Game #3215
Aston Villa
10-8-5, 28 PTS
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 46' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.68 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.82 |
Youngest Player |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 22.47 |
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.
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.
Drew
2-2
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 60' | Alun Evans | 75' |
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 75' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 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
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
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: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | Accrington, 1970-1976
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
League 🕒 66 | 🟩 33 | 🟨 14 | 🟥 19 | ⚽ 126 | 🥅 89 |
FA Cup 🕒 8 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 10 |
League Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 0 |
Home 🕒 36 | 🟩 24 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 85 | 🥅 33 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 40 🟥 39 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
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Division Two
Nottingham Forest
8-8-8, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,014
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 | 🏴 |
Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Tommy Jackson | 🇬🇧 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“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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