Game #4513
Aston Villa
Sunday, 8 March 1998
Chelsea
0-1
Aston Villa
Premier League
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,018
Won
13th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 51’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Julian Joachim, scored the winner
MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 8 March 1998
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51’ Goal, Julian Joachim, Assist by Mark Draper
🕒 | FT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Steve Staunton
ON THIS DAY
Back to back Premier League wins for new boss John Gregory as Chelsea followed Liverpool in being beaten by a seemingly revitalised Villa.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1996-97
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Game | #29 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Sunday, 8 March 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 1 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Matches Officiated: 22
🟩 : 11
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 1 February 1998, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Julian Joachim and Steve Staunton return as Stan Collymore and Riccardo Scimeca drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.43 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.78 |
Youngest Player
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 20.82 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
Chelsea
GK Ed De Goey | 🇳🇱 |
LB Andy Myers | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Frank Leboeuf | 🇫🇷 |
CB Michael Duberry | 🏴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
M Jody Morris | 🏴 |
M Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 | 🔁 |
M Eddie Newton | 🏴 |
CF Tore André Flo | 🇳🇴 |
CF Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 |
CF Mark Nicholls | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
🔁 | LB Andy Myers | 🏴 | (RB Laurent Charvet | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | M Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 | (F Gianfranco Zola | 🇮🇹 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
CB Bernard Lambourde | 🇫🇷 |
M Paul Hughes | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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