Game #4537
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 28 October 1998
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
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 | 🏴 |
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002

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’ |
Unused Substitutes:
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Ian Taylor (30)
🟨 Alan Thompson (5)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad:
Unavailable
Not recorded
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.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.20 |
Oldest Player |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 30.42 |
Youngest Player |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 | 22.09 |
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 £63,000 in January 2000.

Lost
1-4
🟥 28 Oct 1998, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Scorer(s) | Mark Draper | 10’ |
Assist(s) | None
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
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Wednesday, 28 October 1998

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2002
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Officials
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2004
Referee:
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2004
🕒 6 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | 🆘 : 1
🕒 6 | 🟩 50% | 🟨 33% | 🟥 17% | 🆘 : 17
Cards 🟨 8 | 🟥 0 | 1.33 |
Penalty ⚽ 1 | 🥅 0 |
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
VAR (from 2021)
Match Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴 | #730 | Youth Team promotiion
Final Appearances:
🔴 CF Darren Byfield | 🏴 | 1997-98 🕒 10 | 3 (7) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺9 | #722 |
🔴 LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴 | 1998 🕒 1 | 0 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺2 | #730 |
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 | 4 🟥 4 | 2.26
Villa Career Form:
Champions
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 4
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 5
🟩
🟨
🟥
League Cup
Chelsea

Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,790
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 | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | RB Dan Petrescu | 🇷🇴 | (CB John Terry | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 | (LB Jon Harley | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Mark Nicholls | 🏴 | (CB Neil Clement | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
F Gianfranco Zola | 🇮🇹 |
Cards
🟥 Dennis Wise
🟨 Dan Petrescu
🟨 Gianluca Vialli
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1997-98
Matchday Squad:
Unavailable
Not Recorded

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