article_snippet: In alarming scenes, which were a throwback to the football hooliganism of the Seventies and Eighties, West Brom players were left defenceless as fans rushed on to the Villa Park pitch.
article_snippet: Aston Villa supporters stormed the Villa Park pitch following the club's FA Cup victory over West Brom on Saturday .
article_snippet: Police attempt to halt fans who ran on to the Villa Park pitch after Aston Villa booked Police place in the semi-finals .
article_snippet: The West Brom goalkeeper attempts to make The West Brom goalkeeper way off the field following the full-time whistle .
article_snippet: In a comprehensive breakdown of crowd control, Aston Villa fans had even invaded the Villa Park pitch in injury time with Villa fans team leading 2-0, with referee Anthony Taylor having to stop the game and West Brom forced to play the final minutes with fans spilling on to the Villa Park pitch and gathered on the touchline.
article_snippet: On the full-time whistle, thousands of fans came on and even Aston Villa players were threatened by the melee.
article_snippet: Aston Villa seemed to exacerbate the problem by playing the celebratory song 'Que Sera Sera' over the PA while fans were still streaming on to the Villa Park pitch, and put a video of fans celebrating on the pitch on their official Twitter feed.
article_snippet: Villa manager Tim Sherwood admitted Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood could understand the fans' emotions after the victory .
article_snippet: Though Villa had a significant presence of stewards by the West Brom fans, there were far fewer by the Holte End where the Villa fans sit and the Villa fans were quickly overcome by the scale on the invasion.
article_snippet: Fans sing and chant on the pitch following Villa win during what has been a disappointing season .
article_snippet: West Brom fans also acted irresponsibly, ripping out several seats in the away section and launching West Brom fans onto West Brom fans below when Scott Sinclair scored the second goal.
article_snippet: The scene at Villa Park as hundreds of jubilant fans stormed the pitch shortly after the final whistle .
article_snippet: One fan swings on the Villa Park crossbar as Tim Sherwood's side booked Tim Sherwood's side place at Wembley .