Game #4573
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 24 August 1999
Watford
0-1
Aston Villa
Premier League
Watford
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,161
Won
3rd= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Mark Delaney, scored his first goal for Villa, Tuesday, 24 August 1999.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 24 August 1999
🕒 | HT Watford 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Delaney
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Paul Merson, Sub on, George Boateng
🕒 | FT Watford 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
🟨 | Booking, George Boateng
ON THIS DAY
Bouncing back from their first defeat of the season, Mark Delaney's first goal sends Villa to second place.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Tuesday, 24 August 1999
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Steve Bennett | 🏴 | Kent, 1995-2010
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 63 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 | 11 🟥 20 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Bennett | 🏴 | Kent, 1995-2010
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Paul Merson makes his first start of the season in place of Alan Thompson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.27 |
Oldest Player |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 34.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 22.28 |
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 Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
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Watford
GK Chris Day | 🏴 |
LB Peter Kennedy | 🇬🇧 |
LB Paul Robinson | 🏴 |
CB Mark Williams | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Palmer | 🏴 |
CB Robert Page | 🏴 |
RB Des Lyttle | 🏴 |
M Micah Hyde | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Clint Easton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Michel Ngonge | 🇨🇩 | 🔁 |
CF Tommy Mooney (yth) | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 | for M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 80’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Micah Hyde | 🏴 | (M Alexandre Bonnot | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | M Clint Easton | 🏴 | (W Jóhann Guðmundsson | 🇮🇸 |)
🔁 | CF Michel Ngonge | 🇨🇩 | (CF Dominic Foley | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Najwan Ghrayib | 🇮🇱 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Herwig Walker | 🇦🇹 |
RB Nigel Gibbs | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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*
Wednesday, 25 August 1999
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