Game #4534
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 October 1998
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Premier League
Attendance: 26,002
West Ham United
Upton Park
Villa's unbeaten Premier League run reaches nine but they are held at Upton Park to prompt John Gregory to extol the virtues of the defensive art.
West Ham United
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Michael Oakes, replaced Bosnich
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 October 1998
🕒 | HT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Alan Thompson
🟨 | Booking, Stan Collymore
ON THIS DAY
Villa's unbeaten run extends to 11 games from the start of the season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
West Ham United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Ham United
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Game | #9 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 17 October 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1988–2002
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 | 3 🟥 3 | 2.38
Career Form:
Champions
John Gregory | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1988–2002
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 23 August 1998, Villa 3-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Paul Alcock
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
West Ham United
None
TEAM NEWS
Michael Oakes replaces Mark Bosnich in goal.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.12 |
Oldest Player |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 30.60 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 17.66 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
Harry Redknapp | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | 🟨 |
West Ham United
GK Shaka Hislop | 🇹🇹 |
LB Julian Dicks | 🏴 |
CB Neil Ruddock | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Rio Ferdinand | 🏴 |
CB Ian Pearce | 🏴 |
M Steve Lomas | 🇬🇧 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
M Eyal Berkovic | 🇮🇱 |
W Trevor Sinclair | 🏴 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF John Hartson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Neil Ruddock | 🏴 | (M Andy Impey | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | (CF Paul Kitson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Craig Forrest | 🇨🇦 |
M Marc Keller | 🇫🇷 |
M John Moncur | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Strikers win matches, defenders win championships."
John Gregory.
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