Game #4531
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 September 1998
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Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Premier League
Derby County
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,007
Aston Villa
1-0
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Derby County
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Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH TIMELINE
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Saturday, 26 September 1998
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Merson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, Simon Grayson
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Alan Thompson, Sub on, Mark Draper
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Stan Collymore
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County
🟨 | Booking, Gary Charles
Not recorded
ON THIS DAY
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Saturday, 26 September 1998
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Derby County
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European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Aston Villa
Derby County
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FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Game | #7 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 26 September 1998
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MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Steve Dunn | 🏴 | Bristol, 1992-2006
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 2 🟥 3 | 2.38
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
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Referee: Steve Dunn | 🏴 | Bristol, 1992-2006
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 April 1998, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
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🟨
🟨
TEAM NEWS
John Gregory names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
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Starting XI Average Age
| 25.90 |
Oldest Player |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 30.54 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 17.60 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
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Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
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Derby County
GK Russell Hoult | 🏴 |
CB Horacio Carbonari | 🇦🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Spencer Prior | 🏴 |
CB Jacob Laursen | 🇩🇰 | 🟨 |
RB Rob Kozluk | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lee Carsley | 🇮🇪 |
M Rory Delap | 🇮🇪 |
M Lars Bohinen | 🇳🇴 |
M Daryl Powell | 🇯🇲 |
CF Dean Sturridge | 🏴 |
CF Paulo Wanchope | 🇨🇷 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 64’ |
🔁 | M Mark Draper | 🏴 | for M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 70’ |
🔁 | CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | for CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 85’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB Horacio Carbonari | 🇦🇷 | (M Stefano Eranio | 🇮🇹 |)
🔁 | RB Rob Kozluk | 🏴 | (F Francesco Baiano | 🇮🇹 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Mart Poom | 🇪🇪 |
M Kevin Harper | 🏴 |
M Jonathan Hunt | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | |
UNUSED
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/16
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded
Media & Commentary
LEAGUE TABLE
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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EXTERNAL MATCH REPORT LINKS
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AVFC HISTORY MATCH SUMMARY
MATCH QUOTES
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ORIGINAL MATCH REPORT
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*The Guardian*
Saturday, 26 September 1998
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