FOREST 0 - 1 COVENTRY CITY - Wed Jan 29, 1997 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Jan 29, 1997 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Coventry City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-1 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Attendance:
- 22,619
- Pos Before/After:
- 17/17
- Opp Before/After:
- 16/14
- Referee:
- Alan Wilkie
- Season:
- 1996-97
- Forest Tier:
- 1
- Opponent Tier:
- 1
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 1:
- Everton
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3762 (of 4831)
- League Tier 1:
- 2131 (of 2183)
- Competitive:
- 4340 (of 5525)
- Total:
- 5921 (of 7269)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
COVENTRY CITY
Manager:
Goals:
Manager:
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Crossley | |
| 2 | M | Des Lyttle | |
| 3 | D | Stuart Pearce  | |
| 4 | F | Colin Cooper | |
| 5 | F | Steve Chettle | |
| 7 | F | David Phillips off for Steve Guinan (63) | |
| 18 | F | Alfe-Inge Haaland | |
| 6 | F | Chris Bart-Williams | |
| 29 | F | Nigel Clough off for Jason Lee (84) | |
| 10 | F | Kevin Campbell | |
| 14 | F | Ian Woan | |
| Subs | |||
| 28 | F | Steve Guinan on for David Phillips (63) | |
| 12 | F | Jason Lee on for Nigel Clough (84) | Last game |
| 13 | GK | Alan Fettis | |
| 8 | F | Scot Gemmill | |
| 17 | F | Chris Allen |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Leeds United | 0 | 0 | Derby County |
| Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Sunderland |
| Manchester United | 2 | 1 | Wimbledon |
| Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | Everton |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 1 | Coventry City |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| West Ham United | 1 | 2 | Arsenal |
Table before:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 46 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 44 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 43 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 39 | |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 38 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Everton | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 28 | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 28 | |
| 13 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 26 | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 24 | |
| 15 | Derby County | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 24 | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 23 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -14 | 23 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 22 | |
| 19 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -8 | 20 | |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -14 | 18 | |
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
 | 1 | Manchester United | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 46 |
 | 3 | Liverpool | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 46 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 42 | |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 38 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 34 | |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Everton | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 27 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 26 |
| 15 | Derby County | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 25 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 23 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 22 | |
| 19 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -8 | 20 | |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -14 | 18 | |