The City Ground

LEICESTER CITY 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 28, 1996 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 28, 1996 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leicester City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Filbert Street
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Daily Mirror - Monday 30 December 1996

Season:: 1996-97
Referee:: Keith Burge
Sponsor:: Labbats
Attendance:: 20,833
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 13 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 1)
Leicester City:: Dec 12, 1998

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3760 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 2127 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 4337 (of 5724)
Total:: 5926 (of 7505)
Played:: 27 years, 3 months, 19 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Stuart Pearce
Prior form: DLDLWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Nigel Clough (37') - Nigel Clough last goal
Colin Cooper (87')

LEICESTER CITY
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Prior form: LLWDLD (Old to recent)

Goals
Emile Heskey (10')
Muzzy Izzet (63')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Mark Crossley
25	M	23	Steve Blatherwick 0
3	D	34	Stuart Pearce
4	D	29	Colin Cooper (87')
5	D	28	Steve Chettle 0
29	F	30	Nigel Clough (37')
18	M	24	Alfe-Inge Haaland
8	M	25	Scot Gemmill off for Des Lyttle (69')
9	F	32	Dean Saunders
10	F	26	Kevin Campbell
14	F	29	Ian Woan off for Chris Allen (77')
Subs
2	D	25	Des Lyttle on for Scot Gemmill (69')
17	M	24	Chris Allen on for Ian Woan (77')
7	M	33	David Phillips
13	GK	25	Alan Fettis
22	F	26	Bryan Roy

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Mark Crossley	394		2	2
25	M	23	Steve Blatherwick 0	15		28	6
3	D	34	Stuart Pearce	522	88	2	2
4	D	29	Colin Cooper (87)	214	23	2	2
5	D	28	Steve Chettle 0	529	14	2	2
29	F	30	Nigel Clough (37)	412	131	2	2
18	M	24	Alfe-Inge Haaland	89	7	2	2
8	M	25	Scot Gemmill off for Des Lyttle (69)	313	29	2	2
9	F	32	Dean Saunders	51	9	2	2
10	F	26	Kevin Campbell	97	35	2	2
14	F	29	Ian Woan off for Chris Allen (77)	273	40	2	2
Subs
2	D	25	Des Lyttle on for Scot Gemmill (69)	231	3	7	3
17	M	24	Chris Allen on for Ian Woan (77)	31	3	2	2
7	M	33	David Phillips	160	5	7	3
13	GK	25	Alan Fettis	6		7	3
22	F	26	Bryan Roy	111	28	7	3

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
13	GK	Kasey Keller
2	D	Simon Grayson
14	D	Colin Hill
17	D	Spencer Prior
20	D	Ian Marshall
22	M	Neil Lewis (81')
6	M	Muzzy Izzet
8	M	Scott Taylor
10	M	Garry Parker
9	F	Steve Claridge
11	F	Emile Heskey
Subs
21		Jamie Lawrence (81')
		Poole
		Watts
		Campbell
		Wilson

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 28, 1996)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-2	Aston Villa
Chelsea	2-2	Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry City	3-0	Middlesbrough
Derby County	0-0	Blackburn Rovers
Everton	1-3	Wimbledon
Leicester City	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Manchester United	1-0	Leeds United
Newcastle United	7-1	Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United	2-0	Sunderland

