Game #3507
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
Drew
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
League Cup
Attendance: 33,155
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
An already injury ravage Villa side lose Ken McNaught before half time with cartilage damage and have Allan Evans sent off after 78 minutes. Villa play extra time with ten men as John Gregory is forced to play as a striker whilst the referee over-reacted to any transgression no matter how small leaving the whole game to play out on a tight-rope of tension. The goalless draw after 120 minutes meant a second replay, this time at Highfield Road, and the cancellation of John Robson’s testimonial.
Crystal Palace
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
🔁 | 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
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa can't beat second division high flyers Palace in the League Cup third round at the second attempt.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
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 | #12 |
Manager Game | #225 |
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Deal, 1973-1984
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 225 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 59 🟥 62 | 1.65
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Deal, 1973-1984 🆘
🆘 "Over-officious" refereeing led to the sending off of Allan Evans for an "innocuous tackle".
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Mike Taylor
CARDS
Villa
🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Crystal Palace
None
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 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Terry Venables | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Crystal Palace
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 38' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 | (F Ian Walsh | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“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.
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