Game #4534
Aston Villa
6-3-0, 21 PTS

Saturday, 17 October 1998
1st (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Merson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CF Stan Collymore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Steve Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Alan Thompson (4)
๐จ Stan Collymore (5)
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
Michael Oakes replaces Mark Bosnich in goal.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.12 |
Oldest Player |
M Paul Merson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.60 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 17.66 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa extend their unbeaten run to 11 games and 9 Premier League matches under John Gregory but are held at Upton Park to prompt Gregory to extol the virtues of the defensive art.
Michael Oakes keeps his first clean sheet in 13 games dating back to April 1997 under Brian Little to make it 34 Appearances (32 Starts) W13 D8 L13, 35 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.03 goals per game and 13 Clean Sheets (38%) so far in his Villa career.
Ian Taylor makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (138 Starts) to make it W71 D35 L44, 21 Goals, 9 Assists and 26 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.00 games played so far in his Villa career.
Alan Thompson collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 11th appearance to make it W8 D3 L0, 1 Goal and 5 Bookings at a rate of a card every 2.20 games so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ | FT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Alan Thompson
๐จ | Booking, Stan Collymore
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Game | #9 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 17 October 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: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 0-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Paul Alcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kent, 1991โ2000
Match Stats
Not recorded
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
๐ 24 | ๐ฉ | 18 ๐จ | 3 ๐ฅ 3 | 2.38
Villa Career Form:
Champions
What they Said
"Strikers win matches, defenders win championships."
John Gregory.
Premier League
West Ham United
3-4-2, 13 PTS
Upton Park
Attendance: 26,002
GK Shaka Hislop | ๐น๐น |
LB Julian Dicks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Neil Ruddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Rio Ferdinand | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ian Pearce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Lomas | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Frank Lampard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eyal Berkovic | ๐ฎ๐ฑ |
W Trevor Sinclair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF John Hartson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Harry Redknapp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Neil Ruddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Andy Impey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | CF Ian Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Paul Kitson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Craig Forrest | ๐จ๐ฆ |
M Marc Keller | ๐ซ๐ท |
M John Moncur | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1998-99
Playing Squad







































