Norwich City 2-1 Arsenal - April 02, 1980 / Division 1 1979/1980
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NC
0' - Goal
David Jones
0' - Goal
Justin Fashanu0 0' - Goal
Graham Rix
NC
46' - Substitution
John McDowellis substituted by Greg Downs46
46' - Substitution
Sammy Nelsonis substituted by Paul Vaessen
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Norwich City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Roger Hansbury | 25 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McDowell | 46 | 28 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Phil Hoadley | 28 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Bond | 22 | 116 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Symonds | 20 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Jones | 28 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Keith Robson | 26 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Clive Woods | 32 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Paddon | 29 | 139 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Peters | 36 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Justin Fashanu | 19 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
76
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 34 | 164 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 28 | 161 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Devine | 21 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 21 | 224 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 46 | 31 | 324 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Brian Talbot | 26 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 24 | 150 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 24 | 294 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 22 | 170 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 23 | 242 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 26 | 128 | 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
179
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Greg Downs | 46 | 21 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Paul Vaessen | 46 | 18 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Justin Fashanu
IN
Alan Taylor
OUT
John McDowell
IN
Greg Downs
OUT
Phil Hoadley
IN
Peter Mendham
OUT
Richard Symonds
IN
Michael McGuire
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Pat Jennings
IN
Paul Barron
OUT
Frank Stapleton
IN
Paul Vaessen
OUT
John Devine
IN
Pat Rice
OUT
Liam Brady
IN
Steve Gatting
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
315
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
32 %
Bond vs Arsenal
3 victories
4 draws
5 losses
Bond vs Neill
3 victories
6 draws
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
37
220
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Neill vs Norwich City
5 victories
6 draws
6 losses
Neill vs Bond
2 victories
6 draws
3 losses
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Arsenal after 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most (since 05/03/1980). It was the best streak for the club since 01/01/1980-23/02/1980 (10 matches).
End of streak for Norwich City after 12 consecutive matches without a win (since 26/01/1980). It was the best streak for the club since 06/01/1973-07/04/1973 (16 matches).
It's the first time Graham Rix scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LNorwich City 2-3 Wolverhampton30/01/1980 | LNorwich City 3-5 Liverpool09/02/1980 | LNorwich City 0-4 Wolverhampton23/02/1980 | DNorwich City 0-0 Middlesbrough27/02/1980 | DNorwich City 2-2 Brighton & Hove08/03/1980 | DNorwich City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion22/03/1980 |
| Overall | DNorwich City 2-2 Brighton & Hove08/03/1980 | LBolton Wanderers 1-0 Norwich City11/03/1980 | LStoke City 2-1 Norwich City15/03/1980 | DNorwich City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion22/03/1980 | LAston Villa 2-0 Norwich City26/03/1980 | LSouthampton 2-0 Norwich City29/03/1980 |
Current form
| Away | DCardiff City 0-0 Arsenal05/01/1980 | VStoke City 2-3 Arsenal01/03/1980 | VWatford 1-2 Arsenal08/03/1980 | VManchester City 0-3 Arsenal15/03/1980 | DIFK Göteborg 0-0 Arsenal19/03/1980 | VEverton 0-1 Arsenal28/03/1980 |
| Overall | VWatford 1-2 Arsenal08/03/1980 | DArsenal 0-0 Bristol City11/03/1980 | VManchester City 0-3 Arsenal15/03/1980 | DIFK Göteborg 0-0 Arsenal19/03/1980 | DArsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace22/03/1980 | VEverton 0-1 Arsenal28/03/1980 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 3 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 6 | 12 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 6 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 14 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
35 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
33 |
|
17 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
9 |
Victories (Competition total) |
15 |
|
7 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
14 |
Draws (Competition total) |
12 |
|
8 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
12 |
Losses (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
45 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
43 |
|
30 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
52 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
24 |
|
24 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
1.29 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.3 |
|
1.76 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.4 |
|
1.49 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.73 |
|
1.41 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.93 |
Betting aid
|
18 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
11 |
|
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
18 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
14 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
18 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
11 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
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
 | Kevin Bond | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Frank Stapleton |  |
| Kevin Bond | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 6 goals | Alan Sunderland | |
| Kevin Bond | 5 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 4 penalties | Liam Brady |  |
| Kevin Bond | 5 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Liam Brady | |
| Kevin Bond | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 5 goals during the last 8 matches | Liam Brady | |
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
16 ga
Away
8 gf
10 ga
Total
16 gf
26 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
8 ga
Away
16 gf
8 ga
Total
26 gf
16 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
November 21, 1972 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
February 07, 1976 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
January 12, 1952 |
| Away | 5 - 0 |
January 12, 1952 |
Latest head to head
December 21, 1979 - Division 1 1979/1980
April 28, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
December 09, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
February 28, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
September 24, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Martin Peters | 4 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
|
Graham Paddon | 3 goals | 1972 - 1972 |
|
Terry Anderson | 2 goals | 1972 - 1972 |
|
David Cross | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
|
Kevin Bond | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
|
Justin Fashanu | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
Best historical scorers against Norwich City
 |
Alan Ball | 5 goals | 1972 - 1975 |
|
Eddie Kelly | 2 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Frank Stapleton | 2 goals | 1976 - 1979 |
|
John Radford | 2 goals | 1972 - 1972 |
 |
Brian Kidd | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Charles George | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Kevin Keelan | 12 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
|
Martin Peters | 9 matches | 1975 - 1979 |
|
Colin Suggett | 8 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
 |
Duncan Forbes | 7 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
Tony Powell | 7 matches | 1975 - 1979 |
|
John Ryan | 6 matches | 1976 - 1979 |
Players with most games played vs Norwich City
 |
Pat Rice | 12 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Liam Brady | 9 matches | 1974 - 1979 |
|
Alan Ball | 9 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
George Armstrong | 8 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Frank Stapleton | 8 matches | 1976 - 1979 |
|
Sammy Nelson | 8 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
They played in both sides
54 matches
26 matches
1 match
101 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
101 matches
54 matches
26 matches
Competition info
The other matches
April 01, 1980
April 02, 1980
April 08, 1980
April 29, 1980
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