Earnshaw v Defoe. Hot property

Last Updated : 24-Oct-2003 by
Last time the teams met it finished Earnshaw 2 Defoe 3. West Ham coming from 2 down to beat City in the Carling Cup thanks to a Defore hat-trick after Earnie had put City 2 up. Defoe has played in the Premiership and has been linked with a January move to Man Utd for £10m. Look at the stats below, what does that make Earnie worth?

The seasons stats are as follows

Robert Earnshaw

DateCompetitionHomeResAwayGlsCrd
18/10/2003Division 1Coventry1-3Cardiff1
14/10/2003Division 1Sunderland0-0Cardiff0
04/10/2003Division 1Crystal Palace2-1Cardiff0
30/09/2003Division 1Cardiff0-0Wigan0
27/09/2003Division 1Cardiff3-0Crewe1
23/09/2003Carling Cup SecondCardiff2-3West Ham2
20/09/2003Division 1Sheff Utd5-3Cardiff2
16/09/2003Division 1Reading2-1Cardiff0
13/09/2003Division 1Cardiff5-0Gillingham4
30/08/2003Division 1Walsall1-1Cardiff0
25/08/2003Division 1Cardiff4-1Derby1
23/08/2003Division 1Nottm Forest1-2Cardiff1
16/08/2003Division 1Cardiff0-2Bradford0
12/08/2003Carling Cup First Cardiff4-1Leyton Orient3
09/08/2003Division 1Rotherham0-0Cardiff0
Appearances 15; Goals 15; Yellow cards 0; Red cards 0


Jermaine Defoe

DateCompetitionHomeResAwayGlsCrd
22/10/2003Division 1West Ham1-1Nottm Forest1
18/10/2003Division 1West Ham2-2Burnley0
01/10/2003Division 1West Ham3-0Crystal Palace1
28/09/2003Division 1West Ham1-1Millwall0
23/09/2003Carling Cup SecondCardiff2-3West Ham3
20/09/2003Division 1Gillingham2-0West Ham0R
16/09/2003Division 1Crewe0-3West Ham0
13/09/2003Division 1West Ham1-0Reading0Y
30/08/2003Division 1Ipswich1-2West Ham1
26/08/2003Division 1West Ham1-0Bradford1
23/08/2003Division 1Rotherham1-0West Ham0
16/08/2003Division 1West Ham0-0Sheff Utd0Y
13/08/2003Carling Cup First West Ham3-1Rushden & D1
09/08/2003Division 1Preston1-2West Ham1
Appearances 14; Goals 9; Yellow cards 2; Red cards 1

Lennie Lawrence on Robert Earnshaw.

"We're definitely seeing the emergence of someone who's close to being a genuine Premiership player.

"His general game, his sharpness and approach to everything is improving in leaps and bounds."


Lennie Lawrence on Jermaine Defoe.

"Jermain Defoe is probably the only player in the First Division who would attract serious interest from a top six Premiership club.

"In other words, you'd have to pay £10m to sign him. He's had Premiership experience which Earnshaw obviously hasn't had."