Game #4566
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 May 1999
Lost
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,189
Manchester United
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve Stone | 33’ |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alex Ferguson | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 |
LB Denis Irwin | 🇮🇪 |
CB David May | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
RB Gary Neville | 🏴 |
M Nicky Butt | 🏴 |
M Jesper Blomqvist | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
M Paul Scholes | 🏴 |
W David Beckham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke (ex) | 🇹🇹 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 67’ |
🔁 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | for CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB David May | 🏴 | (CB Wes Brown | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Jesper Blomqvist | 🇸🇪 | (RB Phil Neville | 🏴 |)
🟥 1 May 1999, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 May 1999
Villa lose for the first time in six under John Gregory but remain fifth in the Premier League table as they face former player Dwight Yorke's new team but still he can't score against his old club.
Paul Merson makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (20 Starts) to make it W9 D6 L5, 5 Goals, 2 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.57 games played so far in his Villa career.
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