ARSENAL 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Sep 03, 1977 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 03, 1977 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Highbury
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-3 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (League Tier 1)
- Arsenal:
- Jan 21, 1978
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2960 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 1373 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 3293 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 4610 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 47 years, 2 months, 18 days ago
ARSENAL
Manager: Terry Neill
Prior form: LWD (Old to recent)
Goals
Frank Stapleton (3')
Frank Stapleton (60')
Liam Brady (69') (Pen)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 20 |  John Middleton | |
| 2 | D | 21 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | 33 | Frank Clark off for Colin Barrett | |
| 4 | M | 27 |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | 28 | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | 23 | Kenny Burns 69 | |
| 7 | M | 25 |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | M | 26 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 9 | F | 26 | Peter Withe | |
| 10 | F | 21 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | 24 | John Robertson | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | D | 25 | Colin Barrett on for Frank Clark | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pat Jennings |
| 2 | D | David O'Leary |
| 3 | D | Richie Powling |
| 4 | D | Willie Young |
| 5 | D | Pat Rice |
| 6 | M | Sammy Nelson |
| 7 | M | Trevor Ross |
| 8 | M | Liam Brady  |
| 9 | M | Graham Rix |
| 10 | F | Malcolm MacDonald |
| 11 | F | Frank Stapleton |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Price |
Videos:
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Birmingham City | 0-1 | Liverpool |
| Bristol City | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| Coventry City | 2-2 | Leeds United |
| Derby County | 0-1 | Manchester United |
| Everton | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Chelsea |
| Manchester City | 4-0 | Norwich City |
| Newcastle United | 2-3 | West Ham United |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3-0 | Leicester City |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | DWW | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WWD | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | DWW | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | WWD | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 7 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WDD | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | DDW | |||
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WDD | |||
| 10 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DWD | |||
| 11 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | LDW | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 13 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LWD | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 15 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | LLW | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 18 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LLD | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LLD | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 21 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | LLL | |||
| 22 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | LLL | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
 3 | 1 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | DWWW | 4-0 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | DWWW | 1-0 | ||
| 3 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | WWDW | 1-0 | ||
 3 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | WWWL | 0-3 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WWDD | 0-0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | WDDW | 1-0 | |
| 6 | 7 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | LWDW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 8 | Coventry City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | WLWD | 2-2 | |
| 3 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | WDLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | DDWL | 1-2 | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | LDWD | 2-2 | ||
| 5 | 12 | Norwich City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | WDDL | 0-4 | |
| 3 | 13 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 | DWDL | 0-3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | LLDW | 3-0 | |
| 15 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LLWD | 0-0 | ||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 | WLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 17 | Bristol City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | LLDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 18 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LLLW | 3-2 | |
| 5 | 19 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 | LWLL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 20 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | WLLL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 21 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 1 | LDLL | 0-1 | |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 | LLLL | 0-1 | ||