Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool - August 15, 1987 / Division 1 1987/1988
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45'
88'
Steve Nicol
ARS
9' - Goal
John Aldridge
45' - Goal
Paul Davis45
ARS
46' - Substitution
David Rocastleis substituted by Perry Groves46
85' - Substitution
Peter Beardsleyis substituted by Paul Walsh
88' - Goal
Steve Nicol
LIV
LIV
Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
John Lukic | 26 | 135 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Adams | 20 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 29 | 546 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Sansom | 28 | 349 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Rocastle | 46 | 20 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steve Williams | 29 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Davis | 45 | 25 | 264 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michael Thomas | 19 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Hayes | 21 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charly Nicholas | 25 | 181 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Smith | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
164
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bruce Grobbelaar | 29 | 362 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Hansen | 32 | 522 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Nicol | 88 | 25 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gary Gillespie | 27 | 101 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Barry Venison | 22 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve McMahon | 25 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Barnes | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Craig Johnston | 27 | 238 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronnie Whelan | 25 | 289 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Beardsley | 85 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Aldridge | 9 | 28 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
165
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Perry Groves | 46 | 22 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Paul Walsh | 85 | 24 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kenny Sansom
IN
Viv Anderson
OUT
John Lukic
IN
Rhys Wilmot
OUT
David Rocastle
IN
Paul Merson
OUT
Alan Smith
IN
Graham Rix
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Peter Beardsley
IN
Ian Rush
OUT
John Barnes
IN
Nigel Spackman
OUT
Bruce Grobbelaar
IN
Mike Hooper
OUT
Steve Nicol
IN
Jan Mölby
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
42
56
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Graham vs Liverpool
1 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Graham vs Dalglish
1 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
36
121
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Dalglish vs Arsenal
4 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Dalglish vs Graham
3 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Paul Davis scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
It's the first time John Aldridge scores 1 goal vs in his professional career with
Liverpool keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 14/03/1987).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LArsenal 0-1 Everton28/03/1987 | VArsenal 2-1 Charlton11/04/1987 | LArsenal 0-1 Newcastle United14/04/1987 | VArsenal 4-1 Leicester20/04/1987 | VArsenal 2-1 Aston Villa02/05/1987 | LArsenal 1-2 Norwich City09/05/1987 |
| Overall | VWimbledon FC 1-2 Arsenal18/04/1987 | VArsenal 4-1 Leicester20/04/1987 | LManchester City 3-0 Arsenal25/04/1987 | VArsenal 2-1 Aston Villa02/05/1987 | VQueens Park Rangers 1-4 Arsenal04/05/1987 | LArsenal 1-2 Norwich City09/05/1987 |
Current form
| Away | VOxford United 1-3 Liverpool14/03/1987 | LTottenham 1-0 Liverpool22/03/1987 | LNorwich City 2-1 Liverpool11/04/1987 | LManchester United 1-0 Liverpool20/04/1987 | LCoventry 1-0 Liverpool02/05/1987 | DChelsea 3-3 Liverpool09/05/1987 |
| Overall | VLiverpool 3-0 Nottingham Forest18/04/1987 | LManchester United 1-0 Liverpool20/04/1987 | VLiverpool 3-1 Everton25/04/1987 | LCoventry 1-0 Liverpool02/05/1987 | VLiverpool 1-0 Watford04/05/1987 | DChelsea 3-3 Liverpool09/05/1987 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 12 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 12 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
103 gf
63 ga
Away
75 gf
133 ga
Neutral ground
7 gf
5 ga
Total
185 gf
201 ga
Historical head to head
Home
133 gf
75 ga
Away
63 gf
103 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
7 ga
Total
201 gf
185 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 1 |
September 01, 1934 |
| Home | 8 - 1 |
September 01, 1934 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
April 18, 1964 |
| Away | 5 - 0 |
October 28, 1893 |
Latest head to head
April 05, 1987 - League Cup 1986/1987
March 10, 1987 - Division 1 1986/1987
August 30, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987
December 14, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
August 17, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
|
John Radford | 7 goals | 1965 - 1976 |
 |
Alan Ball | 6 goals | 1973 - 1975 |
|
Joe Hulme | 6 goals | 1933 - 1936 |
|
Alan Sunderland | 6 goals | 1979 - 1982 |
 |
Brian Talbot | 5 goals | 1980 - 1984 |
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Ted Drake | 4 goals | 1934 - 1935 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Roger Hunt | 8 goals | 1962 - 1968 |
 |
Kenny Dalglish | 8 goals | 1978 - 1983 |
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Ian Rush | 6 goals | 1982 - 1987 |
 |
Phil Neal | 6 goals | 1975 - 1985 |
|
Terry McDermott | 5 goals | 1979 - 1981 |
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Ian St-John | 3 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
 |
David O'Leary | 32 matches | 1975 - 1987 |
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Pat Rice | 27 matches | 1970 - 1980 |
|
George Armstrong | 27 matches | 1963 - 1977 |
|
Graham Rix | 25 matches | 1977 - 1986 |
|
John Radford | 21 matches | 1965 - 1976 |
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Peter Storey | 21 matches | 1965 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
 |
Ian Callaghan | 32 matches | 1962 - 1978 |
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Ray Clemence | 31 matches | 1970 - 1981 |
|
Phil Neal | 31 matches | 1975 - 1985 |
|
Kenny Dalglish | 27 matches | 1977 - 1987 |
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Alan Hansen | 26 matches | 1977 - 1987 |
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Emelyn Hughes | 26 matches | 1967 - 1978 |
They played in both sides
190 matches
390 matches
142 matches
15 matches
125 matches
200 matches
They played in both sides
190 matches
390 matches
125 matches
200 matches
142 matches
15 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 15, 1987
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