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Luton Town 3-1 Arsenal - May 04, 1985 / Division 1 1984/1985
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Luton Town 3-1 Arsenal - May 04, 1985 / Division 1 1984/1985

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90'

Charly Nicholas (penalty) 

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0
photo Mick Harford 0' - Goal Mick Harfordphoto Emeka Nwajiobi 0' - Goal Emeka Nwajiobiphoto Mick Harford 0' - Goal Mick Harford0
HT

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photo Garry Parkerphoto Ricky Hill 46' - Substitution Ricky Hillis substituted by Garry Parker46
46photo Paul Davisphoto Tommy Caton 46' - Substitution Tommy Catonis substituted by Paul Davis
90photo Charly Nicholas 90' - Goal Charly Nicholas
FT

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Team line-ups

Luton Town

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Sealey
photo Les Sealey
Les Sealey
England
B.date29/09/1957
Age27 years
H1m86  
positionGoalkeeper
Donaghy
photo Mal Donaghy
Mal Donaghy
Northern Ireland
B.date13/09/1957
Age27 years
H1m75  
positionLeft central defender
Foster
photo Steve Foster
Steve Foster
England
B.date24/09/1957
Age27 years
positionCentral defender
Breacker
photo Tim Breacker
Tim Breacker
England
B.date02/07/1965
Age19 years
H1m80  
positionRight full-back
Thomas
photo Mitchell Thomas
Mitchell Thomas
England
B.date02/10/1964
Age20 years
H1m88  
positionLeft full-back
Nicholas
photo Peter Nicholas
Peter Nicholas
Wales
B.date10/11/1959
Age25 years
positionDefensive Midfielder
Hill46
photo Ricky Hill
Ricky Hill
England
B.date05/03/1959
Age26 years
H1m80  
positionMidfield
Preece
photo David Preece
David Preece
England
B.date28/05/1963
Age21 years
H1m68  
positionCentre Midfield
Harford00
photo Mick Harford
Mick Harford
England
B.date12/02/1959
Age26 years
H1m91  
positionStriker
Nwajiobi0
photo Emeka Nwajiobi
Emeka Nwajiobi
Nigeria
B.date25/05/1959
Age25 years
positionForward
Stein
photo Brian Stein
Brian Stein
South Africa
B.date19/10/1957
Age27 years
H1m76  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Les Sealey 27 63 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Mal Donaghy 27 118 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Steve Foster 27 20 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Tim Breacker 19 32 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Mitchell Thomas 20 61 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Peter Nicholas 25 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ricky Hill 46 26 105 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
David Preece 21 17 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Mick Harford 26 17 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Emeka Nwajiobi 25 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Brian Stein 27 101 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

52

Arsenal

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Lukic
photo John Lukic
John Lukic
England
B.date11/12/1960
Age24 years
H1m93  
positionGoalkeeper
Caton46
photo Tommy Caton
Tommy Caton
England
B.date06/10/1962
Age22 years
positionCentral defender
O'Leary
photo David O'Leary
David O'Leary
Republic of Ireland
B.date02/05/1958
Age27 years
H1m80  
positionCentral defender
Anderson
photo Viv Anderson
Viv Anderson
England
B.date29/07/1956
Age28 years
H1m83  
positionRight full-back
Sansom
photo Kenny Sansom
Kenny Sansom
England
B.date26/09/1958
Age26 years
H1m68  
positionLeft full-back
Robson
photo Stewart Robson
Stewart Robson
England
B.date06/11/1964
Age20 years
H1m80  
positionDefensive Midfielder
Talbot
photo Brian Talbot
Brian Talbot
England
B.date21/07/1953
Age31 years
H1m78  
positionCentre Midfield
Rix
photo Graham Rix
Graham Rix
England
B.date23/10/1957
Age27 years
H1m78  
positionLeft Offensive Midfielder
Nicholas90
photo Charly Nicholas
Charly Nicholas
Scotland
B.date30/12/1961
Age23 years
H1m78  
positionStriker
Allinson
photo Ian Allinson
Ian Allinson
England
B.date01/10/1957
Age27 years
positionForward
Mariner
photo Paul Mariner
Paul Mariner
England
B.date22/05/1953
Age31 years
H1m83  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
John Lukic 24 32 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Tommy Caton 46 22 68 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David O'Leary 27 445 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Viv Anderson 28 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Kenny Sansom 26 244 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Stewart Robson 20 147 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Brian Talbot 31 325 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Graham Rix 27 381 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Charly Nicholas 90 23 87 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Ian Allinson 27 38 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Paul Mariner 31 54 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26 years

Average number of matches played for the team

170

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Garry Parker 46 19 32 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Paul Davis 46 23 176 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Mick Harford

IN

change player

Frankie Bunn

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Ian Allinson

IN

change player

Steve Williams

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

David Pleat

40

345

Success rate in this team:

39 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Pleat vs Arsenal

1 victory

1 draw

4 losses

Latest figure on May 04, 1985

Pleat vs Howe

1 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on May 04, 1985

Manager

Age

Match num

Don Howe

49

73

Success rate in this team:

42 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

35 %

Howe vs Luton Town

3 victories

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 04, 1985

Howe vs Pleat

2 victories

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 04, 1985

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Key figures

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It's the first time Charly Nicholas scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

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End of streak for Luton Town after 5 consecutive matches without a win vs Arsenal (since 06/11/1982). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/09/1974 (3 matches)

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Arsenal keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 23/03/1985).

