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 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.91 | 64 | L1-2 | W5-2 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 1.86 | 56 | D1-1 | L0-6 | |
| 3 | Preston North End | 42 | 1.50 | 56 | L1-4 | D0-0 | |
| 4 | Blackpool | 42 | 1.43 | 53 | L2-3 | L2-5 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 1.23 | 50 | W4-0 | L0-2 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 1.34 | 48 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 1.12 | 46 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.14 | 44 | W2-1 | L1-5 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 1.00 | 44 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 1.18 | 43 | L0-4 | L1-5 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 0.97 | 42 | L0-1 | L0-3 | |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 42 | 1.00 | 39 | W2-0 | W3-1 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 1.00 | 39 | L0-3 | L1-5 | |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 0.93 | 38 | W1-0 | D2-2 | |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 0.77 | 38 | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 42 | 0.76 | 37 | W2-1 | L0-2 | |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 42 | 0.77 | 36 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 18 | Manchester City | 42 | 0.89 | 35 | D1-1 | W4-2 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 42 | 0.67 | 33 | D2-2 | L2-3 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 42 | 0.76 | 32 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 0.60 | 29 | D0-0 | L0-1 | |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.52 | 22 | W5-0 | W2-1 | |
| Everton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 15th | 14th | 12th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Drawn | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Lost | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 13th | 21st | 8th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-4-1 | 1-2-3 | 2-2-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-11 | 5-9 | 13-14 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 18th | 19th | 11th |
| Goals scored | 61 | 34 | 27 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 15th | 13th | 16th |
| Goals conceded | 79 | 28 | 51 |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 16th | 16th | 14th |
| Goal difference | -18 | +6 | -24 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 14th | 18th | 7th |
| Goal total | 140 | 62 | 78 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last 2, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Home | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 3 |
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| Away | drew last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-2-4 | 3-2-3 | 1-1-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 4-7 | 9-3 | 3-7 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 |
L1-5 |
| Occurence | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Everton | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 15th | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 79 | -18 | .455 |
| English FA Cup | Fifth Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | .600 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 81 | -17 | .468 | |