Game #4575
Aston Villa
4-1-2, 13 PTS
Saturday, 11 September 1999
4th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
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 | 🏴 | 🔁 |
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
Substitutes
🔁 | GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 | 🟢 | for GK David James | 🏴 | 51’ |
🔁 | M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 62’ |
🔁 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | for CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 71’ |
Unused Substitutes
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Ugo Ehiogu (35)
🟨 Paul Merson (3)
🟨 Mark Delaney (2)
🟨 Ian Taylor (38)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Villa name an unchanged line up for the second consecutive game.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.32 |
Oldest Player |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 34.66 |
Youngest Player |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 22.33 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 | #739 | £513,000 signing from TPS Turku
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Julian Joachim | 44’ |
Assist(s) | Paul Merson | 44’ |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-0, Julian Joachim, Assist by Paul Merson
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Davor Šuker
🕒 | HT Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Davor Šuker
🔁 | 51’ Sub off, David James, Sub on, Peter Enckelman 🟢
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Alan Thompson
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Dion Dublin, Sub on, Darius Vassell
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 1-3, (Arsenal), Nwankwo Kanu
🕒 | FT Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
🟨 | Booking, Paul Merson
🟨 | Booking, Mark Delaney
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Game | #7 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 11 September 1999
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1989-2002
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1989-2002
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 158 | 🟩 W63 (40% ) | 🟨 D36 | 🇺(63% ) | 🟥 L59 (37% ) | ⚽ 240 | 🥅 244 | GD -4
Match Stats
Not recorded
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 65 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 11 🟥 21 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Premier League
Arsenal
4-1-2, 13 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 38,098
GK Alex Manninger | 🇦🇹 |
LB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Martin Keown (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
M Gilles Grimandi | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
M Patrick Viera | 🇫🇷 |
M Ray Parlour | 🏴 |
W Marc Overmars | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Davor Šuker | 🇭🇷 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
Arsène Wenger | 🇫🇷 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Davor Šuker | 🇭🇷 | (LB Sylvinho | 🇧🇷 |)
🔁 | F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 | (CF Nwankwo Kanu | 🇳🇬 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | W Marc Overmars | 🇳🇱 | (CF Thierry Henry | 🇫🇷 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Nelson Vivas | 🇦🇷 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Nigel Winterburn
🟨 Gilles Grimandi
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1997–98
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa lose for the second time in seven Premier League games under John Gregory as they are beaten at Highbury.
Peter Enckelman makes his debut in a Villa shirt as a 51’ substitute for David James after joining from TPS Turku for £513,000 in February 1999 to become the 739th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Paul Merson makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (32 Appearances) to make it W12 D6 L14, 5 Goals, 3 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.00 games played so far in his Villa career.
Lee Hendrie suffers his 25th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 78th appearance (60 Starts) to make it W38 D15 L25, 6 Goals, 9 Assists, 14 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
What they Said