Game #4569
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 August 1999
Newcastle United
0-1
Aston Villa
Premier League
Newcastle United
St James' Park
Attendance: 36,376
Won
1st=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Mark Delaney | 75’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Villa look on astonished as Alan Shearer is sent off by Uriah Rennie after a tussle with Colin Calderwood as Villa win at Newcastle on the opening day of the Premier League season, Saturday, 7 August 1999.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 August 1999
🟢 | 1’ Debut, David James, George Boateng
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, George Boateng, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🟥 | 70’ Sending off (Newcastle United), Alan Shearer
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-0, Julian Joachim, Assist by Mark Delaney
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Colin Calderwood, Sub on, Steve Stone
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
🟨 | Booking, Mark Delaney
🟨 | Booking, Alan Thompson
ON THIS DAY
Goalkeeper David James made his Villa debut aged 29 after joining from Liverpool for a fee of £2,160,000 in June 1999.
Midfielder George Boateng made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Coventry City for a fee of £5,580,000 in July 1999.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #59 |
Saturday, 7 August 1999
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Uriah Rennie | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1994-2009
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 59 | 🟩 | 30 🟨 | 10 🟥 19 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Uriah Rennie | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1994-2009
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 Feb 99, Villa 1-4 Coventry (h)
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa hand debuts to David James and George Boateng as well as giving Mark Delaney his first start.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.86 |
Oldest Player |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 34.57 |
Youngest Player |
FB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 23.25 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK David James | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ruud Gullit | 🇳🇱 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d4653adc06d94b11822ca7bc8d604f6d~mv2.gif)
Newcastle United
GK Steve Harper | 🏴 |
LB Carl Serrant | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Didier Domi | 🇫🇷 |
CB Franck Dumas | 🇫🇷 |
CB Marcelino Elena Sierra | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Alain Goma | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
RB Warren Barton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gary Speed | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Temuri Ketsbaia | 🇬🇪 |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Alan Shearer | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 | 56’ |
🔁 | M Steve Stone | 🏴 | for CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 87’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | LB Carl Serrant | 🏴 | (M Silvio Marić | 🇭🇷 |)
🔁 | CB Marcelino Elena Sierra | 🇪🇸 | (W Kieron Dyer | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | (CF Paul Robinson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Najwan Ghrayib | 🇮🇱 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d4653adc06d94b11822ca7bc8d604f6d~mv2.gif)
GK Lionel Perez | 🇫🇷 |
RB Laurent Charvet | 🇫🇷 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d4653adc06d94b11822ca7bc8d604f6d~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
🟢 GK David James | 🏴 |
🟢 M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*The Guardian*
Saturday, 7 August 1999
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