His only FA Premier League goal came on 13 December 1997 with a header from a Matthew Le Tissier free-kick against Leicester City at The Dell [REF].
After losing his first-team place, in January 2003, Benali returned to the starting line-up making two league appearances against Sunderland[REF] and Manchester United[REF] as well as two in the F.A. Cup against Millwall.