Villa's winless Premier League run extends to four under John Gregory as they are held by Wimbledon at Villa Park and are shunted down to 9th in the table.

Forward Benito Carbone, 28, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Sheffield Wednesday on a short term deal earlier this month for a fee of £250,000 to become the 742nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Villa's winless Premier League run extends to 5 under John Gregory as they are beaten at Old Trafford to fall to 11th in the table. 

David James makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W4 D2 L4, 12 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.20 goals per game and 4 Clean Sheets (40%) so far in his Villa career.

David James’ return to the side coincides with the team conceding 6 goals in 3 winless games compared to 3 in the previous 6 with Peter Enckelman in goal. 

Two former Villains, Mark Bosnich and Dwight Yorke, who have done little to enhance their reputations since leaving the club following their machinations to leave, line up for the opposition.

Villa's poor form continues as their winless Premier League run deepens with defeat to Southampton. 

Villa are now six games without victory under John Gregory and fall to 12th in the table as a result. 

Meanwhile, future Villa midfielder Hassan Kachloul lines up for Southampton.

David James keeps his first clean sheet in six but Villa’s winless run now also extends to 6 as they cannot beat Everton at Goodison.

Off the pitch, the whirlwind of accusations and recriminations swirling around John Gregory catch the attention as an unhelpful backdrop to Villa's current poor form.

Meanwhile, future Villa centre back Richard Dunne lines up for Everton.

Villa’s lose at home to Newcastle to extend their winless Premier League run to 9 games under John Gregory as reports suggest the manager faces a very uncertain future if you believe the rumblings from the Chairman.

George Boateng collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (15 Starts) to make it W8 D4 L6, 1 Goal and 5 Bookings at a rate of a card every 3.60 games so far in his Villa career.

Villa face Darlington for the first time in competitive football, Darlington become the 142nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

Villa scrape through in an unusually early FA Cup third round tie with Darlington as Benito Carbone scores his first for the club but John Gregory alienates a new old foe.

Benito Carbone scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (4 Starts) to make it W1 D2 L3, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career. With the strike coming against Darlington, the jury is very much still out on the talented Italian.

Alan Thompson contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 47th appearance (38 Starts) to make it W19 D19 L18, 3 Goals, 5 Assists and 15 Bookings at a rate of a card every 3.20 games so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the first time in 10 League games.

Despite the relief, joy is tempered by a nasty looking injury to centre forward Dion Dublin who it is subsequently revealed has broken a vertebra that will keep him out of the reckoning for a long spell. Dublin would not return to the side until March 2000 amid uncertainty around his playing career that had so far delivered W19 D10 L17, 23 Goals, 3 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.77 games played so far in his Villa career. 

Ugo Ehiogu secures his 125th win in a Villa shirt on his 271st appearance (255 Starts) to make it W125 D60 L86, 14 Goals, 7 Assists, 35 Bookings and 2 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor makes his 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (187 Starts) to make it W91 D46 L63, 26 Goals, 12 Assists and 40 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Paul Merson contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 44th appearance (29 Starts) to make it W18 D8 L18, 6 Goals, 4 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.40 games played so far in his Villa career.

Julian Joachim secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 120th appearance (79 Starts) to make it W50 D22 L48, 33 Goals, 10 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.79 games played so far in his Villa career.

Darius Vassell secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (2 Starts) to make it W10 D0 L10, 2 Goals and 1 Assist at a goal involvement rate of one for every 6.67 games played so far in his Villa career.

Villa win successive Premier League games under John Gregory for the first time since August as Darius Vassell provides an impressive cameo after coming on at 56’.

Darius Vassell contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt with a brace of assists on his 21st appearance (2 Starts) to make it W11 D0 L10, 2 Goals and 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.20 games played so far in his Villa career.

Steve Stone secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 24th appearance (11 Starts) to make it W10 D4 L10, 1 Goals, 4 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

George Boateng secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (17 Starts) to make it W10 D4 L6, 2 Goals and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor scores for the 3rd successive game as Villa extend their unbeaten Premier League run to 3 games under John Gregory but are held at home by Tottenham.

