Game #3215
Aston Villa
10-8-5, 28 PTS
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Nottingham Forest
8-8-8, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,014
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-2
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 75' |
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
🥅 | 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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
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.
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Tuesday, 26 December 1972
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🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 40 🟥 39 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | Accrington, 1970-1976
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 September 1971, Villa 3-2 Chesterfield, Saltergate.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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 |
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
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 | 🏴 |
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Tommy Jackson | 🇬🇧 |
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
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Brian Little | 🏴 | | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 26 Dec 1972, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park.