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Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal - November 26, 1989 / Division 1 1989/1990

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Division 1 1989/1990 - Round 15

Anfield - Liverpool - England

November 26, 1989

35 983

Liverpool

2 - 1

Arsenal

Steve McMahon

30'

John Barnes

65'

90'

Alan Smith

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9' - Substitution Barry Venisonis substituted by Peter Beardsley9

30' - Goal Steve McMahon30

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46' - Substitution David O'Learyis substituted by Martin Hayes photo Sigurdur Jonsson

46' - Substitution Niall Quinnis substituted by Sigurdur Jonsson

65' - Goal John Barnes65

90' - Goal Alan Smith

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Liverpool

2 - 1

Arsenal

Liverpool Arsenal

Team line-ups

Liverpool

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

Rush

Ian Rush

Wales

B.date20/10/1961

Age28 years

H1m83

positionStriker

Barnes65

John Barnes

England

B.date07/11/1963

Age26 years

H1m80

positionLeft Midfielder

Houghton

Ray Houghton

Republic of Ireland

B.date09/01/1962

Age27 years

H1m70

positionCentre Midfield

Whelan

Ronnie Whelan

Republic of Ireland

B.date25/09/1961

Age28 years

H1m75

positionLeft Midfielder

McMahon30

Steve McMahon

England

B.date20/08/1961

Age28 years

H1m75

positionDefensive Midfielder

Burrows

David Burrows

England

B.date25/10/1968

Age21 years

H1m78

positionLeft full-back

Staunton

Steve Staunton

Republic of Ireland

B.date19/01/1969

Age20 years

H1m83

positionLeft central defender

Hysen

Glenn Hysen

Sweden

B.date30/10/1959

Age30 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Venison9

Barry Venison

England

B.date16/08/1964

Age25 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

Hansen

Alan Hansen

Scotland

B.date13/06/1955

Age34 years

H1m88

positionSweeper

Grobbelaar

Bruce Grobbelaar

Zimbabwe

B.date06/10/1957

Age32 years

H1m86

positionGoalkeeper

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Bruce Grobbelaar		32	453	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Alan Hansen		34	594	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Staunton		20	35	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Glenn Hysen		30	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Barry Venison	9	25	100	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David Burrows		21	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve McMahon	30	28	191	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	John Barnes	65	26	109	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ray Houghton		27	95	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ronnie Whelan		28	390	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ian Rush		28	380	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

219

Arsenal

Lukic

John Lukic

England

B.date11/12/1960

Age28 years

H1m93

positionGoalkeeper

O'Leary46

David O'Leary

Republic of Ireland

B.date02/05/1958

Age31 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Adams

Tony Adams

England

B.date10/10/1966

Age23 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Dixon

Lee Dixon

England

B.date17/03/1964

Age25 years

H1m75

positionRight full-back

Winterburn

Nigel Winterburn

England

B.date11/12/1963

Age25 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

Rocastle

David Rocastle

England

B.date02/05/1967

Age22 years

H1m75

positionRight Midfielder

Thomas

Michael Thomas

England

B.date24/08/1967

Age22 years

H1m75

positionRight Midfielder

Richardson

Kevin Richardson

England

B.date04/12/1962

Age26 years

H1m70

positionCentre Midfield

Quinn46

Niall Quinn

Republic of Ireland

B.date06/10/1966

Age23 years

H1m91

positionStriker

Smith90

Alan Smith

England

B.date21/11/1962

Age27 years

H1m91

positionStriker

Groves

Perry Groves

England

B.date19/04/1965

Age24 years

H1m78

positionLeft Winger

			Age	Match num	Note
G	John Lukic		28	254	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David O'Leary	46	31	628	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tony Adams		23	203	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Lee Dixon		25	67	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Nigel Winterburn		25	93	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	David Rocastle		22	192	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Michael Thomas		22	131	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Kevin Richardson		26	103	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Niall Quinn	46	23	93	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Alan Smith	90	27	116	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Perry Groves		24	122	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

182

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Peter Beardsley	9	28	116	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	M		Sigurdur Jonsson	46	23	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M		Martin Hayes	46	23	126	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

David Burrows

Jan Mölby

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Perry Groves

Sigurdur Jonsson

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Kenny Dalglish

241

Success rate in this team:

61 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

61 %

Dalglish vs Arsenal

8 victories

3 draws

5 losses

Latest figure on November 26, 1989

Dalglish vs Graham

7 victories

3 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on November 26, 1989

Manager

Age

Match num

George Graham

175

Success rate in this team:

55 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

Graham vs Liverpool

4 victories

3 draws

7 losses

Latest figure on November 26, 1989

Graham vs Dalglish

4 victories

3 draws

7 losses

Latest figure on November 26, 1989

Referee

Michael Peck

4 victories	1 draw	2 losses	Liverpool7 matches	General total	Arsenal1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Liverpool1 match	Season total	Arsenal1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on March 13, 1993					Latest figure on November 26, 1989

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Key figures

No Liverpool manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Kenny Dalglish has reached 1.98 goals scored per game .

Liverpool keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 19/09/1989). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 18/02/1989-11/04/1989 time period (11 matches).

