Game #3507
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 38' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Allan Evans, Dissent (3)
🟨 Allan Evans, Innocuous tackle (4)
🟨 Leighton Phillips (12)
🟨 Andy Gray (7)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
🟥 Allan Evans (1)
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 6 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Team News
Andy Gray replaces Brian Little.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.68 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.82 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | #599 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Drew
0-0
🟨 10 Oct 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🔁 | 38’ Sub off, Ken McNaught (Injury), Sub on, Brendan Ormsby
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🟥 | 78’ Sending off, Allan Evans, Two bookings
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | AET Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Innocuous tackle
🟨 | Booking, Leighton Phillips
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #12 |
Manager Game | #225 |
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Kent, 1975-1984
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
Officials
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Kent, 1975-1984
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 12 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 20 | 🥅 13 |
League 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 9 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 3 |
League Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 3 |
Home 🕒 7 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 15 | 🥅 7 |
Away 🕒 5 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 5 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 225 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 59 🟥 62 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
League Cup
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 33,155
GK John Burridge (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Paul Hinshelwood | 🏴 |
CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 |
D Billy Gilbert | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Nicky Chatterton | 🏴 |
M Peter Nicholas | 🏴 |
M Jerry Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
M Vince Hilaire | 🏴 |
F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mike Elwiss | 🏴 |
Terry Venables | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 | (F Ian Walsh | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
🟥 Allan Evans (1)
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa can't beat second division high flyers Palace in the League Cup third round at the second attempt but it's referee Mike Taylor who takes all the headlines.
The referee over-reacted to any transgression no matter how small leaving the whole game to play out on a tight-rope of tension.
An already injury ravaged Villa side then lose Ken McNaught 🏴 before half time with cartilage damage before Taylor 🟥 sends off Allan Evans 🏴 after 78 minutes.
John Gregory 🏴 is forced to play as a striker as the game ends in a goalless draw meaning a second replay, this time at Highfield Road, and the cancellation of John Robson’s testimonial.
Centre back Brendan Ormsby 🏴 18 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt as a 38' substitute for Ken McNaught 🏴 having graduated through the youth ranks to become the 599th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
What they Said
“It is only a minor operation [Brian Little’s stomach operation] and if everything goes to plan Brian could even be back in the reckoning for Saturday’s match against Manchester United.
“Brian has done tremendously well for us recently. He has turned out week after week although he has not been really up to it but after Saturday’s match the specialist decided that he would have to have the operation.”
"He [Evans] argued with the ref after the first booking, which didn't help. I had no real complaints, although you could say it was harsh."
Ron Saunders.