The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 3 CHELSEA - Sat Feb 20, 1999 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 20, 1999 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 (Lost)
: Half-time: 1-2

Season:: 1998-99
Referee:: Jeff Winter
Sponsor:: Pinnacle
Attendance:: 26,351
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Charlton Athletic (League Tier 1)
Chelsea:: Jan 19, 2000

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3850 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 2171 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 4439 (of 5679)
Total:: 6045 (of 7451)

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

FOREST
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: DLLWLL (Old to recent)

Goals:
Pierre van Hooijdonk (39)

CHELSEA
Manager: Gianluca Vialli
Prior form: DWWLWD (Old to recent)

Goals:
Mikael Forssell (6)
Bjarne Goldbaek (25)
Bjarne Goldbaek (83)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dave Beasant
2	M	Matthieu Louis-Jean
20	M	Carlton Palmer 0
5	D	Steve Chettle
3	D	Alan Rogers
7	M	Steve Stone
17	M	Thierry Bonalair
10	M	Andy Johnson off for Scot Gemmill (89)
4	M	Nigel Quashie 0 off for Hugo Porfirio (70)
40	F	Pierre van Hooijdonk (39)
19	F	Jean-Claude Darcheville off for Neil Shipperley (86)
Subs
8	M	Scot Gemmill on for Andy Johnson (89)
31	M	Hugo Porfirio on for Nigel Quashie (70)
9	F	Neil Shipperley on for Jean-Claude Darcheville (86)
6	M	Jon Olav Hjelde
13	GK	Mark Crossley

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Ed de Goey
	D	Bernard Lambourde
2	D	Dan Petrescu (45)
3	D	Celestine Babayaro
5	D	Frank Leboeuf
6	M	Marcel Desailly
17	M	Albert Ferrer
12	M	Bjarne Goldbaek
21	M	Jody Morris
25	F	Gianfranco Zola (61)
32	F	Mikael Forssell (86)
Subs
24		Eddie Newton (45)
		Tore Andre Flo (61)
22		Mark Nicholls (86)
		?
		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Feb 20, 1999)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	5-0	Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers	1-4	Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry City	0-1	Manchester United
Derby County	0-2	Charlton Athletic
Leeds United	1-0	Everton
Liverpool	2-2	West Ham United
Middlesbrough	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest	1-3	Chelsea
Southampton	2-1	Newcastle United

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
1	Manchester United	26	14	9	3	60	28	9	4	1	33	14	5	5	2	27	14	32	51	WWWWWD
2	Chelsea	25	12	11	2	36	20	8	5	0	19	7	4	6	2	17	13	16	47	DWWLWD
3	Arsenal	25	12	10	3	29	12	7	5	0	16	4	5	5	3	13	8	17	46	WDWWWD
4	Aston Villa	25	12	7	6	37	27	8	2	3	24	17	4	5	3	13	10	10	43	WDWLLL
5	Leeds United	25	10	9	6	38	25	7	3	2	20	6	3	6	4	18	19	13	39	DLWLLW
6	Liverpool	25	11	5	9	47	30	7	3	2	31	14	4	2	7	16	16	17	38	WDWLWL
7	Derby County	25	9	10	6	25	22	5	5	2	13	10	4	5	4	12	12	3	37	WLWWLW
8	West Ham United	25	10	6	9	27	36	7	3	3	18	19	3	3	6	9	17	-9	36	WLLDLW
9	Wimbledon	24	9	8	7	29	35	7	4	1	18	11	2	4	6	11	24	-6	35	WDWDDL
10	Newcastle United	25	9	7	9	33	33	7	2	4	20	16	2	5	5	13	17	0	34	LLDWWW
11	Middlesbrough	25	7	11	7	33	36	4	7	1	16	10	3	4	6	17	26	-3	32	LDLDLL
12	Tottenham Hotspur	24	7	10	7	29	31	5	5	2	19	16	2	5	5	10	15	-2	31	DWDDDD
13	Leicester City	24	7	9	8	25	29	5	3	4	17	18	2	6	4	8	11	-4	30	WDDLDL
14	Sheffield Wednesday	24	8	5	11	27	23	5	3	4	13	7	3	2	7	14	16	4	29	LLDWLW
15	Everton	25	6	9	10	19	27	3	7	3	8	6	3	2	7	11	21	-8	27	LDLLLW
16	Blackburn Rovers	25	6	8	11	26	32	5	3	4	14	12	1	5	7	12	20	-6	26	DWLDWD
17	Coventry City	25	6	6	13	24	36	5	4	3	17	13	1	2	10	7	23	-12	24	LWLWDL
18	Charlton Athletic	25	5	8	12	29	37	4	4	5	18	13	1	4	7	11	24	-8	23	LLDLWW
19	Southampton	24	5	5	14	23	47	4	2	6	18	21	1	3	8	5	26	-24	20	LDWLWL
20	Nottingham Forest	25	3	7	15	21	51	1	6	5	10	21	2	1	10	11	30	-30	16	DLLWLL

