Arsenal 2-0 Sheffield United - October 27, 1981 / League Cup 1981/1982
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0' - Goal
Willie Young 0' - Goal
Alan Sunderland
0' - Substitution
Raphael Meadeis substituted by Paul Vaessen0
ARS
SU
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Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 36 | 227 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 23 | 279 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 29 | 237 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Hollins | 35 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Sansom | 23 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Nicholas | 21 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Talbot | 28 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian McDermott | 20 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 24 | 235 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Raphael Meade | 0 | 18 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 28 | 197 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
142
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Paul Vaessen | 0 | 20 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brian McDermott
IN
Paul Davis
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
39
299
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Neill vs Sheffield United
6 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Neill vs Porterfield
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
35
4
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Porterfield vs Arsenal
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Porterfield vs Neill
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Arsenal after 7 matches with at least one goal conceded in League Cup (since 04/12/1979). It was the best streak for the club since 31/10/1972-21/09/1976 (9 matches).
Arsenal keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 30/09/1981). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 01/04/1978-09/05/1978 time period (9 matches).
It's the first time Alan Sunderland scores 1 goal vs in his professional career with
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LArsenal 0-1 Stoke City29/08/1981 | DArsenal 1-1 Sunderland12/09/1981 | VArsenal 1-0 Birmingham City22/09/1981 | DArsenal 0-0 Manchester United26/09/1981 | VArsenal 1-0 Panathinaikos30/09/1981 | VArsenal 1-0 Manchester City17/10/1981 |
| Overall | LNotts County 2-1 Arsenal03/10/1981 | LSheffield United 1-0 Arsenal06/10/1981 | LSwansea 2-0 Arsenal10/10/1981 | VArsenal 1-0 Manchester City17/10/1981 | LRC Genk 1-0 Arsenal21/10/1981 | LIpswich Town 2-1 Arsenal24/10/1981 |
Current form
| Away | VBurscough 0-3 Sheffield United24/11/1979 | LGrimsby Town 2-0 Sheffield United15/12/1979 | LSheffield Wednesday 2-0 Sheffield United09/08/1980 | DStockport 0-0 Sheffield United22/11/1980 | LChesterfield 1-0 Sheffield United16/12/1980 | DYork City 1-1 Sheffield United15/09/1981 |
| Overall | VSheffield United 3-2 Stockport25/11/1980 | DSheffield United 1-1 Chesterfield13/12/1980 | LChesterfield 1-0 Sheffield United16/12/1980 | VSheffield United 1-0 York City01/09/1981 | DYork City 1-1 Sheffield United15/09/1981 | VSheffield United 1-0 Arsenal06/10/1981 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 4 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.33 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
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
Historical head to head
Home
100 gf
51 ga
Away
67 gf
105 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
168 gf
156 ga
Historical head to head
Home
105 gf
67 ga
Away
51 gf
100 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
156 gf
168 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 9 - 2 |
December 24, 1932 |
| Home | 9 - 2 |
December 24, 1932 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
September 04, 1973 |
| Away | 6 - 2 |
March 26, 1921 |
Latest head to head
October 06, 1981 - League Cup 1981/1982
January 07, 1978 - FA Cup 1977/1978
January 31, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
August 19, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
March 31, 1975 - Division 1 1974/1975
Best historical scorers against Sheffield United
|
Charles George | 6 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
|
George Graham | 5 goals | 1966 - 1972 |
 |
Joe Baker | 4 goals | 1963 - 1965 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 4 goals | 1961 - 1964 |
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Frank McLintock | 2 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
 |
Liam Brady | 2 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Mick Jones | 5 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
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Leonard Allchurch | 5 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
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Alan Woodward | 3 goals | 1971 - 1973 |
|
Alan Birchenall | 3 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
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Gilbert Reece | 2 goals | 1965 - 1971 |
|
Tony Currie | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Sheffield United
|
George Armstrong | 21 matches | 1962 - 1976 |
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Pat Rice | 15 matches | 1968 - 1978 |
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John Radford | 13 matches | 1965 - 1973 |
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Frank McLintock | 13 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
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Peter Simpson | 12 matches | 1964 - 1975 |
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Peter Storey | 12 matches | 1965 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
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Alan Woodward | 20 matches | 1964 - 1976 |
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Len Badger | 19 matches | 1964 - 1975 |
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Alan Hodgkinson | 13 matches | 1961 - 1968 |
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Tony Currie | 12 matches | 1971 - 1976 |
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John Flynn | 11 matches | 1971 - 1975 |
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Edmond Colquhoun | 11 matches | 1971 - 1976 |
They played in both sides
28 matches
18 matches
2 matches
1 match
They played in both sides
28 matches
18 matches
2 matches
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
October 06, 1981
October 07, 1981
October 27, 1981
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