Game #4583
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 October 1999


Drew
9th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Premier League
Wimbledon
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,160
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Wimbledon

Assist(s) | Benito Carbone | 35’ |
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 October 1999
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Benito Carbone
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-1, (Wimbledon), Robbie Earle
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-1, Dion Dublin, Assist by Benito Carbone
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Wimbledon
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, George Boateng, Sub on, Paul Merson
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Alan Thompson, Sub on, Najwan Ghrayib
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Wimbledon
🟨 | Booking, Gareth Barry
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
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 October 1999
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.
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 | #742 | £250,000 signing from Sheffield Wednesday
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
Wimbledon


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1987-88
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Game | #12 |
Manager Game | #73 |
Saturday, 23 October 1999
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🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Uriah Rennie | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1994-2009
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 73 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 | 13 🟥 23 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Uriah Rennie | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1994-2009
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 7 Aug 99, Villa 1-0 Newcastle (a)
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Gareth Barry
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Benito Carbone makes his first start in place of Darius Vassell.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.08 |
Oldest Player |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | 34.78 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 18.67 |
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002

Aston Villa
GK David James | 🏴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Egil Olsen | 🇳🇴 |

Wimbledon
GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
LB Ben Thatcher | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kimble | 🏴 |
CB Hermann Hreiðarsson | 🇮🇸 |
CB Kenny Cunningham | 🇮🇪 |
CB Trond Andersen | 🇳🇴 |
M Robbie Earle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Hartson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Jason Euell | 🏴 |
CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Carl Cort | 🏴 |
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Paul Merson | 🏴 | for M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 | 75’ |
🔁 | LB Najwan Ghrayib | 🇮🇱 | for M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF John Hartson | 🏴 | (M Martin Andresen | 🇳🇴 |)
🔁 | CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 | (CF Carl Leaburn | 🏴 |)

🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Kelvin Davis | 🏴 |
CB Chris Willmott | 🏴 |
M Andy Roberts | 🏴 |
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
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | | 38 | 12* | 5 | 3 | 15 | 8* | 15 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 | | 8* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 23 Oct 1999, Villa 1-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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