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WEST HAM UNITED 4 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 28, 1985 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Sep 28, 1985 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: West Ham United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Upton Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-3

Sources:: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Sunday Mirror - Sunday 29 September 1985
: WestHamStats.info (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

Season:: 1985-86
Referee:: David Axcell
Sponsor:: Skol
Attendance:: 14,540
Pos Before/After:: 15 16
Opp Before/After:: 13 13

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Ipswich Town (League Tier 1)
West Ham United:: Apr 02, 1986

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3302 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 1715 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 3743 (of 5768)
Total:: 5196 (of 7556)
Played:: 39 years, 9 months, 4 days ago

Review
Hans Segers went off injured in the 13th minute, with us already 2-0 down. Colin Walsh came on, and Neil Webb went in goal before we went 4-0 down and eventually lost 4-2.

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LLLWLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Johnny Metgod (61')
Nigel Clough (70')

WEST HAM UNITED
Manager: John Lyall
Prior form: LDDDWD (Old to recent)

Goals
Tony Cottee (8')
Frank McAvennie (13')
Frank McAvennie (21')
Alan Dickens (59')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Hans Segers off for Colin Walsh (13')
2	D	19	Des Walker
3	D	23	Stuart Pearce
4	D	21	Ian Butterworth
5	D	27	Johnny Metgod (61')
6	M	34	Ian Bowyer
7	M	23	Gary Mills
8	F	20	David Campbell
9	F	19	Nigel Clough (70')
10	F	24	Peter Davenport
11	M	22	Neil Webb
Subs
12	M	23	Colin Walsh on for Hans Segers (13')

	So Far	Last Game*
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Hans Segers off for Colin Walsh (13')	42		3	1
2	D	19	Des Walker	18		3	1
3	D	23	Stuart Pearce	10	1	3	1
4	D	21	Ian Butterworth	10		3	1
5	D	27	Johnny Metgod (61')	59	7	3	1
6	M	34	Ian Bowyer	540	121	7	2
7	M	23	Gary Mills	134	22	32	8
8	F	20	David Campbell	4	3	3	1
9	F	19	Nigel Clough (70')	18	5	3	1
10	F	24	Peter Davenport	123	63	3	1
11	M	22	Neil Webb	10	6	3	1
Subs
12	M	23	Colin Walsh on for Hans Segers (13')	156	42	154	24

