Man United 3-0 Birmingham City - October 04, 2003 / Premier League 2003/2004
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MU
34' - Substitution
Stan Lazaridisis substituted by Ian Bennett
34' - Red card
Maik Taylor
35' - Goal
Ruud van Nistelrooy35
MU
56' - Goal
Paul Scholes56
65' - Substitution
Roy Keaneis substituted by Diego Forlán65
65' - Substitution
Christophe Dugarryis substituted by Darren Carter
70' - Substitution
Phil Nevilleis substituted by Nicky Butt70
78' - Substitution
Stephen Clemenceis substituted by Olivier Tébily
81' - Goal
Ryan Giggs81
BC
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Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | G |
Tim Howard | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Rio Ferdinand | 24 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 27 | D |
Mikaël Silvestre | 26 | 199 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Phil Neville | 70 | 26 | 320 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Gary Neville | 28 | 400 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 16 | M |
Roy Keane | 65 | 32 | 403 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | M |
Paul Scholes | 56 | 28 | 382 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
Ryan Giggs | 81 | 29 | 555 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 24 | M |
Darren Fletcher | 19 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 25 | M |
Quinton Fortune | 26 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | F |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 35 | 27 | 112 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
228
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | G |
Maik Taylor | 34 | 32 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | D |
Aliou Cissé | 27 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Kenny Cunningham | 32 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 25 | D |
Matthew Upson | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 23 | D |
Jamie Clapham | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 32 | M |
Stephen Clemence | 78 | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | M |
Damien Johnson | 24 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 16 | M |
David Dunn | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Stan Lazaridis | 34 | 31 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | F |
Christophe Dugarry | 65 | 31 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Mikael Forssell | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
29
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | M |
Nicky Butt | 70 | 28 | 360 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | F |
Diego Forlán | 65 | 24 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Ian Bennett | 34 | 31 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | D |
Olivier Tébily | 78 | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 24 | M |
Darren Carter | 65 | 19 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Darren Fletcher
IN
John O'Shea
OUT
Quinton Fortune
IN
Cristiano Ronaldo
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Aliou Cissé
IN
Robbie Savage
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
61
935
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
56 %
Ferguson vs Birmingham City
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Ferguson vs Bruce
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
76
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Bruce vs Man United
0 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Bruce vs Ferguson
0 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Referee
Michael Dean
44 victories |
17 draws |
23 losses |
Man United84 matches | General total | Birmingham City29 matches | 9 victories |
8 draws |
12 losses |
2 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Man United3 matches | Season total | Birmingham City2 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 28, 2022 | Latest figure on April 06, 2019 | |||||||
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Key figures
Man United keeps its 3 consecutive wins vs Birmingham City running (since 28/12/2002). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/03/1982-15/01/1983 time period (3 matches).
Only back at the time of Sir Matt Busby head of Manchester United (28/12/1970-02/06/1971), you can see a manager go over Sir Alex Ferguson with 1.81 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.98).
Man United keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Birmingham City at home in Premier League running (since 01/11/1930). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 20/10/1928 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VManchester United 4-3 Real Madrid23/04/2003 | VManchester United 4-1 Charlton03/05/2003 | VManchester United 4-0 Bolton Wanderers16/08/2003 | VManchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton27/08/2003 | VManchester United 5-0 Panathinaikos16/09/2003 | DManchester United 0-0 Arsenal21/09/2003 |
| Overall | LSouthampton 1-0 Manchester United31/08/2003 | VCharlton 0-2 Manchester United13/09/2003 | VManchester United 5-0 Panathinaikos16/09/2003 | DManchester United 0-0 Arsenal21/09/2003 | VLeicester 1-4 Manchester United27/09/2003 | LStuttgart 2-1 Manchester United01/10/2003 |
Current form
| Away | VCharlton 0-2 Birmingham City19/04/2003 | LNewcastle United 1-0 Birmingham City03/05/2003 | DSouthampton 0-0 Birmingham City23/08/2003 | VNewcastle United 0-1 Birmingham City30/08/2003 | VLeeds United 0-2 Birmingham City20/09/2003 | LBlackpool 1-0 Birmingham City23/09/2003 |
| Overall | DSouthampton 0-0 Birmingham City23/08/2003 | VNewcastle United 0-1 Birmingham City30/08/2003 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Fulham13/09/2003 | VLeeds United 0-2 Birmingham City20/09/2003 | LBlackpool 1-0 Birmingham City23/09/2003 | VBirmingham City 2-0 Portsmouth27/09/2003 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 12 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 4 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
13 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.86 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.43 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.33 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
8 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
9 |
|
6 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Mikael Forssell |  |
| Ryan Giggs | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | David Dunn |  |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | David Dunn | |
||
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 7 goals during the last 7 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | Mikael Forssell | |
Historical head to head
Home
70 gf
36 ga
Away
56 gf
65 ga
Total
126 gf
101 ga
Historical head to head
Home
65 gf
56 ga
Away
36 gf
70 ga
Total
101 gf
126 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 2 |
February 24, 1969 |
| Home | 6 - 2 |
February 24, 1969 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
November 11, 1978 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
October 14, 1961 |
Latest head to head
February 04, 2003 - Premier League 2002/2003
December 28, 2002 - Premier League 2002/2003
March 29, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
January 01, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
April 07, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Dennis Viollet | 6 goals | 1956 - 1961 |
 |
Lou Macari | 6 goals | 1973 - 1981 |
 |
Bobby Charlton | 6 goals | 1957 - 1965 |
 |
Denis Law | 5 goals | 1963 - 1969 |
 |
Albert Quixall | 4 goals | 1959 - 1961 |
 |
Joe Jordan | 3 goals | 1978 - 1981 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
|
Kevin Dillon | 3 goals | 1978 - 1983 |
|
Alan Buckley | 2 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Kenneth Leek | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
Denis Thwaites | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
|
Alex Harley | 2 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
 |
Trevor Francis | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
 |
Bill Foulkes | 18 matches | 1956 - 1965 |
 |
Martin Buchan | 16 matches | 1972 - 1982 |
 |
Steve Coppell | 14 matches | 1975 - 1983 |
|
Arthur Albiston | 14 matches | 1977 - 1986 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 14 matches | 1957 - 1973 |
|
Lou Macari | 13 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
Joe Gallagher | 10 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
|
Trevor Francis | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
William Hennessey | 9 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Malcolm Beard | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Malcolm Page | 8 matches | 1965 - 1980 |
|
Mike Hellawell | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
They played in both sides
417 matches
10 matches
96 matches
2 matches
71 matches
2 matches
55 matches
5 matches
9 matches
48 matches
8 matches
62 matches
They played in both sides
8 matches
62 matches
9 matches
48 matches
417 matches
10 matches
55 matches
5 matches
71 matches
2 matches
96 matches
2 matches
Competition info
The other matches
October 04, 2003
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