▁coming ▁three ▁days ▁later ▁against ▁Ch ester ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁Cup . ▁ ▁After ▁David ▁James ▁left ▁the ▁team , ▁En ck el man ▁was ▁pleased ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁fi xt ures , ▁as ▁he ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁seeing ▁some ▁more ▁first - team ▁action . ▁However , ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁former ▁Manchester ▁United ▁goal keeper ▁Peter ▁Sch me ich el ▁put ▁a ▁considerable ▁dam per ▁on ▁things , ▁as , ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁matches ▁in ▁A ston ▁Villa ' s ▁Inter t oto ▁Cup ▁campaign ▁of ▁that ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁left ▁with ▁virt ually ▁no ▁playing ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁when ▁Graham ▁Taylor ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁manager ▁that ▁En ck el man ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁first ▁choice ▁ke eper , ▁as ▁Sch me ich el ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Manchester ▁City . ▁ ▁En ck el man ▁was ▁the ▁cul prit ▁for ▁a ▁def ensive ▁error ▁in ▁a ▁hot ly ▁cont ested ▁local ▁der by ▁( B irmingham ▁City ▁v ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁( 3 – 0 ) ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 ); ▁as ▁O lo f ▁M ell berg ▁took ▁a ▁quick ▁def ensive ▁throw - in ▁to ▁the ▁ke eper , ▁En ck el man ▁took ▁his ▁eye ▁off ▁the ▁ball ▁and ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁control ▁it , ▁it ▁sl id ▁under ▁his ▁foot ▁and ▁rolled ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁goal . ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁debate ▁over ▁whether ▁the ▁goal ▁should ▁have ▁stood ,