Game #4545
Aston Villa
Sunday, 13 December 1998
Aston Villa
3-2
Arsenal
Premier League
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,217
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Lee Hendrie | 62’ | Alan Thompson | 65’ | 83’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dion Dublin, scored a brace to drive Villa to victory, Sunday, 13 December 1998.
MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 13 December 1998
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Dennis Bergkamp
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Dennis Bergkamp
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal
🔁 | 54’ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, Stan Collymore
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-2, Julian Joachim, Assist by Lee Hendrie
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 2-2, Dion Dublin, Assist by Alan Thompson
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 3-2, Dion Dublin, Assist by Alan Thompson
🔁 | 86’ Sub of, Julian Joachim, Sub on Simon Grayson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Arsenal
🟨 | Booking, Gareth Southgate
🟨 | Booking, Alan Wright
🟨 | Booking, Alan Thompson
ON THIS DAY
Villa won their first League game in five attempts as they came from 2-0 behind to beat Arsenal and remain top of the Premier League table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1997–98
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Game | #17 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Sunday, 13 December 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 6 🟥 7 | 2.06
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Matches Officiated: 24
🟩 : 13
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 3 October 1998, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
John Gregory fields a second successive unchanged line up for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.49 |
Oldest Player |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 30.55 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 17.81 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Arsène Wenger | 🇫🇷 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Arsenal
GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Nelson Vivas | 🇦🇷 |
M Patrick Viera | 🇫🇷 |
M Freddie Ljungberg | 🇸🇪 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Ray Parlour | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
W Marc Overmars | 🇳🇱 |
CF Nicolas Anelka | 🇫🇷 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | for M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 54’ |
🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 86’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Freddie Ljungberg | 🇸🇪 | (M Gilles Grimandi | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | M Ray Parlour | 🏴 | (W Luis Boa Morte | 🇵🇹 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Matthew Ghent | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
GK Alex Manninger | 🇦🇹 |
CB Matthew Upson | 🏴 |
CF Christopher Wreh | 🇱🇷 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*The Guardian*
Monday, 14 December 1998
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