Game #4525
Aston Villa
1-1-0, 4 PTS
Sunday, 23 August 1998
1st= (+7)
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Alan Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
Substitutes
๐ | RB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 69โ |
๐ | CF Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 81โ |
๐ | M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 83โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Fabio Ferraresi | ๐ฎ๐น |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Alan Wright (9)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 17.51 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข CF Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #726 | Youth Team promotiion
Final Appearances
None
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.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Julian Joachim | 6โ | Gary Charles | 52โ | Alan Thompson | 78โ |
Assist(s) | Lee Hendrie | 6โ | Ian Taylor | 52โ |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 6โ Goal, 1-0, Julian Joachim, Assist by Lee Hendrie
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
โฝ | 52โ Goal, 2-0, Gary Charles, Assist by Ian Taylor
๐ฅ
| 62โ Goal, 2-1, (Middlesbrough), Mikkel Beck
๐ | 69โ Sub off, Riccardo Scimeca, Sub on, Simon Grayson
โฝ | 78โ Goal, 3-1, Alan Thompson
๐ | 81โ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Darius Vassell ๐ข
๐ | 83โ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Mark Draper
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Middlesbrough
๐จ | Booking, Alan Wright
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Game | #2 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Sunday, 23 August 1998
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Paul Alcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kent, 1991โ2000
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Paul Alcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kent, 1991โ2000
Previous 5 vs. Boro: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 118 | ๐ฉ W55 (47% ) | ๐จ D26 | ๐บ(69% ) | ๐ฅ L37 (31% ) | โฝ 210 | ๐ฅ 155 | GD 55
Match Stats
Not recorded
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
๐ 15 | ๐ฉ | 11 ๐จ | 1 ๐ฅ 3 | 2.27
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Premier League
Middlesbrough
0-1-1, 1 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,559
GK Mark Schwarzer | ๐ฆ๐บ |
LB Craig Harrison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dean Gordon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Curtis Fleming | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB Gianluca Festa | ๐ฎ๐น | ๐จ |
M Alan Moore | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
M Phil Stamp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Robbie Mustoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Gascoigne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Andy Townsend (ex) | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Paul Merson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Bryan Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Alan Moore | ๐ฎ๐ช | (CF Hamilton Ricard | ๐จ๐ด |)
๐ | M Paul Gascoigne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Mikkel Beck | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | โฝ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Marlon Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vladimir Kinder | ๐ธ๐ฐ |
M Neil Maddison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Gianluca Festa
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1998-99
Playing Squad
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 |
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
GK Matthew Ghent | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
GK Peter Enckelman | ๐ซ๐ฎ | #739 |
D Ben Petty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
CB Colin Calderwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #735 |
CB David Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #719 |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #708 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #709 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
RB Aaron Lescott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #733 |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #703 |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐น๐น | #741 |
RB Mark Delaney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #736 |
FB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #721 |
FB Steve Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #729 |
LB Tommy Jaszczun | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #730 |
M Alan Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #725 |
M Fabio Ferraresi | ๐ฎ๐น | #728 |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #724 |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #701 |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #712 |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #706 |
M Michael Standing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
M Paul Merson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #727 |
M Steve Stone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #734 |
F Alan Lee | ๐ฎ๐ช | Unused Sub |
CF Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #726 |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
CF Dion Dublin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #731 |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #713 |
CF Richard Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #723 |
CF Stan Collymore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #720 |
