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The Big Drogs All Set for Battle of the Bridge SEASON 2010/2011 ISSUE Seven Barclays premier league Barclays premier league Barclays premier league race for The golDen BooT race for The golDen glove sTaTisTics 2010/11 Player (Team) Goals Player (Team) Clean Sheets The Player With The Most........ Florent Malouda (Chelsea) 6 Joe Hart (Man City) 4 Shots On Target Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd) 6 Petr Cech (Chelsea) 4 Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd) 17 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 5 Ben Foster (Birmingham) 2 Shots Off Target Darren Bent (Sunderland) 5 Ali Al Habsi (Wigan) 2 Michael Essien (Chelsea), Luis Nani (Man Utd) 12 Andrew Carroll (Newcastle) 4 Brad Friedel (Aston Villa) 2 Shots Without Scoring Victor Obinna (West Ham) 18 Shots Per Goal The big Drogs all set for Hugo Rodallega (Wigan) 25 Assists Luis Nani (Man Utd) 6 battle of the Bridge Offsides C Jerome (Birmingham), D Berbatov (Man Utd) 11 helsea's march to a at home to Bolton, while West second successive Ham know that another home Fouls CBarclays Premier League win over Fulham will lift them Kevin Davies (Bolton) 24 title was rudely interrupted by away from the foot of the Fouls Without A Card Manchester City last weekend table. P Evra (Man Utd), N Kalinic (Blackburn) 13 and Carlo Ancelotti's men face Manchester United failed another stern test on Sunday to take advantage of the slip- Free-Kicks Won when they host Arsenal at ups suffered by Chelsea and Steven Pienaar (Everton) 22 Stamford Bridge. Arsenal last week and face a Penalties Scored Much had been made of tough fixture at Sunderland. Darren Bent (Sunderland) 3 Chelsea's apparent easy start Steve Bruce has forged a Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks to the season which saw them side who are difficult to beat win their first five games at an at the Stadium of Light and Five players 1 aggregate score of 21-1 but in Darren Bent they possess Saves Made already struck five times in Carlos Tevez's goal was enough one of the division's most lethal Matthew Gilks (Blackpool) 49 to end that run at Eastlands. seven games this term. marksmen. Defensive Clearances Arsenal were also undone last Elsewhere, City face Bent scored a brace at weekend – at home to West Newcastle at home as they Anfield last weekend to Titus Bramble (Sunderland) 17 Bromwich Albion – and Arsene look to build on that fine win take his tally for the season Defensive Blocks last weekend while stuttering Wenger's side will be desperate to seven and he will fancy Christopher Samba (Blackburn) 9 to make up for their dismal Liverpool host Blackpool in a his chances against a United record against the top sides must-win encounter for Roy back four which has looked last season. Hodgson's side. shaky in recent weeks. Didier Drogba's brace was After losing to Northampton In the weekend's other enough for the Blues to win and drawing to Sunderland the fixtures, Wigan face Wolves, the same fixture last season Reds are in desperate need of a Everton travel to Birmingham and the Ivory Coast striker will return to normality against Ian still looking for their first win again be the chief danger. Holloway's plucky newcomers. of the season, Stoke host He hit 38 goals for club and West Brom will be looking Blackburn and Spurs face country last season and has to continue their bright start Aston Villa. Barclays premier league Barclays premier league The Team With The Most......... BirThDay Boys milesTones Shots On Target Arsenal 65 2nd october Shots Off Target Arsenal 53 Jack Collison (22) West Ham Almost There........ Shots Per Goal Wigan 42.00 Dean Bouzanis (20) Liverpool 400 Appearances 3rd october Corners Arsenal 55 Gary Neville (Man Utd) 398 Danny Coid (29) Blackpool Fouls Wolverhampton 95 4th october 300 Appearances Tomas Rosicky (30) Arsenal Woodwork Strikes Stoke 6 Damien Duff (Fulham) 299 Ryan Shawcross (23) Stoke Offsides Blackpool 26 250 Appearances Penalties Conceded Birmingham, Stoke 3 Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham) 248 Barclays premier league Yellow Cards Wolverhampton 19 granD ToTals 200 Appearances Red Cards Sunderland, Bolton, Arsenal 2 Eidur Gudjohnsen (Stoke) 199 Barclays premier league goals 150 Goals Barclays premier league 18627 Michael Owen (Man Utd) 148 press office 100 Goals There will be a 24-hour press office to answer any queries Barclays premier league attenDance Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) 97 regarding the sponsorship and general football matters: 50 Goals Andrew McDougall > 0203 134 1849 220891160 Mobile: 07775 547302 Danny Murphy (Fulham) 48 Email: [email protected] statistical information anDrew lockwooD Press Association Sport 01430 455256 Birmingham v everTon Saturday 2nd October, Kick-off 3.00pm club media contact managerial records club media contact Chris Kershaw 0844 557 1497 aT currenT cluB (Barclays premier league only) Darren Griffiths 0151 330 2278 Alex McLeish Blues manager Alex McLeish has pleaded for Everton have made their worst start to a season Played 68 Won 19 Drawn 24 Lost 25 For 78 patience as he waits for his summer signings