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VLuton Town 1-0 Millwall13/03/1985

VLuton Town 2-0 Queens Park Rangers23/03/1985

VLuton Town 3-1 Ipswich Town30/03/1985

VLuton Town 3-1 Norwich City16/04/1985

VLuton Town 2-1 Manchester United21/04/1985

LLuton Town 1-2 Nottingham Forest24/04/1985

Overall

VStoke City 0-4 Luton Town08/04/1985

LEverton 2-1 Luton Town13/04/1985

VLuton Town 3-1 Norwich City16/04/1985

VLuton Town 2-1 Manchester United21/04/1985

LLuton Town 1-2 Nottingham Forest24/04/1985

DWest Ham 0-0 Luton Town27/04/1985

Current form

Away

DSunderland 0-0 Arsenal09/03/1985

DAston Villa 0-0 Arsenal13/03/1985

LEverton 2-0 Arsenal23/03/1985

LStoke City 2-0 Arsenal30/03/1985

VTottenham 0-2 Arsenal17/04/1985

LQueens Park Rangers 1-0 Arsenal20/04/1985

Overall

LStoke City 2-0 Arsenal30/03/1985

VArsenal 2-0 Norwich City06/04/1985

DArsenal 1-1 Nottingham Forest13/04/1985

VTottenham 0-2 Arsenal17/04/1985

LQueens Park Rangers 1-0 Arsenal20/04/1985

VArsenal 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday27/04/1985

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 0 1
Loosing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 1 2
Drawless streak 7 0
Scoring streak 7 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Conceding streak 4 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 1
Loosing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 1 0
Drawless streak 4 3
Scoring streak 0 1
Goalless streak 1 0
Conceding streak 1 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

36

Number of games (Competition total)

39

18

Number of games (Home / Away)

19

11

Victories (Competition total)

18

9

Victories (Home / Away)

5

9

Draws (Competition total)

8

5

Draws (Home / Away)

3

16

Losses (Competition total)

13

4

Losses (Home / Away)

11

Goals

47

Goals scored (Competition total)

57

31

Goals scored (Home / Away)

21

57

Goals conceded (Competition total)

44

21

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

30

1.31

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.46

1.72

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1.11

1.58

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.13

1.17

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.58

Betting aid

23

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

17

12

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

9

7

Clean sheets (Competition total)

11

5

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

3

10

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

10

1

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

9

21

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

20

13

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

9

1-2
(4 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

0-2
(3 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

photo Mick HarfordMick Harford12 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)11 goalsTony Woodcockphoto Tony Woodcock
photo Mick HarfordMick Harford7 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)5 goalsTony Woodcockphoto Tony Woodcock
photo David MossDavid Moss2 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)1 penaltyTony Woodcockphoto Tony Woodcock
photo David MossDavid Moss2 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)-
photo Mick HarfordMick Harford11 goals during the last 14 matchesThe fittest player1 goal during the last matchPaul Marinerphoto Paul Mariner

Historical head to head

Home

14 matches
3 v
2 d
9 l

19 gf

20 ga

Away

12 matches
2 v
1 d
9 l

14 gf

30 ga

Total

26 matches
5 v
3 d
18 l

33 gf

50 ga

Historical head to head

Home

12 matches
9 v
1 d
2 l

30 gf

14 ga

Away

14 matches
9 v
2 d
3 l

20 gf

19 ga

Total

26 matches
18 v
3 d
5 l

50 gf

33 ga

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 0
December 28, 1957
Home
4 - 0
December 28, 1957

Largest victory

Overall
6 - 2
December 31, 1898
Away
2 - 0
October 02, 1897

Latest head to head

December 01, 1984 - Division 1 1984/1985

January 14, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984

August 27, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984

March 19, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983

November 06, 1982 - Division 1 1982/1983

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

photo Tony Gregory Tony Gregory 3 goals 1958 - 1959
photo David Moss David Moss 2 goals 1982 - 1983
photo Billy Bingham Billy Bingham 2 goals 1958 - 1958
photo Allan Brown Allan Brown 2 goals 1958 - 1958
photo Don Shanks Don Shanks 1 goal 1974 - 1974
photo Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan 1 goal 1975 - 1975
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Luton Town

photo Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock 6 goals 1983 - 1984
photo Len Julians Len Julians 2 goals 1958 - 1959
photo Brian Kidd Brian Kidd 2 goals 1974 - 1974
photo Jimmy Bloomfield Jimmy Bloomfield 2 goals 1958 - 1958
photo Ian Allinson Ian Allinson 1 goal 1984 - 1984
photo Kenny Sansom Kenny Sansom 1 goal 1984 - 1984
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

photo Mal Donaghy Mal Donaghy 5 matches 1982 - 1984
photo Paul Elliott Paul Elliott 4 matches 1983 - 1984
photo Billy Bingham Billy Bingham 4 matches 1958 - 1959
photo Brian Horton Brian Horton 4 matches 1982 - 1984
photo David Pacey David Pacey 4 matches 1958 - 1959
photo Brian Stein Brian Stein 4 matches 1982 - 1984
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Luton Town

photo Kenny Sansom Kenny Sansom 5 matches 1982 - 1984
photo Paul Davis Paul Davis 5 matches 1982 - 1984
photo Brian Talbot Brian Talbot 5 matches 1982 - 1984
photo Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock 5 matches 1982 - 1984
photo Stewart Robson Stewart Robson 4 matches 1982 - 1984
photo Len Julians Len Julians 4 matches 1958 - 1959
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

13 matches

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80 matches

1981 - 1985

6 matches

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3 matches

1973 - 1974
Total : 2 players
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They played in both sides

13 matches

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80 matches

1981 - 1985

6 matches

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3 matches

1973 - 1974
Total : 2 players
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Competition info

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