The ball is round or can you smell the old sock

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Hello football lovers!!!!

I tought we could look ahead to this weekends games

Lets do it together.

These are the ones i at the moment find interesting

Ipswisch +180 away at Derby LOST 7 LAST10 Tractor Boys won 4 of last 5

Millwall +245 away at Norwich

Man C +135 away at Watford Man City marching in the top

Westham +500 away to chelsea and im a hammer Beat Chelsea at home couple week ago 2-1 won atStamford bridge in 99 only Q is Paolo di canio will he play for Hammers or will he be sold for big money.C lost at home resently to southamton 4-2 have had trouble against weaker opp at home strange team

Money in the bank plays

Leicester-Newcastle over 2.5 -120

ManU-Blackburn over 2.5 -165

Lets SEE What we can do

 

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playing these

playing these

Ipswich away +180


and the over 2.5 manU BEST BET

GLTA

 

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ADDING

ADDING

MILLWALL has now dropped from +245 to +230

PALACE -160

 

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FROM BBC

FROM BBC

Trevor Benjamin plays his last game for Crystal Palace against Rotherham before his loan deal expires.

The 22-year-old striker has scored once in five outings for Palace since signing from Leicester on a one-month deal and could have his move extended.

Eagles manager Trevor Francis said: "We will be speaking to them about extending it for another month."

Palace are aiming to do the double over Rotherham after winning 3-2 at Millmoor on the opening day of the season.

They approach the match on the back of three straight league wins but are still without Steve Thomson, who remains sidelined with an ankle injury.

Rotherham boss Ronnie Moore will be looking for his side to build on their FA Cup win over Southampton when they return to league action at Crystal Palace.

The Millers chief praised his side's character and determination following their memorable 2-1 win against the Saints at Millmoor in round three.

"They put us on the back foot and I thought we defended a little bit too deep late on. But we showed great determination," said Moore.

"It's great for a football club of our size to play against Southampton and it would have been a real gutter for us if they'd equalised late on - even though a draw against them would have been a good result."

United are virtually at full-strength for the trip to the capital and they have been buoyed by the news that Alan Lee (foot problem) started running again earlier this week.


i THINK THE WIN OVER SOUTHAMTON HAVEBEEN TIERSUM FOR ROTHERHAM

 

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BBC

BBC

Norwich v Millwall


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Man-of-the-moment David Neilson will be recalled to the squad for Norwich's crunch encounter with Millwall on Sunday.

Boss Nigel Worthington will prepare for the clash without any new major injury or suspension worries, but several players are carrying minor knocks following the FA Cup defeat at Chelsea on Wednesday.

Striker Neilson, on loan from Wimbledon, was cup-tied for the third-round tie and the replay.

But left-back Adam Drury, rested with the Millwall game in mind, may also be recalled to the starting line-up.

Millwall duo Richard Sadlier and Christophe Kinet face a race against time to be fit for Sunday's trip to Norwich City.

Both players were substituted during the 1-0 win over Watford on Tuesday after suffering a recurrence of past injuries.

Manager Mark McGhee said: "Sads came off with a bit of a groin again and we are battling to get him fit.

"Christophe felt his hamstring tighten a bit, so we will just have to see how it goes with both of them before the weekend."

Full-back Robbie Ryan should return after missing the Watford game with a stubbed toe.

Millwall are looking to record their 10th unbeaten match against their promotion rivals.

 

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HAMMERS SMALL VERY SMALL +500

HAMMERS SMALL VERY SMALL +500

Chelsea v West Ham


Stamford Bridge - Sunday, 20 January, 2002
Kick Off: 1400 GMT
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Most Significant Stats

Fixture History

Chelsea Stats

West Ham Stats

Referee Report


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Chelsea's top scorer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is expected to return to spearhead the Blues' strike force after overcoming an upper thigh problem.
Emmanuel Petit has recovered from an ankle injury and John Terry also returns to the squad.
Sam dalla Bona and Slavisa Jokanovic both serve one-match suspensions.

