Position18of 20
Points42in 38
Won, drawn, lost10-12-16
Goals42for, 59 against
FormLWWWD
Results
2002-03Sun 11 May
FT
Sat 3 May
FT
Sun 27 Apr
FT
Mon 21 Apr
FT
Sat 19 Apr
FT
Sat 12 Apr
FT
Sat 5 Apr
FT
Sat 22 Mar
FT
Sat 15 Mar
FT
Sat 1 Mar
FT
Sun 23 Feb
FT
Sat 8 Feb
FT
Sun 2 Feb
FT
Wed 29 Jan
FT
Wed 22 Jan
FT
Sun 19 Jan
FT
Sat 11 Jan
FT
Sat 28 Dec
FT
Thu 26 Dec
FT
Sat 21 Dec
FT
Sat 14 Dec
FT
Sat 7 Dec
FT
Mon 2 Dec
FT
Sat 23 Nov
FT
Sun 17 Nov
FT
Sun 10 Nov
FT
Sat 2 Nov
FT
Sun 27 Oct
FT
Wed 23 Oct
FT
Sat 19 Oct
FT
Sat 5 Oct
FT
Sat 28 Sep
FT
Sat 21 Sep
FT
Sun 15 Sep
FT
Wed 11 Sep
FT
Sat 31 Aug
FT
Sat 24 Aug
FT
Mon 19 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 55thof 81 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 4matches unbeaten, running now
- 3wins in a row, the longest run of 2002-03
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2002-03
- 21%of the team's league goals scored by Paolo Di Canio
- 33%of matches won since 2001-02
- 5–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Derby County 0–5 West Ham
- 1–7Heaviest defeat: Blackburn Rovers 7–1 West Ham
In Europe
47 matches in the European cups since 2015-16Won, drawn, lost30-6-11
Goals82– 34
Finals1won Conference League 2022-23
Vesta and West Ham
342 league matches since 2017-18- 55%of West Ham's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 74wins in 135 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 5%won with 5%: Arsenal 0–1 West Ham
- 7%won with 7%: Chelsea 0–1 West Ham
- 8%won with 8%: Tottenham 0–1 West Ham
- 56%lost at 56%: West Ham 2–3 Leeds
- 54%lost at 54%: Newcastle United 3–2 West Ham
- 53%lost at 53%: West Ham 0–3 Brighton
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 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Against | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 13 |
- 6points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 6points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 13points won after going behind
- 15points 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 1,451Vesta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David JamesGoalkeeper | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor SinclairMidfielder | 38 | 3,205 | 8 | 2 |
| Joe ColeForward | 36 | 3,202 | 4 | 3 |
| Jermain DefoeForward | 38 | 2,812 | 8 | 8 |
| Tomas RepkaCentre-back | 32 | 2,755 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael CarrickDefensive midfielder | 30 | 2,533 | 1 | 1 |
| Ian PearceCentre-back | 30 | 2,353 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve LomasMidfielder | 29 | 2,332 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian DaillyCentre-back | 26 | 2,086 | 0 | 0 |
| Edouard CisseMidfielder | 25 | 1,553 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel WinterburnCentre-back | 18 | 1,412 | 0 | 0 |
| Paolo Di CanioForward | 18 | 1,365 | 9 | 4 |
| Sebastian SchemmelCentre-back | 16 | 1,358 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen JohnsonRight-back | 15 | 1,287 | 0 | 2 |
| Frédéric KanoutéForward | 17 | 1,150 | 5 | 2 |
| Rufus BrevettCentre-back | 13 | 1,096 | 0 | 0 |
| Les FerdinandForward | 14 | 876 | 2 | 1 |
| Lee BowyerMidfielder | 10 | 867 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary BreenCentre-back | 14 | 860 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott MintoCentre-back | 12 | 834 | 0 | 0 |
| Don HutchisonMidfielder | 10 | 119 | 0 | 0 |
| John MoncurMidfielder | 7 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| Titi Camara– | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir LabantCentre-back | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |

