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Arsenal 4-0 WBA - March 25, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Arsenal 4-0 WBA - March 25, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978

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photo Willie Young 0' - Goal Willie Youngphoto Malcolm Macdonald 0' - Goal Malcolm Macdonaldphoto Malcolm Macdonald 0' - Goal Malcolm Macdonaldphoto Malcolm Macdonald 0' - Goal Malcolm Macdonald0
HT

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photo Graham Rixphoto Alan Sunderland 46' - Substitution Alan Sunderlandis substituted by Graham Rix46
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logo West Bromwich Albion WBA

logo West Bromwich Albion WBA

Team line-ups

Arsenal

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Jennings
photo Pat Jennings
Pat Jennings
Northern Ireland
B.date12/06/1945
Age32 years
H1m88  
positionGoalkeeper
O'Leary
photo David O'Leary
David O'Leary
Republic of Ireland
B.date02/05/1958
Age19 years
H1m80  
positionCentral defender
Young0
photo Willie Young
Willie Young
Scotland
B.date25/11/1951
Age26 years
positionCentral defender
Rice
photo Pat Rice
Pat Rice
Northern Ireland
B.date17/03/1949
Age29 years
positionRight full-back
Nelson
photo Sammy Nelson
Sammy Nelson
Northern Ireland
B.date01/04/1949
Age28 years
positionLeft full-back
Price
photo David Price
David Price
England
B.date23/06/1955
Age22 years
positionCentre Midfield
Hudson
photo Alan Hudson
Alan Hudson
England
B.date21/06/1951
Age26 years
positionMidfield
Brady
photo Liam Brady
Liam Brady
Republic of Ireland
B.date13/02/1956
Age22 years
positionRight Offensive Midfielder
Sunderland46
photo Alan Sunderland
Alan Sunderland
England
B.date01/07/1953
Age24 years
positionStriker
Stapleton
photo Frank Stapleton
Frank Stapleton
Republic of Ireland
B.date10/07/1956
Age21 years
H1m83  
positionStriker
Macdonald000
photo Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Macdonald
England
B.date07/01/1950
Age28 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Pat Jennings 32 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David O'Leary 19 113 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Willie Young 26 54 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Pat Rice 29 391 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Sammy Nelson 28 216 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
David Price 22 57 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Alan Hudson 26 38 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Liam Brady 22 189 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Alan Sunderland 46 24 25 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Frank Stapleton 21 120 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Malcolm Macdonald 28 93 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

122

WBA

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Godden
photo Tony Godden
Tony Godden
England
B.date02/08/1955
Age22 years
positionGoalkeeper
Robertson
photo Ally Robertson
Ally Robertson
Scotland
B.date09/09/1952
Age25 years
positionCentral defender
Statham
photo Derek Statham
Derek Statham
England
B.date24/03/1959
Age19 years
positionDefender
Ally Brown
photo Ally Brown
Ally Brown
Scotland
B.date12/04/1951
Age26 years
positionDefender
Mulligan
photo Paddy Mulligan
Paddy Mulligan
Republic of Ireland
B.date17/03/1945
Age33 years
positionRight full-back
Robson
photo Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
England
B.date11/01/1957
Age21 years
H1m78  
positionCentre Midfield
Trewick
photo John Trewick
John Trewick
England
B.date03/06/1957
Age20 years
positionMidfield
Tony Brown
photo Tony Brown
Tony Brown
England
B.date03/10/1945
Age32 years
positionOffensive Midfielder
Wile
photo John Wile
John Wile
England
B.date09/03/1947
Age31 years
positionOffensive Midfielder
Cunningham
photo Laurie Cunningham
Laurie Cunningham
England
B.date08/03/1956
Age22 years
H1m80  
positionLeft Winger
Regis
photo Cyrille Regis
Cyrille Regis
England
B.date09/02/1958
Age20 years
H1m83  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Tony Godden 22 39 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ally Robertson 25 161 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Derek Statham 19 47 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ally Brown 26 83 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Paddy Mulligan 33 70 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Bryan Robson 21 51 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John Trewick 20 20 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Tony Brown 32 423 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John Wile 31 187 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Laurie Cunningham 22 38 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Cyrille Regis 20 26 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

104

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Graham Rix 46 20 49 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Laurie Cunningham

IN

change player

Willie Johnston

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Terry Neill

35

96

Success rate in this team:

48 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

38 %

Neill vs WBA

5 victories

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 25, 1978

Neill vs Atkinson

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on March 25, 1978

Manager

Age

Match num

Ron Atkinson

39

13

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

31 %

Atkinson vs Arsenal

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 25, 1978

Atkinson vs Neill

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 25, 1978

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Key figures

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End of streak for Arsenal after 3 matches with at least one goal conceded (since 11/03/1978).

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Arsenal keeps its 10 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 11/02/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 02/12/1972-24/02/1973 time period (15 matches).

