Aston Villa
10-6-3, 36 PTS
Saturday, 26 December 1998
1998-99
1st= (-)
Lost
1-2
Blackburn Rovers
4-5-10, 17 PTS
Premier League
Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,536
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1998, Villa 1-2, Blackburn, Ewood
Scorer(s) | Riccardo Scimeca | 81โ |
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 26 December 1998
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Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
๐ 37 | ๐ฉ | 23 ๐จ | 6 ๐ฅ 8 | 2.03
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Game #4547
Match Record
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Game | #19 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 26 December 1998
Game Record
Manager: John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 1992-2007
Kick off: 6.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 140 | ๐ฉ W56 (40% ) | ๐จ D31 | ๐บ(62% ) | ๐ฅ L53 (38% ) | โฝ 240 | ๐ฅ 245 | GD -5
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1994โ95
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 | Youth Team promotiion
Final Appearances
๐ด GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998 ๐ 1 | 0 (1) | ๐ฅ 1 | โ 0 | ๐บ37 | #732 |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 44โ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Kevin Gallacher
๐ | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ | 56โ Sending off, Michael Oakes
๐ | 57โ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Adam Rachel ๐ข ๐ด
๐ | 69โ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Stan Collymore
โฝ | 81โ Goal, 1-1 Riccardo Scimeca
๐ | 83โ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Simon Grayson
๐ฅ
| 88โ Goal, 1-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Tim Sherwood
๐ | FT Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Riccardo Scimeca
Officials
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 1992-2007
Linesmen: A. N. Butler (Wigan); D. Horlick (Aintree)
Fourth Official: Uriah Rennie (Sheffield)
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Riccardo Scimeca (5)
Villa Sendings Off
๐ฅ Michael Oakes (1)
Opposition Bookings
๐จ Callum Davidson
๐จ Jason Wilcox
๐จ Marlon Broomes
๐จ Kevin Davies
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
RB Steve Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐จ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Dion Dublin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ | GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด | for M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 57โ |
๐ | CF Stan Collymore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 69โ |
๐ | RB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 83โ |
Unused Substitutes
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Blackburn Rovers
Brian Kidd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK John Filan | ๐ฆ๐บ |
LB Callum Davidson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Christian Dailly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Stรฉphane Henchoz | ๐จ๐ญ | ๐ |
RB Jeff Kenna | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Tim Sherwood (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Billy McKinlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Jason Wilcox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
W Keith Gillespie | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Kevin Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Chris Sutton (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Stรฉphane Henchoz | ๐จ๐ญ | (CB Marlon Broomes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |)
๐ | CF Kevin Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (W Damien Duff | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
๐ | CF Chris Sutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Kevin Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Alan Fettis | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Damien Johnson | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Riccardo Scimeca returns with Stan Collymore dropping out.
Blackburn Rovers
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Steve Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Dion Dublin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Stan Collymore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Blackburn Rovers
Goalkeepers
GK John Filan | ๐ฆ๐บ |
GK Alan Fettis | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Defenders
CB Christian Dailly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Stรฉphane Henchoz | ๐จ๐ญ |
CB Marlon Broomes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Callum Davidson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Jeff Kenna | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Midfielders
M Tim Sherwood (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy McKinlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Damien Johnson | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Wingers
W Jason Wilcox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Keith Gillespie | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Damien Duff | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Forwards
CF Kevin Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Chris Sutton (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Kevin Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media

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