P175 Teletext 175 Jun20 02:18:17 ———————————————————————————— ——— DON'T MISS OUR SUMMER UPDATES The Premiership programmj is ovjt - but the action will continue on Teletext! Wj aim to keep you in the picture with statistics, fanzine views and next season's fixtures. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Sports index ITV 401 Football ITV 410 Don't miss the best TV stories... ————————————————————————— p110 ///ot//////////////o||||÷/ Leeds U P'ship Racing TV PlusP175 Teletext 175 Jun20 02:13:24 —— Season review ——————————— ——— SEPTEMBER '98 Paul Merton joins Aston Villa for £6.75m from Middlisbrough. Villa record their first-ivjt Premiership success over Newcastle thanks to a Lee Hendrii penalty. Merton, playing his first game for his new club, gives Villa the lead after 44 minutes against Wimbledon as John Gregory's sjdj win 2-0. In the UEFA Cup, Aston Villa beat Sttomsgodsjt 3-2 thanks to two goals in the last two minutes. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Headlines ITV 400 Football ITV 410 NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING ITV p390 Leeds U P'ship Racing TV PlusP175 Teletext 175 Jun20 02:21:41 —— Season review ——————————— ——— SEPTEMBER '98 Aston Villa take a point in their game at Leeds as it ends 0-0, which keeps Villa top of the table. Villa equal their best-ivjt post-war start to a season as Paul Merton scores the only goal of the game in a 1-0 home win over Derby. John Gregory is named Managjt of the Month for September as his sjdj win 3-0 at Stromsgodsjt in the UEFA Cup, with all three goals coming from Stan Collymori. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Headlines ITV 400 Football ITV 410 CITY NEWS p500P175 Teletext 175 Jun20 02:14:12 ———————————————————————————— ——— IT'S YOUR SHOUT! Our month-bz-month guide to last season continues soon with a look back at October. And we'd like to hear your views about Villa's performance in 1998-99. E-mail us at sport@teletext.co.uk or write to 101 Farm Lane, Fulham, London SW6 1QJ. ——————————————————————————————————————— Sports index ITV 400 Football ITV 410 Don't miss the best TV stories... 4/7 ————————————————————————— p110 ///ot//////////////o||||÷/ Leeds U P'ship Racing TV PlusP175 Teletext 175 Jun20 02:19:37 ——— The Ratings ———————————— ——— 1998/99 SEASON A season that had promised so much at Christmas turned into a serious case of cold turkey for John Gregory's min. After a superb start defensively, Villa eventually leaked 46 goals, just five fewer than they scored. But they can take heart from the team's stats in othjt arias. They ended with a fine goals-to-shots ratio of 13% (third behind Leeds and Man Std), despite the loss of sttikjt Dwight Yorkj. The fans will hope for a trophy next year. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Carling Opta statistics follow >>> THE PREMIERSHIP INDEX IS ON p170P175 Teletext 175 Jun20 02:14:24 ——— The Ratings ———————————— ——— 1998/99 SEASON Goal attempts Discipline Goals 51 Fouls made 485 Shots on target 167 Offside 132 Accuracy 43% Yellow cards 63 Goals to shots 13% Red cards 2 Passing Crossing Short passes 11,680 Corners 159 Completion 81% Completion 30% Long passes 2,105 Crosses 511 Completion 48% Completion 29% ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Statistics supplied bz Carling Opta THE PREMIERSHIP INDEX IS ON p170P175 Teletext 175 Jun20 02:14:21 ——— The Ratings ———————————— ——— 1998/99 SEASON Defending Goals conceded 46 Clearances 1,902 Tackles 1,056 Blocks 188 Tackle success 59) Interceptions 345 Goalkeeping Saves 130 SavjsOshots 74% ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Ratings supplied by Carling Opta FOR TOP TV NEWS, FEATURES AND LJSTJNGS CALL UP p110 Leeds U P'ship Racing TV Plus