John Lukic played his game number 200 in Premier League with Arsenal

Read the next 23 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VLiverpool 3-1 Manchester City19/08/1989

VLiverpool 9-0 Crystal Palace12/09/1989

DLiverpool 0-0 Norwich City16/09/1989

VLiverpool 5-2 Wigan19/09/1989

VLiverpool 1-0 Tottenham29/10/1989

LLiverpool 0-1 Coventry04/11/1989

Overall

LSouthampton 4-1 Liverpool21/10/1989

LArsenal 1-0 Liverpool25/10/1989

VLiverpool 1-0 Tottenham29/10/1989

LLiverpool 0-1 Coventry04/11/1989

LQueens Park Rangers 3-2 Liverpool11/11/1989

VMillwall 1-2 Liverpool19/11/1989

Current form

Away

DChelsea 0-0 Arsenal30/09/1989

VPlymouth 1-6 Arsenal03/10/1989

LTottenham 2-1 Arsenal18/10/1989

LEverton 3-0 Arsenal21/10/1989

VMillwall 1-2 Arsenal11/11/1989

LOldham Athletic 3-1 Arsenal22/11/1989

Overall

VArsenal 1-0 Liverpool25/10/1989

DArsenal 1-1 Derby County28/10/1989

VArsenal 4-3 Norwich City04/11/1989

VMillwall 1-2 Arsenal11/11/1989

VArsenal 3-0 Queens Park Rangers18/11/1989

LOldham Athletic 3-1 Arsenal22/11/1989

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	1	0
Drawless streak	3	10
Scoring streak	0	2
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	1	3

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	1	1
Drawless streak	5	4
Scoring streak	2	6
Conceding streak	5	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

13	Number of games (Competition total)	14
5	Number of games (Home / Away)	6
7	Victories (Competition total)	8
3	Victories (Home / Away)	2
3	Draws (Competition total)	3
1	Draws (Home / Away)	1
3	Losses (Competition total)	3
1	Losses (Home / Away)	3

Goals

27	Goals scored (Competition total)	26
13	Goals scored (Home / Away)	6
13	Goals conceded (Competition total)	15
2	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	11
2.08	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.86
2.6	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1
1	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.07
0.4	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.83

Betting aid

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

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

John Barnes	9 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	5 goals	Michael Thomas
John Barnes	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	2 goals	Michael Thomas
John Barnes	3 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Lee Dixon
John Aldridge	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
John Barnes	9 goals during the last 13 matches	The fittest player	3 goals during the last 3 matches	Lee Dixon

Historical head to head

Home

74 matches

41 v

15 d

18 l

139 gf

79 ga

Away

75 matches

17 v

24 d

34 l

67 gf

108 ga

Neutral ground

4 matches

1 v

0 d

3 l

5 gf

7 ga

Total

153 matches

59 v

39 d

55 l

211 gf

194 ga

Historical head to head

Home

75 matches

34 v

24 d

17 l

108 gf

67 ga

Away

74 matches

18 v

15 d

41 l

79 gf

139 ga

Neutral ground

4 matches

3 v

0 d

1 l

7 gf

5 ga

Total

153 matches

55 v

39 d

59 l

194 gf

211 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	April 18, 1964
Home	5 - 0	April 18, 1964

Largest victory

Overall	8 - 1	September 01, 1934
Away	5 - 1	November 15, 1952

Latest head to head

October 25, 1989 - League Cup 1989/1990

Arsenal

1 - 0

Liverpool

August 12, 1989 - Charity Shield 1989

Liverpool

1 - 0

Arsenal

May 26, 1989 - Division 1 1988/1989

Liverpool

0 - 2

Arsenal

December 04, 1988 - Division 1 1988/1989

Arsenal

1 - 1

Liverpool

November 23, 1988 - League Cup 1988/1989

Liverpool

2 - 1

Arsenal

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

Roger Hunt	8 goals	1962 - 1968
Kenny Dalglish	8 goals	1978 - 1983
Phil Neal	6 goals	1975 - 1985
Ian Rush	6 goals	1982 - 1987
Terry McDermott	5 goals	1979 - 1981
Ray Kennedy	3 goals	1974 - 1978

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/12/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Liverpool

John Radford	7 goals	1965 - 1976
Alan Ball	6 goals	1973 - 1975
Alan Sunderland	6 goals	1979 - 1982
Joe Hulme	6 goals	1933 - 1936
Brian Talbot	5 goals	1980 - 1984
Ted Drake	4 goals	1934 - 1935

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/12/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

Ian Callaghan	32 matches	1962 - 1978
Ray Clemence	31 matches	1970 - 1981
Phil Neal	31 matches	1975 - 1985
Alan Hansen	30 matches	1977 - 1989
Kenny Dalglish	28 matches	1977 - 1988
Emelyn Hughes	26 matches	1967 - 1978

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/12/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Liverpool

David O'Leary	37 matches	1975 - 1989
George Armstrong	27 matches	1963 - 1977
Pat Rice	27 matches	1970 - 1980
Graham Rix	25 matches	1977 - 1986
John Radford	21 matches	1965 - 1976
Peter Storey	21 matches	1965 - 1975