FOREST 3 - 2 WATFORD - Sat Aug 23, 2008 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 23, 2008 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Watford
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-2 (Won)
- Half-time: 2-1
- Attendance:
- 20,005
- Pos Before/After:
- 20/14
- Opp Before/After:
- 9/13
- Referee:
- M Haywood
- Season:
- 2008-09
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Cup:
- Sunderland
- League:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- League Tier 2:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 4282 (of 4869)
- League Tier 2:
- 1869 (of 2452)
- Competitive:
- 4924 (of 5566)
- Total:
- 6600 (of 7314)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FOREST
Manager: Colin Calderwood
Prior form: DL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lee Martin (10) - Lee Martin only goal
Robert Earnshaw (35)
Nathan Tyson (69)
Manager: Colin Calderwood
Prior form: DL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lee Martin (10) - Lee Martin only goal
Robert Earnshaw (35)
Nathan Tyson (69)
WATFORD
Manager:
Prior form: DW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: DW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Paul Smith (2006-11) | |
| 4 | D | Luke Chambers | |
| 5 | D | Wes Morgan | |
| 6 | D | Ian Breckin | |
| 29 | M | Julian Bennett | |
| 7 | M | James Perch | |
| 19 | M | Guy Moussi | |
| 12 | F | Garath McCleary off for Nathan Tyson (66) | |
| 15 | F | Chris Cohen | |
| 17 | F | Lee Martin  off for Andy Cole (87) | |
| 10 | F | Robert Earnshaw off for Emile Sinclair (82) | |
| Subs | |||
| 9 | F | Nathan Tyson on for Garath McCleary (66) | |
| 18 | F | Andy Cole on for Lee Martin (87) | Debut |
| 28 | F | Emile Sinclair on for Robert Earnshaw (82) | |
| 26 | M | Matt Thornhill | |
| 30 | GK | Dale Roberts |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | Barnsley |
| Blackpool | 1 | 3 | Sheffield United |
| Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | Norwich City |
| Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | Reading |
| Coventry City | 0 | 3 | Bristol City |
| Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | Burnley |
| Derby County | 0 | 1 | Southampton |
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | Watford |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | Swansea City |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Preston North End |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| CHAMPIONSHIP | 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 | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | WW | |
| 2 | Preston North End | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | WW | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | WW | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DW | |
| 5 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | DW | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | WD | |
| 7 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WD | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WD | |
| 9 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DW | |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | LW | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | LW | |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WL | |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | WL | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LW | |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | WL | |
| 16 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD | |
| 17 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | |
| 19 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | LD | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | DL | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | |
| 22 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |
| 23 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL | |
| 24 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 | LL | |
Table after:
| CHAMPIONSHIP | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | |
 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | DWW |
| 4 | 3 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | WDW |
 2 | 4 | Preston North End | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | WWD |
| 6 | 5 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | LWW |
| 6 | 6 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | WLW |
| 7 | 7 | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | LWW |
| 7 | 8 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | WWL |
| 6 | 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | WLW |
| 4 | 10 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | WDD |
| 2 | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | WLD |
| 7 | 12 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | DWL |
| 4 | 13 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | DWL |
| 6 | 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | DLW |
| 7 | 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | WDL |
| 6 | 16 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | LWL |
| 6 | 17 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| 1 | 18 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | LDD |
| 2 | 19 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | DLD |
| 3 | 20 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LDL |
| 5 | 21 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | LDL |
| 4 | 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | DLL |
| 1 | 23 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 1 | LLD |
| 2 | 24 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | LLL |