Game #4637
Aston Villa

Saturday, 18 November 2000
6th (-1)
Last 5 | 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002

Substitutes:
🔁 | RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | for M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | W David Ginola | 🇫🇷 | for M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 61’ |
Unused Substitutes:
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
F Gilles De Bilde | 🇧🇪 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Villa name an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.58 |
Oldest Player |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 32.69 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 19.75 |
Two goals in two minutes sink Villa and end their run of three league wins.
Villa lose for the first time in six and only the third time in thirteen as acrimony continues to build behind the scenes as Doug Ellis again refuses to spend.

Lost
0-2
🟥 18 Nov 2000, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), James Beattie
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-2, (Southampton), James Beattie
🕒 | HT Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Steve Stone, Sub on, Mark Delaney
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Paul Merson, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, David Ginola
🕒 | FT Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa
Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Game | #13 |
Manager Game | #128 |
Saturday, 18 November 2000

Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1994-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1994-2001
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Total 🕒 58 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 20 | ⚽ 78 | 🥅 70 |
League 🕒 51 | 🟩 19 | 🟨 15 | 🟥 17 | ⚽ 66 | 🥅 62 |
FA Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 7 | 🥅 6 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 29 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 49 | 🥅 21 |
Away 🕒 29 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 14 | ⚽ 29 | 🥅 49 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 127 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 29 🟥 37 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)