Game #4537
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 28 October 1998
3rd Round
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Michael Oakes | 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 |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002

Substitutes
๐ | M Alan Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | for CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 56โ |
๐ | LB Tommy Jaszczun | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด | for LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 74โ |
๐ | CF Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 75โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Ian Taylor (30)
๐จ Alan Thompson (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
Gareth Southgate, Gareth Barry, Lee Hendrie, Alan Thompson, Stan Collymore and Paul Merson drop out as Steve Watson (first start), Darren Byfield, Simon Grayson, Mark Draper, Julian Joachim and Riccardo Scimeca come in.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.20 |
Oldest Player |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.42 |
Youngest Player |
F Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 22.09 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข LB Tommy Jaszczun | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #730 | Youth Team promotiion
Final Appearances
๐ด CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 ๐ 10 | 3 (7) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ9 | #722 |
๐ด LB Tommy Jaszczun | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998 ๐ 1 | 0 (1) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ2 | #730 |
On This Day
Villa suffer their first defeat of the season and their first in 16 games as John Gregory names a much changed side and squad for the third round of the League Cup at Chelsea.
Forward Darren Byfield, 22, makes his 10th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (3 Starts) before moving on to Walsall FC in June 2000, leaving with a record of W5 D1 L4, 0 Goals and 0 Assists across his 12 months in and around the first team.
Midfielder Tommy Jaszczun, 21, makes his sole appearance in a Villa shirt to become the 730th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football before moving on to Blackpool for a fee of ยฃ63,000 in January 2000.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ

Lost
1-4
๐ฅ 28 Oct 1998, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Scorer(s) | Mark Draper | 10โ |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 10โ Goal, 1-0, Mark Draper
๐ฅ
| 32โ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Gianluca Vialli
๐ | HT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ | 56โ Sub off, Riccardo Scimeca, Sub on, Alan Thompson
๐ฅ
| 71โ Goal, 1-2, (Chelsea), Gianluca Vialli
๐ | 74โ Sub off, Alan Wright, Sub on, Tommy Jaszczun ๐ข ๐ด
๐ | 75โ Sub off, Gary Charles, Sub on, Darius Vassell
๐ฅ
| 78โ Goal, 1-3, (Chelsea), Tore Andrรฉ Flo
๐ฅ
| 85โ Goal, 1-4, (Chelsea), Gianluca Vialli
๐ฅ | 87โ Sending off, (Chelsea), Dennis Wise
๐ | FT Chelsea 4-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Ian Taylor
๐จ | Booking, Alan Thompson
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Wednesday, 28 October 1998
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Graham Barber | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Tring, 1997-2002
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Graham Barber | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Tring, 1997-2004
Referee: Graham Barber | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Tring, 1997-2004
๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐ : 1
๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 50% | ๐จ 33% | ๐ฅ 17% | ๐ : 17
Cards ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 0 | 1.33 |
Penalty โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Match Stats
Not recorded
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
๐ 27 | ๐ฉ | 19 ๐จ | 4 ๐ฅ 4 | 2.26
Villa Career Form:
Champions
What they Said
League Cup
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,790
GK Dmitriy Kharin | ๐ท๐บ |
LB Celestine Babayaro | ๐ณ๐ฌ |
CB Bernard Lambourde | ๐ซ๐ท |
CB Michael Duberry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Dan Petrescu | ๐ท๐ด | ๐จ | ๐ |
M Dennis Wise | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Gustavo Poyet | ๐บ๐พ |
M Jody Morris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tore Andrรฉ Flo | ๐ณ๐ด | โฝ |
CF Gianluca Vialli | ๐ฎ๐น | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐จ | ๐ |
CF Mark Nicholls | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Gianluca Vialli | ๐ฎ๐น |
Substitutes
๐ | RB Dan Petrescu | ๐ท๐ด | (CB John Terry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | CF Gianluca Vialli | ๐ฎ๐น | (LB Jon Harley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | CF Mark Nicholls | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CB Neil Clement | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Kevin Hitchcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gianfranco Zola | ๐ฎ๐น |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Dan Petrescu
๐จ Gianluca Vialli
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: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1997-98
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1998-99
Playing Squad






