Chelsea (from): Cudicini, Melchiot, Gallas, Zenden, Desailly, Stanic, Lampard, Le Saux, Gudjohnsen, Forssell, Zola, Hasselbaink, Petit, Terry.

West Ham will be without midfielder John Moncur for the trip to Chelsea as he serves the first game of a two-match suspension. But Michael Carrick makes a timely return after three games out with a knee injury to partner Joe Cole in the centre.

West Ham (from): James, Hislop, Schemmel, Repka, Dailly, Foxe, Winterburn, Minto, Hutchison, Cole, Carrick, Sinclair, Garcia, Defoe, Di Canio, Kanoute.



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MOST SIGNIFICANT STATS
Chelsea and West Ham meet in a dress rehearsal for next Saturday's FA Cup Fourth Round encounter.
Chelsea go into the game on the back of Wednesday's 4-0 home win over Norwich in the Third Round Replay, and ahead of next Wednesday's Worthington Cup semi-final 2nd leg tie away to another London outfit, Tottenham, where they will be defending a 2-1 first leg lead.
Chelsea go into the weekend without a League win this year, standing one place and five points outside the top 5, having drawn ten top division games - that's more than any other club.
West Ham have lost just one of their last eight Premiership outings and enter this round of matches just outside the top half, but with the division's leakiest defence in away games, having conceded 27 times in 11 games on the road.
All the scoring in the reverse fixture, which was a 2-1 win for the Hammers came in the first 22 minutes.
Frank Lampard, who played a central role in Chelsea's midweek Cup win over Norwich, faces the club where he spent the first six years of his professional career.
Referee Andy D'Urso officiated West Ham's crushing 7-1 defeat by Blackburn at Ewood Park in October when he sent off Tomas Repta.


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FIXTURE HISTORY
HEAD TO HEAD
Total Meetings Chelsea
Wins W Ham
Wins Draws
All Comps* 77 28 34 15
Premiership 17 7 7 3
League+ 71 24 32 15
* includes all games from the Premiership, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup and major European competitions
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

WEST HAM AT CHELSEA
Meetings W L D
Premiership 8 3 4 1
League+ 35 11 16 8
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING FIXTURE
Date Result
19 Aug 2000 Chelsea 4-2 West Ham U
Chelsea scorers: Hasselbaink 31 pen, Zola 59, Stanic 78, 90
West Ham scorers: Di Canio 48, Kanoute 85
Att: 34,914 - Ref: Graham Barber


THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Date Result
24 Oct 2001 West Ham U 2-1 Chelsea
West Ham scorers: Carrick 5, Kanoute 13
Chelsea scorer: Hasselbaink 22
Att: 26,520 - Ref: Dermot Gallagher


HEAD TO HEAD NOTES
West Ham's only win in five Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge was 0-1 on 13 March, 1999 when Paul Kitson was on target.
Chelsea are chasing a fourth win in six corresponding fixtures.
The Hammers are on course for a first 'double' over Chelsea in the Premiership, first over their London rivals since the 1980/81 season and seventh since the League fixture was first staged in 1923.


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CHELSEA

League position going into the weekend
6th 34 points

Sequences


UNDEFEATED IN 4 - 2 FAC, 1 WC, 1 Prem [2 wins, 2 draws]

NOT WON IN 2 PREMIERSHIP GAMES [1 draw, 1 loss]

WON LAST 2 AT HOME - 1 WC, 1 FAC

SCORED IN EACH OF LAST 6 PREMIERSHIP MATCHES

GONE 5 LEAGUE GAMES SINCE A CLEAN SHEET
Recent Form


6 wins in last 10 League and Cup games

3 wins in last 6 Premiership matches

1 defeat in last 6

Lost 2 of last 4 Premier League contests

2 draws in last 4

1 draw in last 6 top flight encounters

Failed to score once in last 10
Seasonal Form

2001/2002 PERFORMANCE
P W D L GF GA
All Competitions 32 15 12 5 52 26
All Competitions - Home 15 8 5 2 30 13
Premiership 22 8 10 4 35 22
Premiership - Home 10 4 4 2 19 11


