Game #4644
Aston Villa
Monday, 1 January 2001


Lost
11th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,159
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 1 January 2001
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Dion Dublin, Sub on, Darius Vassell
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, John McGrath 🟢
🟨 | 86’ Booking, Ian Taylor
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-0 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
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 1 January 2001
David James gifts the points to Chelsea to leave Villa with Boxing Day and New Year defeats as they tumble back to eleventh in the Premier League table.
David James makes another mistake against Chelsea and Villa have now lost their last three games against the West London side.
Left back Steve Staunton makes his first appearance in a Villa shirt following his return from Liverpool on a free transfer. Staunton, the 670th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football, had left in 1998 with a record of 261 Appearances (253 Starts), W112 D70 L79, 19 Goals, 30 Assists, 16 Bookings and 1 Red Card having run down his contract to secure a lucrative transfer away.
Forward Gilles De Bilde, 29, makes his 4th final appearance in a Villa shirt before returning to Sheffield Wednesday after his 3 month loan ended. De Bilde left with a record of W2 D0 L2, 0 Goals and 0 Assists.
Midfielder John McGrath, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after signing professional forms with the club in August 1999 having joined the youth set up from Belvedere FC to become the 750th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M John McGrath | 🇮🇪 | #750 | Youth Team promotiion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
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: 1999-00
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Game | #20 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Monday, 1 January 2001
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🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 134 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 | 33 🟥 39 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Matches Officiated: 21
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 10
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 27 August 2000, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Ian Taylor
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Delaney (first start since the opening game of the season in July), Dion Dublin, Ian Taylor (first start in 6) and Steve Staunton (first start since returning to the club in December) come in with Gareth Barry, Lee Hendrie, Alpay Özalan and David Ginola drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.83 |
Oldest Player |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 32.81 |
Youngest Player |
FB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 24.65 |
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MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002

Aston Villa
GK David James | 🏴 | 🤡 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Gilles De Bilde | 🇧🇪 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Claudio Ranieri | 🇮🇹 |

Chelsea
GK Carlo Cudicini | 🇮🇹 |
LB Jon Harley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Frank Leboeuf | 🇫🇷 |
CB John Terry | 🏴 |
RB Mario Melchiot | 🇳🇱 |
M Gustavo Poyet | 🇺🇾 |
M Slavisa Jokanovic | 🇷🇸 |
M Jody Morris | 🏴 |
M Samuele Dalla Bona | 🇮🇹 |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Eidur Guðjohnsen | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Darius Vassell 🏴 | for CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 76’ |
🔁 | M John McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 82’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Jon Harley | 🏴 | (M Dennis Wise | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 🇳🇱 | (F Gianfranco Zola | 🇮🇹 |)
🔁 | CF Eidur Guðjohnsen | 🇮🇸 | RB Albert Ferrer | 🇪🇸 |

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Michael Standing | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Ed De Goey | 🇳🇱 |
CB Bernard Lambourde | 🇫🇷 |
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
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | | 41 | 39* | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 16* | - | - | 4 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 | | 48* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
Homegrown: 4/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/16
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH REPORTS






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