-2, Andy Lochhead
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-2, Alun Evans, Assist by Ray Graydon
💥 | 78' Andy Lochhead 'goal' disallowed for offside
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Nottingham Forest
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it four games unbeaten but can only draw once again as they are held by Forest at Villa Park to make it ten wins, nine draws and four defeats in twenty three League games.
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: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | Accrington, 1970-1976
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 40 🟥 39 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | Accrington, 1970-1976
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Nottingham Forest
None
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.68 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.82 |
Youngest Player |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 22.47 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
LB John Winfield | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Gemmell | 🏴 |
FB Doug Fraser | 🏴 |
CB John Cottam | 🏴 |
RB Peter Hindley | 🏴 |
W Jim McIntosh | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
CF Neil Martin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Galley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Tommy Jackson | 🇬🇧 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“We needed two points from this game to keep in the promotion race
"But, I suppose, we cannot complain too much, because if anyone had told me we would be third after Christmas I would have been happy."
Vic Crowe.
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