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Man United 2-0 S Wednesday - March 15, 1997 / Premier League 1996/1997

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Premier League 1996/1997 - Round 29

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

March 15, 1997

55 267

2 - 0

S Wednesday

Andy Cole

19'

Karel Poborsky

61'

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19' - Goal Andy Cole19

23' - Substitution Andy Coleis substituted by Karel Poborsky23

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61' - Goal Karel Poborsky61

63' - Substitution Steve Nicolis substituted by Andy Booth photo Lee Briscoe

63' - Substitution Regi Blinkeris substituted by Lee Briscoe

83' - Substitution Ole Gunnar Solskjaeris substituted by Paul Scholes83

83' - Substitution Ritchie Humphreysis substituted by Orlando Trustfull

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

2 - 0

S Wednesday

Man United S Wednesday

Team line-ups

Man United

Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel

Denmark

B.date18/11/1963

Age33 years

H1m93

positionGoalkeeper

Pallister

Gary Pallister

England

B.date30/06/1965

Age31 years

H1m93

positionCentral defender

May

David May

England

B.date24/06/1970

Age26 years

H1m83

positionRight central defender

Neville

Gary Neville

England

B.date18/02/1975

Age22 years

H1m79

positionRight full-back

Irwin

Denis Irwin

Republic of Ireland

B.date31/10/1965

Age31 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

Giggs

Ryan Giggs

Wales

B.date29/11/1973

Age23 years

H1m80

positionMidfield

Butt

Nicky Butt

England

B.date21/01/1975

Age22 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Beckham

David Beckham

England

B.date02/05/1975

Age21 years

H1m82

positionRight Midfielder

Cole1923

Andy Cole

England

B.date15/10/1971

Age25 years

H1m80

positionStriker

Solskjaer83

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Norway

B.date26/02/1973

Age24 years

H1m80

positionStriker

Cantona

Éric Cantona

France

B.date24/05/1966

Age30 years

H1m86

positionSecond striker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Peter Schmeichel		33	289	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gary Pallister		31	385	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David May		26	78	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gary Neville		22	106	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Denis Irwin		31	343	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ryan Giggs		23	274	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Nicky Butt		22	106	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	David Beckham		21	89	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Andy Cole	1923	25	81	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ole Gunnar Solskjaer	83	24	35	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Éric Cantona		30	174	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

178

S Wednesday

Pressman

Kevin Pressman

England

B.date06/11/1967

Age29 years

H1m86

positionGoalkeeper

Nicol63

Steve Nicol

Scotland

B.date11/12/1961

Age35 years

H1m78

positionRight central defender

Walker

Des Walker

England

B.date26/11/1965

Age31 years

H1m78

positionRight central defender

Nolan

Ian Nolan

Northern Ireland

B.date09/07/1970

Age26 years

positionDefender

Stefanovic

Dejan Stefanovic

Serbia

B.date28/10/1974

Age22 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Atherton

Peter Atherton

England

B.date06/04/1970

Age26 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

Humphreys83

Ritchie Humphreys

England

B.date30/11/1977

Age19 years

H1m78

positionLeft central midfielder

Carbone

Benito Carbone

Italy

B.date14/08/1971

Age25 years

H1m68

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Blinker63

Regi Blinker

Netherlands

B.date04/06/1969

Age27 years

H1m72

positionLeft Winger

Hirst

David Hirst

England

B.date07/12/1967

Age29 years

H1m80

positionCentre forward

Whittingham

Guy Whittingham

England

B.date10/11/1964

Age32 years

H1m75

positionCentre forward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Kevin Pressman		29	194	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Nicol	63	35	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Des Walker		31	172	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ian Nolan		26	122	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dejan Stefanovic		22	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Peter Atherton		26	128	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ritchie Humphreys	83	19	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Benito Carbone		25	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Regi Blinker	63	27	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	David Hirst		29	263	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Guy Whittingham		32	90	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

103

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	M		Paul Scholes	83	22	79	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M		Karel Poborsky	6123	24	30	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Orlando Trustfull	83	26	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Lee Briscoe	63	21	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Andy Booth	63	23	35	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Andy Cole

Jordi Cruyff

OUT

Gary Pallister

Ronny Johnsen

OUT

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Brian McClair

OUT

Ryan Giggs

Phil Neville

OUT

Nicky Butt

Karel Poborsky

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Regi Blinker

Andy Booth

OUT

Steve Nicol

Mark Pembridge

OUT

Ritchie Humphreys

Lee Briscoe

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Alex Ferguson

561

Success rate in this team:

54 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

54 %

Ferguson vs S Wednesday

10 victories

7 draws

5 losses

Latest figure on March 15, 1997

Ferguson vs Pleat

3 victories

5 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on March 15, 1997

Manager

Age

Match num

David Pleat

Success rate in this team:

35 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

36 %

Pleat vs Man United

2 victories

7 draws

9 losses

Latest figure on March 15, 1997

Pleat vs Ferguson

1 victory

5 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on March 15, 1997

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Key figures

Andy Cole scored 5 goals vs Sheffield Wednesday in Premier League

The last time Man United has ended with the score 2-0 vs S Wednesday at home in Premier League, It was on the 13/02/1915

Man United keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal scored in Premier League running (since 12/01/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 26/10/1996-28/12/1996 time period (10 matches).