Ian Taylor contributes his 40th goal involvement on his 202nd appearance in a Villa shirt (189 Starts) to make it W92 D47 L63, 28 Goals, 12 Assists and 41 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.05 games played so far in his Villa career.

Paul Merson contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 46th appearance (31 Starts) to make it W19 D9 L18, 6 Goals, 5 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.18 games played so far in his Villa career.

Alan Wright records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 216th appearance (213 Starts) to make it W98 D50 L68, 3 Goals, 15 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Steve Stone makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (11 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L10, 1 Goal, 4 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Meanwhile, future Villa boss Tim Sherwood once again scores against Villa.

Villa make it 3 wins in 4 unbeaten games in the Premier League under John Gregory to climb to 11th in the table.

Benito Carbone makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (8 Starts) to make it W4 D3 L3, 1 Goal and 1 Assist in a Villa career that has failed to ignite so far.

Villa make it 7 unbeaten games in all competitions under John Gregory as they reach the FA Cup Fifth Round.

Ugo Ehiogu makes his 275th appearance in a Villa shirt (259 Starts) to make it W128 D61 L86, 14 Goals, 7 Assists, 35 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Alan Wright secures his 100th win in a Villa shirt on his 218th appearance (215 Starts) to make it W100 D50 L68, 3 Goals, 15 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor hits his 6th goal in as many games but Villa miss out on a win at Upton Park in successive fixtures after David James’ howler gifts the hosts an equaliser.

Ian Taylor scores his 6th goal in his last 6 games in a Villa shirt to make it 205 Appearances, 192 Starts, W94 D48 L63, 31 Goals, 13 Assists and 42 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.66 games played so far in his Villa career.

Paul Merson makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (35 Starts) to make it W22 D10 L18, 6 Goals, 6 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.17 games played so far in his Villa career.

George Boateng makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (22 Starts) to make it W13 D6 L6, 2 Goals and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Benito Carbone makes his 10th start in a Villa shirt (12 Appearances) to make it W5 D4 L3, 1 Goal, 1 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa extend their unbeaten Premier League run to six under John Gregory but draw for a second successive game.

Villa fail to score for the first time in 11 games to leave them in 9th place.

Villa reach the FA Cup quarter finals for the first time since under Brian Little in the 1995-96 season.

Benito Carbone scores a hat-trick on his 14th appearance in a Villa shirt (12 Starts) to make it W6 D5 L3, 4 Goals and 2 Assists so far in his Villa career. Carbone’s goals are his first against Premier League opposition and first in 8 games since his first goal for the club against Darlington in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup.

Steve Watson contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 47th appearance (44 Starts) to make it W21 D11 L15, 1 Goal, 5 Assists, 7 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa loanee Eirik Bakke puts Leeds in front in the first half.

Villa hammer Watford to extend their unbeaten Premier League run to 7 under John Gregory.

Villa hit 4 in the League for the first time this season and climb to 8th in the table under John Gregory.

Colin Calderwood makes his 30th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (26 Starts) to make it W13 D6 L11 and 2 Bookings across his short Villa career. Calderwood would return to the club as assistant manager to Steve Bruce during Villa’s championship seasons 2017-18.

Alan Wright makes his 225th appearance in a Villa shirt (222 Starts) to make it W103 D53 L67, 3 Goals, 18 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Richard Walker scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance (1 Start) to make it W1 D2 L1 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.

Paul Merson contributes his 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 55th appearance (40 Starts) to make it W24 D12 L19, 8 Goals, 7 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.67 games played so far in his Villa career.

Steve Stone contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 34th appearance (18 Starts) to make it W15 D8 L11, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Villa score four in consecutive League games to extend their unbeaten run to 9 under John Gregory as they climb to 7th.

Goalkeeper Neil Cutler, 23, makes his sole appearance in a Villa shirt as a substitute for the injured David James. Cutler joined from Chester City in November 1999 and moved on to Stoke City in July 2001 without added to his appearances. Cutler would return to the club to become a key figure in Villa’s backroom staff in the 2020’s under Dean Smith.

