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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 - 1 FOREST - Sun Dec 14, 1997 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sun Dec 14, 1997 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Molineux
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 (Lost)
: Half-time: 0-1

Season:: 1997-98
Referee:: Mike Bailey
Sponsor:: Pinnacle
Attendance:: 24,635
Pos Before/After:: 2 2
Opp Before/After:: 10 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Stockport County (League Tier 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers:: Apr 13, 1998

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3800 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1567 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 4383 (of 5679)
Total:: 5977 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)

FOREST
Manager: Dave Bassett
Prior form: DWWDWD (Old to recent)

Goals:
Andy Johnson (84) - Andy Johnson first goal

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Mark McGhee
Prior form: WLDWWL (Old to recent)

Goals:
Dougie Freedman (20)
Carl Robinson (66)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
	GK	Dave Beasant
	D	Des Lyttle off for Ian Thomas-Moore (87)
	M	Jon Olav Hjelde off for Craig Armstrong (12)
	D	Steve Chettle
	D	Alan Rogers off for Andy Johnson (77)
	M	Thierry Bonalair
	D	Colin Cooper
	M	Scot Gemmill
	F	Ian Woan
	F	Kevin Campbell
	F	Pierre van Hooijdonk
Subs
	F	Ian Thomas-Moore on for Des Lyttle (87)
	D	Craig Armstrong on for Jon Olav Hjelde (12)
	M	Andy Johnson on for Alan Rogers (77) (84)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
	GK	Mike Stowell
	D	Mark Atkins
	D	Keith Curle
	D	Paul Simpson
	D	Steve Froggatt
	M	Carl Robinson
	M	Simon Osborn
	M	Steve Sedgley
	M	Don Goodman 0
	F	Dougie Freedman (77)
	F	Robbie Keane
Subs
		Darren Ferguson (77)
		?
		?

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sun Dec 14, 1997)

Home	Score	Away
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-1	Nottingham Forest

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	Middlesbrough	22	13	6	3	39	17	7	2	2	20	7	6	4	1	19	10	22	45	WDWDWW
	2	Nottingham Forest	21	12	6	3	34	18	8	2	1	25	11	4	4	2	9	7	16	42	DWWDWD
	3	Sheffield United	22	11	8	3	33	21	8	3	0	21	9	3	5	3	12	12	12	41	DWWLLW
	4	West Bromwich Albion	22	12	4	6	25	19	8	1	2	13	6	4	3	4	12	13	6	40	WWLLWL
	5	Charlton Athletic	22	11	5	6	41	29	8	2	1	24	12	3	3	5	17	17	12	38	WLWLWW
	6	Swindon Town	22	11	4	7	31	30	8	2	1	22	9	3	2	6	9	21	1	37	WLLLWL
	7	Sunderland	21	10	6	5	32	21	5	4	2	17	8	5	2	3	15	13	11	36	DWDWWW
	8	Stockport County	22	10	5	7	38	30	7	4	0	24	11	3	1	7	14	19	8	35	LWWWLW
	9	Bradford City	22	8	9	5	22	21	6	4	2	13	11	2	5	3	9	10	1	33	LDLWDW
	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	9	5	7	27	25	6	4	0	19	10	3	1	7	8	15	2	32	WLDWWL
	11	Birmingham City	22	8	7	7	23	18	5	3	3	12	7	3	4	4	11	11	5	31	LLLWWW
	12	Norwich City	22	8	5	9	23	32	4	3	4	11	17	4	2	5	12	15	-9	29	LWLDWW
	13	Queens Park Rangers	22	7	6	9	27	36	5	4	2	14	10	2	2	7	13	26	-9	27	DWLDLL
	14	Port Vale	22	7	5	10	25	27	4	4	3	13	8	3	1	7	12	19	-2	26	WLDLLL
	15	Stoke City	22	7	5	10	24	30	4	2	4	13	12	3	3	6	11	18	-6	26	DLLLLL
	16	Ipswich Town	21	5	9	7	24	24	4	3	3	13	11	1	6	4	11	13	0	24	DWLDDW
	17	Reading	22	6	6	10	21	35	4	2	5	16	18	2	4	5	5	17	-14	24	WLLWWL
	18	Oxford United	22	6	5	11	27	33	5	3	3	15	11	1	2	8	12	22	-6	23	LDLWLW
	19	Tranmere Rovers	21	6	4	11	28	32	5	2	3	18	12	1	2	8	10	20	-4	22	LWWLDL
	20	Crewe Alexandra	22	6	3	13	26	36	2	2	7	12	20	4	1	6	14	16	-10	21	WLLLLW
	21	Manchester City	22	5	6	11	24	27	3	3	5	14	11	2	3	6	10	16	-3	21	DWLWLL
	22	Bury	22	4	9	9	21	31	3	5	3	10	11	1	4	6	11	20	-10	21	LDDLLL
	23	Portsmouth	21	5	5	11	26	34	4	2	5	17	19	1	3	6	9	15	-8	20	WLLWWL
	24	Huddersfield Town	22	5	5	12	22	37	3	3	5	11	15	2	2	7	11	22	-15	20	WWLWWL

