Chelsea 3-2 Birmingham City - August 12, 2007 / Premier League 2007/2008
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CHE
15' - Goal
Mikael Forssell
18' - Goal
Claudio Pizarro18
31' - Goal
Florent Malouda31
36' - Goal
Olivier Kapo
CHE
50' - Goal
Michael Essien50
51' - Substitution
Franck Queudrueis substituted by Stuart Parnaby
64' - Substitution
Claudio Pizarrois substituted by Didier Drogba64
69' - Substitution
Michael Essienis substituted by John Obi Mikel69
69' - Substitution
Gary McSheffreyis substituted by Cameron Jerome
75' - Substitution
Mehdi Naftiis substituted by Daniël De Ridder
83' - Substitution
Florent Maloudais substituted by Steve Sidwell83
BC
BC
Team line-ups
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Petr Cech | 25 | 128 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Essien | 5069 | 24 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ricardo Carvalho | 29 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tal Ben Haïm | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Glen Johnson | 22 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Cole | 26 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Frank Lampard | 29 | 331 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Shaun Wright-Phillips | 25 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Florent Malouda | 3183 | 27 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Claudio Pizarro | 1864 | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Salomon Kalou | 22 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
86
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Colin Doyle | 22 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Franck Queudrue | 51 | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Liam Ridgewell | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Johan Djourou | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Kelly | 23 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mehdi Nafti | 75 | 28 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Fabrice Muamba | 19 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sebastian Larsson | 22 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Olivier Kapo | 36 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gary McSheffrey | 69 | 24 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mikael Forssell | 15 | 26 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
23.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
John Obi Mikel | 69 | 20 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steve Sidwell | 83 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Didier Drogba | 64 | 29 | 143 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Stuart Parnaby | 51 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Daniël De Ridder | 75 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Cameron Jerome | 69 | 20 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Claudio Pizarro
IN
Joe Cole
OUT
Salomon Kalou
IN
John Obi Mikel
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Franck Queudrue
IN
Bruno N'Gotty
OUT
Mikael Forssell
IN
Andy Cole
OUT
Fabrice Muamba
IN
Stephen Clemence
OUT
Liam Ridgewell
IN
Martin Taylor
OUT
Johan Djourou
IN
Radhi Jaïdi
OUT
Olivier Kapo
IN
Nicklas Bendtner
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
44
179
Success rate in this team:
68 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
68 %
Mourinho vs Birmingham City
4 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Mourinho vs Bruce
4 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
255
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Bruce vs Chelsea
1 victory
4 draws
6 losses
Bruce vs Mourinho
0 victory
2 draws
4 losses
Referee
Steve Bennett
25 victories |
7 draws |
5 losses |
Chelsea37 matches | General total | Birmingham City24 matches | 8 victories |
4 draws |
12 losses |
4 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Chelsea4 matches | Season total | Birmingham City3 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
| Latest figure on April 25, 2010 | Latest figure on March 06, 2010 | |||||||
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Key figures
Chelsea keeps its 14 consecutive matches without a loss vs Birmingham City running (since 24/08/1985). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 11/09/1973 (6 matches)
Birmingham City keeps its 13 consecutive matches without a win away from home in Premier League running (since 17/12/2005). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 28/12/2003-24/10/2004 time period (16 matches).
End of streak for Chelsea after 5 consecutive matches without a win in Premier League (since 22/04/2007). It was the best streak for the club since 22/08/2000-23/09/2000 (6 matches).
