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Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Birmingham City - December 22, 2007 / Premier League 2007/2008
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![photo Olivier Kapo](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_0/56.webp)
![photo Mat Sadler](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_14/14289.webp)
![photo Gavin McCann](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_1/1985.webp)
![photo Iván Campo](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_0/846.webp)
![photo El-Hadji Diouf](/images/photos/players/2007-2008/a_0/127.jpg)
![photo Garry O'Connor](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_11/11761.webp)
![photo Gary McSheffrey](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_17/17847.webp)
![photo Nicolas Anelka](/images/photos/resampled/players/2007-2008/76/a_0/331.webp)
![photo Jlloyd Samuel](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_0/406.webp)
![photo Kevin Davies](/images/photos/players/2007-2008/a_1/1272.jpg)
![photo Nicolas Anelka](/images/photos/resampled/players/2007-2008/76/a_0/331.webp)
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Team line-ups
Bolton Wanderers
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jussi Jaaskelainen | 32 | 283 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Iván Campo | 59 | 33 | 176 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Abdoulaye Meïté | 27 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andy O'Brien | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ricardo Gardner | 29 | 237 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Hunt | 24 | 152 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Guthrie | 20 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Nolan | 25 | 269 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Davies | 79 | 30 | 184 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
El-Hadji Diouf | 72 | 26 | 116 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nicolas Anelka | 7890 | 28 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
143
Birmingham City
![photo Damien Johnson](/images/photos/resampled/players/100/a_1/1959.webp)
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Maik Taylor | 36 | 168 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Johan Djourou | 20 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rafael Schmitz | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Radhi Jaïdi | 32 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mat Sadler | 46 | 22 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Stephen Kelly | 24 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fabrice Muamba | 19 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Damien Johnson | 29 | 187 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sebastian Larsson | 22 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gary McSheffrey | 74 | 25 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Cameron Jerome | 21 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
73
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Jlloyd Samuel | 79 | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gavin McCann | 59 | 29 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Olivier Kapo | 46 | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Garry O'Connor | 74 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andy O'Brien
IN
Lubomir Michalik
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Johan Djourou
IN
Liam Ridgewell
OUT
Radhi Jaïdi
IN
Mikael Forssell
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
12
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Megson vs Birmingham City
5 victories
5 draws
7 losses
Megson vs McLeish
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
4
Success rate in this team:
25 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
McLeish vs Bolton Wanderers
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
McLeish vs Megson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Christopher Foy
10 victories |
8 draws |
15 losses |
Bolton Wanderers33 matches | General total | Birmingham City25 matches | 10 victories |
7 draws |
8 losses |
1 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
Bolton Wanderers4 matches | Season total | Birmingham City2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Latest figure on October 19, 2013 | Latest figure on December 26, 2014 |
Videos
Key figures
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Jlloyd Samuel played his game number 10 vs in his professional career
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
The last time Birmingham City has ended with the score 0-3 in Premier League, It was on the 26/03/2006 (vs )
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End of streak for Birmingham City after 3 matches with at least one goal scored away from home (since 03/11/2007). It was the best streak for the club since 12/09/2006-23/12/2006 (11 matches).
General ranking
+1 | 12 | Reading | 21 pts | 18 rd |
-1 | 13 | Tottenham | 18 pts | 18 rd |
+2 | 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 pts | 18 rd |
-1 | 15 | Middlesbrough | 17 pts | 18 rd |
-1 | 16 | Birmingham City | 15 pts | 18 rd |
General ranking
+2 | 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 pts | 18 rd |
-1 | 15 | Middlesbrough | 17 pts | 18 rd |
-1 | 16 | Birmingham City | 15 pts | 18 rd |
+1 | 17 | Fulham | 14 pts | 18 rd |
-1 | 18 | Sunderland | 14 pts | 18 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
Home | DBolton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa28/10/2007 | LBolton Wanderers 0-1 Manchester City31/10/2007 | DBolton Wanderers 0-0 Middlesbrough11/11/2007 | VBolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester United24/11/2007 | DBolton Wanderers 1-1 Aris Thessaloniki29/11/2007 | VBolton Wanderers 4-1 Wigan09/12/2007 |
Overall | VBolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester United24/11/2007 | DBolton Wanderers 1-1 Aris Thessaloniki29/11/2007 | LLiverpool 4-0 Bolton Wanderers02/12/2007 | VRed Star Belgrade 0-1 Bolton Wanderers06/12/2007 | VBolton Wanderers 4-1 Wigan09/12/2007 | LManchester City 4-2 Bolton Wanderers15/12/2007 |
Current form
Away | LBlackburn 3-0 Birmingham City26/09/2007 | LBlackburn 2-1 Birmingham City07/10/2007 | LManchester City 1-0 Birmingham City20/10/2007 | LEverton 3-1 Birmingham City03/11/2007 | VTottenham 2-3 Birmingham City02/12/2007 | LNewcastle United 2-1 Birmingham City08/12/2007 |
Overall | LEverton 3-1 Birmingham City03/11/2007 | LBirmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa11/11/2007 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Portsmouth24/11/2007 | VTottenham 2-3 Birmingham City02/12/2007 | LNewcastle United 2-1 Birmingham City08/12/2007 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Reading15/12/2007 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 4 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 6 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 6 | 11 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
16 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
15 |
11 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
13 |
115 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
646 |
13 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
18 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
17 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
17 |
9 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
9 |
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
10 |
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
18 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
18 |
12 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
10 |
27 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
27 |
9 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
16 |
1.06 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.06 |
1.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.11 |
