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Arsenal 0-1 Man United - February 23, 1985 / Division 1 1984/1985

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Division 1 1984/1985 - Journée 29

Highbury - Londres - England

February 23, 1985

Arsenal

0 - 1

Man United

45'

Norman Whiteside

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30' - Substitution Kevin Moranis substituted by Norman Whiteside

45' - Goal Norman Whiteside

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46' - Substitution Paul Davisis substituted by Brian Talbot46

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Arsenal

0 - 1

Man United

Arsenal Man United

Team line-ups

Arsenal

Lukic

John Lukic

England

B.date11/12/1960

Age24 years

H1m93

positionGoalkeeper

Caton

Tommy Caton

England

B.date06/10/1962

Age22 years

positionCentral defender

O'Leary

David O'Leary

Republic of Ireland

B.date02/05/1958

Age26 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Sansom

Kenny Sansom

England

B.date26/09/1958

Age26 years

H1m68

positionLeft full-back

Anderson

Viv Anderson

England

B.date29/07/1956

Age28 years

H1m83

positionRight full-back

Robson

Stewart Robson

England

B.date06/11/1964

Age20 years

H1m80

positionDefensive Midfielder

Davis46

Paul Davis

England

B.date09/12/1961

Age23 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

Williams

Steve Williams

England

B.date12/07/1958

Age26 years

positionMidfield

Nicholas

Charly Nicholas

Scotland

B.date30/12/1961

Age23 years

H1m78

positionStriker

Woodcock

Tony Woodcock

England

B.date06/12/1955

Age29 years

positionForward

Mariner

Paul Mariner

England

B.date22/05/1953

Age31 years

H1m83

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	John Lukic		24	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tommy Caton		22	55	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David O'Leary		26	435	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Kenny Sansom		26	231	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Viv Anderson		28	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Stewart Robson		20	135	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Paul Davis	46	23	170	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve Williams		26	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Charly Nicholas		23	74	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Tony Woodcock		29	124	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Paul Mariner		31	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

120

Man United

Bailey

Gary Bailey

England

B.date09/08/1958

Age26 years

positionGoalkeeper

Moran30

Kevin Moran

Republic of Ireland

B.date29/04/1956

Age28 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

McGrath

Paul McGrath

Republic of Ireland

B.date04/12/1959

Age25 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

Hogg

Graeme Hogg

Scotland

B.date17/06/1964

Age20 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Duxbury

Mike Duxbury

England

B.date01/09/1959

Age25 years

positionRight full-back

Albiston

Arthur Albiston

Scotland

B.date14/07/1957

Age27 years

H1m71

positionLeft full-back

Gidman

John Gidman

England

B.date10/01/1954

Age31 years

positionRight full-back

Strachan

Gordon Strachan

Scotland

B.date09/02/1957

Age28 years

H1m68

positionCentre Midfield

Olsen

Jesper Olsen

Denmark

B.date20/03/1961

Age23 years

H1m68

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Hughes

Mark Hughes

Wales

B.date01/11/1963

Age21 years

H1m75

positionStriker

Stapleton

Frank Stapleton

Republic of Ireland

B.date10/07/1956

Age28 years

H1m83

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Gary Bailey		26	318	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Kevin Moran	30	28	196	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Paul McGrath		25	39	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Graeme Hogg		20	47	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mike Duxbury		25	205	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Arthur Albiston		27	378	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	John Gidman		31	71	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Gordon Strachan		28	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jesper Olsen		23	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mark Hughes		21	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Frank Stapleton		28	178	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

141

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	M		Brian Talbot	46	31	313	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Norman Whiteside	4530	19	129	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Tommy Caton

Tony Adams

OUT

Paul Davis

Brian Talbot

OUT

Charly Nicholas

Raphael Meade

OUT

Tony Woodcock

Ian Allinson

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Frank Stapleton

Norman Whiteside

OUT

Mike Duxbury

Remi Moses

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Don Howe

Success rate in this team:

43 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

35 %

Howe vs Man United

1 victory

2 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on February 23, 1985

Howe vs Atkinson

0 victory

0 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on February 23, 1985

Manager

Age

Match num

Ron Atkinson

202

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

46 %

Atkinson vs Arsenal

8 victories

7 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on February 23, 1985

Atkinson vs Howe

3 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on February 23, 1985

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Comments

Key figures

The last time Arsenal has ended with the score 0-1 at home, It was on the 03/12/1983 (vs )

It's the first time Norman Whiteside scores 1 goal vs Arsenal in Premier League

Frank Stapleton played his game number 10 vs Arsenal in his professional career

Read the next 13 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VArsenal 3-1 Luton Town01/12/1984

