Man United 0-2 Arsenal - February 03, 1979 / Division 1 1978/1979
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45+19'
Alan Sunderland45+21'
Alan Sunderland
MU
34' - Substitution
Jimmy Greenhoffis substituted by Andy Ritchie34 64' - Goal
Alan Sunderland 66' - Goal
Alan Sunderland
MU
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gary Bailey | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Buchan | 29 | 269 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stewart Houston | 29 | 177 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Greenhoff | 25 | 207 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 22 | 135 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lou Macari | 29 | 215 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 24 | 248 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mickey Thomas | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Coppell | 23 | 184 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Greenhoff | 34 | 32 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
144
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 33 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 20 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 27 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 29 | 432 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 29 | 257 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Talbot | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 23 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 21 | 93 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 22 | 231 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 6466 | 25 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 22 | 167 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
154
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Andy Ritchie | 34 | 18 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jimmy Nicholl
IN
Stuart Pearson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
48
79
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Sexton vs Arsenal
9 victories
7 draws
12 losses
Sexton vs Neill
4 victories
2 draws
6 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
36
143
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Neill vs Man United
5 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Neill vs Sexton
6 victories
2 draws
4 losses
Videos
Key figures
Arsenal keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 30/12/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 11/02/1978-08/04/1978 time period (13 matches).
It's the first time Alan Sunderland scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs Manchester United in his professional career with Arsenal
Arsenal keeps its 12 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 16/12/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 08/10/1977-27/12/1977 time period (15 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DManchester United 1-1 Southampton04/11/1978 | VManchester United 2-0 Ipswich Town18/11/1978 | VManchester United 2-0 Tottenham16/12/1978 | LManchester United 0-3 Liverpool26/12/1978 | LManchester United 3-5 West Bromwich Albion30/12/1978 | VManchester United 3-0 Chelsea15/01/1979 |
| Overall | VManchester United 2-0 Tottenham16/12/1978 | LBolton Wanderers 3-0 Manchester United22/12/1978 | LManchester United 0-3 Liverpool26/12/1978 | LManchester United 3-5 West Bromwich Albion30/12/1978 | VManchester United 3-0 Chelsea15/01/1979 | DFulham 1-1 Manchester United31/01/1979 |
Current form
| Away | DCoventry 1-1 Arsenal25/11/1978 | DNorwich City 0-0 Arsenal09/12/1978 | VTottenham 0-5 Arsenal23/12/1978 | DSheffield Wednesday 1-1 Arsenal06/01/1979 | DSheffield Wednesday 2-2 Arsenal15/01/1979 | VSheffield Wednesday 0-2 Arsenal22/01/1979 |
| Overall | DArsenal 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday09/01/1979 | VArsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest13/01/1979 | DSheffield Wednesday 2-2 Arsenal15/01/1979 | DArsenal 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday17/01/1979 | VSheffield Wednesday 0-2 Arsenal22/01/1979 | VArsenal 2-0 Notts County27/01/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 8 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 11 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
22 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
23 |
|
11 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
9 |
Victories (Competition total) |
12 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
7 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
32 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
41 |
|
16 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
39 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
21 |
|
16 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
1.45 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.78 |
|
1.45 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
1.77 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.91 |
|
1.45 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.9 |
Betting aid
|
12 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
11 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
13 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
14 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
2 |
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
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Frank Stapleton |  |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Liam Brady |  |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 4 penalties | Liam Brady | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Liam Brady | |
||
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 7 goals during the last 12 matches | The fittest player | 9 goals during the last 12 matches | Frank Stapleton | |
Historical head to head
Home
128 gf
64 ga
Away
77 gf
146 ga
Total
205 gf
210 ga
Historical head to head
Home
146 gf
77 ga
Away
64 gf
128 ga
Total
210 gf
205 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
April 26, 1952 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
April 26, 1952 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
January 30, 1937 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
April 27, 1909 |
Latest head to head
September 23, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
April 01, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
November 05, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
August 30, 1977 - League Cup 1977/1978
May 14, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Denis Law | 8 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
 |
Dennis Viollet | 5 goals | 1958 - 1961 |
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Liam Whelan | 5 goals | 1956 - 1957 |
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Tommy Taylor | 4 goals | 1957 - 1958 |
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Bobby Charlton | 4 goals | 1958 - 1971 |
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David Herd | 4 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
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Malcolm Macdonald | 7 goals | 1976 - 1978 |
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John Radford | 7 goals | 1965 - 1973 |
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George Eastham | 6 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
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Ray Kennedy | 5 goals | 1970 - 1974 |
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Liam Brady | 4 goals | 1976 - 1978 |
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George Armstrong | 4 goals | 1965 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
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Bobby Charlton | 29 matches | 1958 - 1973 |
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Tony Dunne | 22 matches | 1962 - 1972 |
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Bill Foulkes | 22 matches | 1956 - 1968 |
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Alex Stepney | 21 matches | 1966 - 1978 |
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Denis Law | 17 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
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Nobby Stiles | 17 matches | 1960 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
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George Armstrong | 25 matches | 1962 - 1977 |
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Peter Simpson | 18 matches | 1966 - 1976 |
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Peter Storey | 17 matches | 1966 - 1976 |
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Pat Rice | 17 matches | 1969 - 1978 |
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John Radford | 16 matches | 1965 - 1974 |
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Frank McLintock | 16 matches | 1964 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
265 matches
90 matches
264 matches
71 matches
65 matches
170 matches
46 matches
146 matches
45 matches
258 matches
They played in both sides
45 matches
258 matches
65 matches
170 matches
46 matches
146 matches
265 matches
90 matches
264 matches
71 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 03, 1979
March 20, 1979
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