West Ham 2-0 Birmingham City - December 14, 1985 / Division 1 1985/1986
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Frank McAvennie45
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Team line-ups
West Ham
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Phil Parkes | 35 | 163 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Walford | 27 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alvin Martin | 27 | 172 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Gale | 26 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Neil Orr | 26 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Stewart | 45 | 26 | 189 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mark Ward | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Devonshire | 29 | 185 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Dickens | 21 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Cottee | 20 | 109 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank McAvennie | 45 | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
108
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David Seaman | 22 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
James Hagan | 29 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Roberts | 30 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 27 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicholas Platnauer | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Ranson | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Julian Dicks | 17 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Geddis | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Kuhl | 20 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Des Bremner | 33 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Anthony Rees | 21 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Georges Parris | 21 | |||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Nicholas Platnauer
IN
Mark Jones
OUT
Anthony Rees
IN
Robert Hopkins
OUT
David Geddis
IN
Kenneth Armstrong
OUT
Martin Kuhl
IN
Andrew Kennedy
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
593
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Lyall vs Birmingham City
6 victories
6 draws
7 losses
Lyall vs Saunders
4 victories
2 draws
10 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
53
197
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Saunders vs West Ham
10 victories
3 draws
7 losses
Saunders vs Lyall
10 victories
2 draws
4 losses
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Key figures
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Saunders has done less than 1.28 goals conceded per game in Premier League.
West Ham keeps its 17 consecutive matches without a loss in Premier League running (since 31/08/1985). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/09/1975 (10 matches)
West Ham keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal scored in Premier League running (since 19/10/1985). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 03/05/1983-10/09/1983 time period (9 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VWest Ham 4-2 Nottingham Forest28/09/1985 | DWest Ham 0-0 Arsenal12/10/1985 | VWest Ham 4-1 Aston Villa19/10/1985 | VWest Ham 2-1 Everton02/11/1985 | VWest Ham 2-1 Watford16/11/1985 | VWest Ham 4-0 West Bromwich Albion30/11/1985 |
| Overall | VWest Ham 2-1 Everton02/11/1985 | VOxford United 1-2 West Ham09/11/1985 | VWest Ham 2-1 Watford16/11/1985 | VCoventry 0-1 West Ham23/11/1985 | VWest Ham 4-0 West Bromwich Albion30/11/1985 | VQueens Park Rangers 0-1 West Ham07/12/1985 |
Current form
| Away | LQueens Park Rangers 3-1 Birmingham City28/09/1985 | LWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Birmingham City19/10/1985 | LLuton Town 2-0 Birmingham City02/11/1985 | LSouthampton 3-0 Birmingham City06/11/1985 | LSouthampton 1-0 Birmingham City16/11/1985 | DArsenal 0-0 Birmingham City30/11/1985 |
| Overall | LSouthampton 3-0 Birmingham City06/11/1985 | LBirmingham City 0-1 Newcastle United09/11/1985 | LSouthampton 1-0 Birmingham City16/11/1985 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Liverpool23/11/1985 | DArsenal 0-0 Birmingham City30/11/1985 | LBirmingham City 1-2 Watford07/12/1985 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 6 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 9 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 6 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 6 | 10 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
20 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
19 |
|
10 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
12 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
7 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
12 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
|
36 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
12 |
|
24 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
19 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
27 |
|
9 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
1.8 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.63 |
|
2.4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.44 |
|
0.95 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.42 |
|
0.9 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.89 |
Betting aid
|
12 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
7 |
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
6 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Frank McAvennie | 17 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | David Geddis | |
| Frank McAvennie | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Andrew Kennedy | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Billy Wright | |
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| Frank McAvennie | 17 goals during the last 19 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Billy Wright | |
Historical head to head
Home
73 gf
50 ga
Away
34 gf
70 ga
Total
107 gf
120 ga
Historical head to head
Home
70 gf
34 ga
Away
50 gf
73 ga
Total
120 gf
107 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
September 11, 1982 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
September 11, 1982 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 18, 1961 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
November 16, 1946 |
Latest head to head
August 17, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
February 18, 1984 - FA Cup 1983/1984
January 14, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
August 27, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984
February 05, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
|
Malcolm Musgrove | 5 goals | 1960 - 1962 |
 |
Geoff Hurst | 4 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
 |
John Byrne | 4 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
|
Alan Taylor | 3 goals | 1975 - 1975 |
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Tony Cottee | 2 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
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Tony Scott | 2 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against West Ham
|
Jimmy Harris | 4 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
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Trevor Francis | 4 goals | 1975 - 1978 |
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Bertie Auld | 3 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
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Jimmy Bloomfield | 3 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
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Stan Lynn | 3 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
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Robert Hopkins | 2 goals | 1984 - 1985 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
Billy Bonds | 16 matches | 1972 - 1983 |
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Frank Lampard | 15 matches | 1972 - 1983 |
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Trevor Brooking | 14 matches | 1972 - 1984 |
|
Tommy Taylor | 11 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
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Bobby Moore | 11 matches | 1960 - 1973 |
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Ken Brown | 10 matches | 1960 - 1964 |
Players with most games played vs West Ham
|
Trevor Francis | 11 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Kenny Burns | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
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Ray Martin | 9 matches | 1964 - 1976 |
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Joe Gallagher | 9 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
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William Hennessey | 8 matches | 1961 - 1964 |
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Dave Latchford | 8 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
They played in both sides
60 matches
89 matches
12 matches
126 matches
9 matches
244 matches
They played in both sides
9 matches
244 matches
12 matches
126 matches
60 matches
89 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 14, 1985
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