Game #4575
Aston Villa
Saturday, 11 September 1999
Lost
4th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Attendance: 38,098
Arsenal
Highbury
Villa lose for the second time in seven Premier League games as they are beaten at Highbury.
Arsenal
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Paul Merson | 44’ |
KEY MAN
Peter Enckelman, made his debut as a sub for the injured David James, Saturday, 11 September 1999.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 September 1999
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose their second game in seven as Peter Enckelman makes his debut as a substitute after joining from TPS Turku for £513,000 in February 1999.
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 | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Game | #7 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 11 September 1999
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 65 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 11 🟥 21 | 1.69
Career Form:
Top 6
John Gregory | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 23 January 1999, FA Cup, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
David Elleray
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Arsenal
🟨 🟨
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 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
Arsène Wenger | 🇫🇷 |
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 | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Arsenal
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 | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
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’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Davor Šuker | 🇭🇷 | (LB Sylvinho | 🇧🇷 |)
🔁 | F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 | (CF Nwankwo Kanu | 🇳🇬 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | W Marc Overmars | 🇳🇱 | (CF Thierry Henry | 🇫🇷 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Nelson Vivas | 🇦🇷 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
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
🟢 GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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