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Malcolm Macdonald scored 6 goals vs West Bromwich Albion in Premier League with Arsenal

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LArsenal 0-1 Aston Villa04/02/1978

DArsenal 0-0 Liverpool14/02/1978

VArsenal 4-1 Walsall18/02/1978

DArsenal 0-0 Norwich City28/02/1978

VArsenal 3-0 Manchester City04/03/1978

VArsenal 4-1 Bristol City18/03/1978

Overall

DWest Ham 2-2 Arsenal25/02/1978

DArsenal 0-0 Norwich City28/02/1978

VArsenal 3-0 Manchester City04/03/1978

VWrexham 2-3 Arsenal11/03/1978

VArsenal 4-1 Bristol City18/03/1978

DBirmingham City 1-1 Arsenal21/03/1978

Current form

Away

DManchester United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion28/01/1978

VDerby County 2-3 West Bromwich Albion22/02/1978

VBirmingham City 1-2 West Bromwich Albion28/02/1978

DIpswich Town 2-2 West Bromwich Albion04/03/1978

DWolverhampton 1-1 West Bromwich Albion14/03/1978

DManchester United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion18/03/1978

Overall

VBirmingham City 1-2 West Bromwich Albion28/02/1978

DIpswich Town 2-2 West Bromwich Albion04/03/1978

VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Nottingham Forest11/03/1978

DWolverhampton 1-1 West Bromwich Albion14/03/1978

DManchester United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion18/03/1978

VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Queens Park Rangers22/03/1978

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 2 0
Drawing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 5 9
Winless streak 0 1
Drawless streak 2 0
Scoring streak 2 4
Conceding streak 1 3

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 1
Drawing streak 3 0
Unbeaten streak 6 10
Winless streak 3 0
Drawless streak 0 1
Scoring streak 6 10
Conceding streak 11 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

33

Number of games (Competition total)

32

17

Number of games (Home / Away)

17

16

Victories (Competition total)

12

10

Victories (Home / Away)

3

9

Draws (Competition total)

12

5

Draws (Home / Away)

8

8

Losses (Competition total)

8

2

Losses (Home / Away)

6

Goals

46

Goals scored (Competition total)

47

28

Goals scored (Home / Away)

22

28

Goals conceded (Competition total)

40

10

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

29

1.39

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.47

1.65

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1.29

0.85

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.25

0.59

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.71

Betting aid

14

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

19

8

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

12

11

Clean sheets (Competition total)

11

9

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

2

8

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

7

3

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

4

16

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

17

7

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

12

3-0
(4 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

2-2
(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 Frank StapletonFrank Stapleton11 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)14 goalsTony Brownphoto Tony Brown
photo Frank StapletonFrank Stapleton7 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)7 goalsTony Brownphoto Tony Brown
photo Liam BradyLiam Brady4 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)6 penaltiesTony Brownphoto Tony Brown
photo Liam BradyLiam Brady2 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)2 penaltiesTony Brownphoto Tony Brown
photo Frank StapletonFrank Stapleton2 goals during the last 2 matchesThe fittest player1 goal during the last matchAlly Brownphoto Ally Brown

Historical head to head

Home

46 matches
28 v
9 d
9 l

97 gf

56 ga

Away

48 matches
16 v
9 d
23 l

60 gf

79 ga

Neutral ground

1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l

1 gf

0 ga

Total

95 matches
45 v
18 d
32 l

158 gf

135 ga

Historical head to head

Home

48 matches
23 v
9 d
16 l

79 gf

60 ga

Away

46 matches
9 v
9 d
28 l

56 gf

97 ga

Neutral ground

1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l

0 gf

1 ga

Total

95 matches
32 v
18 d
45 l

135 gf

158 ga

Largest victory

Overall
6 - 2
September 19, 1970
Home
6 - 2
September 19, 1970

Largest victory

Overall
7 - 0
October 14, 1922
Away
4 - 2
November 28, 1959

Latest head to head

December 27, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978

April 09, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977

March 08, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977

February 28, 1973 - Division 1 1972/1973

December 16, 1972 - Division 1 1972/1973

Best historical scorers against WBA

photo George Armstrong George Armstrong 5 goals 1966 - 1970
photo Joe Baker Joe Baker 4 goals 1963 - 1963
photo John Radford John Radford 4 goals 1966 - 1972
photo Frank McLintock Frank McLintock 3 goals 1967 - 1971
photo Malcolm Macdonald Malcolm Macdonald 3 goals 1977 - 1977
photo Geoff Strong Geoff Strong 3 goals 1963 - 1963
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/09/1934. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

photo Clive Clark Clive Clark 6 goals 1961 - 1967
photo Derek Kevan Derek Kevan 6 goals 1958 - 1961
photo Tony Brown Tony Brown 5 goals 1968 - 1973
photo Alec Jackson Alec Jackson 4 goals 1960 - 1963
photo Bobby Hope Bobby Hope 3 goals 1965 - 1966
photo Bobby Cram Bobby Cram 3 goals 1966 - 1966
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Players with most games played vs WBA

photo George Armstrong George Armstrong 17 matches 1964 - 1977
photo Frank McLintock Frank McLintock 17 matches 1964 - 1973
photo John Radford John Radford 16 matches 1964 - 1973
photo Peter Storey Peter Storey 14 matches 1966 - 1972
photo Robert McNab Robert McNab 13 matches 1966 - 1973
photo Billy McCullough Billy McCullough 12 matches 1959 - 1965
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Players with most games played vs Arsenal

photo Graham Williams Graham Williams 16 matches 1958 - 1969
photo Jeff Astle Jeff Astle 16 matches 1964 - 1973
photo Bobby Hope Bobby Hope 16 matches 1960 - 1971
photo Clive Clark Clive Clark 15 matches 1961 - 1968
photo John Kaye John Kaye 15 matches 1963 - 1971
photo Tony Brown Tony Brown 15 matches 1964 - 1977
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They played in both sides

70 matches

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238 matches

1958 - 1966

67 matches

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56 matches

1968 - 1972

11 matches

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2 matches

1972 - 1978
Total : 3 players
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They played in both sides

70 matches

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238 matches

1958 - 1966

67 matches

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56 matches

1968 - 1972

11 matches

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2 matches

1972 - 1978
Total : 3 players
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Competition info

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