Chelsea 1-1 Blackburn - October 15, 1997 / League Cup 1997/1998
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46' - Substitution
Ruud Gullitis substituted by David Lee46
47' - Goal
Billy McKinlay
61' - Goal
Roberto Di Matteo
61' - Substitution
Paul Hughesis substituted by Steve Hampshire61
67' - Substitution
Billy McKinlayis substituted by Tim Sherwood
77' - Substitution
Damien Duffis substituted by Lars Bohinen
79' - Substitution
Eddie Newtonis substituted by Frank Sinclair79
87' - Substitution
Colin Hendryis substituted by Stéphane Henchoz
BLA
104' - Red card
Gianluca Vialli104
BLA
Team line-ups
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Kevin Hitchcock | 35 | 109 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Leboeuf | 29 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Clarke | 34 | 317 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Celestine Babayaro | 19 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Danny Granville | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eddie Newton | 79 | 25 | 169 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul Hughes | 61 | 21 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Roberto Di Matteo | 61 | 27 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ruud Gullit | 46 | 35 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mark Nicholls | 20 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gianluca Vialli | 104 | 33 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
76
Blackburn
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tim Flowers | 30 | 181 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Hendry | 87 | 31 | 219 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Tore Pedersen | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Garry Flitcroft | 24 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Patrick Valéry | 28 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Croft | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Anders Andersson | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Billy McKinlay | 4767 | 28 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Damien Duff | 77 | 18 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Martin Dahlin | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Chris Sutton | 24 | 112 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
60
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Frank Sinclair | 79 | 25 | 185 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
David Lee | 46 | 27 | 145 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Hampshire | 61 | 17 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Stéphane Henchoz | 87 | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tim Sherwood | 67 | 28 | 226 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lars Bohinen | 77 | 28 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Celestine Babayaro
IN
Graeme Le Saux
OUT
Ruud Gullit
IN
Gustavo Poyet
OUT
Kevin Hitchcock
IN
Ed de Goeij
OUT
Mark Nicholls
IN
Gianfranco Zola
OUT
Danny Granville
IN
Dan Petrescu
OUT
Paul Hughes
IN
Dennis Wise
OUT
Gianluca Vialli
IN
Mark Hughes
OUT
Frank Leboeuf
IN
Bernard Lambourde
OUT
Eddie Newton
IN
Frank Sinclair
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Patrick Valéry
IN
Jeff Kenna
OUT
Tore Pedersen
IN
Stéphane Henchoz
OUT
Damien Duff
IN
Tim Sherwood
OUT
Martin Dahlin
IN
Kevin Gallacher
OUT
Anders Andersson
IN
Lars Bohinen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
35
61
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Gullit vs Blackburn
0 victory
3 draws
0 loss
Gullit vs Hodgson
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
13
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Hodgson vs Chelsea
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Hodgson vs Gullit
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Keith Burge
2 victories |
2 draws |
2 losses |
Chelsea6 matches | General total | Blackburn13 matches | 10 victories |
1 draw |
2 losses |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Chelsea1 match | Season total | Blackburn1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 02, 1998 | Latest figure on February 06, 1999 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
No Chelsea manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ruud Gullit has reached 1.85 goals scored per game .
It's the first time Billy McKinlay scores a goal vs Chelsea in his professional career since the 05/05/1996 (with Blackburn vs Chelsea )
Chelsea keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal conceded in League Cup running (since 04/10/1995). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 28/10/1986-04/10/1989 time period (7 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VChelsea 2-1 Leicester19/04/1997 | DChelsea 0-0 Leeds United03/05/1997 | VChelsea 4-2 Southampton30/08/1997 | VChelsea 2-0 Slovan Bratislava18/09/1997 | LChelsea 2-3 Arsenal21/09/1997 | VChelsea 1-0 Newcastle United27/09/1997 |
| Overall | VChelsea 2-0 Slovan Bratislava18/09/1997 | LChelsea 2-3 Arsenal21/09/1997 | DManchester United 2-2 Chelsea24/09/1997 | VChelsea 1-0 Newcastle United27/09/1997 | VSlovan Bratislava 0-2 Chelsea02/10/1997 | LLiverpool 4-2 Chelsea05/10/1997 |
Current form
| Away | VAston Villa 0-4 Blackburn13/08/1997 | VCrystal Palace 1-2 Blackburn30/08/1997 | DTottenham 0-0 Blackburn20/09/1997 | DLeicester 1-1 Blackburn24/09/1997 | LPreston North End 1-0 Blackburn30/09/1997 | VWimbledon FC 0-1 Blackburn04/10/1997 |
| Overall | VBlackburn 6-0 Preston North End17/09/1997 | DTottenham 0-0 Blackburn20/09/1997 | DLeicester 1-1 Blackburn24/09/1997 | DBlackburn 0-0 Coventry28/09/1997 | LPreston North End 1-0 Blackburn30/09/1997 | VWimbledon FC 0-1 Blackburn04/10/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 14 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Martin Dahlin |  |
||
| - | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Martin Dahlin | |
Historical head to head
Home
75 gf
48 ga
Away
38 gf
62 ga
Total
113 gf
110 ga
Historical head to head
Home
62 gf
38 ga
Away
48 gf
75 ga
Total
110 gf
113 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
October 03, 1964 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
October 03, 1964 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
March 29, 1913 |
| Away | 6 - 1 |
March 29, 1913 |
Latest head to head
March 05, 1997 - Premier League 1996/1997
November 16, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997
May 05, 1996 - Premier League 1995/1996
October 28, 1995 - Premier League 1995/1996
March 18, 1995 - Premier League 1994/1995
Best historical scorers against Blackburn
|
Barry Bridges | 5 goals | 1963 - 1965 |
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 4 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
|
Charlie Livesey | 3 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
Bert Murray | 2 goals | 1963 - 1965 |
|
Robert Tambling | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
|
Peter Sillett | 2 goals | 1958 - 1958 |
Best historical scorers against Chelsea
 |
Mike Newell | 4 goals | 1993 - 1995 |
 |
Alan Shearer | 3 goals | 1993 - 1995 |
|
Peter Dobing | 3 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Mike Harrison | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
|
Tim Sherwood | 2 goals | 1995 - 1996 |
|
Stuart Ripley | 2 goals | 1993 - 1995 |
Players with most games played vs Blackburn
 |
Peter Bonetti | 10 matches | 1960 - 1966 |
|
Frank Blunstone | 8 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
 |
Terry Venables | 8 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
 |
Dennis Wise | 8 matches | 1992 - 1997 |
|
Peter Brabrook | 7 matches | 1958 - 1961 |
|
Frank Sinclair | 7 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Chelsea
|
Ronnie Clayton | 10 matches | 1960 - 1966 |
|
Tim Sherwood | 10 matches | 1992 - 1997 |
|
Colin Hendry | 9 matches | 1992 - 1997 |
|
Mike England | 8 matches | 1960 - 1966 |
 |
Bryan Douglas | 8 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
 |
Henning Berg | 8 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
They played in both sides
100 matches
154 matches
96 matches
2 matches
62 matches
135 matches
23 matches
30 matches
11 matches
3 matches
5 matches
81 matches
They played in both sides
100 matches
154 matches
62 matches
135 matches
5 matches
81 matches
23 matches
30 matches
11 matches
3 matches
1 match
3 matches
Competition info
The other matches
October 14, 1997
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