Arsenal 3-0 Man United - April 25, 1972 / Division 1 1971/1972
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ARS
0' - Goal
Peter Simpson
0' - Goal
Ray Kennedy 0' - Goal
John Radford0
ARS
78' - Substitution
Tony Youngis substituted by Sammy McIlroy
MU
MU
Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Geoff Barnett | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Simpson | 27 | 249 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Roberts | 25 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank McLintock | 32 | 307 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 23 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 23 | 113 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert McNab | 28 | 207 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
George Graham | 27 | 235 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Kennedy | 20 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Radford | 25 | 281 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Armstrong | 27 | 362 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
179
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alex Stepney | 29 | 268 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Young | 78 | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Martin Buchan | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy O'Neil | 19 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Sadler | 26 | 309 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Dunne | 30 | 498 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Charlton | 34 | 716 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Kidd | 22 | 216 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Best | 25 | 434 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Storey-Moore | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Gowling | 23 | 86 | 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
237
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 78 | 17 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Roberts
IN
Alan Ball
OUT
Sammy Nelson
IN
Peter Storey
OUT
Ray Kennedy
IN
Charles George
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
George Best
IN
Denis Law
OUT
Alan Gowling
IN
Willie Morgan
OUT
Tony Young
IN
Steve James
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
53
339
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Mee vs Man United
4 victories
3 draws
5 losses
Mee vs O'Farrell
2 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
54
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
O'Farrell vs Arsenal
1 victory
2 draws
2 losses
O'Farrell vs Mee
1 victory
2 draws
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
Man United keeps its 3 matches without scoring any goal away from home running (since 08/04/1972). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 05/09/1962-29/09/1962 time period (3 matches).
No Arsenal manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Bertie Mee has reached 42% of clean sheets .
Arsenal keeps its 13 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home running (since 27/11/1971). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 03/04/1971-06/10/1971 time period (13 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DArsenal 0-0 Derby County29/02/1972 | LArsenal 0-1 Ajax Amsterdam22/03/1972 | VArsenal 1-0 Southampton28/03/1972 | VArsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest01/04/1972 | VArsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton08/04/1972 | VArsenal 2-1 West Ham22/04/1972 |
| Overall | DLeicester 0-0 Arsenal04/04/1972 | VArsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton08/04/1972 | DCrystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal11/04/1972 | DStoke City 1-1 Arsenal15/04/1972 | VArsenal 2-1 Stoke City19/04/1972 | VArsenal 2-1 West Ham22/04/1972 |
Current form
| Away | LTottenham 2-0 Manchester United04/03/1972 | LStoke City 2-1 Manchester United22/03/1972 | VCoventry 2-3 Manchester United01/04/1972 | DSheffield United 1-1 Manchester United04/04/1972 | LLeicester 2-0 Manchester United08/04/1972 | DNottingham Forest 0-0 Manchester United22/04/1972 |
| Overall | LManchester United 0-3 Liverpool03/04/1972 | DSheffield United 1-1 Manchester United04/04/1972 | LLeicester 2-0 Manchester United08/04/1972 | LManchester United 1-3 Manchester City12/04/1972 | VManchester United 3-2 Southampton15/04/1972 | DNottingham Forest 0-0 Manchester United22/04/1972 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 8 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
38 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
40 |
|
18 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
20 |
Victories (Competition total) |
18 |
|
14 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
10 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
11 |
Losses (Competition total) |
12 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
|
54 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
66 |
|
33 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
30 |
|
38 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
58 |
|
11 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
32 |
|
1.42 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.65 |
|
1.83 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.45 |
|
0.61 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.6 |
Betting aid
|
18 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
23 |
|
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
17 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
16 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
22 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
| Ray Kennedy | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 17 goals | George Best |  |
| John Radford | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 7 goals | George Best | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | George Best | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Willie Morgan | |
||
 | Alan Ball | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | George Best | |
Historical head to head
Home
124 gf
70 ga
Away
58 gf
120 ga
Total
182 gf
190 ga
Historical head to head
Home
120 gf
58 ga
Away
70 gf
124 ga
Total
190 gf
182 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
January 30, 1937 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
January 30, 1937 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
April 26, 1952 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
February 21, 1920 |
Latest head to head
August 20, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
December 19, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971
August 22, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971
January 10, 1970 - Division 1 1969/1970
September 20, 1969 - Division 1 1969/1970
Best historical scorers against Man United
 |
George Eastham | 6 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
|
John Radford | 5 goals | 1965 - 1970 |
 |
Alan Skirton | 4 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
 |
Joe Baker | 3 goals | 1963 - 1965 |
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George Graham | 3 goals | 1969 - 1970 |
|
Jimmy Bloomfield | 3 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
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Denis Law | 8 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
 |
Dennis Viollet | 5 goals | 1958 - 1961 |
 |
Liam Whelan | 5 goals | 1956 - 1957 |
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Tommy Taylor | 4 goals | 1957 - 1958 |
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Bobby Charlton | 4 goals | 1958 - 1971 |
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David Herd | 4 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
George Armstrong | 17 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
|
Billy McCullough | 14 matches | 1959 - 1966 |
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Frank McLintock | 14 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
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Peter Storey | 12 matches | 1966 - 1971 |
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Jon Sammels | 12 matches | 1963 - 1970 |
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John Radford | 12 matches | 1965 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
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Bobby Charlton | 27 matches | 1958 - 1971 |
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Bill Foulkes | 22 matches | 1956 - 1968 |
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Tony Dunne | 20 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
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Nobby Stiles | 17 matches | 1960 - 1970 |
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Denis Law | 16 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
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Pat Crerand | 15 matches | 1963 - 1970 |
They played in both sides
170 matches
65 matches
71 matches
264 matches
They played in both sides
71 matches
264 matches
170 matches
65 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 17, 1972
March 18, 1972
March 28, 1972
April 26, 1972
May 08, 1972
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