Game #4564
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 April 1999


Won
5th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Liverpool
Anfield
Attendance: 44,306
🟩 17 Apr 1999, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Anfield
Liverpool
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Julian Joachim | 33’ |
🟩 17 Apr 1999, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 April 1999
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Julian Joachim
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Paul Merson
🔁 | 90’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Gareth Barry
🕒 | FT Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Bosnich
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
🟩 17 Apr 1999, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Anfield

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 April 1999
Having previously not won in 11 under John Gregory and fallen from 1st to 7th, Villa record consecutive victories to climb to 5th in the Premier League table.
Goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, 27, makes his 228th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (227 Starts) before moving on to Manchester United on a free transfer having allowed his contract to run down. Bosnich, a player never far from controversy, left the stable environment of Villa that brought calm to his rough edges. Once gone there was no such protection and Bosnich became better known for his off field exploits than his on pitch performances. Bosnich the player however proved to be one of Villa’s greatest goalkeepers before his ultimate betrayal with a record of 221 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.97 goals per game and 90 Clean Sheets (39%) across his career of W105 D54 L69, 1 Assist, 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card. Bosnich had sat out much of the 1998-99 season as Michael Oakes was often preferred as Villa’s ‘keeper by John Gregory as the contract saga rolled on but it was valuable experience for the want away ‘keeper who would play just 42 games across the remainder of his career before retiring just 4 years later following drug charges.
Ian Taylor makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (162 Starts) to make it W79 D42 L54, 22 Goals, 12 Assists and 30 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Steve Watson makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (26 Appearances) to make it W9 D7 L10, 3 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 17 Apr 1999, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Anfield

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 1992-99 🕒 228 | 227 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺34 | #688 |
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
Liverpool


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1994-95
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FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Game | #34 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 17 April 1999
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 10 🟥 16 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 6
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 19 September 1998, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Mark Bosnich
CARDS

🟨 Rigobert Song
🟨 Karl-Heinz Riedle
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 17 Apr 1999, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Anfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Lee Hendrie returns in place of Alan Thompson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.85 |
Oldest Player |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 34.26 |
Youngest Player |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 21.93 |
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MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 🟨 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Gérard Houllier | 🇫🇷 | (ft)

Liverpool
GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
LB Dominic Matteo | 🏴 |
CB Rigobert Song | 🇨🇲 | 🟨 |🔁 |
CB Phil Babb | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jamie Carragher | 🏴 |
M Jamie Redknapp | 🏴 |
M Paul Ince | 🏴 |
W Steve McManaman | 🏴 |
CF Robbie Fowler | 🏴 |
CF Karl-Heinz Riedle | 🇩🇪 | 🟨 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Paul Merson | 🏴 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 70’ |
🔁 | M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | for CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 90’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Rigobert Song | 🇨🇲 | (CF Sean Dundee | 🇩🇪 |)
🔁 | LB Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 🇳🇴 | (M Øyvind Leonhardsen | 🇳🇴 |)

🟩 17 Apr 1999, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Anfield
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Steve Staunton (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
M Jean-Michel Ferri | 🇫🇷 |
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
🟩 17 Apr 1999, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | | 23 | 5* | 5 | 2 | 8* | 6 | 9 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 17 Apr 1999, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Anfield
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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