Arsenal 4-0 Cardiff City - February 16, 2009 / FA Cup 2008/2009
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ARS
20' - Goal
Eduardo20
34' - Goal
Nicklas Bendtner34
ARS
60' - Goal
Eduardo60
67' - Substitution
Samir Nasriis substituted by Aaron Ramsey
67' - Substitution
Eduardois substituted by Robin van Persie67
68' - Substitution
Darren Purseis substituted by Darcy Blake
68' - Substitution
Paul Parryis substituted by Peter Whittingham
74' - Substitution
Carlos Velais substituted by Amaury Bischoff74
74' - Substitution
Gavin Raeis substituted by Riccardo Scimeca 89' - Goal
Robin van Persie89
CC
CC
Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Lukasz Fabianski | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Gallas | 31 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kolo Touré | 27 | 306 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kieran Gibbs | 19 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bacary Sagna | 26 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alexandre Song | 21 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Denilson | 21 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Samir Nasri | 67 | 21 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Eduardo | 602067 | 25 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Carlos Vela | 74 | 19 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nicklas Bendtner | 34 | 21 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
23.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
71
Cardiff City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tom Heaton | 22 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Darren Purse | 68 | 32 | 118 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Roger Johnson | 25 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin McNaughton | 26 | 119 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Kennedy | 32 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joe Ledley | 22 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gavin Rae | 74 | 31 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul Parry | 68 | 28 | 201 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Chris Burke | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ross McCormack | 22 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jay Bothroyd | 26 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
87
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Amaury Bischoff | 74 | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Aaron Ramsey | 67 | 18 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Robin van Persie | 8967 | 25 | 163 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Riccardo Scimeca | 74 | 33 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Darcy Blake | 68 | 20 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Peter Whittingham | 68 | 24 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Nicklas Bendtner
IN
Emmanuel Adebayor
OUT
Lukasz Fabianski
IN
Manuel Almunia
OUT
Kieran Gibbs
IN
Gaël Clichy
OUT
Eduardo
IN
Robin van Persie
OUT
Carlos Vela
IN
Emmanuel Eboué
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tom Heaton
IN
Peter Enckelman
OUT
Darren Purse
IN
Gábor Gyepes
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
712
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Wenger vs Cardiff City
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Wenger vs Jones
8 victories
3 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
52
190
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Jones vs Arsenal
0 victory
3 draws
8 losses
Jones vs Wenger
0 victory
3 draws
8 losses
Referee
Mark Halsey
15 victories |
6 draws |
4 losses |
Arsenal25 matches | General total | Cardiff City11 matches | 2 victories |
6 draws |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Arsenal1 match | Season total | Cardiff City1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on March 03, 2012 | Latest figure on April 06, 2013 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Cardiff City after 9 matches with only one goal conceded at most (since 13/12/2008). It was the best streak for the club since 12/02/2008-12/04/2008 (14 matches).
End of streak for Cardiff City after 8 matches with only one goal conceded at most in FA Cup (since 05/01/2008). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 06/01/2001
It's the first time Nicklas Bendtner scores 1 goal vs Cardiff City in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VArsenal 1-0 Wigan06/12/2008 | DArsenal 1-1 Liverpool21/12/2008 | VArsenal 1-0 Portsmouth28/12/2008 | VArsenal 3-1 Plymouth03/01/2009 | VArsenal 1-0 Bolton Wanderers10/01/2009 | DArsenal 0-0 West Ham31/01/2009 |
| Overall | VArsenal 1-0 Bolton Wanderers10/01/2009 | VHull City 1-3 Arsenal17/01/2009 | DCardiff City 0-0 Arsenal25/01/2009 | DEverton 1-1 Arsenal28/01/2009 | DArsenal 0-0 West Ham31/01/2009 | DTottenham 0-0 Arsenal08/02/2009 |
Current form
| Away | DSwansea 2-2 Cardiff City30/11/2008 | DBurnley 2-2 Cardiff City09/12/2008 | VIpswich Town 1-2 Cardiff City13/12/2008 | DReading 1-1 Cardiff City26/12/2008 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Cardiff City17/01/2009 | VCoventry 0-2 Cardiff City28/01/2009 |
| Overall | VCardiff City 1-0 Plymouth28/12/2008 | VCardiff City 2-0 Reading03/01/2009 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Cardiff City17/01/2009 | DCardiff City 0-0 Arsenal25/01/2009 | VCoventry 0-2 Cardiff City28/01/2009 | VCardiff City 2-0 Nottingham Forest31/01/2009 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 4 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 11 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 13 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
11 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
0 |
|
4 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
0 |
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
3 |
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
| Robin van Persie | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Joe Ledley |  |
| Robin van Persie | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Robin van Persie | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Joe Ledley | |
Historical head to head
Home
35 gf
17 ga
Away
22 gf
26 ga
Total
57 gf
43 ga
Historical head to head
Home
26 gf
22 ga
Away
17 gf
35 ga
Total
43 gf
57 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
October 17, 1925 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
October 17, 1925 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
January 26, 1924 |
| Away | 3 - 2 |
February 11, 1961 |
Latest head to head
January 25, 2009 - FA Cup 2008/2009
January 07, 2006 - FA Cup 2005/2006
October 27, 1982 - League Cup 1982/1983
October 06, 1982 - League Cup 1982/1983
January 08, 1980 - FA Cup 1979/1980
Best historical scorers against Cardiff City
|
Alan Sunderland | 3 goals | 1980 - 1982 |
 |
Robert Pirès | 2 goals | 2006 - 2006 |
 |
Paul Davis | 2 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
 |
David Herd | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
 |
John Hollins | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
 |
Tony Woodcock | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Brian Walsh | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Anthony Pickrell | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Derek Tapscott | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
 |
Graham Moore | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Peter Donnelly | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
 |
Cameron Jerome | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
Players with most games played vs Cardiff City
|
Graham Rix | 4 matches | 1980 - 1982 |
|
Vic Groves | 4 matches | 1960 - 1962 |
 |
Brian Talbot | 4 matches | 1980 - 1982 |
|
John Hollins | 4 matches | 1980 - 1982 |
|
Alan Sunderland | 4 matches | 1980 - 1982 |
|
Billy McCullough | 4 matches | 1960 - 1962 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Colin Baker | 4 matches | 1960 - 1962 |
 |
Alan Harrington | 3 matches | 1960 - 1962 |
|
Graham Moore | 3 matches | 1960 - 1961 |
 |
Barrie Hole | 3 matches | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Leonard Edwards | 3 matches | 1960 - 1962 |
|
Peter Donnelly | 2 matches | 1960 - 1961 |
They played in both sides
226 matches
19 matches
72 matches
4 matches
70 matches
4 matches
60 matches
12 matches
16 matches
22 matches
9 matches
26 matches
They played in both sides
3 matches
99 matches
9 matches
26 matches
16 matches
22 matches
226 matches
19 matches
4 matches
16 matches
60 matches
12 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 23, 2009
January 24, 2009
January 25, 2009
February 03, 2009
February 04, 2009
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