Game #4548
Aston Villa
Monday, 28 December 1998
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,217
Aston Villa
2-1
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Alan Wright | 85’ |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Danny Wilson | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Pavel Srníček | 🇨🇿 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Émerson Thome | 🇧🇷 |
CB Dejan Stefanović | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
LB Andy Hinchcliffe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Niclas Alexandersson | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
M Wim Jonk | 🇳🇱 |
M Petter Rudi | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 |
CF Andy Booth | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Draper | 🏴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 53’ |
🔁 | CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | for CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 53’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Niclas Alexandersson | 🇸🇪 | (M Lee Briscoe | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Petter Rudi | 🇳🇴 | (M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 |)
🟩 28 Dec 1998, Villa 2-1, Wednesday, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 28 December 1998
Villa bounce back from the Ewood Park scandal to secure their 3rd win in 4 Premier League games under John Gregory to round out the year once again top of the Premier League.
Ugo Ehiogu contributes his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 248th appearance (234 Starts) to make it W112 D57 L79, 14 Goals, 6 Assists, 31 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Ian Taylor makes his 150th start in a Villa shirt (162 Appearances) to make it W76 D38 L48, 21 Goals, 9 Assists and 30 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Lee Hendrie secures his 30th win in a Villa shirt on his 57th appearance (43 Starts) to make it W30 D11 L16, 5 Goal, 8 Assists, 8 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Soon to be Villa forward Benito Carbone scores an equaliser for Wednesday.
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