Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal - May 10, 1998 / Premier League 1997/1998
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AV
24' - Red card
Ugo Ehiogu24
37' - Goal
Dwight Yorke37
AV
66' - Substitution
Ray Parlouris substituted by David Platt
66' - Substitution
Ian Wrightis substituted by Christopher Wreh
73' - Substitution
Julian Joachimis substituted by Stan Collymore73
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Bosnich | 26 | 208 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ugo Ehiogu | 24 | 25 | 223 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gareth Southgate | 27 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fernando Nelson | 26 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Wright | 26 | 154 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Simon Grayson | 28 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mark Draper | 27 | 125 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gareth Barry | 17 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lee Hendrie | 20 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Julian Joachim | 73 | 23 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dwight Yorke | 37 | 26 | 285 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
24.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
120
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David Seaman | 34 | 376 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Adams | 31 | 551 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gilles Grimandi | 27 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Keown | 31 | 242 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Winterburn | 34 | 504 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Patrick Vieira | 21 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Parlour | 66 | 25 | 220 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Emmanuel Petit | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marc Overmars | 25 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Wright | 66 | 34 | 288 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nicolas Anelka | 19 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
220
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Stan Collymore | 73 | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
David Platt | 66 | 31 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Christopher Wreh | 66 | 22 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Mark Bosnich
IN
Michael Oakes
OUT
Gareth Barry
IN
Ian Taylor
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Marc Overmars
IN
Luis Boa Morte
OUT
Nigel Winterburn
IN
Matthew Upson
OUT
Patrick Vieira
IN
Stephen Hughes
OUT
David Seaman
IN
Alex Manninger
OUT
Nicolas Anelka
IN
Christopher Wreh
OUT
Emmanuel Petit
IN
David Platt
OUT
Martin Keown
IN
Steve Bould
OUT
Tony Adams
IN
Lee Dixon
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
13
Success rate in this team:
77 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Gregory vs Arsenal
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Gregory vs Wenger
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
89
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Wenger vs Aston Villa
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Wenger vs Gregory
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Graham Poll
13 victories |
13 draws |
7 losses |
Aston Villa33 matches | General total | Arsenal44 matches | 18 victories |
12 draws |
14 losses |
3 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Aston Villa3 matches | Season total | Arsenal2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
| Latest figure on September 30, 2006 | Latest figure on May 13, 2007 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Aston Villa after 6 consecutive draws vs Arsenal (since 02/12/1995). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 13/03/1985 (3 matches)
Aston Villa keeps its 21 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 14/01/1998). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 12/09/1964-06/02/1965 time period (27 matches).
Only back at the time of Billy Wright head of Arsenal (01/07/1962-01/07/1966), you can see a manager go over Arsène Wenger with 1.66 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.83).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VAston Villa 2-1 Liverpool28/02/1998 | LAston Villa 0-1 Barnsley11/03/1998 | VAston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace14/03/1998 | VAston Villa 2-1 Atlético Madrid17/03/1998 | VAston Villa 2-0 West Ham04/04/1998 | LAston Villa 1-3 Bolton Wanderers25/04/1998 |
| Overall | VEverton 1-4 Aston Villa28/03/1998 | VAston Villa 2-0 West Ham04/04/1998 | VCoventry 1-2 Aston Villa11/04/1998 | VSouthampton 1-2 Aston Villa18/04/1998 | LAston Villa 1-3 Bolton Wanderers25/04/1998 | VSheffield Wednesday 1-3 Aston Villa02/05/1998 |
Current form
| Away | VManchester United 0-1 Arsenal14/03/1998 | DWest Ham 1-1 Arsenal17/03/1998 | VBolton Wanderers 0-1 Arsenal31/03/1998 | VBlackburn 1-4 Arsenal13/04/1998 | VBarnsley 0-2 Arsenal25/04/1998 | LLiverpool 4-0 Arsenal06/05/1998 |
| Overall | VBlackburn 1-4 Arsenal13/04/1998 | VArsenal 5-0 Wimbledon FC18/04/1998 | VBarnsley 0-2 Arsenal25/04/1998 | VArsenal 1-0 Derby County29/04/1998 | VArsenal 4-0 Everton03/05/1998 | LLiverpool 4-0 Arsenal06/05/1998 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 11 | 20 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 10 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
37 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
37 |
|
18 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
16 |
Victories (Competition total) |
23 |
|
8 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
15 |
Losses (Competition total) |
5 |
|
7 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
48 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
68 |
|
25 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
25 |
|
48 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
32 |
|
24 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
1.3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.84 |
|
1.39 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.39 |
|
1.3 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.86 |
|
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.22 |
Betting aid
|
20 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
19 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
8 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
19 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
11 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
14 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
42 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
67 |
|
14 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
40 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
| Dwight Yorke | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 16 goals | Dennis Bergkamp |  |
 | Ian Taylor | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 10 goals | Dennis Bergkamp | |
 | Savo Milosevic | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Ian Wright | |
| Savo Milosevic | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| - | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 2 assists | Patrick Vieira |  |
||
| Dwight Yorke | 6 goals during the last 6 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | Marc Overmars |  |
Historical head to head
Home
142 gf
101 ga
Away
92 gf
133 ga
Total
234 gf
234 ga
Historical head to head
Home
133 gf
92 ga
Away
101 gf
142 ga
Total
234 gf
234 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
August 28, 1920 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
August 28, 1920 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
December 14, 1935 |
| Away | 7 - 1 |
December 14, 1935 |
Latest head to head
October 26, 1997 - Premier League 1997/1998
December 28, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997
September 07, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997
February 21, 1996 - League Cup 1995/1996
February 14, 1996 - League Cup 1995/1996
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Bobby Thomson | 6 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Tony Hateley | 6 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
 |
Peter McParland | 4 goals | 1958 - 1961 |
|
Dwight Yorke | 4 goals | 1995 - 1996 |
|
Jimmy MacEwan | 3 goals | 1960 - 1962 |
|
Savo Milosevic | 3 goals | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
 |
Ted Drake | 8 goals | 1935 - 1935 |
 |
Tony Woodcock | 8 goals | 1982 - 1985 |
|
Ian Wright | 7 goals | 1993 - 1996 |
 |
Alan Skirton | 6 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
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Joe Baker | 5 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
|
Graham Rix | 5 goals | 1980 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
 |
Gordon Cowans | 20 matches | 1977 - 1991 |
|
Nigel Spink | 18 matches | 1983 - 1994 |
|
Allan Evans | 18 matches | 1978 - 1988 |
 |
Paul McGrath | 15 matches | 1989 - 1996 |
 |
Dennis Mortimer | 14 matches | 1976 - 1984 |
 |
Charlie Aitken | 12 matches | 1961 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
 |
David O'Leary | 31 matches | 1975 - 1992 |
 |
Nigel Winterburn | 21 matches | 1988 - 1997 |
 |
Paul Davis | 19 matches | 1981 - 1994 |
 |
Lee Dixon | 19 matches | 1988 - 1997 |
 |
Paul Merson | 18 matches | 1988 - 1996 |
|
Graham Rix | 17 matches | 1977 - 1986 |
They played in both sides
244 matches
146 matches
176 matches
124 matches
121 matches
106 matches
107 matches
102 matches
71 matches
241 matches
67 matches
34 matches
They played in both sides
8 matches
258 matches
71 matches
241 matches
244 matches
146 matches
176 matches
124 matches
121 matches
106 matches
107 matches
102 matches
Competition info
The other matches
May 10, 1998
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