Liverpool 3-2 Leicester - April 08, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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LIV
0' - Goal
Billy Hughes 0' - Goal
Winston White
6' - Substitution
David Johnsonis substituted by Sammy Lee6 42' - Goal
Tommy Smith42
LIV
46' - Substitution
Dean Smithis substituted by Roger Davies 56' - Goal
Sammy Lee56 76' - Goal
Tommy Smith76
LEI
LEI
Team line-ups
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ray Clemence | 29 | 482 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Smith | 4276 | 33 | 633 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Phil Thompson | 24 | 241 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emelyn Hughes | 30 | 628 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Neal | 27 | 198 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graeme Souness | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Kennedy | 26 | 190 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Case | 23 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry McDermott | 26 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Johnson | 6 | 26 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kenny Dalglish | 27 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
247
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Wallington | 25 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Goodwin | 18 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Webb | 31 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thomas Williams | 20 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Woollett | 31 | 214 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Sims | 20 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Whitworth | 26 | 310 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Geoffrey Salmons | 30 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Billy Hughes | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dean Smith | 46 | 19 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Winston White | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
79
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Sammy Lee | 566 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Roger Davies | 46 | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Graeme Souness
IN
Steve Heighway
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Winston White
IN
George Armstrong
OUT
Mark Goodwin
IN
Larry May
OUT
Alan Woollett
IN
Keith Weller
OUT
Steve Sims
IN
Steve Kember
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
227
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Paisley vs Leicester
6 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Paisley vs McFarlane
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
45
1
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
McFarlane vs Liverpool
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
McFarlane vs Paisley
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
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Key figures
Liverpool keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a loss vs Leicester in Premier League running (since 28/04/1973). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 28/08/1971 (4 matches)
Liverpool keeps its 15 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 25/10/1977). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 15/01/1977-03/05/1977 time period (16 matches).
No Liverpool manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Robert Paisley has done less than 0.8 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VLiverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough02/01/1978 | LLiverpool 2-3 Birmingham City21/01/1978 | VLiverpool 2-1 Arsenal07/02/1978 | VLiverpool 3-1 Manchester United25/02/1978 | VLiverpool 1-0 Leeds United11/03/1978 | VLiverpool 4-1 Benfica15/03/1978 |
| Overall | DNottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool18/03/1978 | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool22/03/1978 | VWolverhampton 1-3 Liverpool25/03/1978 | LBorussia M'gladbach 2-1 Liverpool29/03/1978 | VAston Villa 0-3 Liverpool01/04/1978 | VEverton 0-1 Liverpool05/04/1978 |
Current form
| Away | LEverton 2-0 Leicester04/02/1978 | DAston Villa 0-0 Leicester04/03/1978 | LCoventry 1-0 Leicester11/03/1978 | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Leicester14/03/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 0-1 Leicester27/03/1978 | LLeeds United 5-1 Leicester28/03/1978 |
| Overall | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Leicester14/03/1978 | DLeicester 2-2 Norwich City18/03/1978 | LLeicester 2-3 Manchester United25/03/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 0-1 Leicester27/03/1978 | LLeeds United 5-1 Leicester28/03/1978 | LLeicester 0-1 West Bromwich Albion01/04/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 14 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
34 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
37 |
|
15 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
19 |
|
19 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
11 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
12 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
21 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
13 |
Goals
|
49 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
19 |
|
24 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
29 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
57 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
31 |
|
1.44 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.51 |
|
1.6 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.37 |
|
0.85 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.54 |
|
0.47 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.63 |
Betting aid
|
12 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
13 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
18 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
11 |
|
11 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
22 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
13 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
12 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
17 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Kenny Dalglish | 16 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Thomas Williams | |
| Kenny Dalglish | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Billy Hughes | |
 | Phil Neal | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Jon Sammels | |
| Phil Neal | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Kenny Dalglish | 6 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 5 matches | Roger Davies | |
Historical head to head
Home
69 gf
38 ga
Away
44 gf
56 ga
Total
113 gf
94 ga
Historical head to head
Home
56 gf
44 ga
Away
38 gf
69 ga
Total
94 gf
113 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 26, 1977 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
November 09, 1976 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
October 13, 1962 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
January 02, 1926 |
Latest head to head
November 26, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
November 09, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
October 27, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
April 06, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
August 30, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Leicester
 |
John Toshack | 8 goals | 1971 - 1976 |
 |
Roger Hunt | 5 goals | 1964 - 1966 |
 |
Kevin Keegan | 5 goals | 1971 - 1976 |
|
Steve Heighway | 3 goals | 1971 - 1977 |
|
Alun Evans | 3 goals | 1968 - 1970 |
|
Gordon Hodgson | 3 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
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Keith Weller | 6 goals | 1972 - 1975 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 4 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
|
Ken Keyworth | 3 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
 |
Frank Worthington | 2 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
|
Graham Cross | 2 goals | 1962 - 1967 |
|
Dave Gibson | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
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Ian Callaghan | 35 matches | 1962 - 1977 |
|
Tommy Smith | 26 matches | 1964 - 1977 |
 |
Emelyn Hughes | 24 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
|
Chris Lawler | 22 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
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Tommy Lawrence | 19 matches | 1963 - 1970 |
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Ron Yeats | 19 matches | 1962 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
|
Graham Cross | 30 matches | 1962 - 1975 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 18 matches | 1963 - 1975 |
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Dave Gibson | 17 matches | 1962 - 1969 |
|
John Sjoberg | 17 matches | 1963 - 1971 |
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Peter Shilton | 17 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
|
Stephen Whitworth | 16 matches | 1971 - 1977 |
They played in both sides
22 matches
11 matches
They played in both sides
22 matches
11 matches
Competition info
The other matches
April 08, 1978
May 02, 1978
May 05, 1978
May 09, 1978
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