Arsenal 2-0 Coventry - August 11, 1997 / Premier League 1997/1998
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29'
47'
ARS
29' - Goal
Ian Wright29
ARS
47' - Goal
Ian Wright47
48' - Substitution
Emmanuel Petitis substituted by David Platt48
62' - Substitution
Darren Huckerbyis substituted by Kyle Lightbourne
67' - Substitution
Trond-Egil Soltvedtis substituted by Willie Boland
75' - Substitution
Marc Overmarsis substituted by Stephen Hughes75
COV
COV
Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David Seaman | 33 | 341 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rémi Garde | 31 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Scott Marshall | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gilles Grimandi | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Winterburn | 33 | 458 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Patrick Vieira | 21 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Emmanuel Petit | 48 | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ray Parlour | 24 | 176 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marc Overmars | 75 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian Wright | 2947 | 33 | 262 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dennis Bergkamp | 28 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
127
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Ogrizovic | 39 | 502 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Williams | 26 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Shaw | 28 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Breen | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Telfer | 25 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Burrows | 28 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Darren Huckerby | 62 | 21 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Trond-Egil Soltvedt | 67 | 30 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Salako | 28 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary McAllister | 32 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dion Dublin | 28 | 118 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
96
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Stephen Hughes | 75 | 20 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Platt | 48 | 31 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Willie Boland | 67 | 22 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kyle Lightbourne | 62 | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Scott Marshall
IN
Steve Bould
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
47
38
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Wenger vs Coventry
1 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Wenger vs Strachan
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
40
33
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Strachan vs Arsenal
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Strachan vs Wenger
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Keith Burge
7 victories |
2 draws |
4 losses |
Arsenal13 matches | General total | Coventry13 matches | 3 victories |
3 draws |
7 losses |
2 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Arsenal3 matches | Season total | Coventry2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on March 31, 1998 | Latest figure on April 03, 1999 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Arsenal after 5 matches with at least one goal conceded (since 19/04/1997).
No Arsenal manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Arsène Wenger has done less than 0.78 goals conceded per game in Premier League.
Coventry keeps its 10 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 04/02/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 28/10/1995-08/04/1996 time period (15 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LArsenal 0-1 Wimbledon FC23/02/1997 | VArsenal 2-0 Nottingham Forest08/03/1997 | LArsenal 1-2 Liverpool24/03/1997 | VArsenal 2-0 Leicester12/04/1997 | DArsenal 1-1 Blackburn19/04/1997 | LArsenal 0-1 Newcastle United03/05/1997 |
| Overall | VArsenal 2-0 Leicester12/04/1997 | DArsenal 1-1 Blackburn19/04/1997 | DCoventry 1-1 Arsenal21/04/1997 | LArsenal 0-1 Newcastle United03/05/1997 | VDerby County 1-3 Arsenal11/05/1997 | DLeeds United 1-1 Arsenal09/08/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LAston Villa 2-1 Coventry19/02/1997 | LManchester United 3-1 Coventry01/03/1997 | LNewcastle United 4-0 Coventry15/03/1997 | VLiverpool 1-2 Coventry06/04/1997 | DSouthampton 2-2 Coventry19/04/1997 | VTottenham 1-2 Coventry11/05/1997 |
| Overall | VCoventry 3-1 Chelsea09/04/1997 | DSouthampton 2-2 Coventry19/04/1997 | DCoventry 1-1 Arsenal21/04/1997 | LCoventry 1-2 Derby County03/05/1997 | VTottenham 1-2 Coventry11/05/1997 | VCoventry 3-2 Chelsea09/08/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 8 | 9 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Ian Wright | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Dion Dublin |  |
| Ian Wright | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last match | Dion Dublin | |
Historical head to head
Home
56 gf
25 ga
Away
40 gf
29 ga
Total
96 gf
54 ga
Historical head to head
Home
29 gf
40 ga
Away
25 gf
56 ga
Total
54 gf
96 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
May 11, 1991 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
May 11, 1991 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
August 14, 1993 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
August 14, 1993 |
Latest head to head
April 21, 1997 - Premier League 1996/1997
October 19, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997
February 03, 1996 - Premier League 1995/1996
August 26, 1995 - Premier League 1995/1996
January 21, 1995 - Premier League 1994/1995
Best historical scorers against Coventry
 |
Frank Stapleton | 9 goals | 1976 - 1981 |
 |
Anders Limpar | 5 goals | 1990 - 1991 |
 |
Tony Woodcock | 5 goals | 1982 - 1986 |
|
John Radford | 5 goals | 1968 - 1974 |
|
Ian Wright | 5 goals | 1992 - 1997 |
|
George Graham | 4 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Mick Quinn | 4 goals | 1993 - 1993 |
|
Brian Alderson | 3 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Colin Stein | 2 goals | 1974 - 1974 |
 |
Ernie Hunt | 2 goals | 1968 - 1969 |
|
David Cross | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Alan Green | 2 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
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David O'Leary | 26 matches | 1975 - 1991 |
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Pat Rice | 23 matches | 1970 - 1980 |
 |
Tony Adams | 21 matches | 1986 - 1997 |
|
Peter Simpson | 19 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
 |
Paul Merson | 19 matches | 1987 - 1997 |
 |
Lee Dixon | 19 matches | 1988 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
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Steve Ogrizovic | 23 matches | 1984 - 1997 |
|
Brian Borrows | 22 matches | 1985 - 1997 |
|
Mick Coop | 21 matches | 1968 - 1980 |
|
Trevor Peake | 15 matches | 1983 - 1991 |
|
Tommy Hutchison | 14 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
|
Billy Glazier | 13 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
They played in both sides
394 matches
51 matches
186 matches
57 matches
125 matches
33 matches
124 matches
90 matches
113 matches
1 match
67 matches
14 matches
They played in both sides
63 matches
151 matches
124 matches
90 matches
186 matches
57 matches
394 matches
51 matches
125 matches
33 matches
67 matches
14 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 12, 1997
August 13, 1997
October 22, 1997
November 26, 1997
December 01, 1997
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