Watford 2-0 Arsenal - March 21, 1987 / Division 1 1986/1987
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45'
WAT
45' - Goal
Gary Porter45
WAT
46' - Substitution
Niall Quinnis substituted by Graham Rix
90' - Goal
Luther Blissett90
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Watford
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tony Coton | 25 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilf Rostron | 30 | 184 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McClelland | 31 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Sims | 29 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Gibbs | 21 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Bardsley | 22 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Porter | 45 | 21 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Barnes | 23 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Richardson | 24 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark Falco | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luther Blissett | 90 | 29 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
91
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
John Lukic | 26 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gus Caesar | 21 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Adams | 20 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 28 | 536 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Sansom | 28 | 344 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Davis | 25 | 252 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Thomas | 19 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Hayes | 20 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Niall Quinn | 46 | 20 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Charly Nicholas | 25 | 169 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Allinson | 29 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
159
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Graham Rix | 46 | 29 | 444 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
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
Paul Davis
IN
David Rocastle
OUT
Ian Allinson
IN
Perry Groves
OUT
David O'Leary
IN
Viv Anderson
OUT
Martin Hayes
IN
Steve Williams
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
42
420
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Taylor vs Arsenal
7 victories
1 draw
4 losses
Taylor vs Graham
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
44
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Graham vs Watford
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Graham vs Taylor
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
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Key figures
No Arsenal manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before George Graham has done less than 20% of losses .
Watford keeps its 23 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 08/11/1986). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 05/01/1985 (17 matches)
Kenny Sansom played his game number 10 vs Watford in his professional career with Arsenal
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DWatford 1-1 Manchester City01/01/1987 | VWatford 3-1 Maidstone United10/01/1987 | VWatford 1-0 Chelsea01/02/1987 | DWatford 1-1 Nottingham Forest07/02/1987 | DWatford 4-4 Walsall24/02/1987 | VWatford 2-1 Everton08/03/1987 |
| Overall | DWalsall 1-1 Watford21/02/1987 | DWatford 4-4 Walsall24/02/1987 | VSheffield Wednesday 0-1 Watford28/02/1987 | VWalsall 0-1 Watford02/03/1987 | VWatford 2-1 Everton08/03/1987 | VArsenal 1-3 Watford14/03/1987 |
Current form
| Away | LManchester United 2-0 Arsenal24/01/1987 | DSheffield Wednesday 1-1 Arsenal14/02/1987 | DOxford United 0-0 Arsenal25/02/1987 | VTottenham 1-2 Arsenal01/03/1987 | VTottenham 1-2 Arsenal04/03/1987 | LChelsea 1-0 Arsenal07/03/1987 |
| Overall | VTottenham 1-2 Arsenal01/03/1987 | VTottenham 1-2 Arsenal04/03/1987 | LChelsea 1-0 Arsenal07/03/1987 | LArsenal 0-1 Liverpool10/03/1987 | LArsenal 1-3 Watford14/03/1987 | DArsenal 0-0 Nottingham Forest17/03/1987 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 4 |
| Unbeaten streak | 11 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 15 | 19 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
29 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
31 |
|
14 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
12 |
Victories (Competition total) |
15 |
|
8 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
10 |
Losses (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
5 |
Goals
|
48 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
42 |
|
27 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
37 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
18 |
|
12 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
1.66 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.35 |
|
1.93 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.25 |
|
1.28 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.58 |
|
0.86 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.81 |
Betting aid
|
16 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
12 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
16 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
11 |
|
8 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
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
| Mark Falco | 10 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Martin Hayes | |
 | John Barnes | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Martin Hayes | |
 | Kenny Jackett | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 5 penalties | Martin Hayes | |
| Kenny Jackett | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Martin Hayes | |
| Luther Blissett | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 12 goals during the last 22 matches | Martin Hayes | |
Historical head to head
Home
11 gf
8 ga
Away
9 gf
12 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
1 ga
Total
23 gf
21 ga
Historical head to head
Home
12 gf
9 ga
Away
8 gf
11 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
3 ga
Total
21 gf
23 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
April 01, 1986 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
April 01, 1986 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 03, 1906 |
| Away | 4 - 3 |
September 01, 1984 |
Latest head to head
March 14, 1987 - FA Cup 1986/1987
October 11, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987
April 01, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
March 31, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
December 22, 1984 - Division 1 1984/1985
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
John Barnes | 4 goals | 1982 - 1986 |
 |
Mo Johnston | 3 goals | 1983 - 1984 |
|
Malcolm Allen | 2 goals | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Kenny Jackett | 2 goals | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Luther Blissett | 2 goals | 1983 - 1984 |
|
George Reilly | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
Best historical scorers against Watford
|
Raphael Meade | 3 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
 |
Charly Nicholas | 2 goals | 1984 - 1984 |
 |
Ian Allinson | 2 goals | 1984 - 1987 |
|
Stewart Robson | 2 goals | 1982 - 1984 |
 |
Frank Stapleton | 2 goals | 1980 - 1980 |
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Brian Talbot | 2 goals | 1982 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Kenny Jackett | 9 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
John Barnes | 9 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Wilf Rostron | 7 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Nigel Callaghan | 7 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Steve Terry | 6 matches | 1984 - 1986 |
|
Steve Sherwood | 5 matches | 1982 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Watford
|
Kenny Sansom | 9 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
 |
David O'Leary | 9 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
|
Stewart Robson | 6 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Brian Talbot | 6 matches | 1980 - 1984 |
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Paul Davis | 6 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Charly Nicholas | 6 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
They played in both sides
183 matches
19 matches
48 matches
327 matches
47 matches
503 matches
1 match
14 matches
They played in both sides
47 matches
503 matches
48 matches
327 matches
183 matches
19 matches
1 match
14 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 20, 1987
March 21, 1987
March 22, 1987
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