MANCHESTER UNITED 4 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 14, 1996 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 14, 1996 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Old Trafford
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-4 LOST
- Half-time: 1-2
- Season:
- 1996-97
- Referee:
- Peter Jones
- Sponsor:
- Labbats
- Attendance:
- 54,984
- Pos Before/After:
- 11
14 - Opp Before/After:
- 5
1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Wycombe Wanderers (League Cup)
- League:
- West Ham United
- Manchester United:
- Dec 26, 1996
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3746 (of 5018)
- League Tier 1:
- 2113 (of 2270)
- Competitive:
- 4320 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 5909 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 28 years, 2 months, 10 days ago
MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Prior form: WDDDW (Old to recent)
Goals
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (22')
Ryan Giggs (43')
Eric Cantona (82')
Eric Cantona (90') (Pen)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Mark Crossley | |
| 2 | D | 24 |  Des Lyttle | |
| 3 | D | 34 | Stuart Pearce | |
| 4 | D | 29 | Colin Cooper | |
| 5 | D | 27 | Steve Chettle | |
| 6 | F | 22 | Chris Bart-Williams 0 | |
| 7 | M | 33 | David Phillips | |
| 18 | M | 23 |  Alfe-Inge Haaland  (4') 0 | |
| 9 | F | 32 | Dean Saunders off for Bryan Roy (79') | |
| 12 | F | 25 | Jason Lee | |
| 14 | F | 28 | Ian Woan 0 off for Chris Allen (74') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 22 | F | 26 |  Bryan Roy on for Dean Saunders (79') | |
| 17 | M | 23 | Chris Allen on for Ian Woan (74') | |
| 13 | GK | 25 |  Alan Fettis | |
| 16 | M | 31 |  Nicola Jerkan | |
| 8 | M | 25 |  Scot Gemmill | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| 2 | D | Gary Neville |
| 3 | D | Denis Irwin |
| 6 | D | Gary Pallister |
| 19 | D | Ronny Johnsen |
| 8 | M | Nicky Butt (41') |
| 10 | M | David Beckham |
| 11 | M | Ryan Giggs |
| 15 | M | Karel Poborsky |
| 7 | F | Eric Cantona |
| 20 | F | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (75') |
| Subs | ||
| 9 | Andy Cole (75') | |
| 13 | Brian McClair (41') | |
| May | ||
| Cruyff | ||
| Van de Gouw |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 2-1 | Leeds United |
| Derby County | 1-0 | Sunderland |
| Everton | 1-2 | Middlesbrough |
| Manchester United | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Newcastle United | 2-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Southampton | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| West Ham United | 0-2 | Wimbledon |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| 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 | Status | ||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | WWWWL | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | DWWDW | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | DWDWW | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | LWWWD | |||
| 5 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | WDDDW | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | LWLWW | |||
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | DLDWW | |||
| 8 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | WLWDD | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 | DLWWL | |||
| 10 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | DWDLD | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | WLDDD | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 | DDLDW | |||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 | LLLWW | |||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | WDDLL | |||
| 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 | DWLLD | |||
| 16 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | WDDLL | |||
| 17 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 | LDWLD | |||
| 18 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | DLLDL | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 1 | LLDLL | |||
| 20 | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 1 | LDLLL | |||
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 | Status | Result(s) | |
| 4 | 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 12 | WDDDWW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | WWWWL | ||
| 3 | 3 | Newcastle United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | LWLWWW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | DLDWWW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 5 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | DWWDW | ||
| 3 | 6 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | DWDWW | ||
| 3 | 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | LWWWD | ||
| 5 | 8 | Wimbledon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | LLLWWW | 2-0 | |
| 3 | 9 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | DDLDWW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 10 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | WLWDD | ||
| 3 | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | WDDLLW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 12 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 7 | DLWWLL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 13 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | DWDLDL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 6 | WLDDDL | 1-4 | |
| 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 | DWLLD | |||
| 16 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 5 | WDDLLL | 1-2 | ||
| 17 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 5 | LDWLDL | 0-2 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 4 | LDLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 19 | Southampton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 2 | DLLDLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 1 | LLDLLL | 1-2 | |