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Phil Parkes
2	D	Neil Orr
3	D	Steve Walford
4	D	Tony Gale
5	D	Ray Stewart
6	M	Alvin Martin
7	M	Alan Dickens
8	M	Mark Ward
9	M	Alan Devonshire
10	F	Frank McAvennie
11	F	Tony Cottee
12		?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Sep 28, 1985)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	0-0	Newcastle United
Aston Villa	0-0	Everton
Coventry City	3-0	West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City	1-0	Ipswich Town
Liverpool	4-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United	1-0	Southampton
Oxford United	1-0	Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers	3-1	Birmingham City
Sheffield Wednesday	3-2	Luton Town
Watford	3-1	Chelsea
West Ham United	4-2	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Manchester United	9	9	0	0	26	3	4	0	0	12	0	5	0	0	14	3	23	27	WWWWWW
2	Liverpool	9	5	3	1	21	10	4	0	0	12	1	1	3	1	9	9	11	18	WDWWDW
3	Chelsea	9	5	3	1	13	7	5	0	0	10	1	0	3	1	3	6	6	18	DWLDWW
4	Newcastle United	9	5	2	2	17	14	4	1	0	13	4	1	1	2	4	10	3	17	WWLLWW
5	Tottenham Hotspur	9	5	1	3	21	8	4	0	1	18	4	1	1	2	3	4	13	16	LLWWWW
6	Everton	9	5	1	3	18	12	3	1	1	11	5	2	0	2	7	7	6	16	WWWLWL
7	Arsenal	9	5	1	3	12	10	3	0	1	6	4	2	1	2	6	6	2	16	DWWWWL
8	Birmingham City	9	5	1	3	9	11	4	1	0	7	2	1	0	3	2	9	-2	16	WLWDWW
9	Sheffield Wednesday	9	4	2	3	12	16	1	2	1	6	9	3	0	2	6	7	-4	14	WWLDLL
10	Watford	9	4	1	4	19	15	4	0	0	13	1	0	1	4	6	14	4	13	LWDLWL
11	Aston Villa	9	3	4	2	13	10	1	2	1	7	6	2	2	1	6	4	3	13	DWWDDW
12	Queens Park Rangers	9	4	0	5	10	13	3	0	1	6	2	1	0	4	4	11	-3	12	WLLWLL
13	West Ham United	9	2	4	3	13	12	2	1	1	8	4	0	3	2	5	8	1	10	LDDDWD
14	Luton Town	8	2	4	2	10	11	1	3	0	6	4	1	1	2	4	7	-1	10	WDLDLW
15	Nottingham Forest	9	3	1	5	11	13	2	0	3	6	8	1	1	2	5	5	-2	10	LLLWLW
16	Manchester City	9	2	3	4	10	17	1	2	2	6	10	1	1	2	4	7	-7	9	WWLLLD
17	Southampton	9	1	5	3	10	11	1	4	0	6	3	0	1	3	4	8	-1	8	DDDWLD
18	Coventry City	9	1	4	4	10	14	1	1	2	7	7	0	3	2	3	7	-4	7	LLWLDD
19	Ipswich Town	8	2	1	5	4	13	1	1	3	2	6	1	0	2	2	7	-9	7	WLDWLL
20	Oxford United	9	1	3	5	12	19	1	2	1	8	4	0	1	4	4	15	-7	6	LLLLDL
21	Leicester City	9	1	3	5	7	18	1	2	1	5	6	0	1	4	2	12	-11	6	DLDLLL
22	West Bromwich Albion	9	0	1	8	7	28	0	1	4	5	14	0	0	4	2	14	-21	1	LLLLLL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Manchester United	10	10	0	0	27	3	5	0	0	13	0	5	0	0	14	3	24	30	WWWWWW		1-0
	2	Liverpool	10	6	3	1	25	11	5	0	0	16	2	1	3	1	9	9	14	21	DWWDWW		4-1
	3	Chelsea	10	5	3	2	14	10	5	0	0	10	1	0	3	2	4	9	4	18	WLDWWL		1-3
	4	Newcastle United	10	5	3	2	17	14	4	1	0	13	4	1	2	2	4	10	3	18	WLLWWD		0-0
1	5	Everton	10	5	2	3	18	12	3	1	1	11	5	2	1	2	7	7	6	17	WWLWLD		0-0
1	6	Arsenal	10	5	2	3	12	10	3	1	1	6	4	2	1	2	6	6	2	17	WWWWLD		0-0
2	7	Sheffield Wednesday	10	5	2	3	15	18	2	2	1	9	11	3	0	2	6	7	-3	17	WLDLLW		3-2
3	8	Tottenham Hotspur	10	5	1	4	22	12	4	0	1	18	4	1	1	3	4	8	10	16	LWWWWL		1-4
1	9	Watford	10	5	1	4	22	16	5	0	0	16	2	0	1	4	6	14	6	16	WDLWLW		3-1
2	10	Birmingham City	10	5	1	4	10	14	4	1	0	7	2	1	0	4	3	12	-4	16	LWDWWL		1-3
1	11	Queens Park Rangers	10	5	0	5	13	14	4	0	1	9	3	1	0	4	4	11	-1	15	LLWLLW		3-1
1	12	Aston Villa	10	3	5	2	13	10	1	3	1	7	6	2	2	1	6	4	3	14	WWDDWD		0-0
	13	West Ham United	10	3	4	3	17	14	3	1	1	12	6	0	3	2	5	8	3	13	DDDWDW		4-2
4	14	Coventry City	10	2	4	4	13	14	2	1	2	10	7	0	3	2	3	7	-1	10	LWLDDW		3-0
1	15	Luton Town	9	2	4	3	12	14	1	3	0	6	4	1	1	3	6	10	-2	10	DLDLWL		2-3
1	16	Nottingham Forest	10	3	1	6	13	17	2	0	3	6	8	1	1	3	7	9	-4	10	LLWLWL		2-4
3	17	Oxford United	10	2	3	5	13	19	2	2	1	9	4	0	1	4	4	15	-6	9	LLLDLW		1-0
2	18	Manchester City	10	2	3	5	10	18	1	2	2	6	10	1	1	3	4	8	-8	9	WLLLDL		0-1
2	19	Leicester City	10	2	3	5	8	18	2	2	1	6	6	0	1	4	2	12	-10	9	LDLLLW		1-0
3	20	Southampton	10	1	5	4	10	12	1	4	0	6	3	0	1	4	4	9	-2	8	DDWLDL		0-1
2	21	Ipswich Town	9	2	1	6	4	14	1	1	3	2	6	1	0	3	2	8	-10	7	LDWLLL		0-1
	22	West Bromwich Albion	10	0	1	9	7	31	0	1	4	5	14	0	0	5	2	17	-24	1	LLLLLL		0-3

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