Game #4528
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 September 1998
Aston Villa
2-0
Wimbledon
Premier League
Wimbledon
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,959
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Julian Joachim | 57’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Paul Merson, scored on debut to deliver a fourth consecutive Premier League win for Villa, Saturday, 12 September 1998.
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 DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_9c53f4bf2ea744849fdc64b25a4bfa56~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Matches Officiated: 22
🟩 : 9
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 9
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 25 April 1998, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟥 🟨
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 | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 | 🇮🇪 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_9c53f4bf2ea744849fdc64b25a4bfa56~mv2.gif)
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | 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
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_9c53f4bf2ea744849fdc64b25a4bfa56~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Andy Roberts | 🏴 | (M Peter Fear | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Michael Hughes | 🇬🇧 | (W Mark Kennedy | 🇮🇪 |)
🔁 | CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 | (CF Efan Ekoku | 🇳🇬 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_9c53f4bf2ea744849fdc64b25a4bfa56~mv2.gif)
GK Paul Heald | 🏴 |
RB Brian McAllister | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_9c53f4bf2ea744849fdc64b25a4bfa56~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_9c53f4bf2ea744849fdc64b25a4bfa56~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
🟢 M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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