Arsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton - January 28, 1978 / FA Cup 1977/1978
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0' - Goal
Alan Sunderland
0' - Goal
Malcolm Macdonald0
ARS
WOL
WOL
Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 32 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 19 | 101 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 26 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 28 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 28 | 379 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 22 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Hudson | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 21 | 177 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 20 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Malcolm Macdonald | 28 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
104
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alan Hudson
IN
Frank Stapleton
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
35
84
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Neill vs Wolverhampton
6 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Neill vs Chung
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
45
78
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Chung vs Arsenal
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Chung vs Neill
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
Arsenal keeps its 5 consecutive wins at home running (since 26/12/1977).
End of streak for Wolverhampton after 4 consecutive matches without a loss away from home in FA Cup (since 24/01/1976). It was the best streak for the club since 09/01/1965-28/01/1967 (5 matches).
No Wolverhampton manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Sammy Chung has done less than 1.26 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LArsenal 1-3 Derby County26/11/1977 | VArsenal 5-1 Hull City29/11/1977 | DArsenal 1-1 Leeds United10/12/1977 | VArsenal 3-0 Chelsea26/12/1977 | VArsenal 1-0 Ipswich Town02/01/1978 | VArsenal 3-1 Wolverhampton14/01/1978 |
| Overall | LEverton 2-0 Arsenal31/12/1977 | VArsenal 1-0 Ipswich Town02/01/1978 | VSheffield United 0-5 Arsenal07/01/1978 | VArsenal 3-1 Wolverhampton14/01/1978 | DManchester City 0-0 Arsenal17/01/1978 | LNottingham Forest 2-0 Arsenal21/01/1978 |
Current form
| Away | LManchester United 3-1 Wolverhampton03/12/1977 | LNewcastle United 4-0 Wolverhampton17/12/1977 | LLiverpool 1-0 Wolverhampton27/12/1977 | VQueens Park Rangers 1-3 Wolverhampton31/12/1977 | DExeter City 2-2 Wolverhampton07/01/1978 | LArsenal 3-1 Wolverhampton14/01/1978 |
| Overall | VQueens Park Rangers 1-3 Wolverhampton31/12/1977 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Bristol City02/01/1978 | DExeter City 2-2 Wolverhampton07/01/1978 | VWolverhampton 3-1 Exeter City10/01/1978 | LArsenal 3-1 Wolverhampton14/01/1978 | VWolverhampton 3-1 Everton21/01/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.5 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
 | Frank Stapleton | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Frank Stapleton | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
105 gf
63 ga
Away
63 gf
82 ga
Total
168 gf
145 ga
Historical head to head
Home
82 gf
63 ga
Away
63 gf
105 ga
Total
145 gf
168 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
December 01, 1934 |
| Home | 7 - 0 |
December 01, 1934 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
March 07, 1959 |
| Away | 5 - 1 |
April 22, 1961 |
Latest head to head
January 14, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
August 27, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
April 13, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
January 03, 1976 - FA Cup 1975/1976
August 30, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
|
John Radford | 9 goals | 1965 - 1972 |
|
George Graham | 7 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 5 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
Ted Drake | 4 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
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Ray Kennedy | 4 goals | 1971 - 1974 |
 |
Joe Baker | 4 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Derek Dougan | 9 goals | 1967 - 1973 |
|
John Richards | 5 goals | 1972 - 1976 |
 |
Jimmy Murray | 4 goals | 1960 - 1963 |
|
Christopher Crowe | 3 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
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Norman Deeley | 3 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
Terry Wharton | 3 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
|
John Radford | 18 matches | 1965 - 1976 |
|
George Armstrong | 18 matches | 1963 - 1976 |
 |
Peter Storey | 17 matches | 1967 - 1976 |
 |
Pat Rice | 15 matches | 1970 - 1978 |
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Robert McNab | 14 matches | 1967 - 1975 |
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Peter Simpson | 13 matches | 1968 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Derek Parkin | 17 matches | 1968 - 1978 |
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John McAlle | 16 matches | 1969 - 1978 |
|
Phil Parkes | 15 matches | 1968 - 1977 |
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John Richards | 13 matches | 1970 - 1978 |
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Frank Munro | 13 matches | 1969 - 1976 |
|
Kenny Hibbitt | 12 matches | 1971 - 1978 |
They played in both sides
316 matches
13 matches
67 matches
57 matches
21 matches
75 matches
14 matches
122 matches
They played in both sides
14 matches
122 matches
21 matches
75 matches
67 matches
57 matches
316 matches
13 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 28, 1978
January 31, 1978
February 01, 1978
February 06, 1978
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