Game #4513
Aston Villa
Sunday, 8 March 1998
Won
13th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,018
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 51’ |
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 8 March 1998
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51’ Goal, Julian Joachim, Assist by Mark Draper
🕒 | FT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Steve Staunton
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 8 March 1998
John Gregory secures a second consecutive Premier League victory since taking over from Brian Little as Villa climb to 13th in the table.
Mark Draper contributes his 15th assist in a Villa shirt on his 116th appearance (114 Starts) to make it W52 D30 L34, 8 Goals, 15 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1996-97
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Game | #29 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Sunday, 8 March 1998
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🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1989-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 1 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1989-2001
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Steve Staunton
CARDS
🟨 Gianluca Vialli
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Julian Joachim and Steve Staunton return as Stan Collymore and Riccardo Scimeca drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.43 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.78 |
Youngest Player
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 20.82 |
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 |
Chelsea
GK Ed De Goey | 🇳🇱 |
LB Andy Myers | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Frank Leboeuf | 🇫🇷 |
CB Michael Duberry | 🏴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
M Jody Morris | 🏴 |
M Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 | 🔁 |
M Eddie Newton | 🏴 |
CF Tore André Flo | 🇳🇴 |
CF Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 |
CF Mark Nicholls | 🏴 |
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Andy Myers | 🏴 | (RB Laurent Charvet | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | M Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 | (F Gianfranco Zola | 🇮🇹 |)
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
CB Bernard Lambourde | 🇫🇷 |
M Paul Hughes | 🏴 |
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
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH REPORTS
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