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BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 - 2 FOREST - Sat May 08, 1999 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat May 08, 1999 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 1-1

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)

Season:: 1998-99
Referee:: Graham Poll
Sponsor:: Pinnacle
Attendance:: 24,565
League Week:: 37 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 18 19

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leicester City (League Tier 1)
Blackburn Rovers:: Dec 26, 1999

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3861 (of 5060)
League Tier 1:: 2182 (of 2312)
Competitive:: 4451 (of 5790)
Total:: 6060 (of 7585)
Played:: 26 years, 7 months, 5 days ago

Review
Blackburn were relegated from the Premier League (along with Forest!) following this loss

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

Goal Scorers
Dougie Freedman (12') - Left foot volley from inside the area
Chris Bart-Williams (56') - Long range left foot shot from outside the area

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Brian Kidd
Prior form: WDLDLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Kevin Gallagher (25') - Chip from outside the area

Penalties Missed:
Kevin Gallagher (45')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
13	GK	29	Mark Crossley
2	M	23	Matthieu Louis-Jean 0
15	D	37	Richard Gough	Last game
5	D	30	Steve Chettle (c) 45
17	M	32	Thierry Bonalair
31	M	25	Hugo Porfirio 0 off for Bernard Allou (70')
20	M	33	Carlton Palmer
11	F	24	Chris Bart-Williams (56')
3	D	22	Alan Rogers
14	F	24	Dougie Freedman (12')
29	F	19	Marlon Harewood off for Christian Edwards (90')
Subs
23	M	23	Bernard Allou on for Hugo Porfirio (70')
24	D	23	Christian Edwards on for Marlon Harewood (90')
22	D	27	Des Lyttle
40	F	29	Pierre van Hooijdonk
1	GK	40	Dave Beasant

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
13	GK	29	Mark Crossley	410		7	1
2	M	23	Matthieu Louis-Jean 0	20		7	1
15	D	37	Richard Gough	7		7	1
5	D	30	Steve Chettle (c) 45	547	13	7	1
17	M	32	Thierry Bonalair	66	3	7	1
31	M	25	Hugo Porfirio 0 off for Bernard Allou (70')	7	1	7	1
20	M	33	Carlton Palmer	11		7	1
11	F	24	Chris Bart-Williams (56')	137	6	7	1
3	D	22	Alan Rogers	88	5	7	1
14	F	24	Dougie Freedman (12')	36	11	7	1
29	F	19	Marlon Harewood off for Christian Edwards (90')	30	3	7	1
Subs
23	M	23	Bernard Allou on for Hugo Porfirio (70')	3		33	5
24	D	23	Christian Edwards on for Marlon Harewood (90')	20		7	1
22	D	27	Des Lyttle	242	3	7	2
40	F	29	Pierre van Hooijdonk	77	41	7	2
1	GK	40	Dave Beasant	85		7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
13	GK	John Filan
2	D	Callum Davidson
5	D	Darren Peacock
24	D	Stephane Henchoz
34	D	Gary Croft (61')
6	M	Lee Carsley
11	M	Jason Wilcox
12	M	Damien Duff (68')
8	M	Kevin Gallagher
15	F	Matt Jansen (59')
18	F	Keith Gillespie
Subs
27		David Dunn (68')
33		Damien Johnson (61')
10		Kevin Davies (59')
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Videos:

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat May 08, 1999)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-4	Charlton Athletic
Blackburn Rovers	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Derby County	0-0	Coventry City
Everton	6-0	West Ham United
Leicester City	2-0	Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Liverpool
Wimbledon	0-2	Southampton

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