Birmingham City 0-4 Arsenal - January 12, 2003 / Premier League 2002/2003
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BC
6' - Goal
Thierry Henry
29' - Goal
Robert Pirès
BC
67' - Goal
Lauren
68' - Substitution
Ferdinand Colyis substituted by Martin Grainger
68' - Substitution
Stephen Clemenceis substituted by Paul Devlin68 70' - Goal
Thierry Henry
75' - Substitution
Eduis substituted by Giovanni van Bronckhorst
78' - Substitution
Dennis Bergkampis substituted by Francis Jeffers
79' - Substitution
Robert Pirèsis substituted by Kolo Touré
85' - Substitution
Christophe Dugarryis substituted by Jovan Kirovski85
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Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Nico Vaesen | 33 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Johnson | 29 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Vickers | 35 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ferdinand Coly | 68 | 29 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jeff Kenna | 32 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Clapham | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stephen Clemence | 68 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Robbie Savage | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Damien Johnson | 24 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Christophe Dugarry | 85 | 30 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Stern John | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David Seaman | 39 | 549 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Keown | 36 | 419 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
| 23 | D |
Sol Campbell | 28 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ashley Cole | 22 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
| 12 | D |
Lauren | 67 | 25 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | M |
Gilberto Silva | 26 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Edu | 75 | 24 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Robert Pirès | 2979 | 29 | 115 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
M |
Sylvain Wiltord | 28 | 133 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
| 10 | F |
Dennis Bergkamp | 78 | 33 | 296 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Thierry Henry | 670 | 25 | 181 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
28.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
187
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Martin Grainger | 68 | 30 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul Devlin | 68 | 30 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jovan Kirovski | 85 | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | D |
Kolo Touré | 79 | 21 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
D |
Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 75 | 27 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Francis Jeffers | 78 | 21 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Christophe Dugarry
IN
Clinton Morrison
OUT
Stern John
IN
Jovan Kirovski
OUT
Stephen Clemence
IN
Darryl Powell
OUT
Jamie Clapham
IN
Martin Grainger
OUT
Steve Vickers
IN
Joey Hutchinson
OUT
Damien Johnson
IN
Paul Devlin
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ashley Cole
IN
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
OUT
Sol Campbell
IN
Kolo Touré
OUT
Lauren
IN
Oleg Luzhny
OUT
Thierry Henry
IN
Francis Jeffers
OUT
Gilberto Silva
IN
Matthew Upson
OUT
Sylvain Wiltord
IN
Sebastian Svard
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
42
53
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Bruce vs Arsenal
0 victory
0 draw
4 losses
Bruce vs Wenger
0 victory
0 draw
4 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
53
356
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Wenger vs Birmingham City
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Wenger vs Bruce
4 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Steve Bennett
8 victories |
4 draws |
12 losses |
Birmingham City24 matches | General total | Arsenal28 matches | 17 victories |
9 draws |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
Birmingham City4 matches | Season total | Arsenal2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on March 06, 2010 | Latest figure on February 20, 2010 | |||||||
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Key figures
No Arsenal manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Arsène Wenger has reached 57% of wins .
Arsenal keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 15/12/2002). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 23/03/2002-09/11/2002 time period (31 matches).
Arsenal keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 10/12/2002). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 23/03/2002-06/10/2002 time period (24 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBirmingham City 3-1 Bolton Wanderers02/11/2002 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Preston North End05/11/2002 | DBirmingham City 0-0 Fulham17/11/2002 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Tottenham30/11/2002 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Charlton21/12/2002 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Everton26/12/2002 |
| Overall | VFulham 0-1 Birmingham City15/12/2002 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Charlton21/12/2002 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Everton26/12/2002 | LManchester United 2-0 Birmingham City28/12/2002 | LLeeds United 2-0 Birmingham City01/01/2003 | LFulham 3-1 Birmingham City05/01/2003 |
Current form
| Away | VFulham 0-1 Arsenal03/11/2002 | LSouthampton 3-2 Arsenal23/11/2002 | VAS Roma 1-3 Arsenal27/11/2002 | LManchester United 2-0 Arsenal07/12/2002 | DTottenham 1-1 Arsenal15/12/2002 | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Arsenal26/12/2002 |
| Overall | DTottenham 1-1 Arsenal15/12/2002 | VArsenal 2-0 Middlesbrough21/12/2002 | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Arsenal26/12/2002 | DArsenal 1-1 Liverpool29/12/2002 | VArsenal 3-2 Chelsea01/01/2003 | VArsenal 2-0 Oxford United04/01/2003 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 4 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 6 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
22 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
22 |
|
10 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
14 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
19 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
45 |
|
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
27 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
24 |
|
10 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
0.86 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.05 |
|
1.1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.7 |
|
1.23 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.09 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.3 |
Betting aid
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
14 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
10 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
9 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
15 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
52 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
31 |
|
22 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
3 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
 | Clinton Morrison | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Thierry Henry | |
| Paul Devlin | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Thierry Henry | |
| Paul Devlin | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Thierry Henry | |
| Paul Devlin | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Robert Pirès | |
| - | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 9 assists | Thierry Henry | |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 3 assists | Thierry Henry | |
||
| Jovan Kirovski | 2 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals, 6 assists during the last 9 matches | Thierry Henry | |
Historical head to head
Home
111 gf
68 ga
Away
44 gf
119 ga
Total
155 gf
187 ga
Historical head to head
Home
119 gf
44 ga
Away
68 gf
111 ga
Total
187 gf
155 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
December 03, 1955 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
December 03, 1955 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 03, 1906 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
December 28, 1963 |
Latest head to head
August 18, 2002 - Premier League 2002/2003
October 14, 1997 - League Cup 1997/1998
May 03, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
November 30, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
April 23, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Trevor Francis | 7 goals | 1974 - 1978 |
|
Robin Stubbs | 4 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
Bob Hatton | 4 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Jimmy Harris | 2 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Peter Murphy | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Kenny Burns | 2 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Joe Baker | 7 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
 |
Malcolm Macdonald | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Ted Drake | 4 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
|
Alan Sunderland | 3 goals | 1978 - 1983 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 3 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
Frank Stapleton | 3 goals | 1976 - 1981 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Joe Gallagher | 12 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
|
Trevor Francis | 12 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Johnny Schofield | 11 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
|
Trevor Smith | 11 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
|
Dave Latchford | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Malcolm Beard | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
 |
David O'Leary | 14 matches | 1975 - 1986 |
 |
Pat Rice | 12 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
 |
Liam Brady | 12 matches | 1973 - 1979 |
|
Billy McCullough | 11 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
|
Kenny Sansom | 10 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
|
Graham Rix | 10 matches | 1977 - 1986 |
They played in both sides
126 matches
77 matches
67 matches
69 matches
42 matches
548 matches
40 matches
20 matches
6 matches
113 matches
1 match
115 matches
They played in both sides
42 matches
548 matches
1 match
115 matches
6 matches
113 matches
126 matches
77 matches
67 matches
69 matches
40 matches
20 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 11, 2003
January 12, 2003
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