Game #3505
Wednesday, 4 October 1978
Attendance: 30,690
Drew
League Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Crystal Palace
WDLLD
Villa Park
Villa looked to be coasting to a comfortable win against second tier Palace when former ‘keeper John Burridge who left the club seven months ago saved Tommy Craig’s spot kick before the referee awarded a disputed hand ball penalty for Palace to equalise the score. The referee went on to clamp down on dissent but continually overlooked the brutal challenges on and off the ball that Palace were inflicting on the home players. Ron Saunders didn’t need any more ammunition for his post match outburst.
Aston Villa
1-1
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 41' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
41’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Ken McNaught
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace
60’ Missed penalty, Tommy Craig
74’ Goal, 1-1, (Crystal Palace, pen), Nick Chatterton
82’ Sub off, Gary Shelton, Sub on, Leighton Phillips
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace
ON THIS DAY
Injury ravaged Villa can only draw with second division high flyers Palace in the League Cup third round ahead of a Selhurst Park replay.
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Crystal Palace
Previous 5 vs. Palace: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #223 |
Wednesday, 4 October 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Tony Morrissey, Cheshire |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Wirral, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Frank Carrodus replaces Gordon Cowans.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.45 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 30.67 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 17.81 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Gary Williams |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
M John Gregory |
M Tommy Craig |
M Gary Shelton |
M Dennis Mortimer |
W Frank Carrodus |
F Brian Little |
F John Deehan |
Crystal Palace
SUBSTITUTES
M Leighton Phillips for M Gary Shelton | 82' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
Alex Cropley |
Gordon Smith |
John Gidman |
Andy Gray |
Gordon Cowans |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“If that is what football is about them I don’t like football any more.
“I keep reading about what good football this side plays [Palace] and then that kind of thing happens.
“They tried to kick us off the park.
“I must be preaching the wrong thing here.
“Shelton was done four times before they finally got him.
“The way injuries are going for us at the moment we are going to have to close up shop and play our games off in the summer.
“It was not what was happening on the ball that bothered me - you expect that in football - it was that was going on off it.”
Ron Saunders.
*Daily Mirror*
Thursday, 5 October 1978