1.59 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.59 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.78 |
Betting aid
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
6 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
5 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
6 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
10 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
10 |
5 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
35 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
31 |
17 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
14 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Nicolas Anelka | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Olivier Kapo | ![]() |
![]() | Nicolas Anelka | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Cameron Jerome | ![]() |
- | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Olivier Kapo | ![]() |
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- | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Gary McSheffrey | ![]() |
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- | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Franck Queudrue | ![]() |
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- | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Franck Queudrue | ![]() |
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![]() | Kevin Nolan | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Mikael Forssell | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
116 gf
53 ga
Away
65 gf
105 ga
Total
181 gf
158 ga
Historical head to head
Home
105 gf
65 ga
Away
53 gf
116 ga
Total
158 gf
181 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
December 10, 1955 |
Home | 6 - 0 |
December 10, 1955 |
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 25, 1969 |
Away | 2 - 0 |
December 14, 1963 |
Latest head to head
September 15, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
May 07, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006
April 04, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006
January 04, 2005 - Premier League 2004/2005
September 25, 2004 - Premier League 2004/2005
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
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Dennis Stevens | 4 goals | 1960 - 1962 |
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Frederick Hill | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
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Frank Worthington | 2 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
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Brian Birch | 2 goals | 1960 - 1963 |
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Ricardo Vaz Te | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
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Augustine Okocha | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
Best historical scorers against Bolton Wanderers
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Kenneth Leek | 4 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
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Mike Hellawell | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
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Robbie Savage | 2 goals | 2002 - 2003 |
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Mikael Forssell | 2 goals | 2003 - 2004 |
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Bertie Auld | 2 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
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Jimmy Harris | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
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Jussi Jaaskelainen | 9 matches | 2002 - 2007 |
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Roy Hartle | 8 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
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Kevin Nolan | 8 matches | 2002 - 2007 |
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Augustine Okocha | 7 matches | 2002 - 2006 |
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Bryan Edwards | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
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Frederick Hill | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Bolton Wanderers
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Trevor Smith | 8 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
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Maik Taylor | 7 matches | 2003 - 2007 |
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Jimmy Bloomfield | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
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Kenny Cunningham | 7 matches | 2002 - 2006 |
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Mike Hellawell | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
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Bertie Auld | 6 matches | 1961 - 1963 |
They played in both sides
172 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
27 matches
115 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
6 matches
70 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
26 matches
51 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
46 matches
49 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
57 matches
26 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
120 matches
They played in both sides
26 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
120 matches
49 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
57 matches
51 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
46 matches
172 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
27 matches
70 matches
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
26 matches
1 match
![Bolton Wanderers logo Bolton Wanderers](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/402.png)
![Birmingham City logo Birmingham City](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/466.png)
22 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 22, 2007
December 23, 2007
Post-match general ranking
pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
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1
| ![]() | Arsenal | 43 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 15 | +21 |
2
| ![]() | Manchester United | 39 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 8 | +22 |
3
| ![]() | Chelsea | 34 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
4
| ![]() | Manchester City | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 |
5
| ![]() | Liverpool | 33 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 |
6
| ![]() | Everton | 30 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | +15 |
7
| ![]() | Portsmouth | 30 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 |
8
| ![]() | Aston Villa | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 |
9
| ![]() | Blackburn | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | -1 |
+110
| ![]() | West Ham | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
-111
| ![]() | Newcastle United | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -2 |
+112
| ![]() | Reading | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 35 | -11 |
-113
| ![]() | Tottenham | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 |
+214
| ![]() | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -6 |
-115
| ![]() | Middlesbrough | 17 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 30 | -13 |
-116
| ![]() | Birmingham City | 15 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -12 |
+117
| ![]() | Fulham | 14 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
-118
| ![]() | Sunderland | 14 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -17 |
19
| ![]() | Wigan | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -16 |
20
| ![]() | Derby County | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 39 | -33 |
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