General ranking
| 1 | Newcastle United | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| +1 | 4 | Blackburn | 3 pts | 1 rd |
| 5 | Arsenal | 3 pts | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 11 | Reading | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 0 pt | 1 rd | |
| -5 | 14 | Aston Villa | 0 pt | 1 rd |
| -5 | 15 | Middlesbrough | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DChelsea 1-1 Valencia CF04/04/2007 | VChelsea 1-0 Tottenham07/04/2007 | VChelsea 1-0 Liverpool25/04/2007 | DChelsea 2-2 Bolton Wanderers28/04/2007 | DChelsea 0-0 Manchester United09/05/2007 | DChelsea 1-1 Everton13/05/2007 |
| Overall | LLiverpool 1-0 Chelsea01/05/2007 | DArsenal 1-1 Chelsea06/05/2007 | DChelsea 0-0 Manchester United09/05/2007 | DChelsea 1-1 Everton13/05/2007 | VChelsea 1-0 Manchester United19/05/2007 | DChelsea 1-1 Manchester United05/08/2007 |
Current form
| Away | LNorwich City 1-0 Birmingham City13/03/2007 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Birmingham City18/03/2007 | LBarnsley 1-0 Birmingham City09/04/2007 | VLeicester 1-2 Birmingham City17/04/2007 | VWolverhampton 2-3 Birmingham City22/04/2007 | LPreston North End 1-0 Birmingham City06/05/2007 |
| Overall | LBarnsley 1-0 Birmingham City09/04/2007 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Southampton14/04/2007 | VLeicester 1-2 Birmingham City17/04/2007 | VWolverhampton 2-3 Birmingham City22/04/2007 | VBirmingham City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday28/04/2007 | LPreston North End 1-0 Birmingham City06/05/2007 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 3 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 38 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 8 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
1 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
0 |
|
1 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
0 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
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0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
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0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0
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Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
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Bookings
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0
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Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
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0
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Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
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0
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Red cards (Competition total) |
0
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0
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Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
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Key players
Historical head to head
Home
75 gf
48 ga
Away
67 gf
66 ga
Total
142 gf
114 ga
Historical head to head
Home
66 gf
67 ga
Away
48 gf
75 ga
Total
114 gf
142 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
November 21, 1964 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
August 31, 1957 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
March 11, 1980 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
February 14, 1953 |
Latest head to head
April 01, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006
December 31, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006
April 09, 2005 - Premier League 2004/2005
January 30, 2005 - FA Cup 2004/2005
August 21, 2004 - Premier League 2004/2005
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
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Jimmy Greaves | 8 goals | 1957 - 1961 |
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Robert Tambling | 7 goals | 1959 - 1965 |
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Tommy Langley | 4 goals | 1975 - 1977 |
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George Graham | 4 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
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Eidur Gudjohnsen | 3 goals | 2002 - 2003 |
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Barry Bridges | 3 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
Best historical scorers against Chelsea
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Bob Hatton | 3 goals | 1973 - 1975 |
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Keith Bertschin | 2 goals | 1977 - 1979 |
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Denis Thwaites | 2 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
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Bertie Auld | 2 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
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Trevor Francis | 2 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
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Jimmy Bloomfield | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
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Peter Bonetti | 18 matches | 1961 - 1979 |
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Ron Harris | 18 matches | 1963 - 1979 |
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John Hollins | 13 matches | 1964 - 1975 |
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Peter Brabrook | 10 matches | 1957 - 1962 |
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Eddie McCreadie | 10 matches | 1963 - 1973 |
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Robert Tambling | 10 matches | 1959 - 1968 |
Players with most games played vs Chelsea
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Malcolm Page | 10 matches | 1968 - 1979 |
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Ray Martin | 10 matches | 1964 - 1974 |
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Malcolm Beard | 10 matches | 1961 - 1970 |
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Garry Pendrey | 9 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
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William Hennessey | 7 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
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Kenny Cunningham | 7 matches | 2002 - 2006 |
They played in both sides
206 matches
5 matches
166 matches
1 match
164 matches
67 matches
139 matches
3 matches
119 matches
18 matches
83 matches
32 matches
They played in both sides
53 matches
86 matches
28 matches
80 matches
164 matches
67 matches
20 matches
32 matches
83 matches
32 matches
119 matches
18 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 11, 2007
August 12, 2007
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
2
|  | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
3
|  | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
+14
|  | Blackburn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
5
|  | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
-36
|  | Everton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
-37
|  | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
-28
|  | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
-29
|  | Derby County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
-210
|  | Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
11
|  | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12
|  | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13
|  | Birmingham City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
-514
|  | Aston Villa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
-515
|  | Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
16
|  | Fulham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
-617
|  | Wigan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
-618
|  | Tottenham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
-619
|  | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
-620
|  | West Ham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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