15 CLEAN SHEETS - 8 in Prem


FAILED TO SCORE 7 TIMES - 5 in Prem


PREMIERSHIP DOUBLES ACHIEVED - 0


PREMIERSHIP DOUBLES SUFFERED - 0


3 RED CARDS - 2 in Prem


EVER PRESENTS: 0


BLUES NOTES
in advance of this weekend's latest set of matches
Last home Premiership win was 5-1 against Bolton on 23 December, 2001.
Drawn most matches in the Premiership this season - 10.
Kept 15 clean sheets in all competitions this season.


OLD BOYS REUNION FRANK LAMPARD
Started pro career at West Ham 1/7/95
Left for Chelsea 14/6/01 (?11m)
WEST HAM UNITED RECORD
Apps Lg Apps Goals Lg Goals
187 148 38 23


NEXT MATCH:-
Tottenham H v Chelsea at White Hart Lane
Worthington Cup Semi-final 2nd Leg
Wednesday, 23 January, 2002

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WEST HAM UNITED

League position going into the weekend
11th 28 points

Sequences


WON LAST 2 - 1 FAC, 1 Prem

NOT CONCEDED IN 2 [220 mins / 3 hrs 40 mins]
Recent Form


Won 4 of last 8 League and Cup games

Won 3 of last 7 Premiership matches

Lost 1 of last 9 in all competitions

1 defeat in last 8 top flight encounters

1 draw in last 5

4 draws in last 8 top division duels

Failed to score once in last 9 (8 in Prem)

3 clean sheets in last 7

2 clean sheets in last 4 League contests
Seasonal Form

2001/2002 PERFORMANCE
P W D L GF GA
All Competitions 24 8 7 9 29 34
All Competitions - Away 13 3 3 7 14 27
Premiership 22 7 7 8 26 34
Premiership - Away 11 2 3 6 11 27


9 CLEAN SHEETS - 7 in Prem


FAILED TO SCORE 9 TIMES - 8 in Prem


PREMIERSHIP DOUBLES ACHIEVED - 0


PREMIERSHIP DOUBLES SUFFERED - 0


2 RED CARDS - all in Prem


EVER PRESENTS: 3
Christian Dailly
Sebastian Schemmel
Trevor Sinclair
STARTED EVERY GAME: 3
Christian Dailly
Sebastian Schemmel
Trevor Sinclair


Potential Career Milestones


Paul KITSON is a hat trick away from 100 career goals

If he plays, Jermaine DEFOE will be making the 50th League appearance of his career

Should Steve POTTS take the field, he'll be making the 400th League appearance of his career
HAMMERS NOTES
in advance of this weekend's latest set of matches
Last away Premiership win was 1-0 at Manchester United on 8 December, 2001.
One of two clubs to have conceded most goals in away games at the highest League level - 27. The other is Derby.
Have more remaining ever present players than any other club in Premiership games - 3.
Conceded most goals in one Premiership game this season - 7.
Involved in two of the three highest scoring Premier League matches this season. Eight goals were registered in Blackburn's 7-1 win over West Ham at Ewood Park on 14 October, and in the Hammers 4-4 Premiership draw at Charlton on 19 November.
Equal strongest starters in the top grade. Scored three times in the first five minutes of Premiership games. Leeds have done likewise.
Need one goal to record 150 in away Premier League games, and two goals to total 400 in home and away Premier League encounters.


