Wolverhampton 0-1 Arsenal - April 05, 1998 / FA Cup 1997/1998
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WOL
12' - Goal
Christopher Wreh
WOL
47' - Substitution
Martin Keownis substituted by Steve Bould
68' - Substitution
Don Goodmanis substituted by Steve Bull68
70' - Substitution
Carl Robinsonis substituted by Robbie Slater70
74' - Substitution
Christopher Wrehis substituted by Stephen Hughes
83' - Substitution
Kevin Muscatis substituted by Robbie Keane83
83' - Substitution
Nicolas Anelkais substituted by David Platt
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ARS
Team line-ups
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Hans Segers | 36 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Muscat | 83 | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Steve Sedgley | 29 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dean Richards | 23 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith Curle | 34 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ady Williams | 26 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Carl Robinson | 70 | 21 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steve Froggatt | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Don Goodman | 68 | 31 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Claridge | 31 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paul Simpson | 31 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David Seaman | 34 | 369 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Keown | 47 | 31 | 238 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Tony Adams | 31 | 544 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gilles Grimandi | 27 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Winterburn | 34 | 497 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Patrick Vieira | 21 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Parlour | 25 | 213 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Emmanuel Petit | 27 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marc Overmars | 25 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nicolas Anelka | 83 | 19 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Christopher Wreh | 1274 | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
190
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Robbie Slater | 70 | 33 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Bull | 68 | 33 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Robbie Keane | 83 | 17 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Steve Bould | 47 | 35 | 342 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stephen Hughes | 74 | 21 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Platt | 83 | 31 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Carl Robinson
IN
Robbie Slater
OUT
Kevin Muscat
IN
Stephen Wright
OUT
Dean Richards
IN
Neil Emblen
OUT
Paul Simpson
IN
Simon Osborn
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Nicolas Anelka
IN
Dennis Bergkamp
OUT
Gilles Grimandi
IN
Stephen Hughes
OUT
Emmanuel Petit
IN
Lee Dixon
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
132
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
McGhee vs Arsenal
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
McGhee vs Wenger
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
81
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Wenger vs Wolverhampton
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Wenger vs McGhee
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Stephen Lodge
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Wolverhampton1 match | General total | Arsenal13 matches | 7 victories |
4 draws |
2 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Wolverhampton1 match | Season total | Arsenal1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on April 05, 1998 | Latest figure on January 06, 2001 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Wolverhampton after 3 consecutive wins surterrainneutre (since 07/05/1960). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 30/04/1949 (2 matches)
Wolverhampton keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a win vs Arsenal surterrainneutre running (since 16/05/1980). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/12/1949 (6 matches)
Wolverhampton keeps its 3 consecutive losses vs Arsenal in FA Cup running (since 28/01/1978). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Overall | VWolverhampton 2-1 Bradford18/02/1998 | VWolverhampton 2-1 Wimbledon FC25/02/1998 | LWolverhampton 1-3 Birmingham City28/02/1998 | DWolverhampton 1-1 Stoke City04/03/1998 | VWolverhampton 1-0 Crewe Alexandra14/03/1998 | VWolverhampton 2-0 Portsmouth29/03/1998 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VArsenal 1-0 Tottenham04/04/1993 | VArsenal 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday18/04/1993 | DArsenal 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday15/05/1993 | VArsenal 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday20/05/1993 | VArsenal 1-0 Parma04/05/1994 | LArsenal 1-2 Real Zaragoza10/05/1995 |
| Overall | VArsenal 3-0 Southampton31/01/1998 | VArsenal 2-0 Chelsea08/02/1998 | DArsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace15/02/1998 | VArsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace21/02/1998 | DArsenal 1-1 West Ham08/03/1998 | VArsenal 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday28/03/1998 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 6 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 10 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
12 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.71 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
5 |
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
 | Lee Naylor | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Dennis Bergkamp |  |
 | Keith Curle | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Dennis Bergkamp | |
| Carl Robinson | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Dennis Bergkamp | |
Historical head to head
Home
87 gf
70 ga
Away
71 gf
118 ga
Total
158 gf
188 ga
Historical head to head
Home
118 gf
71 ga
Away
70 gf
87 ga
Total
188 gf
158 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
March 07, 1959 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
December 01, 1934 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
March 24, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
August 29, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984
April 03, 1982 - Division 1 1981/1982
February 02, 1982 - Division 1 1981/1982
April 25, 1981 - Division 1 1980/1981
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
John Richards | 9 goals | 1972 - 1981 |
|
Derek Dougan | 9 goals | 1967 - 1973 |
 |
Jimmy Murray | 6 goals | 1958 - 1963 |
 |
Peter Broadbent | 6 goals | 1958 - 1962 |
 |
Norman Deeley | 5 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
Kenny Hibbitt | 4 goals | 1971 - 1982 |
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
|
John Radford | 9 goals | 1965 - 1972 |
|
George Graham | 7 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
 |
Frank Stapleton | 6 goals | 1978 - 1981 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 5 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
Ray Kennedy | 4 goals | 1971 - 1974 |
 |
Joe Baker | 4 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Derek Parkin | 22 matches | 1968 - 1981 |
|
Kenny Hibbitt | 21 matches | 1971 - 1984 |
|
John Richards | 20 matches | 1970 - 1982 |
|
John McAlle | 19 matches | 1969 - 1981 |
 |
Geoff Palmer | 16 matches | 1973 - 1984 |
|
Phil Parkes | 15 matches | 1968 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
 |
Pat Rice | 21 matches | 1970 - 1980 |
|
John Radford | 18 matches | 1965 - 1976 |
|
George Armstrong | 18 matches | 1963 - 1976 |
 |
Peter Storey | 17 matches | 1967 - 1976 |
|
Robert McNab | 14 matches | 1967 - 1975 |
 |
David O'Leary | 13 matches | 1975 - 1984 |
They played in both sides
175 matches
21 matches
30 matches
20 matches
9 matches
13 matches
9 matches
103 matches
2 matches
7 matches
They played in both sides
9 matches
103 matches
175 matches
21 matches
30 matches
20 matches
9 matches
13 matches
2 matches
7 matches
Competition info
The other matches
April 05, 1998
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