Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal - February 07, 1978 / League Cup 1977/1978
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LIV
LIV
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Ray Clemence | 29 | 470 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Thompson | 24 | 229 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emelyn Hughes | 30 | 614 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Smith | 32 | 619 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Neal | 26 | 184 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Kennedy | 81 | 26 | 176 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jimmy Case | 23 | 110 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry McDermott | 26 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kenny Dalglish | 26 | 26 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Fairclough | 21 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Heighway | 30 | 400 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
274
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Pat Jennings | 32 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 19 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 26 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 28 | 381 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 28 | 206 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 22 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Hudson | 26 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 20 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 21 | 179 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 21 | 110 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Malcolm Macdonald | 28 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
115
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tommy Smith
IN
Graeme Souness
OUT
Terry McDermott
IN
Ian Callaghan
OUT
Steve Heighway
IN
Alan Hansen
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Frank Stapleton
IN
Alan Sunderland
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
213
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Paisley vs Arsenal
2 victories
3 draws
3 losses
Paisley vs Neill
5 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
35
86
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Neill vs Liverpool
0 victory
3 draws
7 losses
Neill vs Paisley
0 victory
2 draws
5 losses
Videos
Key figures
Liverpool keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 17/01/1978).
It's the first time Ray Kennedy scores 1 goal vs Arsenal in League Cup
Liverpool keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 27/12/1977). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/03/1975-16/08/1975 time period (9 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VLiverpool 2-0 West Ham03/12/1977 | VLiverpool 6-0 Hamburger SV06/12/1977 | VLiverpool 1-0 Queens Park Rangers17/12/1977 | VLiverpool 1-0 Wolverhampton27/12/1977 | VLiverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough02/01/1978 | LLiverpool 2-3 Birmingham City21/01/1978 |
Overall | VLiverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough02/01/1978 | LChelsea 4-2 Liverpool07/01/1978 | VWest Bromwich Albion 0-1 Liverpool14/01/1978 | VWrexham 1-3 Liverpool17/01/1978 | LLiverpool 2-3 Birmingham City21/01/1978 | LCoventry 1-0 Liverpool04/02/1978 |
Current form
Away | VCoventry 1-2 Arsenal17/12/1977 | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-3 Arsenal27/12/1977 | LEverton 2-0 Arsenal31/12/1977 | VSheffield United 0-5 Arsenal07/01/1978 | DManchester City 0-0 Arsenal17/01/1978 | LNottingham Forest 2-0 Arsenal21/01/1978 |
Overall | VArsenal 3-1 Wolverhampton14/01/1978 | DManchester City 0-0 Arsenal17/01/1978 | LNottingham Forest 2-0 Arsenal21/01/1978 | VArsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton28/01/1978 | VArsenal 1-0 Manchester City28/01/1978 | LArsenal 0-1 Aston Villa04/02/1978 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 6 | 8 |
Scoring streak | 10 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 4 |
Goalless streak | 2 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
11 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
11 |
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
2.2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.2 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0.6 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.6 |
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
Kenny Dalglish | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Liam Brady | ||
David Fairclough | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | |||
Phil Neal | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Liam Brady | ||
Phil Neal | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | |||
Kenny Dalglish | 5 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | Liam Brady |
Historical head to head
Home
106 gf
67 ga
Away
56 gf
94 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
4 ga
Total
163 gf
165 ga
Historical head to head
Home
94 gf
56 ga
Away
67 gf
106 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
1 ga
Total
165 gf
163 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
April 18, 1964 |
Home | 5 - 0 |
April 18, 1964 |
Largest victory
Overall | 8 - 1 |
September 01, 1934 |
Away | 5 - 1 |
November 15, 1952 |
Latest head to head
October 04, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
April 16, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
November 20, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
February 24, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
December 02, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
Roger Hunt | 8 goals | 1962 - 1968 | |
Ian St-John | 3 goals | 1964 - 1965 | |
Phil Neal | 3 goals | 1975 - 1977 | |
Peter Thompson | 3 goals | 1964 - 1965 | |
Gordon Wallace | 2 goals | 1964 - 1964 | |
Emelyn Hughes | 2 goals | 1971 - 1973 |
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
John Radford | 7 goals | 1965 - 1976 | |
Joe Hulme | 6 goals | 1933 - 1936 | |
Alan Ball | 6 goals | 1973 - 1975 | |
Ted Drake | 4 goals | 1934 - 1935 | |
Ray Bowden | 4 goals | 1934 - 1936 | |
Reg Lewis | 2 goals | 1950 - 1950 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
Ian Callaghan | 31 matches | 1962 - 1977 | |
Emelyn Hughes | 23 matches | 1967 - 1977 | |
Chris Lawler | 21 matches | 1964 - 1974 | |
Tommy Smith | 21 matches | 1964 - 1977 | |
Ron Yeats | 19 matches | 1962 - 1971 | |
Ray Clemence | 17 matches | 1970 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
George Armstrong | 27 matches | 1963 - 1977 | |
John Radford | 21 matches | 1965 - 1976 | |
Peter Storey | 21 matches | 1965 - 1975 | |
Peter Simpson | 20 matches | 1964 - 1977 | |
Frank McLintock | 18 matches | 1964 - 1972 | |
Robert McNab | 16 matches | 1967 - 1975 |
They played in both sides
200 matches
125 matches
175 matches
190 matches
15 matches
142 matches
They played in both sides
175 matches
190 matches
15 matches
142 matches
200 matches
125 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 07, 1978
February 14, 1978
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