Chelsea 1-0 Reading - January 30, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008
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CHE
32' - Goal
Michael Ballack32
CHE
77' - Substitution
Florent Maloudais substituted by Claudio Pizarro77
81' - Substitution
John Osteris substituted by Marek Matejovsky
85' - Substitution
Shaun Wright-Phillipsis substituted by Steve Sidwell85
85' - Substitution
Bobby Conveyis substituted by Liam Rosenior
REA
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Team line-ups
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Petr Cech | 25 | 153 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ricardo Carvalho | 29 | 145 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex | 25 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wayne Bridge | 27 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paulo Ferreira | 29 | 128 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Claude Makélélé | 34 | 201 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Ballack | 32 | 31 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Shaun Wright-Phillips | 85 | 26 | 115 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Joe Cole | 26 | 199 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Florent Malouda | 77 | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nicolas Anelka | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
107
Reading
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Marcus Hahnemann | 35 | 248 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ívar Ingimarsson | 30 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graeme Murty | 33 | 231 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Shorey | 26 | 247 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James Harper | 27 | 251 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kalifa Cissé | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Convey | 85 | 24 | 101 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Oster | 81 | 29 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stephen Hunt | 26 | 111 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Doyle | 24 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Leroy Lita | 23 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
151
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Steve Sidwell | 85 | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Claudio Pizarro | 77 | 29 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Liam Rosenior | 85 | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Marek Matejovsky | 81 | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Paulo Ferreira
IN
Belletti
OUT
Michael Ballack
IN
Steve Sidwell
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Oster
IN
Dave Kitson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
52
30
Success rate in this team:
77 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Grant vs Reading
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Grant vs Coppell
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
52
216
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Coppell vs Chelsea
2 victories
6 draws
13 losses
Coppell vs Grant
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Michael Dean
48 victories |
17 draws |
11 losses |
Chelsea76 matches | General total | Reading13 matches | 2 victories |
1 draw |
10 losses |
3 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Chelsea4 matches | Season total | Reading3 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
| Latest figure on May 22, 2022 | Latest figure on November 27, 2018 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Chelsea keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Reading in Premier League running (since 14/10/2006). It's a record streak. The first of history
No Chelsea manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Avram Grant has reached 67% of clean sheets .
Chelsea keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 29/12/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 09/04/2006-27/09/2006 time period (16 matches).
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | Manchester United | 57 pts | 24 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Arsenal | 57 pts | 24 rd |
| 3 | Chelsea | 53 pts | 24 rd | |
| 4 | Everton | 43 pts | 24 rd | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 41 pts | 24 rd |
General ranking
| 14 | Sunderland | 23 pts | 24 rd | |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 pts | 24 rd | |
| 16 | Reading | 22 pts | 24 rd | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 20 pts | 24 rd | |
| 18 | Wigan | 20 pts | 24 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VChelsea 2-0 Liverpool19/12/2007 | DChelsea 4-4 Aston Villa26/12/2007 | VChelsea 2-1 Newcastle United29/12/2007 | VChelsea 1-0 Queens Park Rangers05/01/2008 | VChelsea 2-1 Everton08/01/2008 | VChelsea 2-0 Tottenham12/01/2008 |
| Overall | VChelsea 1-0 Queens Park Rangers05/01/2008 | VChelsea 2-1 Everton08/01/2008 | VChelsea 2-0 Tottenham12/01/2008 | VBirmingham City 0-1 Chelsea19/01/2008 | VEverton 0-1 Chelsea23/01/2008 | VWigan 1-2 Chelsea26/01/2008 |
Current form
| Away | LManchester City 2-1 Reading24/11/2007 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Reading15/12/2007 | DWest Ham 1-1 Reading26/12/2007 | LTottenham 6-4 Reading29/12/2007 | DTottenham 2-2 Reading05/01/2008 | LAston Villa 3-1 Reading12/01/2008 |
| Overall | LTottenham 6-4 Reading29/12/2007 | LReading 0-2 Portsmouth01/01/2008 | DTottenham 2-2 Reading05/01/2008 | LAston Villa 3-1 Reading12/01/2008 | LReading 0-1 Tottenham15/01/2008 | LReading 0-2 Manchester United19/01/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 8 |
| Unbeaten streak | 56 | 11 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 11 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 10 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 11 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 10 | 16 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
