The City Ground

EVERTON 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Feb 01, 1997 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 01, 1997 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Everton
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Goodison Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Daily Mirror - Monday 03 February 1997

Season:: 1996-97
Referee:: Steve Dunn
Sponsor:: Labbats
Attendance:: 32,567
Pos Before/After:: 17 17
Opp Before/After:: 12 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Chesterfield (FA Cup)
League:: Aston Villa
Everton:: Sep 08, 1998

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3765 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 2132 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 4344 (of 5724)
Total:: 5933 (of 7505)
Played:: 27 years, 2 months, 19 days ago

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

Goals

EVERTON
Manager: Joe Royle
Prior form: LLLLLL (Old to recent)

Goals
Duncan Ferguson (48')
Nick Barmby (67')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Mark Crossley
2	D	25	Des Lyttle 53
3	D	34	Stuart Pearce
4	D	29	Colin Cooper
5	D	28	Steve Chettle
7	M	33	David Phillips 77
18	M	24	Alfe-Inge Haaland
6	F	22	Chris Bart-Williams
17	M	24	Chris Allen off for Paul McGregor (62')
10	F	26	Kevin Campbell
14	F	29	Ian Woan
Subs
20	F	22	Paul McGregor on for Chris Allen (62')
13	GK	26	Alan Fettis
8	M	26	Scot Gemmill
28	F	21	Steve Guinan
29	F	30	Nigel Clough

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
	GK	Paul Gerrard
	D	Claus Thomsen
	D	Earl Barrett
	D	Dave Watson
	D	David Unsworth
	M	Terry Phelan
	M	Joseph Parkinson
	M	Nick Barmby
	M	Graham Stuart
	F	Gary Speed
	F	Duncan Ferguson
Subs
		Hottiger
		Rideout
		Allen
		Dunne
		Southall

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Feb 01, 1997)

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

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	Manchester United	24	13	8	3	48	27	8	3	1	24	9	5	5	2	24	18	21	47	WWDWWW
	2	Arsenal	24	13	7	4	44	23	8	4	0	29	11	5	3	4	15	12	21	46	DDWLWW
	3	Liverpool	24	13	7	4	41	20	7	5	1	26	10	6	2	3	15	10	21	46	DDWLDW
	4	Newcastle United	24	12	6	6	46	27	8	2	2	34	13	4	4	4	12	14	19	42	LWWDDW
	5	Wimbledon	22	11	5	6	35	27	6	3	1	19	11	5	2	5	16	16	8	38	WLWDLL
	6	Chelsea	23	10	8	5	36	32	6	5	1	22	14	4	3	4	14	18	4	38	WWDWLW
	7	Aston Villa	24	10	6	8	31	25	6	3	3	18	10	4	3	5	13	15	6	36	LDDDLL
	8	Sheffield Wednesday	23	8	10	5	26	27	4	6	1	11	8	4	4	4	15	19	-1	34	DDDWLW
	9	Tottenham Hotspur	23	9	4	10	26	31	5	3	4	14	12	4	1	6	12	19	-5	31	DWLLLW
	10	Leeds United	24	8	5	11	21	27	5	2	5	12	12	3	3	6	9	15	-6	29	LLLWWD
	11	Sunderland	24	7	8	9	23	31	5	5	2	13	8	2	3	7	10	23	-8	29	WLDWDD
	12	Everton	24	7	7	10	32	38	4	2	5	17	14	3	5	5	15	24	-6	28	LLLLLL
	13	Leicester City	23	7	6	10	22	31	4	3	5	12	17	3	3	5	10	14	-9	27	LDDLWD
	14	Coventry City	24	6	8	10	23	33	3	4	5	12	15	3	4	5	11	18	-10	26	WWDLLW
	15	Derby County	23	5	10	8	22	29	4	3	3	11	10	1	7	5	11	19	-7	25	LLDDLD
	16	Blackburn Rovers	23	5	9	9	24	24	4	2	4	13	10	1	7	5	11	14	0	24	WDWWDL
	17	Nottingham Forest	24	5	8	11	23	38	3	5	5	11	18	2	3	6	12	20	-15	23	LDWWWL
	18	West Ham United	23	5	7	11	19	30	4	3	6	13	17	1	4	5	6	13	-11	22	LWLDLL
	19	Southampton	22	5	5	12	31	39	4	3	4	20	13	1	2	8	11	26	-8	20	LWLLWD
	20	Middlesbrough	23	5	6	12	29	43	4	4	4	21	18	1	2	8	8	25	-14	18*	LWLLLW

*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	Manchester United	25	14	8	3	50	28	9	3	1	26	10	5	5	2	24	18	22	50	WDWWWW		2-1
1	2	Liverpool	25	14	7	4	42	20	7	5	1	26	10	7	2	3	16	10	22	49	DWLDWW		1-0
1	3	Arsenal	25	13	8	4	44	23	8	4	0	29	11	5	4	4	15	12	21	47	DWLWWD		0-0
	4	Newcastle United	24	12	6	6	46	27	8	2	2	34	13	4	4	4	12	14	19	42	LWWDDW
1	5	Chelsea	24	11	8	5	38	33	6	5	1	22	14	5	3	4	16	19	5	41	WDWLWW		2-1
1	6	Wimbledon	23	11	6	6	36	28	6	4	1	20	12	5	2	5	16	16	8	39	LWDLLD		1-1
	7	Aston Villa	25	11	6	8	32	25	7	3	3	19	10	4	3	5	13	15	7	39	DDDLLW		1-0
	8	Sheffield Wednesday	24	8	11	5	26	27	4	7	1	11	8	4	4	4	15	19	-1	35	DDWLWD		0-0
3	9	Everton	25	8	7	10	34	38	5	2	5	19	14	3	5	5	15	24	-4	31	LLLLLW		2-0
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	24	9	4	11	27	33	5	3	5	15	14	4	1	6	12	19	-6	31	WLLLWL		1-2
1	11	Leeds United	25	8	6	11	21	27	5	3	5	12	12	3	3	6	9	15	-6	30	LLWWDD		0-0
1	12	Sunderland	25	7	8	10	23	32	5	5	2	13	8	2	3	8	10	24	-9	29	LDWDDL		0-1
3	13	Blackburn Rovers	24	6	9	9	26	25	5	2	4	15	11	1	7	5	11	14	1	27	DWWDLW		2-1
1	14	Leicester City	23	7	6	10	22	31	4	3	5	12	17	3	3	5	10	14	-9	27	LDDLWD
1	15	Coventry City	25	6	9	10	23	33	3	4	5	12	15	3	5	5	11	18	-10	27	WDLLWD		0-0
1	16	Derby County	24	5	10	9	22	30	4	3	4	11	11	1	7	5	11	19	-8	25	LDDLDL		0-1
	17	Nottingham Forest	25	5	8	12	23	40	3	5	5	11	18	2	3	7	12	22	-17	23	DWWWLL		0-2
	18	West Ham United	24	5	7	12	20	32	4	3	6	13	17	1	4	6	7	15	-12	22	WLDLLL		1-2
	19	Southampton	23	5	5	13	32	41	4	3	4	20	13	1	2	9	12	28	-9	20	WLLWDL		1-2
	20	Middlesbrough	24	5	7	12	30	44	4	4	4	21	18	1	3	8	9	26	-14	19*	WLLLWD		1-1

*Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture