Position9of 20
Points51in 38
Won, drawn, lost15-6-17
Goals47for, 54 against
FormWWLWL
Results
2002-03Sun 11 May
FT
Sat 3 May
FT
Sun 27 Apr
FT
Mon 21 Apr
FT
Fri 18 Apr
FT
Sat 12 Apr
FT
Sat 5 Apr
FT
Sat 22 Mar
FT
Sun 16 Mar
FT
Sat 1 Mar
FT
Sat 22 Feb
FT
Sun 9 Feb
FT
Sat 1 Feb
FT
Wed 29 Jan
FT
Sat 18 Jan
FT
Sat 11 Jan
FT
Wed 1 Jan
FT
Sat 28 Dec
FT
Thu 26 Dec
FT
Mon 23 Dec
FT
Sat 14 Dec
FT
Mon 9 Dec
FT
Sat 30 Nov
FT
Sat 23 Nov
FT
Sat 16 Nov
FT
Sat 9 Nov
FT
Sat 2 Nov
FT
Sat 26 Oct
FT
Sat 19 Oct
FT
Sat 5 Oct
FT
Sat 28 Sep
FT
Sat 21 Sep
FT
Sun 15 Sep
FT
Tue 10 Sep
FT
Sat 31 Aug
FT
Wed 28 Aug
FT
Sat 24 Aug
FT
Sat 17 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 6thof 81 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 3wins in a row, the longest run of 2002-03
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2002-03
- 30%of the team's league goals scored by Nicolas Anelka
- 57%of matches won since 2002-03
- 8–0Biggest win since 2002-03: Manchester City 8–0 Watford
- 1–8Heaviest defeat: Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City
In Europe
128 matches in the European cups since 2014-15Won, drawn, lost75-24-29
Goals276– 145
Finals2won Champions League 2022-23
Vesta and Manchester City
347 league matches since 2017-18- 73%of Manchester City's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 249wins in 341 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 27%won with 27%: Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City
- 36%won with 36%: Manchester City 2–1 Arsenal
- 37%won with 37%: Tottenham 1–3 Manchester City
- 87%lost at 87%: Manchester City 2–3 Crystal Palace
- 84%lost at 84%: Manchester City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 83%lost at 83%: Manchester City 0–2 Crystal Palace
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2002-03, 36 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| Against | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
- 5points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 2points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 10points won after going behind
- 5points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 36 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2002-03Strength
Rating 1,687Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2002-03| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas AnelkaForward | 38 | 3,381 | 14 | 6 |
| Marc-Vivien FoeMidfielder | 35 | 3,107 | 9 | 0 |
| Sylvain DistinCentre-back | 34 | 3,060 | 0 | 0 |
| Niclas JensenMidfielder | 33 | 2,866 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter SchmeichelGoalkeeper | 29 | 2,610 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun JihaiCentre-back | 28 | 2,225 | 2 | 2 |
| Shaun Wright-PhillipsRight midfielder | 31 | 2,209 | 1 | 3 |
| Eyal BerkovicMidfielder | 27 | 2,162 | 1 | 8 |
| Ali BenarbiaMidfielder | 33 | 2,064 | 3 | 7 |
| Richard DunneCentre-back | 25 | 2,058 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin HorlockMidfielder | 30 | 2,049 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve HoweyCentre-back | 24 | 2,013 | 2 | 1 |
| Shaun GoaterForward | 26 | 1,315 | 7 | 4 |
| David SommeilCentre-back | 14 | 1,260 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie FowlerForward | 13 | 972 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny TiattoMidfielder | 13 | 913 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlo NashGoalkeeper | 9 | 810 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey BartonMidfielder | 7 | 610 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren HuckerbyForward | 16 | 577 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerard WiekensCentre-back | 6 | 424 | 0 | 0 |
| Djamel BelmadiMidfielder | 8 | 330 | 0 | 2 |
| Lucien MettomoCentre-back | 4 | 320 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris ShukerMidfielder | 3 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan MackenForward | 5 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikkel BischoffCentre-back | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen JordanMidfielder | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |

