Birmingham City 2-0 Sheffield United - April 21, 2002 / First Division 2001/2002
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BC
BC
59' - Substitution
Paul Devlinis substituted by Damien Johnson59
61' - Goal
Geoff Horsfield61 63' - Goal
Martin Grainger63
67' - Substitution
Jean-Philippe Javaryis substituted by Steve Lovell
72' - Substitution
Grant Smithis substituted by Nick Montgomery
75' - Substitution
Robert Pageis substituted by Colin Cryan 77' - Red card
Darren Purse77
78' - Substitution
Stern Johnis substituted by Steve Vickers78
89' - Substitution
Geoff Horsfieldis substituted by Andy Johnson89
SU
SU
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Nico Vaesen | 32 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Darren Purse | 77 | 25 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Olivier Tébily | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Grainger | 63 | 29 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jeff Kenna | 31 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Darren Carter | 18 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Devlin | 59 | 30 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bryan Hughes | 25 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stern John | 78 | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Geoff Horsfield | 6189 | 28 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tommy Mooney | 30 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
37
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Simon Tracey | 34 | 164 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert Page | 75 | 27 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Phil Jagielka | 19 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Shaun Murphy | 31 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert Ullathorne | 30 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ben Doane | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Grant Smith | 72 | 21 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jean-Philippe Javary | 67 | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michael Tonge | 19 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Ndlovu | 29 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Laurent Djaffo | 31 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
45
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Steve Vickers | 78 | 34 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Damien Johnson | 59 | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andy Johnson | 89 | 21 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Colin Cryan | 75 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Nick Montgomery | 72 | 20 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Lovell | 67 | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Paul Devlin
IN
Damien Johnson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Grant Smith
IN
Steve Lovell
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
24
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Bruce vs Sheffield United
4 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Bruce vs Warnock
3 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
53
130
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Warnock vs Birmingham City
5 victories
2 draws
9 losses
Warnock vs Bruce
0 victory
1 draw
3 losses
Referee
P. R. Richards
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Birmingham City2 matches | General total | Sheffield United2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Birmingham City2 matches | Season total | Sheffield United1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 21, 2002 | Latest figure on April 21, 2002 | |||||||
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Key figures
Birmingham City keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a draw vs Sheffield United in Championship running (since 22/02/1998). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 08/04/1985 (6 matches)
Birmingham City keeps its 10 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 09/03/2002). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/08/2000-26/09/2000 time period (10 matches).
Birmingham City keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 16/02/2002). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 09/09/2000-29/11/2000 time period (11 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBirmingham City 3-2 Watford23/02/2002 | LBirmingham City 1-2 Manchester City05/03/2002 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Wolverhampton09/03/2002 | VBirmingham City 4-0 Grimsby Town30/03/2002 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Portsmouth07/04/2002 | VBirmingham City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra10/04/2002 |
| Overall | DCoventry 1-1 Birmingham City24/03/2002 | VBirmingham City 4-0 Grimsby Town30/03/2002 | DCrystal Palace 0-0 Birmingham City01/04/2002 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Portsmouth07/04/2002 | VBirmingham City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra10/04/2002 | DRotherham United 2-2 Birmingham City13/04/2002 |
Current form
| Away | LGrimsby Town 1-0 Sheffield United16/02/2002 | VCrystal Palace 0-1 Sheffield United23/02/2002 | LCoventry 1-0 Sheffield United06/03/2002 | DBarnsley 1-1 Sheffield United09/03/2002 | DCrewe Alexandra 2-2 Sheffield United30/03/2002 | VWatford 0-3 Sheffield United06/04/2002 |
| Overall | VSheffield United 3-2 Millwall19/03/2002 | VSheffield United 3-0 Burnley23/03/2002 | DCrewe Alexandra 2-2 Sheffield United30/03/2002 | LSheffield United 0-1 Wimbledon FC01/04/2002 | VWatford 0-3 Sheffield United06/04/2002 | LSheffield United 0-1 Walsall13/04/2002 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 9 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
45 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
45 |
|
22 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
20 |
Victories (Competition total) |
15 |
|
13 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
13 |
Draws (Competition total) |
15 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
12 |
Losses (Competition total) |
15 |
|
5 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
|
68 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
53 |
|
42 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
19 |
|
49 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
52 |
|
20 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
1.51 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.18 |
|
1.91 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.86 |
|
1.09 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.16 |
|
0.91 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
23 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
21 |
|
12 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
16 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
13 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
10 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
17 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
22 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
20 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
4-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
74 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
75 |
|
32 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
38 |
|
4 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
7 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
Key players
 | Tommy Mooney | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Carl Asaba | |
| Tommy Mooney | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Carl Asaba | |
| Tommy Mooney | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Laurent Djaffo | |
| Tommy Mooney | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Shane Nicholson | |
| Stern John | 6 goals during the last 9 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | Phil Jagielka |  |
Historical head to head
Home
90 gf
49 ga
Away
68 gf
111 ga
Total
158 gf
160 ga
Historical head to head
Home
111 gf
68 ga
Away
49 gf
90 ga
Total
160 gf
158 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
October 19, 1901 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
October 19, 1901 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
December 13, 1969 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
December 26, 1999 |
Latest head to head
November 17, 2001 - First Division 2001/2002
February 10, 2001 - First Division 2000/2001
September 09, 2000 - First Division 2000/2001
March 25, 2000 - First Division 1999/2000
December 26, 1999 - First Division 1999/2000
Best historical scorers against Sheffield United
|
Bob Hatton | 3 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Jimmy Harris | 3 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
 |
Trevor Francis | 2 goals | 1973 - 1975 |
|
Mike Hellawell | 2 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Bertie Auld | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
|
Terry Hibbitt | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
|
Alan Woodward | 4 goals | 1965 - 1976 |
|
Derek Pace | 3 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
|
Alan Birchenall | 2 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
 |
Paul Peschisolido | 2 goals | 2001 - 2001 |
|
William Dearden | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Leonard Allchurch | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Sheffield United
|
Trevor Francis | 8 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
William Hennessey | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Stan Lynn | 7 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Bob Hatton | 7 matches | 1972 - 1975 |
|
Mike Hellawell | 7 matches | 1961 - 1964 |
|
Ray Martin | 6 matches | 1964 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
Alan Woodward | 9 matches | 1965 - 1976 |
 |
Alan Hodgkinson | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Brian Richardson | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
 |
Edmond Colquhoun | 8 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
Len Badger | 8 matches | 1964 - 1975 |
|
Tony Currie | 7 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
They played in both sides
38 matches
18 matches
34 matches
25 matches
32 matches
4 matches
27 matches
56 matches
23 matches
56 matches
22 matches
25 matches
They played in both sides
6 matches
90 matches
1 match
61 matches
23 matches
56 matches
27 matches
56 matches
1 match
33 matches
22 matches
25 matches
Competition info
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