Coventry 0-1 Arsenal - December 09, 1989 / Division 1 1989/1990
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90'
Paul Merson
COV
COV
46' - Substitution
Brian Marwoodis substituted by Paul Merson 90' - Goal
Paul Merson
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Ogrizovic | 32 | 222 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Borrows | 28 | 171 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Greg Downs | 30 | 140 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Billing | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Dobson | 20 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dean Emerson | 26 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lloyd McGrath | 24 | 119 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin MacDonald | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Smith | 21 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cyrille Regis | 31 | 186 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Drinkell | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
93
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
John Lukic | 28 | 256 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 31 | 630 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Adams | 23 | 205 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lee Dixon | 25 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Winterburn | 25 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Marwood | 46 | 29 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Rocastle | 22 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Richardson | 27 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Thomas | 22 | 133 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Perry Groves | 24 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Smith | 27 | 118 | 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
181
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Paul Merson | 9046 | 21 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Lloyd McGrath
IN
Micky Gynn
OUT
Tony Dobson
IN
Brian Kilcline
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
53
168
Success rate in this team:
42 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Sillett vs Arsenal
2 victories
3 draws
3 losses
Sillett vs Graham
2 victories
3 draws
3 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
45
177
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Graham vs Coventry
3 victories
4 draws
2 losses
Graham vs Sillett
3 victories
3 draws
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
Arsenal keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 03/10/1989). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 07/05/1988-01/10/1988 time period (7 matches).
No Coventry manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before John Sillett has done less than 33% of losses in Premier League.
The last time Coventry has ended with the score 0-1 at home, It was on the 03/09/1988 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VCoventry 3-0 Grimsby Town04/10/1989 | LCoventry 0-2 Nottingham Forest14/10/1989 | LCoventry 1-4 Manchester United21/10/1989 | VCoventry 1-0 Southampton11/11/1989 | VCoventry 1-0 Norwich City25/11/1989 | LCoventry 1-3 Wimbledon FC29/11/1989 |
| Overall | VCoventry 1-0 Southampton11/11/1989 | LAston Villa 4-1 Coventry18/11/1989 | VManchester City 0-1 Coventry22/11/1989 | VCoventry 1-0 Norwich City25/11/1989 | LCoventry 1-3 Wimbledon FC29/11/1989 | LEverton 2-0 Coventry02/12/1989 |
Current form
| Away | 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 | LLiverpool 2-1 Arsenal26/11/1989 |
| Overall | 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 | LLiverpool 2-1 Arsenal26/11/1989 | VArsenal 1-0 Manchester United03/12/1989 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 9 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
16 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
16 |
|
7 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
7 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
4 |
Goals
|
13 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
28 |
|
8 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
21 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
17 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
0.81 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.75 |
|
1.14 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.31 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.06 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.86 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
10 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
7 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
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
 | Cyrille Regis | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Michael Thomas |  |
| Cyrille Regis | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Michael Thomas | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Lee Dixon |  |
||
| Cyrille Regis | 2 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Perry Groves |  |
Historical head to head
Home
26 gf
32 ga
Away
17 gf
43 ga
Total
43 gf
75 ga
Historical head to head
Home
43 gf
17 ga
Away
32 gf
26 ga
Total
75 gf
43 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
November 23, 1974 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
November 23, 1974 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
October 11, 1975 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
March 31, 1984 |
Latest head to head
August 22, 1989 - Division 1 1989/1990
February 21, 1989 - Division 1 1988/1989
October 29, 1988 - Division 1 1988/1989
May 02, 1988 - Division 1 1987/1988
December 13, 1987 - Division 1 1987/1988
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Brian Alderson | 3 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
 |
Ernie Hunt | 2 goals | 1968 - 1969 |
|
David Cross | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Alan Green | 2 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Mark Hateley | 2 goals | 1982 - 1983 |
|
Neil Martin | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
 |
Frank Stapleton | 9 goals | 1976 - 1981 |
 |
Tony Woodcock | 5 goals | 1982 - 1986 |
|
John Radford | 5 goals | 1968 - 1974 |
|
George Graham | 4 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
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Malcolm Macdonald | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
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Brian Kidd | 4 goals | 1975 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Mick Coop | 21 matches | 1968 - 1980 |
|
Tommy Hutchison | 14 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
|
Trevor Peake | 13 matches | 1983 - 1989 |
|
Billy Glazier | 13 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
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Willie Carr | 12 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
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Steve Ogrizovic | 11 matches | 1984 - 1989 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
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Pat Rice | 23 matches | 1970 - 1980 |
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David O'Leary | 23 matches | 1975 - 1989 |
|
Graham Rix | 19 matches | 1977 - 1987 |
|
Peter Simpson | 19 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
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Peter Storey | 18 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
|
George Armstrong | 18 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
They played in both sides
151 matches
63 matches
33 matches
125 matches
14 matches
67 matches
They played in both sides
33 matches
125 matches
14 matches
67 matches
151 matches
63 matches
Competition info
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