Game #4515
Aston Villa
11-6-14, 39 PTS
Saturday, 14 March 1998
12th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 53’ |
🔁 | RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 72’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Steve Staunton (21)
🟨 Savo Milošević (16)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Savo Milošević and Fernando Nélson return with Dwight Yorke and Simon Grayson dropping out.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.10 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.79 |
Youngest Player
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 20.84 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Ian Taylor | 1’ | Savo Milošević | 15’ (pen) | 36’ |
Assist(s) | Fernando Nélson | 1’ | Steve Staunton | 30’ |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Taylor (59s), Assist by Fernando Nélson
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 2-0, Savo Milošević (pen)
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 3-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Crystal Palace
🔁 | 53’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Simon Grayson
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 3-1, (Crystal Palace), Matt Jansen
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Gary Charles
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace
🟨 | Booking, Steve Staunton
🟨 | Booking, Savo Milošević
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Game | #31 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 14 March 1998
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2002
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2004
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2004
🕒 5 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 0 | 🆘 : 1
🕒 5 | 🟩 60% | 🟨 40% | 🟥 0% | 🆘 : 20%
Cards 🟨 6 | 🟥 0 | 1.20 |
Penalty ⚽ 1 | 🥅 0 |
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 32 | 🟩 14 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 46 | 🥅 29 |
League 🕒 24 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 28 | 🥅 21 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 3 |
League Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 7 |
Home 🕒 16 | 🟩 11 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 34 | 🥅 13 |
Away 🕒 15 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 15 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 0 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 | 0 🟥 2 | 1.80
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Premier League
Crystal Palace
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,781
GK Kevin Miller | 🏴 |
RB Jamie Smith | 🏴 |
RB Marc Edworthy | 🏴 |
CB Valérien Ismaël | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
LB Dean Gordon | 🏴 |
M Jamie Fullarton | 🏴 |
M Neil Emblen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Tomas Brolin | 🇸🇪 |
CF Bruce Dyer | 🏴 |
CF Neil Shipperley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Marcus Bent | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Attilio Lombardo | 🇮🇹 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Neil Emblen | 🏴 | (M Simon Rodger | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Neil Shipperley | 🏴 | (CF Matt Jansen | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | CF Marucs Bent | 🏴 | (M Attilio Lombardo | 🇮🇹 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Carlo Nash | 🏴 |
CB Andy Linighan | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Valérien Ismaël
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa bounce back from their first defeat under John Gregory to beat Palace and record their 3rd Premier League win in 4 under the new boss.
Midfielder Ian Taylor scores after just 59 seconds to set Villa on their way to victory and up to 12th in the Premier League table under John Gregory.
Savo Milošević scores his 33rd goal to secure his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 113th appearance (107 Starts) to make it W50 D30 L33, 33 Goals, 13 Assists and 15 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 3.42 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Julian Joachim makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (19 Starts) to make it W14 D10 L26 and 9 Goals at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.56 games played so far in his Villa career.
Steve Staunton contributes his 30th assist in a Villa shirt on his 255th appearance (247 Starts) to make it W107 D70 L78, 19 Goals, 30 Assists, 16 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Lee Hendrie secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 26th appearance (12 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L1, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 2 Bookings and a Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Substitutes
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🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 3
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 4
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 5
🟩
🟨
🟥
Match Media
What they Said
"The game was over as a contest by half-time.
"Indeed Villa needed only 59 seconds to break the deadlock."
ATTILIO Lombardo made an unhappy start to his unlikely term as Crystal Palace player-coach as his side were swept aside by Aston Villa in a Premiership encounter short on genuine quality at Villa Park.
Palace were no match even for a Villa side that seldom moved into top gear.
Two goals from fit again striker Savo Milosevic also took Villa to within three points of the 42-point mark that manager John Gregory has set them to ensure Premiership survival.
The game was over as a contest by half-time.
Indeed Villa needed only 59 seconds to break the deadlock.
Recalled wing-back Fernando Nelson had time to deliver an inviting inch perfect cross which the unmarked lan Taylor headed past an exposed Palace 'keeper Kevin Miller.
In the 15th minute Julian Joachim he was chopped down in the area by Valeden Ismael and up stepped Milosevic to send Miller the wrong way with the resulting penalty.
After 36 minutes Palace cracked again. A left-wing centre from Steve Staunton was brought down by Milosevic, who had time to turn and volleyed a left-footed shot past Miller.
Palace grabbed a spectacular late consolation when Matt Jansen fired an unstoppable 25-yard drive past Bosnich but it was always going be just a momentary show of fighting spirit.