BIRTHDAYS
Player D.O.B. In relation to Match Day
Steve Lomas 18/1/74 28 last Friday
Shaun Byrne 21/1/81 21 TOMORROW


OLD BOYS REUNION SCOTT MINTO
Signed for Chelsea from Charlton 28/5/94 (?775k)
Left for Benfica 17/5/97 (Free)
CHELSEA RECORD
Apps Lg Apps Goals Lg Goals
72 54 5 4


IAN PEARCE
Started pro career with Chelsea 1/8/91
Left for Blackburn 4/10/93 (?300k)
CHELSEA RECORD
Apps Lg Apps Goals Lg Goals
5 4 0 0


NEXT MATCH:-
Chelsea v West Ham United at Stamford Bridge
FA Cup - Fourth Round
Saturday, 26 January, 2002

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REFEREES REPORT

MAN IN THE MIDDLE
ANDY D'URSO
Billericay, Essex
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES RED CARDS YELLOW CARDS
14 5 55
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES OFFICIATED
Date R Y Match R Y
19 Aug 0 3 Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle U 0 4
25 Aug 1 0 Arsenal 4-0 Leicester C 1 4
8 Sep 1 3 Liverpool 1-3 Aston Villa 0 2
22 Sep 0 2 Sunderland 2-2 Charlton A 0 3
30 Sep 0 0 Ipswich T 1-2 Leeds U 0 1
14 Oct 0 1 Blackburn R 7-1 West Ham U 1 3
20 Oct 0 3 Derby Co 1-1 Charlton A 0 0
27 Oct 0 0 Fulham 2-1 Southampton 0 2
3 Nov 1 3 Bolton W 2-2 Everton 0 2
17 Nov 0 2 Manchester U 2-0 Leicester C 0 1
1 Dec 0 1 Charlton A 1-1 Newcastle U 0 2
9 Dec 0 1 Blackburn R 1-2 Leeds U 0 5
26 Dec 0 1 Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool 0 0
29 Dec 0 3 Arsenal 2-1 Middlesbrough 0 3


Other officials
Position Name
Assistant Paul Barnes
Assistant Raymond Gould
4th Official Steve Bennett
Delegate Geoff Willard


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MANu OVER 2.5 BIG

MANu OVER 2.5 BIG

Friday, 18 January, 2002, 07:55 GMT
Man Utd v Blackburn


Old Trafford - Saturday, 19 January, 2002

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Most Significant Stats

Fixture History

Manchester United Stats

Blackburn Rovers Stats

Referee Report


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Ryan Giggs is hoping for his first start of the year for Manchester United after missing the opening two games of 2002 with a hamstring problem.
Giggs came off the bench for the last 20 minutes of United's 3-1 win at Southampton.
Nicky Butt is also available after suspension to provide Sir Alex Ferguson with a selection problem.

Man Utd (from): Barthez, P Neville, Blanc, G Neville, Silvestre, Beckham, Keane, Veron, Scholes, Butt, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Solksjaer, Irwin, Yorke, O'Shea, Chadwick, Carroll.

Keith Gillespie has been denied the chance to face his old team after being ruled out of the Blackburn squad through sickness and injury. Craig Short is still suspended while Garry Flitcroft has shrugged off the latest recurrence of his groin injury.

Blackburn (from): Friedel, Kelly, Flitcroft, Hignett, Mahon, Curtis, Jansen, Johansson, Neill, Tugay, Grabbi, Dunn, Taylor, Bjornebye, Berg, Cole, Hughes.



