Aston Villa v Derby County post-match thread

[LukeJames]

A goal that good that even the ref wanted to join in with the jollies.

[OCD]

Only time I can remember a controversial re-start was England-Argentina in 2006. We thought we had scored in extra time (think it was Sol Campbell). It was ruled out and Argentina re-started while we were still celebrated and almost made something of it.

[gnrpoison]

When was the last time we were 4-0 up at half time??

Liverpool at home in late 70s.

5-1 half time.

edited didn't see the at home as posted the sunderland game

[Nev]

Small Heath ladies scored an injury time goal to "win" a game only for Liverpool to kick off and wallop the ball into an empty net to equalise, with the keeper frantically running back after sprinting the length of the pitch to join in the celebrations.

This happened ages ago but I only stopped laughing the other day......

[exigo]

Now I think about it, I believe the rules are that you can restart if the opposition have all left the field of play to celebrate.
After Hutton's wonder goal against Blues, Chester made a point of standing in the field of play while pretty much everyone else was three rows into the Holte. I can't remember completely about Saturday – I was too busy celebrating – but do remember thinking that Steer shouldn't have crossed the halfway line to join the players near the dugout and given them a chance to try it on.

[Ads]

You can re-start if you're all in your own half. QPR we were wrongly denied a quick re-start. Away at Small Heath we denied them by one of ours standing in their half.

[AV82EC]

You can re-start if you're all in your own half. QPR we were wrongly denied a quick re-start. Away at Small Heath we denied them by one of ours standing in their half.

Think that was Gestede at Small Heath? Or was it Jedinak?

[MorrisNielson]

When was the last time we were 4-0 up at half time??

Liverpool at home in late 70s.

5-1 half time.

edited didn't see the at home as posted the sunderland game

We were 4-1 up at h/t 2014ish when Benteke scored an overhead kick.
Ironically, the last time we were 4-0 up at h/t at home was against our next opponents in 88/89.
Then a matter of weeks later we managed to better that by one.

[martyn ellis]

There are a few comments on here about the 2nd goal. For me it was as good as any you'll see in any division any time. Getting out of a tricky defensive position, Whelan moving it quickly out to Hourihane then to Elmo, who put in one of the most delicious crosses I've ever seen - all credit to him. Tammy couldn't miss. Goal of the match for me, maybe of the season.

[JUAN PABLO]

Might be a bit late for play offs but 6 points off I’m not giving up hope and now we’ve clicked the rest of the division won’t fancy coming to VP.

Beat small heath and the paly offs are well back on

[CT]

I was amazed at how many people preferred to 'beat the traffic' at the end. I'd want to be there to cheer the team off, preferably with everyone else still there.

I normally leave bang on the final whistle (with the bonus that I hear as little of that Oasis rubbish as possible). However, this week I left on around 88 mins.

Road works on Aston Lane meant 4 way traffic lights and I could see that it was going to be chaos after the game.

Does anyone know if the lights are going to be long term ?

We normally park right where the one set of 4 Way lights were, so thinking it would be pretty horrific afterwards, we parked further up the road and got out easily.

We stayed well after the final whistle when Jack and Tyrone were acknowledging the Holte.

[PeterWithesShin]

Worth a watch just for seeing Jack's goal from the away end

[Toronto Villa]

Wow

[KRS]

Beautiful! You can hear the thud of the ball as he pings it...thing of beauty

[SirSteveUK]

Interesting to hear Dean Smith say that they'd been practising the Whelan-Grealish corner in training and were going to abandon it because Jack wasn't hitting the target

Paul Scholes few similar goals I think

If you watch carefully, JG suddenly reacts to the signal from Glenn and TM moves out of his 'normal' position cos he knows whats coming.