Arsenal 2-0 Southampton - March 21, 1979 / FA Cup 1978/1979
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ARS
0' - Goal
Alan Sunderland 0' - Goal
Alan Sunderland0
46' - Substitution
Liam Bradyis substituted by Steve Walford46
ARS
46' - Substitution
Manny Andruszewskiis substituted by Graham Baker
SOU
SOU
Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 33 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 27 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 20 | 166 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 30 | 441 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 29 | 265 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Talbot | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 23 | 112 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 45+1 | 23 | 240 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Graham Rix | 21 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 25 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 22 | 176 | 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
162
Southampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Wells | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Waldron | 22 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ivan Golac | 28 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nick Holmes | 24 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 32 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Manny Andruszewski | 46 | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Austin Hayes | 20 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Williams | 20 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charles George | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Philip Boyer | 30 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Ball | 33 | 55 | 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
38
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Steve Walford | 45+1 | 21 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Graham Baker | 46 | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Manny Andruszewski
IN
David Peach
OUT
Peter Wells
IN
Terry Gennoe
OUT
Charles George
IN
Terry Curran
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
36
152
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Neill vs Southampton
3 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Neill vs McMenemy
3 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
277
Success rate in this team:
42 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
McMenemy vs Arsenal
1 victory
2 draws
4 losses
McMenemy vs Neill
1 victory
2 draws
3 losses
Videos
Key figures
Arsenal keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a loss in FA Cup running (since 06/01/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/01/1971-19/04/1972 time period (17 matches).
It's the first time Alan Sunderland scores at least 2 goals during the same game in FA Cup with
Southampton keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 10/03/1979).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VArsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest13/01/1979 | DArsenal 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday17/01/1979 | VArsenal 2-0 Notts County27/01/1979 | DArsenal 0-0 Middlesbrough10/02/1979 | LArsenal 0-1 Wolverhampton24/02/1979 | VArsenal 2-0 Bristol City10/03/1979 |
| Overall | LArsenal 0-1 Wolverhampton24/02/1979 | VNottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal26/02/1979 | LSouthampton 2-0 Arsenal03/03/1979 | VArsenal 2-0 Bristol City10/03/1979 | LIpswich Town 2-0 Arsenal17/03/1979 | DSouthampton 1-1 Arsenal19/03/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LWolverhampton 2-0 Southampton17/01/1979 | DLeeds United 2-2 Southampton24/01/1979 | DIpswich Town 0-0 Southampton10/02/1979 | VPreston North End 0-1 Southampton12/02/1979 | VQueens Park Rangers 0-1 Southampton24/02/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Southampton10/03/1979 |
| Overall | VQueens Park Rangers 0-1 Southampton24/02/1979 | VSouthampton 2-0 Arsenal03/03/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Southampton10/03/1979 | VSouthampton 2-1 West Bromwich Albion12/03/1979 | LNottingham Forest 3-2 Southampton17/03/1979 | DSouthampton 1-1 Arsenal19/03/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 9 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
8 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
13 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
|
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
8 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.63 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.4 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.6 |
|
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.33 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-0 |
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 | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Philip Boyer | |
| Frank Stapleton | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Philip Boyer | |
| David Price | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Austin Hayes | |
Historical head to head
Home
16 gf
7 ga
Away
13 gf
13 ga
Total
29 gf
20 ga
Historical head to head
Home
13 gf
13 ga
Away
7 gf
16 ga
Total
20 gf
29 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
December 26, 1966 |
| Home | 4 - 1 |
December 26, 1966 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
April 15, 1968 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
April 15, 1968 |
Latest head to head
March 19, 1979 - FA Cup 1978/1979
March 03, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
October 21, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
October 25, 1977 - League Cup 1977/1978
March 02, 1974 - Division 1 1973/1974
Best historical scorers against Southampton
|
John Radford | 7 goals | 1966 - 1973 |
|
Liam Brady | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
 |
Alan Ball | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Charles George | 2 goals | 1970 - 1973 |
|
George Armstrong | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
|
Jon Sammels | 2 goals | 1969 - 1970 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Ron Davies | 4 goals | 1966 - 1969 |
|
Terry Paine | 4 goals | 1966 - 1971 |
|
Austin Hayes | 2 goals | 1979 - 1979 |
 |
Bobby Stokes | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Michael Judd | 1 goal | 1968 - 1968 |
|
Jimmy Melia | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
Players with most games played vs Southampton
|
Peter Simpson | 16 matches | 1966 - 1977 |
 |
Peter Storey | 15 matches | 1966 - 1974 |
|
John Radford | 15 matches | 1966 - 1974 |
|
George Armstrong | 13 matches | 1966 - 1974 |
 |
Frank McLintock | 12 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
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Pat Rice | 12 matches | 1970 - 1979 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Terry Paine | 15 matches | 1966 - 1974 |
 |
Mick Channon | 13 matches | 1968 - 1974 |
|
Eric Martin | 12 matches | 1968 - 1974 |
|
Hugh Fisher | 11 matches | 1968 - 1974 |
|
Ron Davies | 11 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
|
John McGrath | 10 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
218 matches
54 matches
They played in both sides
218 matches
54 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 10, 1979
March 13, 1979
March 14, 1979
March 19, 1979
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