Birmingham City 1-3 Man United - December 20, 2005 / League Cup 2005/2006
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75'
BC
BC
46' - Goal
Louis Saha
46' - Substitution
Giuseppe Rossiis substituted by Wayne Rooney
50' - Goal
Ji-sung Park
60' - Substitution
Mikaël Silvestreis substituted by Rio Ferdinand 63' - Goal
Louis Saha
66' - Substitution
David Dunnis substituted by Neil Kilkenny66
66' - Substitution
John O'Sheais substituted by Ritchie Jones
67' - Substitution
Nicky Buttis substituted by Jamie Clapham67
75' - Goal
Jiri Jarosik75
82' - Substitution
Emile Heskeyis substituted by Mikael Forssell82
MU
MU
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Maik Taylor | 34 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jiri Jarosik | 75 | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Matthew Upson | 26 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Taylor | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marcos Painter | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nicky Butt | 67 | 30 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Dunn | 66 | 25 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Damien Johnson | 27 | 132 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stephen Clemence | 27 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jermaine Pennant | 22 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Emile Heskey | 82 | 27 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
56
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tim Howard | 26 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mikaël Silvestre | 60 | 28 | 309 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Wes Brown | 26 | 197 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Shea | 66 | 24 | 178 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gary Neville | 30 | 481 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kieran Richardson | 21 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Darren Fletcher | 21 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ji-sung Park | 50 | 24 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Giuseppe Rossi | 46 | 18 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 20 | 114 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Louis Saha | 6346 | 27 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
24.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
142
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Colin Doyle | 20 | |||||
D |
Jamie Clapham | 67 | 30 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Neil Kilkenny | 66 | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mikael Forssell | 82 | 24 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Walter Pandiani | 29 | |||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Edwin Van der Sar | 35 | |||||
D |
Rio Ferdinand | 60 | 27 | 142 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Phil Bardsley | 20 | |||||
M |
Ritchie Jones | 66 | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Wayne Rooney | 46 | 20 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Emile Heskey
IN
Walter Pandiani
OUT
Jiri Jarosik
IN
Kenny Cunningham
OUT
Martin Taylor
IN
Olivier Tébily
OUT
Maik Taylor
IN
Nico Vaesen
OUT
Jermaine Pennant
IN
Jamie Clapham
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Giuseppe Rossi
IN
Ruud van Nistelrooy
OUT
Cristiano Ronaldo
IN
Ryan Giggs
OUT
Kieran Richardson
IN
Paul Scholes
OUT
Louis Saha
IN
Wayne Rooney
OUT
Tim Howard
IN
Edwin Van der Sar
OUT
Mikaël Silvestre
IN
Rio Ferdinand
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
44
173
Success rate in this team:
34 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Bruce vs Man United
0 victory
1 draw
6 losses
Bruce vs Ferguson
0 victory
1 draw
6 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
63
1068
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
56 %
Ferguson vs Birmingham City
6 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Ferguson vs Bruce
6 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Mark Halsey
7 victories |
6 draws |
10 losses |
Birmingham City23 matches | General total | Man United36 matches | 25 victories |
6 draws |
5 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Birmingham City1 match | Season total | Man United1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on September 15, 2012 | Latest figure on February 10, 2013 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Louis Saha scores at least 2 goals during the same game in League Cup with Manchester United
Steve Bruce has registered 50 clean sheet since the 12/12/2001 as the manager of Birmingham City next after this match..
The last time Birmingham City has conceded at least 3 goals at home in League Cup, It was on the 30/11/1999 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DBirmingham City 2-2 Liverpool24/09/2005 | LBirmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa16/10/2005 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Norwich City26/10/2005 | LBirmingham City 0-1 Everton29/10/2005 | LBirmingham City 1-2 West Ham05/12/2005 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Fulham10/12/2005 |
| Overall | LNewcastle United 1-0 Birmingham City05/11/2005 | VSunderland 0-1 Birmingham City26/11/2005 | DMillwall 2-2 Birmingham City29/11/2005 | LBirmingham City 1-2 West Ham05/12/2005 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Fulham10/12/2005 | LManchester City 4-1 Birmingham City17/12/2005 |
Current form
| Away | LMiddlesbrough 4-1 Manchester United29/10/2005 | LLille 1-0 Manchester United02/11/2005 | VCharlton 1-3 Manchester United19/11/2005 | VWest Ham 1-2 Manchester United27/11/2005 | LBenfica 2-1 Manchester United07/12/2005 | VAston Villa 0-2 Manchester United17/12/2005 |
| Overall | VManchester United 3-1 West Bromwich Albion30/11/2005 | VManchester United 3-0 Portsmouth03/12/2005 | LBenfica 2-1 Manchester United07/12/2005 | DManchester United 1-1 Everton11/12/2005 | VManchester United 4-0 Wigan14/12/2005 | VAston Villa 0-2 Manchester United17/12/2005 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 7 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
332 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
11 |
|
18 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
3 |
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3.5 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
5 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Mikael Forssell | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Louis Saha | |
 | Jermaine Pennant | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Mikael Forssell | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Cristiano Ronaldo |  |
| Emile Heskey | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Louis Saha | |
Historical head to head
Home
66 gf
58 ga
Away
36 gf
75 ga
Total
102 gf
133 ga
Historical head to head
Home
75 gf
36 ga
Away
58 gf
66 ga
Total
133 gf
102 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
November 11, 1978 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
November 11, 1978 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 2 |
February 24, 1969 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
November 29, 1958 |
Latest head to head
February 05, 2005 - Premier League 2004/2005
October 16, 2004 - Premier League 2004/2005
April 10, 2004 - Premier League 2003/2004
October 04, 2003 - Premier League 2003/2004
February 04, 2003 - Premier League 2002/2003
Best historical scorers against Man United
|
Kevin Dillon | 3 goals | 1978 - 1983 |
 |
Trevor Francis | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
|
Alan Buckley | 2 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Kenneth Leek | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
Denis Thwaites | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
|
Alex Harley | 2 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Bobby Charlton | 6 goals | 1957 - 1965 |
 |
Dennis Viollet | 6 goals | 1956 - 1961 |
 |
Lou Macari | 6 goals | 1973 - 1981 |
 |
Denis Law | 5 goals | 1963 - 1969 |
 |
Albert Quixall | 4 goals | 1959 - 1961 |
 |
Bryan Robson | 3 goals | 1983 - 1986 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
Joe Gallagher | 10 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
|
Trevor Francis | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
William Hennessey | 9 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Malcolm Page | 8 matches | 1965 - 1980 |
|
Malcolm Beard | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
 |
Jimmy Calderwood | 7 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
 |
Bill Foulkes | 18 matches | 1956 - 1965 |
 |
Martin Buchan | 16 matches | 1972 - 1982 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 14 matches | 1957 - 1973 |
 |
Steve Coppell | 14 matches | 1975 - 1983 |
|
Arthur Albiston | 14 matches | 1977 - 1986 |
|
Lou Macari | 13 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
They played in both sides
62 matches
8 matches
48 matches
9 matches
16 matches
152 matches
13 matches
387 matches
10 matches
417 matches
5 matches
55 matches
They played in both sides
10 matches
417 matches
13 matches
387 matches
16 matches
152 matches
2 matches
96 matches
2 matches
71 matches
5 matches
55 matches
Competition info
The other matches
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