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MOST SIGNIFICANT STATS
Manchester United, chasing an eighth Championship in ten Premiership seasons, are out to extend their amazing sequence of successive wins to eight in the League (nine in all), at the expense of a Blackburn Rovers side, who've enjoyed three wins in three competitions in the last two weeks. United's club record of successive League victories is 14.
It could also be an historic day for United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Dutch International, signed for ?19 million by Sir Alex Ferguson in the close season, has scored 23 goals this season, 11 in the last eight matches. Should he be on target here, Van Nistelrooy would set a new record of scoring in eight consecutive Premier League matches.
The champions are the Premiership's top scorers, netting on average one goal every 37 minutes. Rovers have managed only four clean sheets in 22 top divisions games.
Should either side score here, Manchester United will have completed 100 successive Premiership matches without a goalless draw. Their last no score draw in the top flight was away to Blackburn on 12 May, 1999.
United drew the reverse fixture 2-2. They were at the beginning of their below par spell. David Beckham headed into his own net to cancel out Ryan Giggs' opener. Keith Gillespie put Graeme Souness' side in front, only for Beckham to equalise with 12 minutes remaining.
While United have scored 26 and conceded 7 goals in winning their last eight games - seven of which were in the Premier League, Blackburn have lost 3 of their last 4 top flight games, failing to score in each of the three defeats.
Rovers have conceded one goal in each of their last 6 League and Cup games, including Wednesday's 3-1 home win over Barnsley in the FA Cup Third Round Replay.


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FIXTURE HISTORY
HEAD TO HEAD
Total Meetings Man U
Wins Blkbn
Wins Draws
All Comps* 86 37 27 22
Premiership 15 9 1 5
League+ 77 34 23 20
* includes all games from the Premiership, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup and major European competitions
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

BLACKBURN AT UNITED
Meetings W L D
Premiership 7 0 5 2
League+ 38 8 20 10
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Date Result
22 Aug 2001 Blackburn R 2-2 Manchester U
Blackburn scorers: Beckham 49 og, Gillespie 69
Manchester U scorers: Giggs 20, Beckham 78
Sent Off: Short (Blackburn) 77
Att: 29,836 - Ref: Alan Wiley


HEAD TO HEAD NOTES
The last two meetings were at Ewood Park and were both drawn (0-0 in 98/99 and 2-2 this season).
United have completed the home and away 'double' over Blackburn in three of the last four seasons they have met. But it won't happen this season as they drew 2-2 at Ewood Park.
The champions are unbeaten in 12 League and Cup games with Rovers.
Blackburn have never won a Premier League match at United.
Rovers' only win in 12 League visits over 41 years to Old Trafford was 0-3 in the old First Division on 13 October, 1962.
Blackburn have won only two away League games against Manchester United since the war, and have scored three goals in each.


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MANCHESTER UNITED

Current League position
TOP 42 points
above Newcastle on goal difference

Best Scenario at final whistle
Stay TOP
If win. [United would go 3 points clear if win, and Newcastle (away to Leicester) lose.]

Worst realistic scenario at final whistle
Down 1 to 2nd
If lose, and Newcastle (away to Leicester) win. [Man U would drop 2 to 3rd if also, Liverpool (home to Southampton) win with a fanciful 14 goal swing.]

Sequences


WON LAST 8 - 7 in the Prem

WON LAST 3 AT HOME - all Prem

SCORED IN EACH OF LAST 8

GONE 4 SINCE A CLEAN SHEET - 3 in the Prem
Recent Form


Failed once to score once in last 9 League and Cup games

Kept one clean sheet in last 6 in all competitions
Seasonal Form

2001/2002 PERFORMANCE
P W D L GF GA
All Competitions 33 18 5 10 73 46
All Competitions - Home 15 10 1 4 38 15
Premiership 22 13 3 6 54 32
Premiership - Home 11 7 1 3 29 12


