Leicester 0-1 Arsenal - August 12, 1972 / Division 1 1972/1973
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LEI
0' - Goal
Alan Ball
LEI
46' - Substitution
Alan Woollettis substituted by Malcolm Partridge46
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 22 | 161 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Woollett | 46 | 25 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John Sjoberg | 31 | 291 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Farrington | 25 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Nish | 24 | 186 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Manley | 22 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Whitworth | 20 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Birchenall | 26 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jon Sammels | 27 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Keith Weller | 26 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Leonard Glover | 28 | 110 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
102
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Geoff Barnett | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank McLintock | 32 | 312 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Simpson | 27 | 254 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert McNab | 29 | 211 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 23 | 118 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Storey | 26 | 274 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Kennedy | 21 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
George Graham | 27 | 240 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Radford | 25 | 286 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Armstrong | 28 | 367 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Ball | 27 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
201
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Malcolm Partridge | 46 | 21 | 16 | 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
John Sjoberg
IN
Graham Cross
OUT
John Farrington
IN
David Tomlin
OUT
Peter Shilton
IN
Mark Wallington
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Peter Storey
IN
Sammy Nelson
OUT
Alan Ball
IN
John Roberts
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
38
48
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
26 %
Bloomfield vs Arsenal
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Bloomfield vs Mee
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
53
344
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Mee vs Leicester
5 victories
4 draws
2 losses
Mee vs Bloomfield
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
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Key figures
Leicester keeps its 5 matches without scoring any goal vs Arsenal in Premier League running (since 13/08/1968). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 25/03/1939 (2 matches)
Leicester keeps its 7 matches without scoring any goal vs Arsenal running (since 13/08/1968). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/12/1903 (4 matches)
No Arsenal manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Bertie Mee has done less than 0.91 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VLeicester 2-0 West Ham11/03/1972 | DLeicester 0-0 Leeds United22/03/1972 | VLeicester 1-0 Ipswich Town25/03/1972 | DLeicester 0-0 Arsenal04/04/1972 | VLeicester 2-0 Manchester United08/04/1972 | VLeicester 1-0 Coventry22/04/1972 |
| Overall | DLeicester 0-0 Arsenal04/04/1972 | VLeicester 2-0 Manchester United08/04/1972 | LSouthampton 1-0 Leicester11/04/1972 | DEverton 0-0 Leicester15/04/1972 | VLeicester 1-0 Coventry22/04/1972 | LTottenham 4-3 Leicester29/04/1972 |
Current form
| Away | LNewcastle United 2-0 Arsenal11/03/1972 | VLeyton Orient 0-1 Arsenal18/03/1972 | LLeeds United 3-0 Arsenal25/03/1972 | DLeicester 0-0 Arsenal04/04/1972 | DCrystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal11/04/1972 | VCoventry 0-1 Arsenal01/05/1972 |
| Overall | VArsenal 2-1 West Ham22/04/1972 | VArsenal 3-0 Manchester United25/04/1972 | VCoventry 0-1 Arsenal01/05/1972 | LLeeds United 1-0 Arsenal06/05/1972 | DArsenal 0-0 Liverpool08/05/1972 | LArsenal 0-2 Tottenham11/05/1972 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 6 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
71 gf
67 ga
Away
47 gf
99 ga
Total
118 gf
166 ga
Historical head to head
Home
99 gf
47 ga
Away
67 gf
71 ga
Total
166 gf
118 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 2 |
August 31, 1963 |
| Home | 7 - 2 |
August 31, 1963 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 0 |
December 15, 1934 |
| Away | 7 - 2 |
February 05, 1931 |
Latest head to head
April 04, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
September 25, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
March 15, 1971 - FA Cup 1970/1971
March 06, 1971 - FA Cup 1970/1971
April 08, 1969 - Division 1 1968/1969
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Ken Keyworth | 8 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 4 goals | 1963 - 1967 |
 |
Frank McLintock | 4 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
Kenneth Leek | 3 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
 |
Albert Cheesebrough | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Jackie Sinclair | 2 goals | 1966 - 1967 |
Best historical scorers against Leicester
|
Joe Hulme | 4 goals | 1934 - 1935 |
 |
Joe Baker | 4 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
 |
George Eastham | 4 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
|
George Graham | 3 goals | 1966 - 1968 |
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Ted Drake | 3 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
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John Radford | 3 goals | 1967 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
 |
Gordon Banks | 16 matches | 1959 - 1967 |
|
John Sjoberg | 15 matches | 1963 - 1971 |
|
Graham Cross | 15 matches | 1963 - 1971 |
|
Richie Norman | 14 matches | 1960 - 1967 |
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Dave Gibson | 13 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
 |
Colin Appleton | 12 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
|
George Armstrong | 12 matches | 1963 - 1972 |
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Terry Neill | 12 matches | 1961 - 1968 |
|
Billy McCullough | 11 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
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George Eastham | 10 matches | 1961 - 1966 |
 |
Peter Storey | 10 matches | 1965 - 1972 |
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Frank McLintock | 9 matches | 1965 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
170 matches
311 matches
45 matches
222 matches
They played in both sides
170 matches
311 matches
45 matches
222 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 12, 1972
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