VArsenal 4-0 West Bromwich Albion15/12/1984

DArsenal 1-1 Watford22/12/1984

LArsenal 1-2 Tottenham01/01/1985

VArsenal 7-2 Hereford United21/01/1985

VArsenal 2-1 Coventry02/02/1985

Overall

DHereford United 1-1 Arsenal05/01/1985

DChelsea 1-1 Arsenal19/01/1985

VArsenal 7-2 Hereford United21/01/1985

LYork City 1-0 Arsenal26/01/1985

VArsenal 2-1 Coventry02/02/1985

LLiverpool 3-0 Arsenal12/02/1985

Current form

Away

LNottingham Forest 3-2 Manchester United08/12/1984

VDundee United 2-3 Manchester United12/12/1984

LStoke City 2-1 Manchester United26/12/1984

VChelsea 1-3 Manchester United29/12/1984

DNewcastle United 1-1 Manchester United09/02/1985

VBlackburn 0-2 Manchester United15/02/1985

Overall

VManchester United 3-0 Bournemouth05/01/1985

LManchester United 0-1 Coventry12/01/1985

VManchester United 2-1 Coventry26/01/1985

VManchester United 2-0 West Bromwich Albion02/02/1985

DNewcastle United 1-1 Manchester United09/02/1985

VBlackburn 0-2 Manchester United15/02/1985

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	2	0
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	3	4
Scoring streak	22	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	4	10

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	3	4
Drawless streak	1	1
Scoring streak	8	4
Invincibility streak	1	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

26	Number of games (Competition total)	26
13	Number of games (Home / Away)	12
13	Victories (Competition total)	13
9	Victories (Home / Away)	4
4	Draws (Competition total)	6
3	Draws (Home / Away)	3
9	Losses (Competition total)	7
1	Losses (Home / Away)	5

Goals

46	Goals scored (Competition total)	49
27	Goals scored (Home / Away)	18
35	Goals conceded (Competition total)	31
10	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	22
1.77	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.88
2.08	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.5
1.35	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.19
0.77	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.83

Betting aid

16	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	15
7	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	9
5	Clean sheets (Competition total)	9
5	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
4	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	4
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	3
17	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	14
8	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	8
1-1 (3 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-1 (2 times)

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

Tony Woodcock	11 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	14 goals	Gordon Strachan
Tony Woodcock	6 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	4 goals	Gordon Strachan
Tony Woodcock	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	7 penalties	Gordon Strachan
Tony Woodcock	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	3 penalties	Gordon Strachan
Ian Allinson	1 goal during the last 2 matches	The fittest player	2 goals during the last 2 matches	Gordon Strachan

Historical head to head

Home

69 matches

43 v

10 d

16 l

155 gf

85 ga

Away

70 matches

11 v

17 d

42 l

69 gf

141 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

1 v

0 d

1 l

4 gf

4 ga

Total

141 matches

55 v

27 d

59 l

228 gf

230 ga

Historical head to head

Home

70 matches

42 v

17 d

11 l

141 gf

69 ga

Away

69 matches

16 v

10 d

43 l

85 gf

155 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

1 v

0 d

1 l

4 gf

4 ga

Total

141 matches

59 v

27 d

55 l

230 gf

228 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	January 30, 1937
Home	5 - 0	January 30, 1937

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	April 26, 1952
Away	3 - 0	February 21, 1920

Latest head to head

November 02, 1984 - Division 1 1984/1985

Man United

4 - 2

Arsenal

March 17, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984

Man United

4 - 0

Arsenal

September 06, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984

Arsenal

2 - 3

Man United

May 02, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983

Arsenal

3 - 0

Man United

April 16, 1983 - FA Cup 1982/1983

Man United

2 - 1

Arsenal

Best historical scorers against Man United

John Radford	7 goals	1965 - 1973
Malcolm Macdonald	7 goals	1976 - 1978
George Eastham	6 goals	1961 - 1965
Ray Kennedy	5 goals	1970 - 1974
Liam Brady	4 goals	1976 - 1978
Alan Skirton	4 goals	1961 - 1963

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

Denis Law	8 goals	1963 - 1966
Steve Coppell	6 goals	1975 - 1983
Liam Whelan	5 goals	1956 - 1957
Dennis Viollet	5 goals	1958 - 1961
David Herd	4 goals	1962 - 1964
Bryan Robson	4 goals	1983 - 1984

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

George Armstrong	25 matches	1962 - 1977
David O'Leary	21 matches	1975 - 1984
Pat Rice	21 matches	1969 - 1979
Graham Rix	19 matches	1977 - 1984
Peter Simpson	18 matches	1966 - 1976
Peter Storey	17 matches	1966 - 1976

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

Bobby Charlton	29 matches	1958 - 1973
Bill Foulkes	22 matches	1956 - 1968
Tony Dunne	22 matches	1962 - 1972
Alex Stepney	21 matches	1966 - 1978
Martin Buchan	19 matches	1972 - 1982
Arthur Albiston	17 matches	1977 - 1984