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	Middlesbrough	22	13	6	3	39	17	7	2	2	20	7	6	4	1	19	10	22	45	WDWDWW
	2	Nottingham Forest	22	12	6	4	35	20	8	2	1	25	11	4	4	3	10	9	15	42	WWDWDL	1-2
	3	Sheffield United	22	11	8	3	33	21	8	3	0	21	9	3	5	3	12	12	12	41	DWWLLW
	4	West Bromwich Albion	22	12	4	6	25	19	8	1	2	13	6	4	3	4	12	13	6	40	WWLLWL
	5	Charlton Athletic	22	11	5	6	41	29	8	2	1	24	12	3	3	5	17	17	12	38	WLWLWW
	6	Swindon Town	22	11	4	7	31	30	8	2	1	22	9	3	2	6	9	21	1	37	WLLLWL
	7	Sunderland	21	10	6	5	32	21	5	4	2	17	8	5	2	3	15	13	11	36	DWDWWW
	8	Stockport County	22	10	5	7	38	30	7	4	0	24	11	3	1	7	14	19	8	35	LWWWLW
1	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	10	5	7	29	26	7	4	0	21	11	3	1	7	8	15	3	35	LDWWLW	2-1
1	10	Bradford City	22	8	9	5	22	21	6	4	2	13	11	2	5	3	9	10	1	33	LDLWDW
	11	Birmingham City	22	8	7	7	23	18	5	3	3	12	7	3	4	4	11	11	5	31	LLLWWW
	12	Norwich City	22	8	5	9	23	32	4	3	4	11	17	4	2	5	12	15	-9	29	LWLDWW
	13	Queens Park Rangers	22	7	6	9	27	36	5	4	2	14	10	2	2	7	13	26	-9	27	DWLDLL
	14	Port Vale	22	7	5	10	25	27	4	4	3	13	8	3	1	7	12	19	-2	26	WLDLLL
	15	Stoke City	22	7	5	10	24	30	4	2	4	13	12	3	3	6	11	18	-6	26	DLLLLL
	16	Ipswich Town	21	5	9	7	24	24	4	3	3	13	11	1	6	4	11	13	0	24	DWLDDW
	17	Reading	22	6	6	10	21	35	4	2	5	16	18	2	4	5	5	17	-14	24	WLLWWL
	18	Oxford United	22	6	5	11	27	33	5	3	3	15	11	1	2	8	12	22	-6	23	LDLWLW
	19	Tranmere Rovers	21	6	4	11	28	32	5	2	3	18	12	1	2	8	10	20	-4	22	LWWLDL
	20	Crewe Alexandra	22	6	3	13	26	36	2	2	7	12	20	4	1	6	14	16	-10	21	WLLLLW
	21	Manchester City	22	5	6	11	24	27	3	3	5	14	11	2	3	6	10	16	-3	21	DWLWLL
	22	Bury	22	4	9	9	21	31	3	5	3	10	11	1	4	6	11	20	-10	21	LDDLLL
	23	Portsmouth	21	5	5	11	26	34	4	2	5	17	19	1	3	6	9	15	-8	20	WLLWWL
	24	Huddersfield Town	22	5	5	12	22	37	3	3	5	11	15	2	2	7	11	22	-15	20	WWLWWL