This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Birmingham City - December 22, 2007 / Premier League 2007/2008
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Premier League 2007/2008 - Round 18
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0
HT
BW
46
46' - Substitution
Mat Sadleris substituted by Olivier Kapo
46' - Substitution
Mat Sadleris substituted by Olivier Kapo
59' - Substitution
Iván Campois substituted by Gavin McCann59
72' - Goal
El-Hadji Diouf7274
74' - Substitution
Gary McSheffreyis substituted by Garry O'Connor
74' - Substitution
Gary McSheffreyis substituted by Garry O'Connor
78' - Goal
Nicolas Anelka78
79' - Substitution
Kevin Daviesis substituted by Jlloyd Samuel79 90' - Goal
Nicolas Anelka90
FT
BC
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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 |
Andy O'Brien | 28 | 18 | 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 |
Nicky Hunt | 24 | 152 | 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 | |||
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 | 9078 | 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
Johnson
Damien Johnson
Northern Ireland
B.date18/11/1978
Age29 years
H1m76
positionRight central midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Maik Taylor | 36 | 168 | 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 |
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 |
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
Radhi Jaïdi
IN
Liam Ridgewell
OUT
Johan Djourou
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
Latest figure on December 22, 2007
Megson vs McLeish
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on December 22, 2007
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
Latest figure on December 22, 2007
McLeish vs Megson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on December 22, 2007
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
July 08, 2023
Key figures
It's the first time Nicolas Anelka scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs Birmingham City in his professional career
The last time Birmingham City has ended with the score 0-3 in Premier League, It was on the 26/03/2006 (vs )
Maik Taylor played his game number 10 vs Bolton Wanderers in Premier League
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 | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Gary McSheffrey | |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Franck Queudrue |  |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Franck Queudrue | |
||
 | 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
55 matches
31 v
17 d
7 l
116 gf
53 ga
Away
59 matches
13 v
14 d
32 l
65 gf
105 ga
Total
114 matches
44 v
31 d
39 l
181 gf
158 ga
Historical head to head
Home
59 matches
32 v
14 d
13 l
105 gf
65 ga
Away
55 matches
7 v
17 d
31 l
53 gf
116 ga
Total
114 matches
39 v
31 d
44 l
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
 |
Dennis Stevens | 6 goals | 1959 - 1962 |
|
Frederick Hill | 4 goals | 1960 - 1963 |
|
Brian Birch | 3 goals | 1959 - 1963 |
|
Raymond Parry | 3 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
 |
Frank Worthington | 2 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Nat Lofthouse | 2 goals | 1958 - 1959 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/09/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Bolton Wanderers
|
Kenneth Leek | 4 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
Bertie Auld | 2 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
 |
Harry Hooper | 2 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
Jimmy Harris | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
 |
Trevor Francis | 2 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Mike Hellawell | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/09/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
Roy Hartle | 12 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
|
Frederick Hill | 9 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
|
Edward Hopkinson | 9 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
 |
Jussi Jaaskelainen | 9 matches | 2002 - 2007 |
|
Bryan Edwards | 9 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
|
Kevin Nolan | 8 matches | 2002 - 2007 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/09/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Bolton Wanderers
|
Trevor Smith | 12 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
|
Mike Hellawell | 9 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
 |
Maik Taylor | 7 matches | 2003 - 2007 |
|
Jimmy Bloomfield | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
 |
Kenny Cunningham | 7 matches | 2002 - 2006 |
|
Dick Neal | 6 matches | 1958 - 1960 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/09/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
They played in both sides
172 matches
27 matches
2001 - 2007
115 matches
6 matches
1998 - 2004
70 matches
26 matches
1978 - 1982
51 matches
46 matches
2004 - 2007
49 matches
57 matches
1978 - 1982
26 matches
120 matches
1963 - 1976
Total : 11 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/03/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. They played in both sides
26 matches
120 matches
1963 - 1976
49 matches
57 matches
1978 - 1982
51 matches
46 matches
2004 - 2007
172 matches
27 matches
2001 - 2007
70 matches
26 matches
1978 - 1982
1 match
22 matches
1999 - 2002
Total : 11 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/03/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. Competition info
The other matches
December 22, 2007
December 23, 2007
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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