9 CLEAN SHEETS - 5 in Prem


FAILED TO SCORE 3 TIMES - 2 in Prem


PREMIERSHIP DOUBLES ACHIEVED - 3


PREMIERSHIP DOUBLES SUFFERED - 0


1 RED CARD - in Prem


EVER PRESENTS: 0


Potential Career Milestones


Ryan GIGGS is a hat trick away from 100 club goals

Dwight YORKE is a double strike away from 50 League goals for Man U

If he plays, Fabien BARTHEZ will be making his 50th League appearance for United

If he plays, Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER will be making his 150th League appearance for the Old Trafford club
RED DEVILS NOTES
The eight successive victories were against:- Derby (5-0, home, PL, 12 Dec), Middlesbrough (0-1, away, PL, 15 Dec), Southampton (6-1, home, PL, 22 Dec), Everton (0-2, away, PL, 26 Dec), Fulham (2-3, away, PL, 30 Dec), Newcastle U (3-1, home, PL, 2 Jan), Aston Villa (2-3, away, FAC, 6 Jan) and Southampton (1-3, away, PL, 13 Jan).
One of two clubs to have won most matches in the Premiership this season - 13. The other is Newcastle.
Scored most Premiership goals - 54. That's an average of one every 37 minutes.
One of two clubs to have won most home Premier League matches - 7. The other is Newcastle.
Scored most home Premier League goals - 29.
Top of the Premiership's "Top Six Current Form" table with maximum points.
Top of the Premier League's "home" table with 22 points from 11 games - leading Newcastle and Aston Villa on goal difference.
Hold the longest winning sequence in the Premiership - 7.
One of two clubs to have failed to score in fewest Premiership matches - 3. The other is Tottenham.
Completed more Premiership home and away 'doubles' than any other club - 3.
Involved in one of the three highest scoring Premier League matches this season. Eight goals were registered in United's 5-3 win at Spurs on 29 September.
One of four clubs yet to be involved in a goalless draw in the top division. The others are Arsenal, Newcastle and Southampton.
Equal weakest starters in the top grade. Conceded four times in the first five minutes of Premiership games. Charlton have done likewise.
Joint strongest finishers in top grade matches. Scored seven times in the last five minutes of Premiership games. Arsenal and Blackburn have similar records.
Come back from being behind on more occasions than any other club in Premiership contests - 9.


BIRTHDAYS
Player D.O.B. In relation to Match Day
Nicky Butt 21/1/75 27 next Monday
Phil Neville 21/1/77 25 next Monday


OLD BOYS REUNION DAVID MAY
Started pro career with Blackburn 16/6/88
Left for Man U 1/7/94 (?1.4m)
BLACKBURN ROVERS RECORD
Apps Lg Apps Goals Lg Goals
151 123 6 3


NEXT MATCH:-
Manchester U v Liverpool at Old Trafford
FA Barclaycard Premiership
Tuesday, 22 January, 2002

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BLACKBURN ROVERS

Current League position
14th 25 points
4 places and 4 points above the drop zone

Best realistic scenario at final whistle
Up 2 to 12th
If win, while Everton (away to Tottenham) do no better than draw and Sunderland (home to Fulham) lose. [Blackburn would rise 3 to 11th if they also win by a mammoth clear ten goals.]

Worst Scenario at final whistle
Down 2 to 16th
If lose, while Southampton (away to Liverpool) at least draw and Bolton (away to Middlesbrough) win.

Sequences


WON LAST 3 - 1 WC, 1 Prem, 1 FAC

GONE 9 SINCE A DRAW

SCORED IN EACH OF LAST 4

CONCEDED 1 GOAL IN EACH OF LAST 6 LEAGUE AND CUP GAMES

GONE 7 WITHOUT A CLEAN SHEET
Recent Form


Won 4 in last 8 League and Cup matches

Won 1 of last 5 in Premiership outings

Lost 3 of last 7 in all competitions

Lost 3 of last 4 League contests

Failed to score 3 times in last 4 League clashes

1 clean sheet in last 8 top division encounters
Seasonal Form

2001/2002 PERFORMANCE
P W D L GF GA
All Competitions 29 12 8 9 45 31
All Competitions - Away 12 3 4 5 13 15
Premiership 22 6 7 9 29 27
Premiership - Away 10 2 3 5 10 13

 

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IPSWICH

IPSWICH

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Derby goalkeeper Mart Poom is expected to be ruled out for a month as he bids to overcome a finger injury. Caretaker boss Billy McEwan, preparing for his first game in charge following Colin Todd's sacking, will replace Poom with Andy Oakes. McEwan has few other worries apart from the long-term problems afflicting Craig Burley and Branko Strupar. Giorgi Kinkladze and Adam Bolder are pushing for a starting place.

