Position9of 20
Points51in 38
Won, drawn, lost14-9-15
Goals42for, 45 against
FormLWLLW
Results
2008-09Sun 24 May
FT
Sat 16 May
FT
Sat 9 May
FT
Sat 2 May
FT
Sat 25 Apr
FT
Sat 18 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sat 21 Mar
FT
Mon 16 Mar
FT
Wed 4 Mar
FT
Sun 1 Mar
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Sun 8 Feb
FT
Sat 31 Jan
FT
Wed 28 Jan
FT
Sun 18 Jan
FT
Sat 10 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sat 20 Dec
FT
Sun 14 Dec
FT
Mon 8 Dec
FT
Mon 1 Dec
FT
Sun 23 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Wed 29 Oct
FT
Sun 26 Oct
FT
Sun 19 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sat 30 Aug
FT
Sun 24 Aug
FT
Sat 16 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 56thof 84 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 24%of the team's league goals scored by Carlton Cole
- 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
2008-09, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Against | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 0points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 8points won after going behind
- 17points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 34 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
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,451Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert GreenGoalkeeper | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt UpsonCentre-back | 37 | 3,197 | 0 | 2 |
| Herita IlungaCentre-back | 35 | 3,121 | 0 | 2 |
| Lucas NeillCentre-back | 34 | 3,015 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark NobleMidfielder | 29 | 2,410 | 3 | 3 |
| Scott ParkerMidfielder | 28 | 2,389 | 1 | 3 |
| Carlton ColeForward | 27 | 2,294 | 10 | 3 |
| Valon BehramiMidfielder | 24 | 2,008 | 1 | 0 |
| David Di MicheleForward | 30 | 1,901 | 4 | 3 |
| Jack CollisonMidfielder | 20 | 1,477 | 3 | 1 |
| James CollinsCentre-back | 18 | 1,416 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien FaubertRight-back | 20 | 1,375 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig BellamyForward | 16 | 1,234 | 5 | 0 |
| Luis Boa MorteForward | 27 | 1,223 | 0 | 3 |
| James TomkinsCentre-back | 12 | 1,055 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew EtheringtonMidfielder | 13 | 731 | 2 | 0 |
| Diego TristánForward | 14 | 728 | 3 | 1 |
| Radoslav Kovác– | 9 | 719 | 1 | 0 |
| Hayden MullinsCentre-back | 17 | 662 | 1 | 0 |
| Calum DavenportCentre-back | 7 | 630 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior StanislasForward | 9 | 627 | 2 | 0 |
| Freddie SearsForward | 17 | 487 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan SpectorCentre-back | 9 | 464 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee BowyerMidfielder | 6 | 349 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean AshtonForward | 4 | 251 | 2 | 0 |
| Savio Nsereko– | 10 | 235 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieron DyerMidfielder | 7 | 192 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Stokes– | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| George McCartneyCentre-back | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Lopez– | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Payne– | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |

