Game #4568
Aston Villa
Sunday, 16 May 1999
Lost
6th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Attendance: 38,308
Arsenal
Highbury
Villa end a most remarkable season on three consecutive defeats as a team that had sat top of the Premier League for six months suffered eleven losses in seventeen games in 1999 to finish 6th in the table.
Arsenal
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Riccardo Scimeca, final appearance
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 16 May 1999
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Nwankwo Kanu
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Steve Watson, Sub on, Darius Vassell
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Simon Grayson, Sub on, Mark Delaney
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Colin Calderwood, Sub on, Steve Stone
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Riccardo Scimeca
🟨 | Booking, Gareth Southgate
🟨 | Booking, Steve Watson
🟨 | Booking, Mark Draper
ON THIS DAY
A polarised season came to a close and John Gregory’s fascinating, thrilling, entertaining boom or bust style had been seen in full effect. Although not creative geniuses 1998 Villa were virtually unbeatable and able to win against any opposition in any circumstances. 1999 Villa looked bereft and bewildered and firmly in relegation form. Even an end of season up-turn saw the polar opposite to the end of the season and Villa dropped back from 1st to 5th and then to 6th at the last. There was never a dull moment under John Gregory.
Centre back Riccardo Scimeca made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Nottingham Forest for a fee of £4,050,000 in July 1999. Scimeca played for Villa between 1995-96 and 1998-99 making 96 appearances and scoring twice.
Grumpy full back Simon Grayson played his final game for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £750,000 in July 1999. Grayson made 63 appearances, scoring twice in his 2 seasons with the club.
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 HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Game | #38 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Sunday, 16 May 1999
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | 🏴 | Oxfordshire, 1990-2007
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 58 | 🟩 | 29 🟨 | 10 🟥 19 | 1.67
Career Form:
Top 6
John Gregory | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | 🏴 | Oxfordshire, 1990-2007
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 17 February 1999, Villa 1-2 Leeds, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Dermot Gallagher
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Arsenal
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Gareth Barry, Ian Taylor and Steve Stone drop out with Ugo Ehiogu (first start in 15), Simon Grayson (first start in 11) and Riccardo Scimeca (first start in 8) coming in.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.79 |
Oldest Player |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 34.34 |
Youngest Player |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 23.94 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
Arsène Wenger | 🇫🇷 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Martin Keown (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Nelson Vivas | 🇦🇷 | 🔁 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
M Patrick Viera | 🇫🇷 |
M Ray Parlour | 🏴 |
M Emmanuel Petit | 🇫🇷 |
W Marc Overmars | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 |
CF Nicolas Anelka | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | for RB Steve Watson | 🏴 | 72’ |
🔁 | RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | for RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 72’ |
🔁 | M Steve Stone | 🏴 | for CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 79’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Nelson Vivas | 🇦🇷 | (M Freddie Ljungberg | 🇸🇪 |)
🔁 | CF Nicolas Anelka | 🇫🇷 | (CF Nwankwo Kanu | 🇳🇬 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | W Marc Overmars | 🇳🇱 | (CF Kaba Diawara | 🇬🇳 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
🔴 CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
🔴 FB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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