Villa suffer a Christmas day nightmare as they are reduced to six men through injury and are hit for six without reply to record their heaviest defeat since losing 1-7 at Turf Moor in February 1921.

Keeper Cyril Spiers, defender Alec Talbot, midfielders Frank Moss and George Blackburn and forward Albert Surtees are all incapacitated with Surtees the first to be rendered unable to perform in just the 5' of the game.

Villa make it six wins, ten draws and five defeats in twenty one division one games.