FOREST 4 - 0 QUEENS PARK RANGERS - Sat Aug 30, 1997 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 30, 1997 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Queens Park Rangers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 4-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 1-0
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Referee:
- John Brandwood
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 18,804
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 10
12
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Manchester City (League Tier 2)
- Queens Park Rangers:
- Jan 24, 1998
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3782 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1549 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 4363 (of 5722)
- Total:
- 5958 (of 7502)
FOREST
Manager: Dave Bassett
Prior form: WWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Pierre van Hooijdonk (44)
Pierre van Hooijdonk (50)
Dean Saunders (79)
Pierre van Hooijdonk (88)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Dave Beasant | ||
| D | Des Lyttle | ||
| M |  Jon Olav Hjelde | ||
| D | Steve Chettle 0 | ||
| D | Alan Rogers | ||
| M |  Thierry Bonalair | ||
| M | Geoff Thomas (1997-98) | ||
| M |  Scot Gemmill | ||
| F | Chris Bart-Williams | ||
| F |  Dean Saunders  (79) | ||
| F |  Pierre van Hooijdonk (44) (50) (88) | ||
| Subs | |||
| D | Craig Armstrong | ||
| M | Andy Johnson | ||
| F | Ian Thomas-Moore |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Lee Harper | |
| D | Rufus Brevett | |
| D | Steve Morrow | |
| D | Danny Maddix 0 | |
| D | Matthew Rose | |
| M | Mark Perry | |
| M | Simon Barker (66) | |
| M | Trevor Sinclair (55) | |
| M | Paul Murray | |
| F | Gavin Peacock | |
| F | Steve Slade (55) | |
| Subs | ||
| Steven Yates (66) | ||
| John Spencer (55) | ||
| Kevin Gallen (55) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Manchester City |
| Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | Sheffield United |
| Ipswich Town | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Portsmouth | 2-1 | Oxford United |
| Reading | 0-3 | Bradford City |
| Stoke City | 1-2 | Swindon Town |
| Sunderland | 0-1 | Norwich City |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0-2 | Middlesbrough |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-2 | Bury |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | WWW | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | WWW | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | WWD | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | WDW | ||
| 5 | Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | WWD | ||
| 6 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | WDW | ||
| 7 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | DWL | ||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | LWD | ||
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LWD | ||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | DLW | ||
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | WDL | ||
| 12 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | LDW | ||
| 13 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WLL | ||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW | ||
| 15 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LLW | ||
| 16 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 | LWL | ||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | WL | ||
| 18 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | DDD | ||
| 19 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DLD | ||
| 20 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | LDLD | ||
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | ||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | ||
| 23 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 | DLL | ||
| 24 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 0 | LLL | ||
Table after:
| LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | 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 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | WWWW | 4-0 | |
 4 | 2 | Bradford City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | WDWW | 3-0 |
| 1 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | WWWD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 4 | Swindon Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | WWDW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 5 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | WDWD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 6 | Portsmouth | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | DWLW | 2-1 |
| 4 | 7 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | WWD | |
| 3 | 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | WDLW | 4-2 |
| 1 | 9 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | LWDW | 2-1 |
| 7 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | WLW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | LWDL | 0-2 |
| 2 | 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 | DLWL | 0-4 |
| 1 | 13 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | LDWL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 14 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 | WLLL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW | |
| 1 | 16 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LLW | |
| 1 | 17 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | LWLL | 0-1 |
| 18 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | DDDL | 2-4 | |
| 5 | 19 | Norwich City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 3 | LLLW | 1-0 |
| 1 | 20 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | DLDL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 21 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | LDLD | |
| 1 | 22 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | DLD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 23 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | LDD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 24 | Reading | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 1 | DLLL | 0-3 |