Derby (from): Oakes, Grant, Riggott, Elliott, Higginbotham, Grenet, Ducrocq, Boertien, Kinkladze, Powell, Zavagno, Bolder, Ravanelli, Christie, Burton, Mawene

Experienced midfielder Jim Magilton is ruled out for Ipswich with a hamstring injury and will likely be replaced by Argentinian Sixto Peralta. Town are also missing Thomas Gaardsoe, sidelined with an ankle problem, but Marcus Stewart could make his first Premiership start up front since breaking his jaw at the start of November with Alun Armstrong (neck) not 100% fit.

Ipswich (from): Marshall, Makin, McGreal, Venus, Hreidarsson, Wright, Peralta, Holland, Reuser, M Bent, Armstrong, Stewart, Counago, Bramble, Clapham, Wilnis, Naylor, Miller, Le Pen, Sereni.



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MOST SIGNIFICANT STATS
The 50th League meeting between Derby and Ipswich is the archetypal bottom-of-the-table six pointer. Depending on other results, victory for Ipswich could take them out of the bottom three for the first time since October, and could also consign County to the foot of the table for the first time this season.
Derby are looking for their third manager in just over three months, following Monday's departure of Colin Todd after 98 days and 17 matches, 11 of which were lost. Reserve team boss Billy McEwan has been put in temporary charge. It's nothing new for Ipswich to be the first opponents for a club who've either just lost their manager or appointed a new one. It's occurred on several occasions in the last three seasons.
Ipswich go to Pride Park in search of a second successive 'double', just a week after completing home and away victories over Tottenham. The Tractor Boys beat Derby 3-1 in their opening home game of the season, but then went 15 Premiership matches without victory. The Suffolk side can only claim a maximum of three 'doubles'. Liverpool is the other club in question, although Ipswich have not yet played them home or away.
The Rams, who've conceded on average one goal every 52 minutes of Premiership football, are in danger of a 14th League defeat, while Ipswich are seeking only their second away win in the top division.
The Tractor Boys have hit form of late with League wins over Spurs (twice), Leicester and Sunderland - interspersed by one defeat, away to Charlton. But they still have kept just four clean sheets. All clubs in the top flight have recorded more, with the exception of Blackburn.
If this match finishes all square, Ipswich will have recording exactly 600 draws in their League history.


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FIXTURE HISTORY
HEAD TO HEAD
Total Meetings Derby
Wins Ipswich
Wins Draws
All Comps* 53 19 18 16
Premiership 3 1 1 1
League+ 49 18 17 14
* includes all games from the Premiership, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup and major European competitions
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

IPSWICH AT DERBY
Meetings W L D
Premiership 1 0 0 1
League+ 24 5 12 7
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING FIXTURE
Date Result
19 May 2001 Derby Co 1-1 Ipswich T
Derby scorer: Christie 31
Ipswich scorer: Carbonari 46 og
Att: 33,239 - Ref: Graham Poll


THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Date Result
21 Aug 2001 Ipswich T 3-1 Derby Co
Ipswich scorers: George 14, 76, Naylor 48
Derby scorer: Ravanelli 84
Sent Off: O'Neil (Derby) 32
Att: 21,197 - Ref: Eddie Wolstenholme


HEAD TO HEAD NOTES
These clubs have met three times in the Premiership with one win each and one draw.
The last two corresponding fixtures were drawn.
Derby have not been beaten in a home League match by Ipswich for 22 years, but there have only been four meetings in that time (2 wins, 2 draws).
Ipswich's last win at Derby was 0-1 in the old Division One on 17 November, 1979, when Bobby Robson was in charge.
Ipswich's only Premiership win in the first four months of the season was in the reverse fixture. It was the Ipswich debut of Finidi George, who put in a sensational display and scored two of the Tractor Boys goals in a 3-1 win, when Derby's Brian O'Neil was sent off.
Town are vying for their first 'double' over Derby in the Premiership, first in the League over the Rams since the 1978/79 season and fifth since the fixture was first contested in 1954.
In the last 14 League trips to Derby, Ipswich have never scored more than one goal.
There has never been a hat trick in this corresponding fixture.


