Game #4526
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 August 1998
Won
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,989
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Stan Collymore | 37’ |
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 August 1998
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-0, Julian Joachim, Assist by Stan Collymore
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Simon Grayson
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Aston Villa
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
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 August 1998
Villa make it three unbeaten Premier League games at the start of the season as they win at Hillsborough to go joint top of the early table under John Gregory.
Stan Collymore contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 38th appearance (35 Starts) to make it W16 D6 L16, 8 Goals, 5 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Future Villa forward Benito Carbone lines up for Wednesday.
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
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
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Game | #3 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 29 August 1998
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🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 16 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 1 🟥 3 | 2.31
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨 Benito Carbone
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Riccardo Scimeca and Ian Taylor drop out with Mark Draper and Stan Collymore coming in for their first starts of the season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 28.40 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 17.52 |
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Danny Wilson | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
RB Juan Cobian | 🇦 🇷 | 🔁 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Émerson Thome | 🇧🇷 |
LB Andy Hinchcliffe | 🏴 |
M Wim Jonk | 🇳🇱 |
M Petter Rudi | 🇳🇴 |
F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 |
CF Andy Booth | 🏴 |
CF Paulo Di Canio | 🇮🇹 |
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 77’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Juan Cobian | 🇦🇷 | (RB Earl Barrett (ex) | 🏴 |)
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 |
CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Matt Clarke | 🏴 |
M Lee Briscoe | 🏴 |
M Graham Hyde | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham (ex) | 🏴 |
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
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | | 46 | 10* | 2 | 2 | 22* | 8 | 16 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH REPORTS
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