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 | 1.52 | 54 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 2 | Preston North End | 42 | 1.42 | 54 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 1.36 | 51 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 1.10 | 50 | |||
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 1.22 | 49 | W3-1 | D0-0 | |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 1.29 | 48 | L1-2 | L0-5 | |
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 1.01 | 47 | L0-1 | L0-2 | |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 0.96 | 46 | W3-1 | D2-2 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 0.83 | 43 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 1.13 | 41 | W2-1 | W4-3 | |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 42 | 1.03 | 41 | W3-2 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 42 | 1.17 | 40 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 0.91 | 39 | W3-0 | L2-4 | |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 0.88 | 39 | L0-1 | W1-0 | |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 0.89 | 38 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 42 | 0.84 | 37 | W1-0 | W5-3 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 42 | 0.74 | 36 | W3-0 | L0-3 | |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 0.86 | 35 | L0-1 | W5-4 | |
| 19 | Chelsea | 42 | 0.85 | 35 | L0-1 | W2-0 | |
| 20 | Manchester City | 42 | 0.83 | 35 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 21 | Stoke City | 42 | 0.80 | 34 | W3-2 | L1-5 | |
| 22 | Derby County | 42 | 0.80 | 32 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 4th | 8th | 3rd |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Drawn | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Lost | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 6th | 13th | 8th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-2-1 | 3-2-1 | 1-3-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-6 | 11-7 | 6-9 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 13th | 16th | 5th |
| Goals scored | 66 | 35 | 31 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 12th |
| Goals conceded | 60 | 19 | 41 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 8th | 9th | 8th |
| Goal difference | +6 | +16 | -10 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 17th | 21st | 9th |
| Goal total | 126 | 54 | 72 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | unbeaten in last 3 | ||
| Home | won last game | ||
| Away | unbeaten in last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 5-2-2 | 3-1-1 | 4-2-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-4 | 7-1 | 6-8 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-1 |
L0-1 |
W1-0 W2-1 L0-1 more |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 4th | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 60 | +6 | .591 |
| English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 47 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 67 | +5 | .582 | |