After contributing 1 goal in his first 13 appearances, Benito Carbone has now scored 5 in his last 3 games to make it 16 Appearances, 14 Starts, W8 D5 L3, 6 Goals, 3 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in a Villa career that finally seems to be taking off.

Paul Merson secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 56th appearance (41 Starts) to make it W25 D12 L19, 8 Goals, 7 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.73 games played so far in his Villa career.

Mark Delaney secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 25th appearance (18 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L10, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa beat Everton to reach their first FA Cup Semi Final in 4 seasons.

Match winner Benito Carbone contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt and is sent off on his 17th appearance (15 Starts) to make it W9 D5 L3, 7 Goals, 3 Assists, 5 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa extend their unbeaten Premier League run to 9 under John Gregory but are held at Bradford to leave them 8th in the table.

Alan Wright makes his 225th start in a Villa shirt (228 Appearances) to make it W105 D54 L69, 3 Goals, 20 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa hero Dean Saunders lines up for Bradford.

Villa beat Coventry at Villa Park to extend their Premier League unbeaten run to 11 games under John Gregory and climb to 6th place in the table.

Ugo Ehiogu scores his 15th goal in a Villa shirt on his 287th appearance (271 Starts) to make it W134 D66 L87, 15 Goals, 8 Assists, 36 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Meanwhile off the pitch, the Chairman refuses to commit to a 3 year deal for Benito Carbone, and the player erupts.

Future Villa midfielder Mustafa Hadji and former Villa winger Steve Froggatt line up for Coventry.

Villa are held at Anfield by Liverpool but make it 12 Premier League games unbeaten under John Gregory as they consolidate 6th place in the table.

Villa suffer a shock defeat at the Dell as their twelve game unbeaten Premier league run comes to an end.

Villa lose for the first time in 14 Premier League games under John Gregory but remain 6th.

Lee Hendrie makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (74 Starts) to make it W47 D21 L32, 9 Goals, 9 Assists, 18 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa bounce back from a first defeat in 13 Premier League games under John Gregory to beat Derby after their surprise loss to Southampton last time out.

Benito Carbone scores his first goal in 5 games on his 22nd appearance in a Villa shirt (20 Starts) to make it W11 D7 L4, 8 Goals, 4 Assists, 5 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career. 

Paul Merson contributes his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 63rd appearance (48 Starts) to make it W28 D15 L20, 9 Goals, 11 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.15 games played so far in his Villa career.

Dion Dublin returns for the first time since breaking a vertebra against Sheffield Wednesday in December to make it W20 D10 L17, 23 Goals, 3 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.81 games played so far in his Villa career.

Jlloyd Samuel makes his 1st start in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance, 6 months after his debut, to make it W3 D0 L1 so far in his Villa career.

Meanwhile off the pitch, the Chairman continues to refuse to commit to a 3 year deal for Benito Carbone, and the player erupts again.

Off the pitch, on the eve of the FA Cup semi final as the parsimonious Chairman proves he can undermine even the best of times.

Villa get stage fright at Wembley and put in their worst performance of the year under John Gregory.

Villa need need penalties to beat second tier Bolton and qualify for their first FA Cup final since winning it for the seventh time in 1957.

Villa qualify for their 10th FA Cup Final and the last to be held at the old Wembley where Villa played in both the 1924 and 1957 finals.

Mark Delaney is sent off for the first time in a Villa shirt on his 32nd appearance (25 Starts) to make it W13 D9 L10, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 5 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu makes his 275th start in a Villa shirt (291 Appearances) to make it W135 D68 L88, 15 Goals, 8 Assists, 38 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

The games come thick and fast but Villa keep on winning to record their ninth victory in sixteen Premier League games under John Gregory.

Villa make it just 1 defeat in 16 Premier League games under John Gregory to consolidate 6th position.

Paul Merson makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (65 Appearances) to make it W29 D16 L20, 9 Goals, 11 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.25 games played so far in his Villa career.

