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Man United 1-2 Everton - March 27, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978

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Division 1 1977/1978 - Round 35

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

March 27, 1978

1 - 2

Everton

(penalty) Gordon Hill

86'

37'

Bob Latchford

62'

Bob Latchford

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14' - Substitution Terry Darracottis substituted by Jim Pearson

37' - Goal Bob Latchford

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62' - Goal Bob Latchford

86' - Goal Gordon Hill86

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

1 - 2

Everton

Man United Everton

Team line-ups

Man United

Stepney

Alex Stepney

England

B.date18/09/1942

Age35 years

positionGoalkeeper

McQueen

Gordon McQueen

Scotland

B.date26/06/1952

Age25 years

H1m91

positionCentral defender

Greenhoff

Brian Greenhoff

England

B.date28/04/1953

Age24 years

H1m75

positionCentral defender

Nicholl

Jimmy Nicholl

Northern Ireland

B.date28/12/1956

Age21 years

positionRight full-back

Albiston

Arthur Albiston

Scotland

B.date14/07/1957

Age20 years

H1m71

positionLeft full-back

Macari

Lou Macari

Scotland

B.date04/06/1949

Age28 years

H1m68

positionCentre Midfield

McIlroy

Sammy McIlroy

Northern Ireland

B.date02/08/1954

Age23 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Coppell

Steve Coppell

England

B.date09/07/1955

Age22 years

H1m72

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Greenhoff

Jimmy Greenhoff

England

B.date19/06/1946

Age31 years

positionStriker

Hill86

Gordon Hill

England

B.date01/04/1954

Age23 years

positionLeft Winger

Pearson

Stuart Pearson

England

B.date21/06/1949

Age28 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Alex Stepney		35	483	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gordon McQueen		25	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Brian Greenhoff		24	175	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jimmy Nicholl		21	125	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Arthur Albiston		20	62	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Lou Macari		28	190	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sammy McIlroy		23	214	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve Coppell		22	150	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jimmy Greenhoff		31	61	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Gordon Hill	86	23	133	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Stuart Pearson		28	134	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

158

Everton

Wood

George Wood

Scotland

B.date26/09/1952

Age25 years

positionGoalkeeper

Michael

Lyons Michael

England

B.date12/12/1951

Age26 years

positionDefender

Pejic

Mike Pejic

England

B.date25/01/1950

Age28 years

positionDefender

Darracott14

Terry Darracott

England

B.date06/12/1950

Age27 years

positionLeft full-back

Thomas

Dave Thomas

England

B.date05/10/1950

Age27 years

positionLeft full-back

Jones

Dave Jones

England

B.date17/08/1956

Age21 years

positionFull-back

King

Andy King

England

B.date14/08/1956

Age21 years

positionMidfield

Dobson

Martin Dobson

England

B.date14/02/1948

Age30 years

positionMidfield

Ross

Trevor Ross

England

B.date16/01/1957

Age21 years

positionMidfield

Latchford3762

Bob Latchford

England

B.date18/01/1951

Age27 years

H1m83

positionStriker

McKenzie

Duncan McKenzie

England

B.date10/06/1950

Age27 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	George Wood		25	37	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Lyons Michael		26	254	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mike Pejic		28	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Terry Darracott	14	27	142	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dave Thomas		27	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dave Jones		21	72	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Andy King		21	78	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Martin Dobson		30	147	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Trevor Ross		21	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Bob Latchford	3762	27	151	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Duncan McKenzie		27	45	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

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Jim Pearson	14	25	100	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Arthur Albiston

Stewart Houston

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Dave Sexton

Success rate in this team:

33 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Sexton vs Everton

7 victories

6 draws

9 losses

Latest figure on March 27, 1978

Sexton vs Lee

3 victories

1 draw

4 losses

Latest figure on March 27, 1978

Manager

Age

Match num

Gordon Lee

Success rate in this team:

49 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

Lee vs Man United

1 victory

1 draw

5 losses

Latest figure on March 27, 1978

Lee vs Sexton

4 victories

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on March 27, 1978

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Key figures

No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Dave Sexton has reached 1.6 goals conceded per game .

