1991 FA Charity Shield

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1991 FA Charity Shield
match programme
cover.
Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur
0 0
Date10 August 1991
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeTerry Holbrook (Staffordshire)[1]
Attendance65,483[2]
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The 1991 FA Charity Shield (also known as the

1991 FA Cup Final
. This was Arsenal's twelfth Charity Shield appearance and Tottenham Hotspur's sixth.

Arsenal began the match the brighter of the two teams, dominating in possession and the number of chances created. Tottenham created their best chance to score in the first half, but struggled to find a breakthrough in the second half, hardly troubling the Arsenal defence. With neither team able to score after 90 minutes, the match ended in a draw, meaning each team held the trophy for six months each. This was the last Shield edition to have shared winners.

Background

1991 FA Cup Final.[3] They appeared in five previous shields, winning four outright (1921, 1951, 1961, 1962), sharing two (1967, 1981) and losing two (1920, 1982
).

The last meeting between both teams was in the FA Cup; Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1 in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium.

penalty shootout if a draw occurred in normal time.[6]

Match

Michael Thomas in Limpar's place on the left wing. Tottenham defender Terry Fenwick, recovered from a double leg break, replaced Justin Edinburgh in the first eleven. Without Paul Gascoigne, injured in the FA Cup final, Tottenham employed a five-man midfield with Gary Lineker as the sole striker.[1]

Summary

Arsenal began brightly in front of a crowd of 65,483,

Tony Adams, Lineker looked up, before making a cross for Nayim to head; the shot was acrobatically saved by Seaman's right foot.[9]

Early in the second half, Tottenham's

Andrew Cole, who had replaced Campbell, shot from 20 yards and into the side-netting.[9]

Details

15:00 BST
Arsenal0–0Tottenham Hotspur
[2]
Attendance: 65,483
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 1 England David Seaman
RB 2 England Lee Dixon
LB 3 England Nigel Winterburn
CM 4 England David Hillier
CB 5 Republic of Ireland David O'Leary
CB 6
Tony Adams (c
)
RM 7 England David Rocastle Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 8
Paul Davis
CF 9
Alan Smith
LM 10 England Paul Merson
CF 11 England Kevin Campbell downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK England Alan Miller
DF England Andy Linighan
MF 14
Michael Thomas
 upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF Iceland Sigurður Jónsson
CF 15
Andy Cole
 upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
George Graham
GK 1 Norway Erik Thorstvedt
RB 2 England Terry Fenwick
LB 3 Wales Pat Van Den Hauwe Yellow card
CB 4 England Steve Sedgley
CM 5 England David Howells
CB 6 England Gary Mabbutt (c)
SS 7
Paul Stewart
RM 8 Spain Nayim
CM 9 England Vinny Samways
CF 10 England Gary Lineker
LM 11 England Paul Allen
Substitutes:
GK England Ian Walker
CF England Paul Walsh
DF England Ian Hendon
DF Iceland Guðni Bergsson
DF England Justin Edinburgh
Manager:
Wales Peter Shreeves

Statistics

Statistic[8] Arsenal Tottenham
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 11 4
Shots on target 3 2
Corner kicks 9 2
Fouls committed 5 12
Offsides 4 8
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

Post-match

Despite the draw, Shreeves was content with his team's performance. He believed the new 4–5–1 formation deployed in the match was "the system which suits us best", but admitted the midfield needed to do more to support Lineker upfront.

George Graham agreed that his team played below their usual standard in the first half, accepting that his team needed "to work on ... finishing" to make use of their territorial advantage.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, John (12 August 1991). "Tottenham fail to find help for lonely Lineker". The Independent. London. p. 24.
  2. ^ a b Lacey, David (18 August 1991). "Always room for faith and hope". The Guardian Weekly. London. p. 32.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, John (10 August 1991). "Ambitious Arsenal aiming to deter challengers". The Independent. London. p. 46.
  4. ^ a b Jones, Stuart (10 August 1991). "Arsenal aim to avenge their loss in semi-final". The Times. p. 31.
  5. ^ Lacey, David (10 August 1991). "Ringing in the new with an echo of the old". The Guardian. London. p. 23.
  6. ^ Lacey, David (8 August 1992). "Charity show gets business underway". The Guardian. London. p. 15.
  7. ^ "Fenwick in line for Spurs comeback". Agence France-Presse. 9 August 1991.
  8. ^ a b c d Jones, Stuart (12 August 1991). "Tottenham stifle champions". The Times. London. p. 29. Retrieved 23 October 2012. (subscription required)
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Arsenal and Spurs share Shield". Agence France-Presse. 10 August 1991.
  10. ^ Fox, Norman (11 August 1991). "Lineker left in a lonely role". The Independent on Sunday. London. p. 21.

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