Chelsea (Blues)
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Played 35 - 3rd in Prem on 63 pts |
Manager: Claudio Ranieri
(Sep '00)
Games: 137 - W 51%, D 24%, L 25%
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- Chelsea are second in the Premiership's "Last Six Current Form" table with 15 points out of 18 (five wins from six). Man U have 16 points over the same period (five wins and a draw).
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Chelsea and Man U are the only clubs not to have been 'doubled' in this Premiership season.
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Chelsea have hit form at the right time, leapfrogging Newcastle on Easter Monday with their fifth win in six Premiership matches. Claudio Ranieri's cosmopolitan team have lost only once in those last half dozen encounters.
- Should Chelsea end the season in their current position they would equal their best ever Premiership finish of third achieved in 1998/99.
- 9 wins in last 15 League and Cup games
- Won 5 of last 6 Premiership matches
- Drawn 1 of last 12 in all competitions
- 1 draw in last 15 top flight encounters
- Lost 4 of last 10 confrontations
- 1 defeat in last 6 top division duels
- Failed to score in 3 of last 31 contests
- Failed to find the net in 2 of last 23 League clashes
- 4 clean sheets in last 11
- Managed 1 clean sheet in last 4 top tier League outings
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WON LAST 3 HOME PREMIERSHIP GAMES
- SCORED IN EACH OF LAST 19 - 14 in Prem
- GONE 7 SINCE A DRAW - 9 in Prem
- SCORED IN EACH OF LAST 19 - 14 in Prem
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Chelsea have one more London derby. They visit West Ham, in what could be a landmark game next Saturday, 3 May. They finish against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, 11 May.
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2002/2003 PERFORMANCE |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
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All competitions |
45 |
24 |
10 |
11 |
85 |
48 |
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All competitions - home |
22 |
15 |
4 |
3 |
48 |
19 |
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Premiership |
35 |
18 |
9 |
8 |
65 |
35 |
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Premiership - home |
17 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
38 |
13 |
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Best Scenario at final whistle - Cannot climb from 3rd
- If Chelsea win, and,
- Newcastle away to Sunderland lose, and,
- Liverpool away to West Brom do no more than draw
- Then Chelsea would go 4 points clear of 4th place.
Worst Scenario at final whistle - Down 2 to 5th.
- If Chelsea lose, and,
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Newcastle away to Sunderland win, and
- Liverpool away to West Brom.
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CAREER MILESTONES
- If he plays, Eidur GUDJOHNSEN will be making his 150th English League appearance (excluding Play-Offs).
- If selected in the eleven, John TERRY will be making his 100th start for Chelsea.
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TOP SCORERS
- Zola - 16, Hasselbaink - 14, Gudjohnsen - 10, Lampard - 7
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Last Seasons Top Scorers:
Hasselbaink - 29, Gudjohnsen - 23, Forssell - 9, Lampard - 7, Zola - 5.
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source=BBC
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Fulham FC - (The Cottagers)
Stadium: The Cottage on Loftus Road
Played 35 - 16th in Prem on 41 points |
Manager: Chris Coleman (Apr 2003)
Games 2 W50%, D0%, L50%
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- Fulham flattered to deceive in the debut match of caretaker manager Chris Coleman - beating Newcastle 2-1. But were lack lustre in going down by two goals at Elland Road on Tuesday. That was their 15th away game without victory, 14 of them in the Premiership, and fourth successive away defeat without scoring. Three of those were in the League at Man Utd (3-0), Liverpool (2-0) and Leeds (2-0).
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Fulham are one of three clubs to have won just once on their League travels. Aston Villa and Sunderland are the others. It's ironic that Sunderalnd were the team Fulham beat. Since their 3-0 victory at the Stadium of Light on 14 September, the Cottagers have drawn four and lost ten on the road.
- Defeat here and victory for Bolton against Arsenal, could leave Fulham immediately above the trap door. A Sunday win for West Ham at Manchester City would then mean there was just three points separating the two London clubs with two games each to play.
- Fulham have registered just one clean sheet in eight games and have scored just two goals in five.
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2 wins in last 9 League and Cup games
- Won 1 of last 6 Premiership matches
- Drawn 3 of last 11 in all competitions
- 1 draw in last 7 top flight encounters
- Lost 5 of last 8 confrontations
- 4 defeats in last 5 top division duels
- Failed to score in 5 of last 8 contests
- Failed to find the net in 4 of last 5 League clashes
- 2 clean sheets in last 14
- Managed 1 clean sheets in last 8 top tier League outings
LOST LAST 4 AWAY WITHOUT SCORING - 3 Prem, 1 FAC
- LOST LAST 3 AWAY PREMIERSHIP GAMES
- GONE 15 AWAY SINCE A WIN - 12 Prem, 1 Uefa, 1 WC, 1 FAC [4 draws, 11 losses]
- WITHOUT AN AWAY LEAGUE VICTORY IN 14 [4 draws, 10 defeats]
Fulham are in danger of finishing lower than the 13th placing they managed on their Premier League debut last season.
- Victory for Fulham will mean they have accrued exactly 4,000 points since they were elected to the League in 1907
- Fulham welcome Everton to Loftus Road next Saturday, 3 May and end with the London derby at Charlton on 11 May.
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2002/2003 PERFORMANCE |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
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All competitions |
55 |
21 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
67 |
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All competitions - away |
26 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
25 |
42 |
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Premiership |
35 |
11 |
8 |
16 |
37 |
49 |
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Premiership - away |
17 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
31 |
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Best Scenario at the end of day - Up 3 to 13th
- If Fulham win, and
- Leeds at home to Blackburn do no more than draw, and
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Aston Villa away to Everton lose, and
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Birmingham at home to Middlesbrough lose with with a two or three goal swing.
Worst Scenario at the end of day - Down 1 to 17th
- If Fulham lose, and
- Bolton at home to Arsenal win.
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CAREER MILESTONES
- Louis SAHA is a hat trick away from 50 goals for Fulham.
- If selected in the eleven, Steve MARLET will be making his 50th League start for the Cottagers.
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TOP SCORERS
- Malbranque - 13(6 Lge, 4 FAC, 3 Euro), Marlet - 9(4 Lge 5 Euro), Junichi Inamoto 6(2 lge, 4 Euro), Sava 6(5 lge, 1 fac), Saha - 6(4 Lge 1 FAC, 1 Euro),
- Also: Sylvain Legwinski 6(4 lge, 2 Euro), Davis - 4(3 Lge 1 Euro), Boa Morte - 4(1 Lge 1 Lc, 2 Euro), Clark/Hayles 3, Stolcers - 2
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Last Seasons Top Scorers:
Hayles - 12, Malbranque - 10, Marlet/Saha - 9
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source= BBC
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