Against 95 since 1994. Still chasing their first league win of – Alexandr Hleb, Jean Beausejour and Nikola Av Pts/game 1.19 the season, they have taken just three points Zigic – to make an impact in the Barclays Biggest Win(s) Won 4-1 on 2 occasions from their first six matches in the Barclays Premier League. But if Birmingham are strug- Biggest Loss(es) Aston Villa 5 Birmingham 1 Premier League and currently sit bottom. But gling to find the net, they have scored only twice in three (20/04/2008). David Moyes’ side have not had much luck and although the home matches this season, they remain as difficult to beat David Moyes manager has expressed his shock at the Toffees’ plight, he as last season and have only lost one of their first six league Played 319 Won 129 Drawn 85 Lost 105 insists they will soon start to work their way up the table. matches, at West Brom earlier this month. For 416 Against 385 Av Pts/game 1.48 Barclays premier league record Biggest Win(s) Everton 7 Sunderland 1 Barclays premier league record (24/11/2007). Biggest Loss(es) Arsenal 7 Total Seasons in Barclays Premier League 7 Everton 0 (11/05/2005). Total Seasons in Barclays Premier League 19 Consecutive Seasons in Barclays Premier League (current) 2 Consecutive Seasons in Barclays Premier League (current) 19 Total Matches Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against manager head To head Total Matches Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against 234 66 71 97 243 310 Played ...4 McLeish .........1 Moyes .....................0 702 244 195 263 877 901 Draws ....3 Goals 6 Goals 5 recent matches squad recent meetings squad recent matches Apps(sub apps) Apps(sub apps) 25/09/10 League 13/03/10 League 25/09/10 League 1 Taylor .................... 0(0) 1 Mucha .................. 0(0) Birmingham....................0 Wigan..............................0 Birmingham....................2 Everton ...........................2 Fulham ............................0 Everton ...........................0 Att: 22,186 2 Carr ....................... 6(0) 2 Hibbert ................. 4(0) Att: 25,598 3 Murphy ................ 0(0) Jerome 26 Anichebe 19 3 Baines ................... 6(0) Birmingham: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, 4 Bowyer ................. 5(1) Gardner 52 Yakubu 22 5 Heitinga ............... 3(1) Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly (Baird 28), Hangeland, Larsson, Ferguson, Gardner, Bowyer (Zigic 61), 5 Johnson ................ 6(0) Att: 24,579 6 Jagielka ................. 6(0) Hughes, Salcido, Davies (Kamara 71), Etuhu, Murphy, Hleb (Beausejour 62), Jerome (Phillips 78). Booked: 6 Ridgewell ............. 6(0) 23/01/10 FA Cup 4th round 7 Bilyaletdinov ....... 1(3) Duff, Dempsey, Gera (Johnson 55). Booked: Salcido Johnson 31, Dann 68. Dismissed: Gardner 89. 7 Larsson ................ 6(0) Everton ............................1 Birmingham ...................2 8 Saha ...................... 1(2) 80, Duff 86. Wigan: Al Habsi, Boyce, Gohouri, Alcaraz, Figueroa, 8 Gardner ................ 5(1) Osman 56 Benitez 7 10 Arteta ................. 6(0) Everton: Howard, Coleman (Bilyaletdinov 88), Thomas, Diame (Watson 82), Stam (Di Santo 59), 9 Phillips .................. 0(1) Att: 30,875 Ferguson 40 15 Distin .................. 6(0) Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Neville, Fellaini, Arteta, McCarthy, N’Zogbia, Rodallega, Di Santo (Moses 90). 10 Jerome ................ 6(0) 16 Beckford ............ 3(1) Pienaar, Cahill (Osman 62), Yakubu. Booked: Pienaar Booked: Rodallega 31, Stam 40, Gohouri 45. 12 Ferguson ........... 6(0) overall head To head 17 Cahill .................. 5(0) 76. 21/09/10 League Cup 3rd round 13 Doyle .................. 0(0) 18 Neville ................ 2(0) 21/09/10 League Cup 3rd round Birmingham....................3 Milton Keynes Dons .....1 14 Derbyshire ......... 0(3) Played ...116 Draws ......34 0-0’s ......8 19 Gueye ................. 0(0) Brentford .........................1 Everton ...........................1 Hleb 24 Wilbraham 80 15 Dann .................. 6(0) Birmingham wins 24 Goals 145 (1.2 per game) 20 Pienaar ............... 6(0) Alexander 41 Coleman 6 Zigic 26 16 McFadden ......... 3(1) Times failed to score 36 21 Osman ............... 3(2) Att: 8,960 Gardner 28 Att: 9,450 17 Michel ................ 0(0) Everton wins 58 Goals 213 (1.8 per game) 22 Yakubu ............... 1(2) Brentford win 4-3 on penalties 18 Fahey .................. 1(2) 23 Coleman ............ 1(3) 19 Zigic.................... 1(4) Times failed to score 20 24 Howard .............. 6(0) PL APPS 44 20 Valles ................. 0(0) Biggest League win at Birmingham for each team: 25 Fellaini ................ 5(1) PL APPS 124 one to watch PL Goals 1 21 Parnaby .............. 0(0) 26/12/1955 Birmingham 6-2 Everton 26 Rodwell .............. 1(1) one to watch PL Goals 5 22 Hleb .................... 2(0) 18/01/1975 Birmingham 0-3 Everton 28 Anichebe ........... 0(0) roger Johnson 23 Beausejour ........ 0(2) 29 Silva .................... 0(0) phil Jagielka 24 O’Shea ............... 0(0) Barclays premier league head To head 30 Mustafi .............
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