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Game #4525

Aston Villa

1-1-0, 4 PTS

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Sunday, 23 August 1998

1st= (+7)

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
RB Gary Charles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
M Alan Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |

John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | RB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 69โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | CF Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | for CF Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 81โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 83โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Michael Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Fabio Ferraresi | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Alan Wright (9)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1995-96

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

Dwight Yorke's acrimonious departure and embarrassing behaviour in the previous game sees Ugo Ehiogu step into a starting role.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.14 |

Oldest Player |
M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.24 |

Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 17.51 |

Debut Appearances

๐ŸŸข CF Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #726 | Youth Team promotiion

Final Appearances

None

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Won

3-1

๐ŸŸฉ 23 Aug 1998, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Julian Joachim | 6โ€™ | Gary Charles | 52โ€™ | Alan Thompson | 78โ€™ |

Assist(s) | Lee Hendrie | 6โ€™ | Ian Taylor | 52โ€™ |

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 6โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Julian Joachim, Assist by Lee Hendrie
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
โšฝ | 52โ€™ Goal, 2-0, Gary Charles, Assist by Ian Taylor
๐Ÿฅ… | 62โ€™ Goal, 2-1, (Middlesbrough), Mikkel Beck
๐Ÿ” | 69โ€™ Sub off, Riccardo Scimeca, Sub on, Simon Grayson
โšฝ | 78โ€™ Goal, 3-1, Alan Thompson
๐Ÿ” | 81โ€™ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Darius Vassell ๐ŸŸข
๐Ÿ” | 83โ€™ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Mark Draper
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Middlesbrough

๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Alan Wright

Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Game | #2 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Sunday, 23 August 1998

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Paul Alcock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kent, 1991โ€“2000
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Paul Alcock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kent, 1991โ€“2000

Previous 5 vs. Boro: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 118 | ๐ŸŸฉ W55 (47% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D26 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(69% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L37 (31% ) | โšฝ 210 | ๐Ÿฅ… 155 | GD 55

Match Stats

Not recorded

John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002

๐Ÿ•’ 15 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 11 ๐ŸŸจ | 1 ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | 2.27

Villa Career Form:

Champions

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Premier League

Middlesbrough

0-1-1, 1 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 29,559

GK Mark Schwarzer | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
LB Craig Harrison | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dean Gordon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Curtis Fleming | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB Gianluca Festa | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น | ๐ŸŸจ |
M Alan Moore | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐Ÿ” |
M Phil Stamp | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Robbie Mustoe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Gascoigne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Andy Townsend (ex) | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Bryan Robson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Alan Moore | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | (CF Hamilton Ricard | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด |)
๐Ÿ” | M Paul Gascoigne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Mikkel Beck | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | โšฝ |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Marlon Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vladimir Kinder | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
M Neil Maddison | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Gianluca Festa

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
๐Ÿ•’

213

โœ…

212*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

96*

๐ŸŸจ

51

๐ŸŸฅ

66

โ›”

81

๐Ÿฅ…

210*

LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

156

โœ…

154*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

10

๐ŸŸฉ

72*

๐ŸŸจ

38

๐ŸŸฅ

46

CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

226

โœ…

212*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

5

๐ŸŸฉ

101*

๐ŸŸจ

52

๐ŸŸฅ

73

CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

122

โœ…

122*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

๐ŸŸฉ

57*

๐ŸŸจ

29

๐ŸŸฅ

36

CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

75

โœ…

50*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

36*

๐ŸŸจ

16

๐ŸŸฅ

23

RB Gary Charles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

89

โœ…

79*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3*

11

๐ŸŸฉ

46*

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

22

M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

3*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3*

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

0

M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

36

โœ…

22*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

4*

๐ŸŸฉ

18*

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

12

M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

142

โœ…

132*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

18

9*

๐ŸŸฉ

65*

๐ŸŸจ

33

๐ŸŸฅ

44

M Alan Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

2

โœ…

2*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1*

0

๐ŸŸฉ

1*

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

0

F Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

60

โœ…

29*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

13*

3

๐ŸŸฉ

22*

๐ŸŸจ

11

๐ŸŸฅ

27

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

RB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

45

๐Ÿ”

9*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

21*

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

16

F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

1

๐Ÿ”

1*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

1*

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

127

๐Ÿ”

4*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

15

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

60*

๐ŸŸจ

31

๐ŸŸฅ

36

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa beat Boro to make it two unbeaten Premier League games at the start of the season under John Gregory.

  • Forward Darius Vassell, 18, comes off the bench to make his debut in a Villa shirt having first been an unused substitute in 1997-98. Vassell joined Villa as a school boy, signing professional forms in July 1998, to become the 726th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

  • Gary Charles scores his 2nd goal in 5 games having scored just once in his first 84 appearances in a Villa shirt to make it 89 Appearances, 79 Starts, W46 D21 L22, 3 Goals, 11 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

  • Alan Thompson scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 2nd appearance to make it W1 D1 L0 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.

  • Ugo Ehiogu secures his 100th win in a Villa shirt on his 226th appearance (212 Starts) to make it W100 D52 L74, 12 Goals, 5 Assists, 28 Bookings and 2 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

  • Riccardo Scimeca makes his 50th start and 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W36 D16 L23 and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

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