Dion Dublin makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (47 Starts) to make it W22 D11 L17, 23 Goals, 3 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.92 games played so far in his Villa career.

David James keeps his 4th consecutive clean sheet and Villa's 6th in the last 7 games in all competitions.

Lee Hendrie secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 104th appearance (76 Starts) to make it W50 D22 L32, 9 Goals, 9 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 6.11 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the 3rd game in succession to make it 1 defeat in 17 Premier League matches under John Gregory.  

Defender Jonathan Bewers, 17, makes his sole appearance for Villa as a substitute aged before signing professional forms with the club in July 2000 to become the 744th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football. Bewers would not add to his appearances and moved on to Walsall in July 2004.

Dion Dublin scores his first goals since his return from injury on his 51st appearance in a Villa shirt (48 Starts) to make it W23 D11 L17, 25 Goals, 5 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.70 games played so far in his Villa career.

Benito Carbone contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 25th appearance (23 Starts) to make it W13 D6 L4, 9 Goals, 5 Assists, 5 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Goalkeeper Matthew Ghent, 19, makes his 6th and final squad appearance for Villa as an unused substitute before moving on to Lincoln City on a free transfer in December 2000.

Villa extend their run to 1 defeat in 18 Premier League games under John Gregory but they are held at home by bogey side Leicester.

Full back Steve Watson, 26, makes his 53rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt (50 Starts) before moving on to Everton for £3,380,000 in July 2000. Villa had signed Watson 18 months earlier from Newcastle United for £5,400,000 but was soon deemed surplus to requirements by John Gregory leaving with a record of W24 D12 L17, 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 8 Bookings and 1 Red Card.

Paul Merson scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 67th appearance (52 Starts) to make it W30 D17 L20, 10 Goals, 11 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.19 games played so far in his Villa career.

Alan Thompson scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 53rd appearance to make it W23 D11 L19, 5 Goals, 5 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Lee Hendrie collects his 20th booking in a Villa shirt on his 105th appearance (76 Starts) to make it W50 D23 L32, 9 Goals, 9 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a rate of a card every 5 games so far in his Villa career.

George Boateng collects his 10th booking in a Villa shirt on his 41st appearance (38 Starts) to make it W21 D12 L8, 3 Goals and 10 Bookings at a rate of a card every 4.10 games so far in his Villa career.

Villa are held to a second consecutive draw at Villa Park but now have 1 defeat in their last 19 Premier League games under John Gregory.

Full back Najwan Ghrayib, 26, makes 6th and his final appearance in a Villa shirt before returning to Hapoel Haifa for a fee of £150,000 in July 2000. Not for the first time Villa’s transfer policy under John Gregory came into question. Gregory had signed Ghrayib from Hapoel less than 9 months earlier for £900,000 and he would leave with a record of W3 D2 L1, 0 Goals and 0 Assists.

Julian Joachim makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (144 Appearances) to make it W62 D32 L50, 37 Goals, 12 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.94 games played so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa 'keeper Thomas Sorensen lines up for Sunderland. 

Villa concede a last minute equaliser to draw their 3rd consecutive match under John Gregory but have now lost just once in 20 Premier League games.

Julian Joachim contributes his 50th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 145th appearance (100 Starts) to make it W62 D33 L50, 38 Goals, 12 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.90 games played so far in his Villa career.

Dion Dublin makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (54 Appearances) to make it W23 D14 L17, 26 Goals, 6 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.69 games played so far in his Villa career.

Lee Hendrie scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 107th appearance (77 Starts) to make it W50 D25 L32, 10 Goals, 9 Assists, 21 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.94 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa lose for only the second time in 21 Premier League games under John Gregory to end the season in 6th place, however the team's form going into the FA Cup final was far from ideal having drawn 4 and lost 1 of their last five.

Peter Enckelman concedes his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 14th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W6 D4 L4, 10 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.71 goals per game and 7 Clean Sheets (50%) (4 in 10 League games) so far in his Villa career.

Off the pitch John Gregory strikes a strangely downbeat stance despite being on the eve of a potentially monumental day in Villa's history.