COVENTRY CITY 0 - 3 FOREST - Sat Aug 17, 1996 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 17, 1996 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Highfield Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 2-0
- Season:
- 1996-97
- Referee:
- Alan Wilkie
- Sponsor:
- Labbats
- Attendance:
- 19,468
- Pos Before/After:
- -
2 - Opp Before/After:
- - 19
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sunderland (League Tier 1)
- Coventry City:
- Jan 29, 1997
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3741 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 2108 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 4314 (of 5674)
- Total:
- 5902 (of 7443)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Mark Crossley | |
| 4 | D |  Colin Cooper | |
| 3 | D | Stuart Pearce | |
| 16 | M |  Nicola Jerkan | Debut |
| 5 | D | Steve Chettle | |
| 6 | F | Chris Bart-Williams | |
| 11 | M | Steve Stone off for Scot Gemmill (75) | |
| 18 | M |  Alfe-Inge Haaland | |
| 9 | F | Dean Saunders off for Paul McGregor (85) | Debut |
| 10 | F | Kevin Campbell  (13) (36) (47) | |
| 14 | F | Ian Woan | |
| Subs | |||
| 8 | M |  Scot Gemmill on for Steve Stone (75) | |
| 20 | F | Paul McGregor on for Dean Saunders (85) | |
| 13 | GK |  Alan Fettis | |
| 2 | D | Des Lyttle | |
| 17 | M | Chris Allen |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Steve Ogrizovic |
| D | Brian Borrows | |
| 3 | D | David Burrows |
| 4 | D | Paul Williams |
| 5 | D | Liam Daish |
| 6 | M | Kevin Richardson |
| 10 | M | Gary McAllister |
| 11 | M | John Salako |
| 20 | M | Michael O'Neill (50) |
| 8 | F | Noel Whelan (50) |
| 9 | F | Dion Dublin |
| Subs | ||
| 7 | Eoin Jess (50) | |
| 21 | Andrew Ducros (50) | |
| Shaw | ||
| Telfer | ||
| Filan |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2-0 | West Ham United |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Coventry City | 0-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Derby County | 3-3 | Leeds United |
| Everton | 2-0 | Newcastle United |
| Middlesbrough | 3-3 | Liverpool |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Aston Villa |
| Sunderland | 0-0 | Leicester City |
| Wimbledon | 0-3 | Manchester United |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table after:
| PREMIER LEAGUE | 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 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | 3-0 | |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | 3-0 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | 2-0 | |
| 4 | Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | 2-0 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | 2-0 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | 2-1 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | 3-3 | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | D | 3-3 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | D | 3-3 | |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | 3-3 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | 0-0 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | 0-0 | |
| 13 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | 1-2 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | 0-2 | |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | 0-2 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | 0-2 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | L | 0-3 | |
| 20 | Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | L | 0-3 | |