Rotherham United 3-1 Arsenal - August 29, 1978 / League Cup 1978/1979
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Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Pat Jennings | 33 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 26 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 20 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 29 | 400 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 29 | 229 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 23 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 22 | 200 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 20 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Malcolm Macdonald | 28 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 25 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 22 | 134 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
135
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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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
Pat Jennings
IN
Paul Barron
OUT
Graham Rix
IN
John Devine
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
36
110
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Neill vs Rotherham United
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
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Key figures

Rotherham United keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a loss at home running (since 20/11/1976). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/04/1965-30/10/1965 time period (11 matches).

Arsenal keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 11/04/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 18/01/1977-23/03/1977 time period (8 matches).

Rotherham United keeps its 8 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home running (since 20/11/1976). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 30/12/1967-04/05/1968 time period (11 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | DRotherham United 0-0 York City11/12/1976 | VRotherham United 2-1 York City21/12/1976 | VRotherham United 3-0 Mossley26/11/1977 | VRotherham United 6-0 Spennymoor United17/12/1977 | DRotherham United 1-1 Millwall07/01/1978 | VRotherham United 5-0 Hartlepool United12/08/1978 |
Overall | VRotherham United 3-0 Mossley26/11/1977 | VRotherham United 6-0 Spennymoor United17/12/1977 | DRotherham United 1-1 Millwall07/01/1978 | LMillwall 2-0 Rotherham United10/01/1978 | VRotherham United 5-0 Hartlepool United12/08/1978 | DHartlepool United 1-1 Rotherham United15/08/1978 |
Current form
Away | LQueens Park Rangers 2-1 Arsenal11/04/1978 | VLeeds United 1-3 Arsenal22/04/1978 | LLiverpool 1-0 Arsenal25/04/1978 | LDerby County 3-0 Arsenal09/05/1978 | DManchester City 1-1 Arsenal22/08/1978 | LEverton 1-0 Arsenal26/08/1978 |
Overall | VArsenal 1-0 Middlesbrough29/04/1978 | LIpswich Town 1-0 Arsenal06/05/1978 | LDerby County 3-0 Arsenal09/05/1978 | DArsenal 2-2 Leeds United19/08/1978 | DManchester City 1-1 Arsenal22/08/1978 | LEverton 1-0 Arsenal26/08/1978 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 7 | 2 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 5 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
Winless streak | 4 | 5 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 6 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
5 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
5-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
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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
4 gf
2 ga
Away
1 gf
6 ga
Total
5 gf
8 ga
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
1 ga
Away
2 gf
4 ga
Total
8 gf
5 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
January 18, 1960 |
Home | 2 - 0 |
January 18, 1960 |
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
October 03, 1972 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
October 03, 1972 - League Cup 1972/1973
January 18, 1960 - FA Cup 1959/1960
January 13, 1960 - FA Cup 1959/1960
January 09, 1960 - FA Cup 1959/1960
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
Best historical scorers against Rotherham United
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John Radford | 2 goals | 1972 - 1972 |
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Peter Storey | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
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Peter Marinello | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
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Charles George | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
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Carl Gilbert | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Mike Leng | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Billy Houghton | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Bruce Stowell | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Eddie Ferguson | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Bobby Ham | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Rotherham United
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Frank McLintock | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Peter Marinello | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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John Radford | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Charles George | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Pat Rice | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
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Peter Storey | 1 match | 1972 - 1972 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 29, 1978
August 30, 1978
September 06, 1978
October 02, 1978
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