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DERBY COUNTY

Current League position
19th 19 points
One place and 2 points below Ipswich

Best realistic scenario at final whistle
Up 1 to 18th
If win. (Derby will go up 2 to 17th, if also Middlesbrough (home to Bolton) lose with a highly improbable 12 goal swing.)

Worst Scenario at final whistle
Down 1 to the FOOT
If lose, and Leicester (home to Newcastle) win.

Sequences


LOST LAST 3 - 2 Prem, 1 FAC

LOST LAST 2 PREMIERSHIP GAMES

LOST LAST 2 AT HOME - 1 Prem, 1 FAC

GONE 13 SINCE A DRAW
Recent Form


1 win in last 5 in all competitions

4 wins in last 20 League and Cup games

9 defeats in last 13

Won 4 and lost 8 of last 12 Premier League matches

Failed to score once in last 4 in all competitions

Not scored in 4 of the last 7 League contests

One clean sheet in last 8 (7 in the Prem)
Seasonal Form

2001/2002 PERFORMANCE
P W D L GF GA
All Competitions 25 6 4 15 22 46
All Competitions - Home 13 5 3 5 15 14
Premiership 22 5 4 13 16 38
Premiership - Home 11 4 3 4 11 11


6 CLEAN SHEETS - 5 in Prem


FAILED TO SCORE 10 TIMES - all in Prem


PREMIERSHIP DOUBLES ACHIEVED - 1


PREMIERSHIP DOUBLES SUFFERED - 0


3 RED CARDS - all in Prem


EVER PRESENTS: 0


Potential Career Milestones


If he plays, Mart POOM will be making his 150th appearance for Derby
RAMS NOTES
Lost last 3 against Fulham (0-1, home, Prem 2 Jan), Bristol Rovers (1-3, home, FAC, 6 Jan), Aston Villa (1-2, away, Prem, 12 Jan).
One of two clubs to have lost most matches in the Premiership this season - 13. The other is Southampton.
Conceded most Premiership goals - 38. That's an average of one every 52 minutes.
Been caught offside 109 times in Premiership matches this season - that's more than any other club, according to the FA Barclaycard information sheet.


BIRTHDAYS
Player D.O.B. In relation to Match Day
Paul Boertien 20/1/79 23 TOMORROW


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IPSWICH TOWN

Current League position
18th 21 points
One place and one point below the safety line

Best Scenario at final whistle
Up 1 to 17th
If win.

Worst Scenario at final whistle
Down 1 to 19th
If lose.

Sequences


WON LAST 2 - 1 FAC, 1 Prem

GONE 11 SINCE A DRAW - 8 in the Prem

SCORED IN EACH OF LAST 7 - 6 in the Prem

GONE 3 SINCE A CLEAN SHEET - 2 in the Prem
Recent Form


Won 5 of last 6 League and Cup games

Won 4 of last 5 Premiership encounters

Lost 1 of last 6 in all competitions

1 defeat in 5 League matches

Kept 2 clean sheets in last 8 top flight clashes
Seasonal Form

2001/2002 PERFORMANCE
P W D L GF GA
All Competitions 31 10 8 13 44 46
All Competitions - Away 16 5 4 7 25 31
Premiership 22 5 6 11 28 32
Premiership - Away 10 1 4 5 11 18



6 CLEAN SHEETS - 4 in Prem


FAILED TO SCORE 8