Leicester 1-2 Arsenal - January 17, 1973 / FA Cup 1972/1973
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LEI
0' - Goal
Eddie Kelly 0' - Goal
John Radford 45' - Goal
John Farrington 45' - Substitution
Alan Birchenallis substituted by David Tomlin45
LEI
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 23 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dennis Rofe | 22 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Manley | 23 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Farrington | 45 | 25 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Graham Cross | 29 | 373 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Woollett | 25 | 111 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Whitworth | 20 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Birchenall | 45 | 27 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Keith Weller | 26 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Worthington | 24 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Leonard Glover | 28 | 141 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
112
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bob Wilson | 31 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeff Blockley | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Simpson | 28 | 273 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 23 | 148 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert McNab | 29 | 242 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Storey | 27 | 306 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Kennedy | 21 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eddie Kelly | 21 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Radford | 25 | 317 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Armstrong | 28 | 383 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Ball | 27 | 57 | 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
197
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
David Tomlin | 45 | 19 | 18 | 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
Malcolm Manley
IN
John Sjoberg
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
38
76
Success rate in this team:
28 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
25 %
Bloomfield vs Arsenal
0 victory
2 draws
3 losses
Bloomfield vs Mee
0 victory
2 draws
3 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
54
376
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Mee vs Leicester
6 victories
5 draws
2 losses
Mee vs Bloomfield
3 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Videos
Key figures
Bertie Mee has registered 50 goal(s) in FA Cup since the 01/07/1966 as the manager of next after this match..
Arsenal keeps its 10 consecutive matches without a loss away from home in FA Cup running (since 06/01/1971). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 02/03/1957 (5 matches)
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Bertie Mee has done less than 1.47 goals scored per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LLeicester 1-2 Norwich City21/10/1972 | DLeicester 2-2 Manchester United04/11/1972 | LLeicester 0-1 Tottenham18/11/1972 | VLeicester 3-1 West Bromwich Albion02/12/1972 | VLeicester 2-1 Crystal Palace23/12/1972 | VLeicester 2-1 West Ham30/12/1972 |
| Overall | VLeicester 2-1 Crystal Palace23/12/1972 | LWolverhampton 2-0 Leicester26/12/1972 | VLeicester 2-1 West Ham30/12/1972 | DNewcastle United 2-2 Leicester01/01/1973 | LCoventry 3-2 Leicester06/01/1973 | DArsenal 2-2 Leicester13/01/1973 |
Current form
| Away | VSheffield United 1-2 Arsenal31/10/1972 | VWolverhampton 1-3 Arsenal11/11/1972 | LDerby County 5-0 Arsenal25/11/1972 | VTottenham 1-2 Arsenal09/12/1972 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Arsenal23/12/1972 | DStoke City 0-0 Arsenal30/12/1972 |
| Overall | VArsenal 2-1 West Bromwich Albion16/12/1972 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Arsenal23/12/1972 | VArsenal 2-0 Norwich City26/12/1972 | DStoke City 0-0 Arsenal30/12/1972 | VArsenal 3-1 Manchester United06/01/1973 | DArsenal 2-2 Leicester13/01/1973 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 15 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 8 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
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) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
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 Worthington | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Ray Kennedy |  |
| Frank Worthington | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Ray Kennedy | |
Historical head to head
Home
71 gf
68 ga
Away
49 gf
101 ga
Total
120 gf
169 ga
Historical head to head
Home
101 gf
49 ga
Away
68 gf
71 ga
Total
169 gf
120 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 2 |
August 31, 1963 |
| Home | 7 - 2 |
August 31, 1963 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 0 |
December 15, 1934 |
| Away | 7 - 2 |
February 05, 1931 |
Latest head to head
January 13, 1973 - FA Cup 1972/1973
August 12, 1972 - Division 1 1972/1973
April 04, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
September 25, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
March 15, 1971 - FA Cup 1970/1971
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Ken Keyworth | 8 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 4 goals | 1963 - 1967 |
 |
Frank McLintock | 4 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
Kenneth Leek | 3 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
|
Jackie Sinclair | 2 goals | 1966 - 1967 |
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Dave Gibson | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against Leicester
 |
George Eastham | 4 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Joe Hulme | 4 goals | 1934 - 1935 |
 |
Joe Baker | 4 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
|
George Armstrong | 3 goals | 1965 - 1973 |
|
John Radford | 3 goals | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Bobby Gould | 3 goals | 1968 - 1968 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
John Sjoberg | 17 matches | 1963 - 1973 |
|
Graham Cross | 16 matches | 1963 - 1973 |
 |
Gordon Banks | 16 matches | 1959 - 1967 |
|
Richie Norman | 14 matches | 1960 - 1967 |
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Dave Gibson | 13 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
 |
Colin Appleton | 12 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
|
George Armstrong | 14 matches | 1963 - 1973 |
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Terry Neill | 12 matches | 1961 - 1968 |
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Peter Storey | 12 matches | 1965 - 1973 |
|
Billy McCullough | 11 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
|
Frank McLintock | 10 matches | 1965 - 1972 |
|
George Eastham | 10 matches | 1961 - 1966 |
They played in both sides
170 matches
336 matches
67 matches
222 matches
They played in both sides
170 matches
336 matches
67 matches
222 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 13, 1973
January 15, 1973
January 16, 1973
January 17, 1973
January 22, 1973
January 23, 1973
January 29, 1973
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