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	Result(s)
	1	Manchester United	27	15	9	3	61	28	9	4	1	33	14	6	5	2	28	14	33	54	WWWWDW	1-0
	2	Chelsea	26	13	11	2	39	21	8	5	0	19	7	5	6	2	20	14	18	50	WWLWDW	3-1
	3	Arsenal	26	13	10	3	34	12	8	5	0	21	4	5	5	3	13	8	22	49	DWWWDW	5-0
	4	Aston Villa	25	12	7	6	37	27	8	2	3	24	17	4	5	3	13	10	10	43	WDWLLL
	5	Leeds United	26	11	9	6	39	25	8	3	2	21	6	3	6	4	18	19	14	42	LWLLWW	1-0
	6	Liverpool	26	11	6	9	49	32	7	4	2	33	16	4	2	7	16	16	17	39	DWLWLD	2-2
	7	Derby County	26	9	10	7	25	24	5	5	3	13	12	4	5	4	12	12	1	37	LWWLWL	0-2
	8	West Ham United	26	10	7	9	29	38	7	3	3	18	19	3	4	6	11	19	-9	37	LLDLWD	2-2
	9	Wimbledon	24	9	8	7	29	35	7	4	1	18	11	2	4	6	11	24	-6	35	WDWDDL
	10	Newcastle United	26	9	7	10	34	35	7	2	4	20	16	2	5	6	14	19	-1	34	LDWWWL	1-2
	11	Middlesbrough	26	7	12	7	33	36	4	8	1	16	10	3	4	6	17	26	-3	33	DLDLLD	0-0
2	12	Sheffield Wednesday	25	9	5	11	31	24	5	3	4	13	7	4	2	7	18	17	7	32	LDWLWW	4-1
1	13	Tottenham Hotspur	25	7	11	7	29	31	5	5	2	19	16	2	6	5	10	15	-2	32	WDDDDD	0-0
1	14	Leicester City	25	7	9	9	25	34	5	3	4	17	18	2	6	5	8	16	-9	30	DDLDLL	0-5
	15	Everton	26	6	9	11	19	28	3	7	3	8	6	3	2	8	11	22	-9	27	DLLLWL	0-1
2	16	Charlton Athletic	26	6	8	12	31	37	4	4	5	18	13	2	4	7	13	24	-6	26	LDLWWW	2-0
1	17	Blackburn Rovers	26	6	8	12	27	36	5	3	5	15	16	1	5	7	12	20	-9	26	WLDWDL	1-4
1	18	Coventry City	26	6	6	14	24	37	5	4	4	17	14	1	2	10	7	23	-13	24	WLWDLL	0-1
	19	Southampton	25	6	5	14	25	48	5	2	6	20	22	1	3	8	5	26	-23	23	DWLWLW	2-1
	20	Nottingham Forest	26	3	7	16	22	54	1	6	6	11	24	2	1	10	11	30	-32	16	LLWLLL	1-3