Is Martial better out wide?
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been criticised for not using Anthony Martial as a striker, but is he more effective on the wing? The statistics throw up some interesting resultsâ¦
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League Table & Stats
 England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Arsenal | 42 | 1.93 | 58 | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 42 | 1.37 | 54 | W5-0 | L3-5 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 1.18 | 51 | W4-2 | L2-3 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 1.19 | 49 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 1.13 | 49 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 1.25 | 47 | D2-2 | W1-0 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 42 | 1.10 | 44 | D3-3 | D2-2 | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 0.95 | 44 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 42 | 0.97 | 43 | W2-0 | W3-1 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 0.93 | 43 | W9-2 | L1-3 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 1.09 | 41 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 42 | 0.79 | 40 | W6-1 | L2-3 | |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 1.00 | 39 | W3-0 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Liverpool | 42 | 0.94 | 39 | L0-1 | W3-2 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 0.74 | 38 | W8-0 | W3-2 | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | 0.96 | 37 | W2-1 | W3-2 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 0.86 | 37 | W4-2 | W4-3 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 0.86 | 35 | W4-1 | W3-1 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 0.84 | 35 | W8-2 | D1-1 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 0.83 | 35 | L1-2 | W7-1 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 0.85 | 33 | W3-2 | W4-0 | |
| 22 | Blackpool | 42 | 0.81 | 33 | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| Arsenal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 1st | 6th | 1st |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| Drawn | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Lost | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 1st | 16th | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-1-1 | 3-1-2 | 2-2-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 16-11 | 14-7 | 12-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Goals scored | 118 | 70 | 48 |
| Failed to score | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Since failing to score | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 11th | 1st |
| Goals conceded | 61 | 27 | 34 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Goal difference | +57 | +43 | +14 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 5th |
| Goal total | 179 | 97 | 82 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 32 | 17 | 15 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | drew last game, unbeaten in last 4 |
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| Away | lost last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 5-3-2 | 5-1-2 | 4-3-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 12-4 | 9-2 | 7-4 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W3-2 L1-2 D1-1 |
L1-2 |
W3-2 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Arsenal | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 1st | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 118 | 61 | +57 | .682 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 118 | 63 | +55 | .667 | |