End of streak for Man United after 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Everton in Premier League (since 24/01/1973). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 31/08/1966 (5 matches)

The last time Man United has conceded at least 2 goals vs Everton at home, It was on the 13/08/1969

Read the next 21 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

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

DManchester United 1-1 Bristol City08/02/1978

LManchester United 0-1 Leeds United01/03/1978

DManchester United 0-0 Middlesbrough04/03/1978

DManchester United 2-2 Manchester City15/03/1978

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

Overall

LManchester United 0-1 Leeds United01/03/1978

DManchester United 0-0 Middlesbrough04/03/1978

DNewcastle United 2-2 Manchester United11/03/1978

DManchester United 2-2 Manchester City15/03/1978

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

VLeicester 2-3 Manchester United25/03/1978

Current form

Away

LWolverhampton 3-1 Everton21/01/1978

LMiddlesbrough 3-2 Everton28/01/1978

LManchester City 1-0 Everton25/02/1978

VBristol City 0-1 Everton11/03/1978

DNorwich City 0-0 Everton15/03/1978

VNewcastle United 0-2 Everton24/03/1978

Overall

LManchester City 1-0 Everton25/02/1978

DEverton 3-3 Queens Park Rangers04/03/1978

VBristol City 0-1 Everton11/03/1978

DNorwich City 0-0 Everton15/03/1978

VNewcastle United 0-2 Everton24/03/1978

VEverton 2-0 Leeds United25/03/1978

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Drawing streak	3	0
Unbeaten streak	3	5
Winless streak	6	0
Drawless streak	0	1
Scoring streak	2	4
Conceding streak	2	4

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	3	5
Drawless streak	1	2
Scoring streak	1	2
Invincibility streak	3	4

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

34	Number of games (Competition total)	34
17	Number of games (Home / Away)	17
12	Victories (Competition total)	18
7	Victories (Home / Away)	7
9	Draws (Competition total)	10
5	Draws (Home / Away)	6
13	Losses (Competition total)	6
5	Losses (Home / Away)	4

Goals

53	Goals scored (Competition total)	62
24	Goals scored (Home / Away)	24
53	Goals conceded (Competition total)	36
19	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	16
1.56	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.82
1.41	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.41
1.56	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.06
1.12	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0.94

Betting aid

24	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	16
9	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	6
6	Clean sheets (Competition total)	16
5	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	7
7	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	6
5	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	5
23	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	16
9	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	8
0-0 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-0 (3 times)

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	24
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	18
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Gordon Hill	16 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	23 goals	Bob Latchford
Gordon Hill	8 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	7 goals	Bob Latchford
Gordon Hill	5 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Trevor Ross
Gordon Hill	4 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	2 penalties	Trevor Ross
Gordon Hill	4 goals during the last 4 matches	The fittest player	2 goals during the last 2 matches	Bob Latchford

Historical head to head

Home

52 matches

29 v

11 d

12 l

97 gf

57 ga

Away

54 matches

11 v

11 d

32 l

63 gf

125 ga

Total

106 matches

40 v

22 d

44 l

160 gf

182 ga

Historical head to head

Home

54 matches

32 v

11 d

11 l

125 gf

63 ga

Away

52 matches

12 v

11 d

29 l

57 gf

97 ga

Total

106 matches

44 v

22 d

40 l

182 gf

160 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	April 30, 1960
Home	5 - 0	April 30, 1960

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 0	September 24, 1892
Away	3 - 0	December 01, 1976

Latest head to head

December 26, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978

Everton

2 - 6

Man United

April 05, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977

Everton

1 - 2

Man United

December 27, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977

Man United

4 - 0

Everton

December 01, 1976 - League Cup 1976/1977

Man United

0 - 3

Everton

April 17, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976

Man United

2 - 1

Everton

Best historical scorers against Everton

Denis Law	8 goals	1963 - 1967
Bobby Charlton	6 goals	1956 - 1970
Alex Dawson	5 goals	1960 - 1960
David Herd	5 goals	1961 - 1965
John Connelly	4 goals	1964 - 1966
Gordon Hill	4 goals	1976 - 1977

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/11/1925. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

Dixie Dean	7 goals	1925 - 1927
Alex Young	6 goals	1961 - 1967
Royston Vernon	6 goals	1961 - 1963
Alan Ball	5 goals	1967 - 1969
Bobby Collins	4 goals	1959 - 1961
Tommy Lawton	4 goals	1937 - 1939

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/11/1925. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Everton

Bobby Charlton	30 matches	1956 - 1973
Bill Foulkes	27 matches	1956 - 1969
Tony Dunne	26 matches	1961 - 1972
Denis Law	21 matches	1962 - 1972
George Best	19 matches	1964 - 1972
Shay Brennan	19 matches	1960 - 1969

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/11/1925. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Brian Labone	23 matches	1959 - 1969
Gordon West	19 matches	1962 - 1972
John Hurst	16 matches	1965 - 1975
Jimmy Gabriel	16 matches	1960 - 1966
Tommy Wright	15 matches	1965 - 1973
Colin Harvey	15 matches	1964 - 1974