Game #4528
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 September 1998
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Attendance: 32,959
Wimbledon
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Wimbledon
Assist(s) | Julian Joachim | 57’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa secure their fourth consecutive Premier League win as Paul Merson scores on debut to five Villa the outright lead at the top of the table.
KEY MAN
Paul Merson, scored on debut to deliver a fourth consecutive Premier League win for Villa, Saturday, 12 September 1998.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 September 1998
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Paul Merson
🟥 | 45’ Sending off, (Wimbledon), Carl Leaburn
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Merson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wimbledon
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Julian Joachim
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Alan Thompson, Sub on, Simon Grayson
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Mark Draper
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Paul Merson, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Wimbledon
ON THIS DAY
Villa claimed top spot in the Premier League after starting the season five games unbeaten this season, winning 4.
Paul Merson made a goalscoring Villa debut aged 30 after joining from Middlesbrough for a fee of £5,400,000 earlier this month.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Wimbledon
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1987-88
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wimbledon
Previous 5 vs. Wimbledon: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 12 September 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 1 🟥 3 | 2.39
Villa Career Form:
Champions
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 25 April 1998, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟥 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Wimbledon
🟥 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Paul Merson made his debut with Ian Taylor returning as Mark Draper and Riccardo Scimeca drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.86 |
Oldest Player |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 30.50 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 17.56 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Joe Kinnear | 🇮🇪 |
Wimbledon
GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
LB Ben Thatcher | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kimble | 🏴 |
CB Chris Perry | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Kenny Cunningham | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Roberts | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Michael Hughes | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M Robbie Earle | 🏴 |
CF Carl Leaburn | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Jason Euell | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 74’ |
🔁 | M Mark Draper | 🏴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 88’ |
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 89’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Roberts | 🏴 | (M Peter Fear | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Michael Hughes | 🇬🇧 | (W Mark Kennedy | 🇮🇪 |)
🔁 | CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 | (CF Efan Ekoku | 🇳🇬 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Paul Heald | 🏴 |
RB Brian McAllister | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
🟢 M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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