Game #4537
Wednesday, 28 October 1998
Attendance: 26,790
Lost
League Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Chelsea
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Stamford Bridge
Villa lose their first game of the season in all competitions as they are beaten by Chelsea in the third round of the League Cup.
Chelsea
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Jaszczun, sole Villa appearance
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MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Draper
🥅 | 32’ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Gianluca Vialli
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Riccardo Scimeca, Sub on, Alan Thompson
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 1-2, (Chelsea), Gianluca Vialli
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Alan Wright, Sub on, Tommy Jaszczun 🟢 🔴
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Gary Charles, Sub on, Darius Vassell
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 1-3, (Chelsea), Tore André Flo
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 1-4, (Chelsea), Gianluca Vialli
🟥 | 87’ Sending off, (Chelsea), Dennis Wise
🕒 | FT Chelsea 4-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
🟨 | Booking, Alan Thompson
ON THIS DAY
John Gregory’s Villa suffered their first defeat of the season and their first for 16 games. Gregory had named a much changed side and squad for this game.
Forward Darren Byfield made his final appearance for Villa aged 22 before moving on to Walsall FC in June 2000. Byfield had played for Villa in 1997-98 and 1998-99 making 10 appearances.
Midfielder Tommy Jaszczun made his sole appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving on to Blackpool for a fee of £63,000 in January 2000.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1997-98
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Wednesday, 28 October 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1994-2004
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1994-2004
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 14 March 1998, Villa 3-1 Palace, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
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 | 🏴 | 30.42 |
Youngest Player |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 | 22.09 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
CF Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Dmitriy Kharin | 🇷🇺 |
LB Celestine Babayaro | 🇳🇬 |
CB Bernard Lambourde | 🇫🇷 |
CB Michael Duberry | 🏴 |
RB Dan Petrescu | 🇷🇴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Dennis Wise | 🏴 | 🟥 |
M Gustavo Poyet | 🇺🇾 |
M Jody Morris | 🏴 |
CF Tore André Flo | 🇳🇴 | ⚽ |
CF Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Mark Nicholls | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 | for CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 56’ |
🔁 | LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | for LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 74’ |
🔁 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | for RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Dan Petrescu | 🇷🇴 | (CB John Terry | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 | (LB Jon Harley | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Mark Nicholls | 🏴 | (CB Neil Clement | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
F Gianfranco Zola | 🇮🇹 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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