Read the next 23 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester United 2-0 Tottenham05/01/1997

DManchester United 1-1 Wimbledon FC25/01/1997

VManchester United 2-1 Wimbledon FC29/01/1997

VManchester United 2-1 Southampton01/02/1997

VManchester United 3-1 Coventry01/03/1997

VManchester United 4-0 FC Porto05/03/1997

Overall

LWimbledon FC 1-0 Manchester United04/02/1997

VArsenal 1-2 Manchester United19/02/1997

DChelsea 1-1 Manchester United22/02/1997

VManchester United 3-1 Coventry01/03/1997

VManchester United 4-0 FC Porto05/03/1997

LSunderland 2-1 Manchester United08/03/1997

Current form

Away

VCarlisle United 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday25/01/1997

VAston Villa 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday29/01/1997

VBradford 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday16/02/1997

DDerby County 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday19/02/1997

VSouthampton 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday22/02/1997

VNottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday05/03/1997

Overall

DDerby County 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday19/02/1997

VSouthampton 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday22/02/1997

VSheffield Wednesday 3-1 Middlesbrough01/03/1997

VNottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday05/03/1997

LSheffield Wednesday 0-2 Wimbledon FC09/03/1997

VSheffield Wednesday 2-1 Sunderland12/03/1997

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	4	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	10	0
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	4	3
Scoring streak	6	5
Conceding streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	1	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	2	1
Unbeaten streak	6	1
Drawless streak	2	5
Scoring streak	11	1
Conceding streak	0	2
Invincibility streak	1	0

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

29	Number of games (Competition total)	29
14	Number of games (Home / Away)	15
16	Victories (Competition total)	12
10	Victories (Home / Away)	6
9	Draws (Competition total)	12
3	Draws (Home / Away)	5
4	Losses (Competition total)	5
1	Losses (Home / Away)	4

Goals

57	Goals scored (Competition total)	39
29	Goals scored (Home / Away)	23
33	Goals conceded (Competition total)	33
11	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	23
1.97	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.34
2.07	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.53
1.14	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.14
0.79	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.53

Betting aid

19	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	13
9	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	8
11	Clean sheets (Competition total)	10
6	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	5
3	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	7
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	2
17	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	17
8	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	9
1-0 (3 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-4 (2 times)

Bookings

39	Yellow cards (Competition total)	34
15	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	22
1	Red cards (Competition total)	1
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	1

Key players

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer	12 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	8 goals	Andy Booth
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer	7 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	5 goals	Andy Booth
Éric Cantona	3 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Mark Pembridge
Éric Cantona	3 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer	8 goals during the last 15 matches	The fittest player	4 goals during the last 5 matches	David Hirst

Historical head to head

Home

57 matches

35 v

14 d

8 l

107 gf

57 ga

Away

57 matches

14 v

13 d

30 l

76 gf

99 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

1 ga

Total

115 matches

49 v

27 d

39 l

183 gf

157 ga

Historical head to head

Home

57 matches

30 v

13 d

14 l

99 gf

76 ga

Away

57 matches

8 v

14 d

35 l

57 gf

107 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

1 gf

0 ga

Total

115 matches

39 v

27 d

49 l

157 gf

183 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	March 16, 1994
Home	5 - 0	March 16, 1994

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 2	February 01, 1961
Away	7 - 2	February 01, 1961

Latest head to head

December 18, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997

S Wednesday

1 - 1

Man United

December 09, 1995 - Premier League 1995/1996

Man United

2 - 2

S Wednesday

September 23, 1995 - Premier League 1995/1996

S Wednesday

0 - 0

Man United

May 07, 1995 - Premier League 1994/1995

Man United

1 - 0

S Wednesday

October 08, 1994 - Premier League 1994/1995

S Wednesday

1 - 0

Man United

Best historical scorers against S Wednesday

Brian McClair	12 goals	1987 - 1994
Bobby Charlton	12 goals	1960 - 1970
George Best	8 goals	1967 - 1970
Mark Hughes	7 goals	1985 - 1994
David Herd	6 goals	1963 - 1966
Dennis Viollet	5 goals	1956 - 1961

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

David Hirst	7 goals	1987 - 1994
Jack Whitham	6 goals	1968 - 1970
John Fantham	4 goals	1961 - 1967
Lee Chapman	3 goals	1985 - 1988
John Sheridan	3 goals	1991 - 1993
Gerry Young	3 goals	1961 - 1961

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs S Wednesday

Bill Foulkes	27 matches	1956 - 1967
Bobby Charlton	26 matches	1958 - 1970
Nobby Stiles	19 matches	1960 - 1970
Shay Brennan	19 matches	1958 - 1968
Mark Hughes	18 matches	1985 - 1995
Tony Dunne	18 matches	1962 - 1970

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

John Fantham	16 matches	1960 - 1969
Gerry Young	16 matches	1961 - 1970
David Hirst	16 matches	1987 - 1996
Don Megson	16 matches	1960 - 1968
Nigel Worthington	14 matches	1985 - 1993
Ron Springett	12 matches	1961 - 1967