CHELSEA 2 - 6 FOREST - Sat Sep 20, 1986 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 20, 1986 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Chelsea
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Stamford Bridge
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 6-2 (Won)
- Half-time: 4-2
1- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Brighton and Hove Albion (League Cup)
- League:
- Arsenal
- Chelsea:
- Feb 28, 1987
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3341 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1754 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3787 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 5264 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Sunday Mirror - Sunday 21 September 1986
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 22 September 1986
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWDWWW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Neil Webb (5)
Garry Birtles (30)
Neil Webb (37)
Garry Birtles (42)
Neil Webb (71)
Garry Birtles (78) (Pen)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D |  Gary Fleming | |
| 3 | D | Stuart Pearce | |
| 4 | D | Des Walker | |
| 5 | D |  Johnny Metgod | |
| 6 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | Franz Carr | |
| 8 | M | Neil Webb  (5) (37) (71) | |
| 9 | F | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | F | Garry Birtles (30) (42) (78) | |
| 11 | F | David Campbell off for Gary Mills (82) | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | M | Gary Mills on for David Campbell (82) |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tony Godden |
| 2 | D | Terry Howard |
| 3 | D | Colin Pates |
| 4 | D | John Bumstead |
| 5 | D | Micky Hazard |
| 6 | M | Keith Jones (68) |
| 7 | M | Joe McLaughlin |
| 8 | M | John Millar |
| 9 | M | Pat Nevin |
| 10 | F | Kerry Dixon |
| 11 | F | David Speedie |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Gordon Durie (68) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0-0 | Oxford United |
| Aston Villa | 1-4 | Norwich City |
| Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Coventry City |
| Chelsea | 2-6 | Nottingham Forest |
| Leicester City | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Manchester City | 0-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Newcastle United | 1-0 | Wimbledon |
| Southampton | 2-1 | Liverpool |
| Watford | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| West Ham United | 2-0 | Luton Town |
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 | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | LWDWWW | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | WDWLWW | ||
| 3 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | WDDWDW | ||
| 4 | Wimbledon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | LWWWWL | ||
| 5 | Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | LWDDWW | ||
| 6 | Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | DWDWLW | ||
| 7 | Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | WLDLWW | ||
| 8 | West Ham United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 10 | WWDLLW | ||
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 | LWWWDL | ||
| 10 | Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | DWDLWD | ||
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | DDWLWD | ||
| 12 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | WLLWDD | ||
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | WDWLDL | ||
| 14 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | WDLDLD | ||
| 15 | Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 | DLWDDL | ||
| 16 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 6 | WLLWLL | ||
| 17 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 6 | DDLDLW | ||
| 18 | Oxford United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 | LDDLWD | ||
| 19 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LLLDWL | ||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 | DLWLLL | ||
| 21 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 3 | LLLWLL | ||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 2 | LDDLLL | ||
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 | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 | WDWWWW | 6-2 | |
 4 | 2 | Norwich City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | WDWLWW | 4-1 |
 1 | 3 | Liverpool | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | DWLWWL | 1-2 |
| 4 | 4 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | WDLLWW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 5 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | WDDWDW | |
| 1 | 6 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | WDDWWD | 1-1 |
| 4 | 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | DWLWDW | 1-0 |
| 4 | 8 | Wimbledon | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | WWWWLL | 0-1 |
| 4 | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | DWLDLW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 11 | WWWDLD | 0-0 |
| 4 | 11 | Watford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | LDLWWL | 0-1 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | LLWDDD | 0-0 | |
| 3 | 13 | Luton Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | WDLWDL | 0-2 |
| 2 | 14 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 9 | LLWLLW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 15 | Manchester City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | DLDLDD | 0-0 |
| 2 | 16 | Oxford United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 | DDLWDD | 0-0 |
| 2 | 17 | Leicester City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 | LWDDLL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 18 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 6 | DLDLWL | 2-6 |
| 1 | 19 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 5 | LWLLLD | 1-1 |
| 2 | 20 | Newcastle United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 5 | DDLLLW | 1-0 |
| 2 | 21 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LLLDWL | |
| 1 | 22 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -14 | 3 | LLWLLL | 1-4 |