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Aston Villa 6th, English Premiership |
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| League Record 1997-1998 [for the same period] |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| Home Record | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1.36 | 1.26 | | 1.57 | 30 | 12 |
| Away Record | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 1.21 | 1.26 | | 1.42 | 27 | 4 |
| Overall Record | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 1.28 | 1.26 | | 1.50 | 57 | 7 |
| UEFA Cup |
| 1 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | H | Strömgodset | W | 3-2 | (0-2) | 28,893 |
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| 1 L2 | 29-Sep-98 | A | Strömgodset | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 4,835 |
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| 2 L1 | 20-Oct-98 | A | Celta Vigo | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 25,000 |
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| 2 L2 | 03-Nov-98 | H | Celta Vigo | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 29,910 |
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| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 5 | 15-Aug-98 | A | Everton | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 40,112 |
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| 6 | 23-Aug-98 | H | Middlesbrough | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 29,559 |
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| 7 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 25,989 |
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| 8 | 09-Sep-98 | H | Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 39,241 |
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| 9 | 12-Sep-98 | H | Wimbledon | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 32,959 |
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| 10 | 19-Sep-98 | A | Leeds United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 33,446 |
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| 11 | 26-Sep-98 | H | Derby County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 38,007 |
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| 12 | 03-Oct-98 | A | Coventry City | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 23,000 |
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| 13 | 17-Oct-98 | A | West Ham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,002 |
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| 14 | 24-Oct-98 | H | Leicester City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 39,241 |
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| 15 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | 39,421 |
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| 16 | 14-Nov-98 | A | Southampton | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 15,242 |
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| 17 | 21-Nov-98 | H | Liverpool | L | 2-4 | (0-2) | 39,241 |
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| 18 | 28-Nov-98 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | 25,753 |
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| 19 | 05-Dec-98 | H | Manchester United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 39,241 |
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| 20 | 09-Dec-98 | A | Chelsea | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 34,765 |
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| 21 | 13-Dec-98 | H | Arsenal | W | 3-2 | (0-2) | 39,217 |
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| 22 | 21-Dec-98 | A | Charlton Athletic | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 20,043 |
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| 23 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 27,536 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 39,217 |
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| 25 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 34,643 |
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| 26 | 18-Jan-99 | H | Everton | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 34,288 |
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| 27 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 36,576 |
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| 28 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 37,404 |
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| 29 | 17-Feb-99 | H | Leeds United | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 37,510 |
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| 30 | 21-Feb-99 | A | Wimbledon | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 15,582 |
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| 31 | 27-Feb-99 | H | Coventry City | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | 38,779 |
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| 32 | 10-Mar-99 | A | Derby County | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 26,836 |
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| 33 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 35,963 |
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| 34 | 21-Mar-99 | H | Chelsea | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 39,217 |
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| 35 | 02-Apr-99 | H | West Ham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 36,813 |
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| 36 | 06-Apr-99 | A | Leicester City | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 20,652 |
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| 37 | 10-Apr-99 | H | Southampton | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 32,203 |
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| 38 | 17-Apr-99 | A | Liverpool | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 44,306 |
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| 39 | 24-Apr-99 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 34,492 |
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| 40 | 01-May-99 | A | Manchester United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 55,189 |
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| 41 | 08-May-99 | H | Charlton Athletic | L | 3-4 | (1-1) | 37,705 |
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| 42 | 16-May-99 | A | Arsenal | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 38,308 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Hull City | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 39,217 |
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| 4 | 23-Jan-99 | H | Fulham | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 35,260 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 28-Oct-98 | A | Chelsea | L | 1-4 | (1-1) | 26,790 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| D 1-1 | [0-2] | Manchester United | [0-1] | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 3-2 | [1-0] | Arsenal | [0-0] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| L 0-3 | [0-2] | Chelsea | [1-0] | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 1-2 | [1-0] | Leeds United | [1-1] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | [2-0] | West Ham United | [1-2] | D 0-0 | 2 |
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| L 2-4 | [2-1] | Liverpool | [0-3] | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | [2-1] | Derby County | [1-0] | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | - | Middlesbrough | - | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | [1-1] | Leicester City | [0-1] | D 2-2 | 2 |
| W 3-2 | [4-1] | Tottenham Hotspur | [2-3] | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | [2-2] | Sheffield Wednesday | [3-1] | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | [0-1] | Newcastle United | [0-1] | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 3-0 | [2-1] | Everton | [4-1] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| L 1-4 | [3-0] | Coventry City | [2-1] | W 2-1 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | [1-2] | Wimbledon | [1-2] | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | [1-1] | Southampton | [2-1] | W 4-1 | 6 |
| L 3-4 | - | Charlton Athletic | - | W 1-0 | 3 |
| L 1-3 | [0-4] | Blackburn Rovers | [0-5] | L 1-2 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | - | Nottingham Forest | - | D 2-2 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Joachim | | 16 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Dublin | | 11 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Collymore | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Merson | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Taylor | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Draper | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Hendrie | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Barry | | 2 | |  |  |
| Charles | | 2 | |  |  |
| Ehiogu | | 2 | |  |  |
| Scimeca | | 2 | |  |  |
| Thompson | | 2 | |  |  |
| Vassell | | 2 | |  |  |
| Southgate | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 1 | |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
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| 1 | 1 | | | 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 | 1 | | 1 |
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| 0 | 6 | 2 | | 1 |
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 1 |
| 4 | | 1 |
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| 0 | | | 1 |
| 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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