3 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
16 |
|
4 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
2 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
144 |
|
2 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
14 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
23 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
23 |
|
11 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
15 |
Victories (Competition total) |
6 |
|
7 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
13 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
|
36 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
30 |
|
22 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
16 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
49 |
|
8 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
32 |
|
1.57 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.3 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.45 |
|
0.7 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.13 |
|
0.73 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.91 |
Betting aid
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
15 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
13 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
41 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
33 |
|
18 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
5 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
 | Didier Drogba | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 8 goals | Dave Kitson |  |
 | Andriy Shevchenko | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Dave Kitson | |
 | Frank Lampard | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Stephen Hunt |  |
| Andriy Shevchenko | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Stephen Hunt | |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Salomon Kalou | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | Dave Kitson | |
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
5 ga
Away
12 gf
13 ga
Total
20 gf
18 ga
Historical head to head
Home
13 gf
12 ga
Away
5 gf
8 ga
Total
18 gf
20 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
August 15, 2007 |
| Home | 3 - 2 |
October 07, 1987 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
September 23, 1987 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
August 15, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
December 26, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
October 14, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
December 03, 2003 - League Cup 2003/2004
October 07, 1987 - League Cup 1987/1988
Best historical scorers against Reading
|
Didier Drogba | 3 goals | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 1 goal | 2003 - 2003 |
|
Frank Lampard | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
Best historical scorers against Chelsea
 |
André Bikey | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
 |
Leroy Lita | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
Players with most games played vs Reading
|
Frank Lampard | 4 matches | 2003 - 2007 |
|
Salomon Kalou | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
|
Didier Drogba | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
John Obi Mikel | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Paulo Ferreira | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Michael Essien | 2 matches | 2006 - 2006 |
Players with most games played vs Chelsea
 |
Marcus Hahnemann | 4 matches | 2003 - 2007 |
 |
Ívar Ingimarsson | 4 matches | 2003 - 2007 |
 |
Nicky Shorey | 4 matches | 2003 - 2007 |
 |
Graeme Murty | 4 matches | 2003 - 2007 |
|
Steve Sidwell | 3 matches | 2003 - 2006 |
 |
James Harper | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
They played in both sides
115 matches
20 matches
41 matches
1 match
22 matches
187 matches
16 matches
1 match
1 match
9 matches
They played in both sides
22 matches
187 matches
115 matches
20 matches
1 match
9 matches
41 matches
1 match
16 matches
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
January 26, 2008
January 29, 2008
January 30, 2008
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+11
|  | Manchester United | 57 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 11 | +37 |
-12
|  | Arsenal | 57 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 17 | +32 |
3
|  | Chelsea | 53 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 |
4
|  | Everton | 43 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 23 | +17 |
5
|  | Aston Villa | 41 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 31 | +12 |
+16
|  | Manchester City | 41 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 |
-17
|  | Liverpool | 40 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 17 | +20 |
8
|  | Blackburn | 38 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 |
9
|  | Portsmouth | 37 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 |
10
|  | West Ham | 36 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 |
11
|  | Tottenham | 28 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 |
12
|  | Newcastle United | 27 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 42 | -15 |
13
|  | Middlesbrough | 25 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 37 | -16 |
14
|  | Sunderland | 23 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -18 |
15
|  | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | -10 |
16
|  | Reading | 22 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 50 | -20 |
17
|  | Birmingham City | 20 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 36 | -13 |
18
|  | Wigan | 20 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 40 | -17 |
19
|  | Fulham | 16 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 42 | -19 |
20
|  | Derby County | 8 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 51 | -39 |
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