WBA 1-0 Chelsea - March 14, 1979 / Division 1 1978/1979
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45+4'
WBA
49' - Goal
Ally Brown49
WBA
67' - Substitution
David Strideis substituted by John Bumstead
83' - Substitution
Cyrille Regisis substituted by Willie Johnston83
CHE
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Team line-ups
WBA
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tony Godden | 23 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Brown | 49 | 27 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Derek Statham | 19 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Robertson | 26 | 203 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brendon Batson | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Trewick | 21 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Wile | 32 | 226 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Brown | 33 | 458 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cyrille Regis | 83 | 21 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Mills | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Laurie Cunningham | 23 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
128
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Bonetti | 37 | 611 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Stride | 67 | 20 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Michael Nutton | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graham Wilkins | 23 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Sitton | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ron Harris | 34 | 657 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eamonn Bannon | 20 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Wilkins | 22 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tommy Langley | 21 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Clive Walker | 21 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
James Docherty | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
142
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Willie Johnston | 83 | 32 | 101 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
John Bumstead | 67 | 20 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Peter Bonetti
IN
Petar Borota
OUT
James Docherty
IN
Trevor Aylott
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
65
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Atkinson vs Chelsea
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Atkinson vs Blanchflower
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
53
12
Success rate in this team:
17 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
21 %
Blanchflower vs WBA
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Blanchflower vs Atkinson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
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Key figures
WBA keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw at home in Premier League running (since 09/12/1978).
Chelsea keeps its 3 matches without scoring any goal running (since 03/03/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 05/10/1977-22/10/1977 time period (4 matches).
Chelsea keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 30/12/1978).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VWest Bromwich Albion 3-1 Bristol City01/01/1979 | VWest Bromwich Albion 4-0 Coventry15/01/1979 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Leeds United24/02/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 3-3 Leeds United26/02/1979 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Leeds United01/03/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Southampton10/03/1979 |
| Overall | DWest Bromwich Albion 3-3 Leeds United26/02/1979 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Leeds United01/03/1979 | LRed Star Belgrade 1-0 West Bromwich Albion01/03/1979 | VCoventry 1-3 West Bromwich Albion03/03/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Southampton10/03/1979 | LSouthampton 2-1 West Bromwich Albion12/03/1979 |
Current form
| Away | DSouthampton 0-0 Chelsea26/12/1978 | LIpswich Town 5-1 Chelsea30/12/1978 | LManchester United 3-0 Chelsea15/01/1979 | VManchester City 2-3 Chelsea20/01/1979 | LBolton Wanderers 2-1 Chelsea24/02/1979 | LNorwich City 2-0 Chelsea10/03/1979 |
| Overall | VManchester City 2-3 Chelsea20/01/1979 | VChelsea 2-1 Birmingham City03/02/1979 | LChelsea 1-3 Coventry21/02/1979 | LBolton Wanderers 2-1 Chelsea24/02/1979 | DChelsea 0-0 Liverpool03/03/1979 | LNorwich City 2-0 Chelsea10/03/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 12 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
25 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
28 |
|
11 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
15 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
4 |
Losses (Competition total) |
17 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
|
52 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
29 |
|
24 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
25 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
58 |
|
10 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
32 |
|
2.08 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.04 |
|
2.18 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.07 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.07 |
|
0.91 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.13 |
Betting aid
|
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
16 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
8 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
16 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-3 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Ally Brown | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Tommy Langley | |
| Ally Brown | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Duncan McKenzie | |
| Ally Brown | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Gary Stanley | |
| Ally Brown | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Ally Brown | 10 goals during the last 12 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 7 matches | Tommy Langley | |
Historical head to head
Home
90 gf
54 ga
Away
75 gf
95 ga
Total
165 gf
149 ga
Historical head to head
Home
95 gf
75 ga
Away
54 gf
90 ga
Total
149 gf
165 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
April 27, 1972 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
April 27, 1972 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
December 03, 1960 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
February 11, 1953 |
Latest head to head
September 30, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
January 02, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
August 20, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
January 31, 1976 - Division 2 1975/1976
August 20, 1975 - Division 2 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Chelsea
|
Tony Brown | 11 goals | 1968 - 1978 |
 |
Jeff Astle | 7 goals | 1966 - 1971 |
 |
Derek Kevan | 4 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Ally Brown | 2 goals | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Keith Smith | 2 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Dennis Clarke | 2 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
Best historical scorers against WBA
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 8 goals | 1957 - 1960 |
|
Robert Tambling | 7 goals | 1961 - 1968 |
|
Barry Bridges | 5 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
 |
John Hollins | 3 goals | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Ron Tindall | 3 goals | 1957 - 1960 |
|
Ian Hutchinson | 3 goals | 1969 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Chelsea
|
Tony Brown | 21 matches | 1964 - 1978 |
 |
Bobby Hope | 18 matches | 1961 - 1972 |
|
Jeff Astle | 16 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
|
John Kaye | 14 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
|
Graham Williams | 13 matches | 1960 - 1969 |
|
Doug Fraser | 13 matches | 1963 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs WBA
 |
Peter Bonetti | 24 matches | 1960 - 1978 |
|
Ron Harris | 22 matches | 1964 - 1978 |
|
John Hollins | 18 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
|
Robert Tambling | 13 matches | 1960 - 1970 |
|
Eddie McCreadie | 12 matches | 1963 - 1972 |
|
Peter Houseman | 12 matches | 1964 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
76 matches
79 matches
They played in both sides
76 matches
79 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 10, 1979
April 04, 1979
May 01, 1979
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