Game #4239
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 December 1992


Won
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,015
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Nottingham Forest

Assist(s) | Ray Houghton | 47’ |
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 December 1992
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Roy Keane
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-1, Cyrille Regis
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 2-1, Paul McGrath, Assist by Ray Houghton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 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
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 December 1992
Villa beat Forest to keep up the pressure on leaders Norwich have now lost just once in 17 games, winning 11 under Ron Atkinson & sit 2nd place in the table.
Meanwhile Forest's over-reaction to a free-kick that never was meant Villa Park got its first sight of Roy Keane's judge and jury act.
Despite 9 goals in his first 15 appearances in a Villa shirt, Dean Saunders is now goalless for the last 5 Premier League games.
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Nottingham Forest


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1989-90
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest


Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
League 🕒 99 | 🟩 46 | 🟨 23 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 175 | 🥅 144 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 3 |
Home 🕒 55 | 🟩 35 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 10 | ⚽ 117 | 🥅 56 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Saturday, 12 December 1992
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🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 20 🟥 21 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
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
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make four changes from the team that beat Wednesday last time out with Nigel Spink, Shaun Teale, Ray Houghton and Cyrille Regis returning. Dalian Atkinson, Dwight Yorke, Mark Bosnich and Bryan Small all drop out.
Starting XI Average Age | 28.96 |
Oldest Player |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 34.86 |
Youngest Player |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 | 21.19 |
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |

Nottingham Forest
GK Mark Crossley | 🏴 |
RB Brian Laws | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Steve Chettle | 🏴 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
M Roy Keane | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Kingsley Black | 🇬🇧 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 |
M Scot Gemmill | 🏴 |
CF Lee Glover | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Lee Glover | 🏴 | (M Thorvaldur Örlygsson | 🇮🇸 |)

🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Matthias Breitkreutz | 🇩🇪 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Andy Marriott | 🏴 |
CF Gary Bannister | 🏴 |
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

🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/14
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Dec 1992, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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