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	Liverpool	20	11	6	3	37	19	6	4	1	23	10	5	2	2	14	9	18	39	WLWWDD
2	Arsenal	19	10	6	3	35	18	6	3	0	22	8	4	3	3	13	10	17	36	WWWDLD
3	Manchester United	19	9	7	3	41	25	6	2	1	21	8	3	5	2	20	17	16	34	DWDDWW
4	Wimbledon	18	10	4	4	30	22	6	2	1	18	10	4	2	3	12	12	8	34	DDWWWL
5	Aston Villa	19	10	3	6	27	17	6	2	2	16	7	4	1	4	11	10	10	33	WWWWWL
6	Newcastle United	19	9	4	6	28	21	5	2	2	20	11	4	2	4	8	10	7	31	DLDLDL
7	Chelsea	19	8	7	4	30	27	4	4	1	16	11	4	3	3	14	16	3	31	DLDLWW
8	Everton	19	7	7	5	28	24	4	2	3	16	9	3	5	2	12	15	4	28	WLDWDL
9	Tottenham Hotspur	19	8	4	7	21	19	4	3	3	11	9	4	1	4	10	10	2	28	LLWDDW
10	Sheffield Wednesday	19	6	9	4	19	20	3	6	1	9	7	3	3	3	10	13	-1	27	DDWDDD
11	Sunderland	19	6	5	8	19	26	4	4	2	12	8	2	1	6	7	18	-7	23	DWLWLW
12	Derby County	19	5	7	7	20	25	4	2	3	11	10	1	5	4	9	15	-5	22	DWDLLL
13	Leicester City	19	6	4	9	18	25	3	1	5	8	14	3	3	4	10	11	-7	22	LLWDLD
14	Leeds United	19	6	4	9	16	23	4	1	5	9	12	2	3	4	7	11	-7	22	WWDDDL
15	Coventry City	19	4	7	8	17	25	2	3	4	7	11	2	4	4	10	14	-8	19	LLLWWW
16	West Ham United	18	4	6	8	16	25	3	3	3	10	12	1	3	5	6	13	-9	18	DDDLDL
17	Blackburn Rovers	18	3	7	8	17	22	3	2	4	9	10	0	5	4	8	12	-5	16	DDWDLW
18	Southampton	19	4	4	11	28	36	4	2	3	18	10	0	2	8	10	26	-8	16	LLLLWL
19	Middlesbrough	19	4	6	9	25	35	3	4	3	17	15	1	2	6	8	20	-10	15*	DLLDLW
20	Nottingham Forest	19	2	7	10	16	34	1	5	4	7	16	1	2	6	9	18	-18	13	DLDLWL

*Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture

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)
	1	Liverpool	20	11	6	3	37	19	6	4	1	23	10	5	2	2	14	9	18	39	WLWWDD
1	2	Manchester United	20	10	7	3	42	25	7	2	1	22	8	3	5	2	20	17	17	37	WDDWWW		1-0
1	3	Arsenal	20	10	7	3	37	20	6	4	0	24	10	4	3	3	13	10	17	37	WWDLDD		2-2
	4	Wimbledon	19	11	4	4	33	23	6	2	1	18	10	5	2	3	15	13	10	37	DWWWLW		3-1
1	5	Newcastle United	20	10	4	6	35	22	6	2	2	27	12	4	2	4	8	10	13	34	LDLDLW		7-1
1	6	Aston Villa	20	10	4	6	29	19	6	2	2	16	7	4	2	4	13	12	10	34	WWWWLD		2-2
	7	Chelsea	20	8	8	4	32	29	4	5	1	18	13	4	3	3	14	16	3	32	LDLWWD		2-2
	8	Everton	20	7	7	6	29	27	4	2	4	17	12	3	5	2	12	15	2	28	LDWDLL		1-3
1	9	Sheffield Wednesday	20	6	10	4	21	22	3	6	1	9	7	3	4	3	12	15	-1	28	DWDDDD		2-2
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	20	8	4	8	22	26	4	3	3	11	9	4	1	5	11	17	-4	28	LWDDWL		1-7
1	11	Derby County	20	5	8	7	20	25	4	3	3	11	10	1	5	4	9	15	-5	23	WDLLLD		0-0
1	12	Leicester City	20	6	5	9	20	27	3	2	5	10	16	3	3	4	10	11	-7	23	LWDLDD		2-2
2	13	Sunderland	20	6	5	9	19	28	4	4	2	12	8	2	1	7	7	20	-9	23	WLWLWL		0-2
1	14	Coventry City	20	5	7	8	20	25	3	3	4	10	11	2	4	4	10	14	-5	22	LLWWWW		3-0
1	15	Leeds United	20	6	4	10	16	24	4	1	5	9	12	2	3	5	7	12	-8	22	WDDDLL		0-1
	16	West Ham United	19	5	6	8	18	25	4	3	3	12	12	1	3	5	6	13	-7	21	DDLDLW		2-0
	17	Blackburn Rovers	19	3	8	8	17	22	3	2	4	9	10	0	6	4	8	12	-5	17	DWDLWD		0-0
	18	Southampton	19	4	4	11	28	36	4	2	3	18	10	0	2	8	10	26	-8	16	LLLLWL
	19	Middlesbrough	20	4	6	10	25	38	3	4	3	17	15	1	2	7	8	23	-13	15*	LLDLWL		0-3
	20	Nottingham Forest	20	2	8	10	18	36	1	5	4	7	16	1	3	6	11	20	-18	14	LDLWLD		2-2

*Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture