Chelsea 0-0 Man United - December 29, 1998 / Premier League 1998/1999
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CHE
CHE
60' - Substitution
Paul Scholesis substituted by Teddy Sheringham
73' - Substitution
Jody Morrisis substituted by Marcel Desailly73
88' - Substitution
Graeme Le Sauxis substituted by Bjarne Goldbaek88
MU
MU
Team line-ups
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ed de Goeij | 32 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Leboeuf | 30 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Duberry | 23 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graeme Le Saux | 88 | 30 | 150 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Celestine Babayaro | 20 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Albert Ferrer | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dan Petrescu | 31 | 137 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jody Morris | 73 | 20 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Roberto Di Matteo | 28 | 111 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tore André Flo | 25 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gianfranco Zola | 32 | 94 | 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
86
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Schmeichel | 35 | 369 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jaap Stam | 26 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ronny Johnsen | 29 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Neville | 23 | 186 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Denis Irwin | 33 | 408 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Roy Keane | 27 | 203 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Scholes | 60 | 24 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ryan Giggs | 25 | 336 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nicky Butt | 23 | 182 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Beckham | 23 | 178 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Cole | 27 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
208
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Marcel Desailly | 73 | 30 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bjarne Goldbaek | 88 | 30 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Teddy Sheringham | 60 | 32 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Roberto Di Matteo
IN
Bjarne Goldbaek
OUT
Graeme Le Saux
IN
Gustavo Poyet
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andy Cole
IN
Teddy Sheringham
OUT
Gary Neville
IN
Phil Neville
OUT
Jaap Stam
IN
Henning Berg
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
34
48
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Vialli vs Man United
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Vialli vs Ferguson
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
56
656
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Ferguson vs Chelsea
11 victories
11 draws
6 losses
Ferguson vs Vialli
1 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Referee
Mike Riley
26 victories |
11 draws |
4 losses |
Chelsea41 matches | General total | Man United42 matches | 26 victories |
9 draws |
7 losses |
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Chelsea2 matches | Season total | Man United3 matches | 1 victory |
2 draws |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on March 15, 2009 | Latest figure on April 19, 2009 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Chelsea keeps its 21 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home running (since 19/03/1998). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/02/1927-28/01/1928 time period (22 matches).
Chelsea keeps its 19 consecutive matches without a loss in Premier League running (since 22/08/1998). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 20/02/1954 (14 matches)
Only back at the time of Sir Matt Busby head of (28/12/1970-02/06/1971), you can see a manager go over Sir Alex Ferguson with 1.66 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.98).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DChelsea 1-1 FC Copenhagen22/10/1998 | VChelsea 4-1 Aston Villa28/10/1998 | VChelsea 3-0 Wimbledon FC14/11/1998 | DChelsea 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday28/11/1998 | VChelsea 2-1 Aston Villa09/12/1998 | VChelsea 2-0 Tottenham19/12/1998 |
| Overall | DEverton 0-0 Chelsea05/12/1998 | VChelsea 2-1 Aston Villa09/12/1998 | DDerby County 2-2 Chelsea12/12/1998 | DManchester United 1-1 Chelsea16/12/1998 | VChelsea 2-0 Tottenham19/12/1998 | VSouthampton 0-2 Chelsea26/12/1998 |
Current form
| Away | VEverton 1-4 Manchester United31/10/1998 | LSheffield Wednesday 3-1 Manchester United21/11/1998 | DFC Barcelona 3-3 Manchester United25/11/1998 | LTottenham 3-1 Manchester United02/12/1998 | DAston Villa 1-1 Manchester United05/12/1998 | DTottenham 2-2 Manchester United12/12/1998 |
| Overall | DAston Villa 1-1 Manchester United05/12/1998 | DManchester United 1-1 Bayern Munich09/12/1998 | DTottenham 2-2 Manchester United12/12/1998 | DManchester United 1-1 Chelsea16/12/1998 | LManchester United 2-3 Middlesbrough19/12/1998 | VManchester United 3-0 Nottingham Forest26/12/1998 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 13 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 12 |
| Conceding streak | 8 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
19 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
19 |
|
9 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
9 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
31 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
39 |
|
15 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
17 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
23 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
1.63 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.05 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
0.89 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.21 |
|
0.56 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.38 |
Betting aid
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
12 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
12 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
12 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
51 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
34 |
|
22 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
3 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
 | Gianfranco Zola | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Dwight Yorke |  |
| Gianfranco Zola | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Andy Cole |  |
 | Frank Leboeuf | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Denis Irwin |  |
| Frank Leboeuf | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Tore André Flo | 5 goals during the last 8 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Ronny Johnsen |  |
Historical head to head
Home
85 gf
111 ga
Away
56 gf
99 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
7 ga
Total
143 gf
217 ga
Historical head to head
Home
99 gf
56 ga
Away
111 gf
85 ga
Neutral ground
7 gf
2 ga
Total
217 gf
143 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
August 24, 1968 |
| Home | 6 - 2 |
September 06, 1930 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
December 26, 1960 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
November 29, 1947 |
Latest head to head
December 16, 1998 - Premier League 1998/1999
February 28, 1998 - Premier League 1997/1998
January 04, 1998 - FA Cup 1997/1998
September 24, 1997 - Premier League 1997/1998
August 03, 1997 - Charity Shield 1997
Best historical scorers against Man United
 |
Robert Tambling | 7 goals | 1961 - 1969 |
|
Tommy Baldwin | 6 goals | 1967 - 1973 |
 |
Peter Osgood | 5 goals | 1968 - 1973 |
|
Ian Hutchinson | 5 goals | 1969 - 1970 |
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 4 goals | 1958 - 1959 |
 |
Gianluca Vialli | 3 goals | 1996 - 1998 |
Best historical scorers against Chelsea
 |
Bobby Charlton | 10 goals | 1958 - 1971 |
 |
Denis Law | 9 goals | 1963 - 1969 |
 |
Mark Hughes | 8 goals | 1984 - 1994 |
 |
Brian McClair | 7 goals | 1987 - 1995 |
 |
Alex Dawson | 6 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
 |
David Beckham | 5 goals | 1995 - 1998 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
 |
Peter Bonetti | 26 matches | 1960 - 1978 |
|
Ron Harris | 26 matches | 1963 - 1979 |
 |
John Hollins | 20 matches | 1964 - 1974 |
 |
Steve Clarke | 18 matches | 1987 - 1998 |
 |
Dennis Wise | 18 matches | 1990 - 1998 |
|
Eddie McCreadie | 15 matches | 1963 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Chelsea
|
Bobby Charlton | 30 matches | 1958 - 1973 |
 |
Bill Foulkes | 21 matches | 1956 - 1967 |
|
Brian McClair | 19 matches | 1987 - 1997 |
 |
Nobby Stiles | 19 matches | 1960 - 1971 |
|
Denis Irwin | 19 matches | 1990 - 1998 |
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Gary Pallister | 19 matches | 1989 - 1998 |
They played in both sides
122 matches
473 matches
102 matches
45 matches
96 matches
194 matches
76 matches
119 matches
58 matches
20 matches
32 matches
19 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
489 matches
122 matches
473 matches
14 matches
201 matches
96 matches
194 matches
4 matches
145 matches
76 matches
119 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 28, 1998
December 29, 1998
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