Villa vs.
Darlington
🟩 11 December 1999, Villa 2-1 Darlington, Villa Park.
Game #4590
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Phil Richards | 🏴 | Preston, 1994–2002
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #22 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 11 December 1999
Scorer(s) | Benito Carbone | 43’ | Dion Dublin | 63’ |
Assist(s) | Alan Thompson | 63' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Steve Stone | 🏴 | for M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 80’ |
🔁 | F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 | 82’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Neil Cutler | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Mark Samways | 🏴 |
LB Paul Heckingbottom | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Steve Tutill | 🏴 |
CB Craig Liddle | 🏴 |
CB Neil Aspin | 🏴 |
M Brian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Martin Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Michael Oliver | 🏴 |
M Neil Heaney | 🏴 |
F Lee Nogan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Peter Duffield | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Brian Atkinson | 🏴 | (M Phil Brumwell | 🏴 |)
🔁 | F Lee Nogan | 🏴 | (CF Jesper Hjorth | 🇩🇰 |)
🔁 | M Martin Gray | 🏴 | (D Adam Reed | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Keith Finch | 🏴 |
RB John Leah | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Benito Carbone
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Darlington
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-0, Dion Dublin, Assist by Alan Thompson
💥 | 71: Missed Penalty. (Darlington), Duffield
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 2-1, (Darlington), Paul Heckingbottom
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Alan Thompson, Sub on, Steve Stone
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Benito Carbone, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Darlington
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
On This Day
Villa face Darlington for the first time in competitive football, Darlington become the 142nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa scrape through in an unusually early FA Cup third round tie with Darlington as Benito Carbone scores his first for the club but John Gregory alienates a new old foe.
Benito Carbone scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (4 Starts) to make it W1 D2 L3, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career. With the strike coming against Darlington, the jury is very much still out on the talented Italian.
Alan Thompson contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 47th appearance (38 Starts) to make it W19 D19 L18, 3 Goals, 5 Assists and 15 Bookings at a rate of a card every 3.20 games so far in his Villa career.