FOREST 2 - 1 LEICESTER CITY - Wed Dec 14, 1988 (League Cup)
- Date:
- Wed Dec 14, 1988 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Leicester City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Cup
- Round:
- 4 (Replay)
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Half-time: 1-1
- Next Round:
- Queens Park Rangers (Jan 18, 1989) (Quarter)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 15 December 1988
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1988-89
- Referee:
- F Roberts
- Sponsor:
- Shipstones
- Attendance:
- 26,676
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/9th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 2/9th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Wimbledon (League Tier 1)
- League Cup:
- Queens Park Rangers
- Leicester City:
- Aug 15, 1989
- GAME COUNT:
- League Cup:
- 95 (of 218)
- Competitive:
- 3899 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 5410 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 35 years, 11 months, 8 days ago
Review
After the game, Central TV asked to interview man-of-the-match Franz Carr. Clough sent out 17 year-old reserve Shaun Browne instead.
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D | 27 | Brian Laws | |
| 3 | D | 20 | Brett Williams | |
| 4 | D | 20 | Steve Chettle | |
| 5 | D | 24 | Colin Foster | |
| 6 | F | 23 | Garry Parker | |
| 7 | F | 22 | Franz Carr | |
| 8 | M | 25 | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Nigel Clough  (26') | |
| 10 | F | 29 | Lee Chapman (53') off for Steve Hodge | |
| 11 | F | 25 |  Brian Rice | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 26 | Steve Hodge on for Lee Chapman | |
| 13 | D | 21 |  Gary Fleming | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cooper |
| 2 | D | Paris |
| 3 | D | Turner |
| 4 | D | Mauchlen (76') |
| 5 | D | Groves (61') |
| 6 | M | Morgan |
| 7 | M | Reid |
| 8 | M | Williams |
| 9 | M | Mike Newell |
| 10 | F | Gary McAllister |
| 11 | F | Quinn |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Cross (76') | |
| 13 | Russell (61') |