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CHELSEA 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 12, 1998 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Sep 12, 1998 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Chelsea
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Stamford Bridge
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

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

Season:: 1998-99
Referee:: Paul Alcock
Sponsor:: Pinnacle
Attendance:: 34,809
Pos Before/After:: 7 10
Opp Before/After:: 18 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Leyton Orient (League Cup)
League:: West Ham United
Chelsea:: Feb 20, 1999

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3829 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 2150 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 4414 (of 5724)
Total:: 6021 (of 7505)
Played:: 25 years, 7 months, 8 days ago

Review
Gianfranco Zola put Chelsea in front after just 25 seconds

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

Goals
Jean-Claude Darcheville (69') - Jean-Claude Darcheville last goal

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

Goals
Gianfranco Zola (1') - Conceded in 25 seconds
Gustavo Poyet (35')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	39	Dave Beasant
17	M	32	Thierry Bonalair
15	D	23	Craig Armstrong
5	D	29	Steve Chettle
3	D	21	Alan Rogers
7	M	27	Steve Stone
16	M	34	Geoff Thomas (1997-98) off for Marlon Harewood (58')	Last game
4	M	20	Nigel Quashie
27	F	20	Andy Gray off for Des Lyttle (65')
10	M	24	Andy Johnson
19	F	23	Jean-Claude Darcheville (69')
Subs
29	F	19	Marlon Harewood on for Geoff Thomas (1997-98) (58')
22	D	26	Des Lyttle on for Andy Gray (65')
24	D	22	Christian Edwards
14	F	24	Dougie Freedman
13	GK	29	Mark Crossley

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	39	Dave Beasant	155		4	2
17	M	32	Thierry Bonalair	80	5	4	2
15	D	23	Craig Armstrong	50	2	4	2
5	D	29	Steve Chettle	529	14	4	2
3	D	21	Alan Rogers	207	20	4	2
7	M	27	Steve Stone	230	27	4	2
16	M	34	Geoff Thomas (1997-98) off for Marlon Harewood (58)	19	5	4	2
4	M	20	Nigel Quashie	53	3	4	2
27	F	20	Andy Gray off for Des Lyttle (65)	76	1	4	2
10	M	24	Andy Johnson	128	10	4	2
19	F	23	Jean-Claude Darcheville (69)	19	2	4	2
Subs
29	F	19	Marlon Harewood on for Geoff Thomas (1997-98) (58)	209	55	4	2
22	D	26	Des Lyttle on for Andy Gray (65)	231	3	4	2
24	D	22	Christian Edwards	55	3	4	2
14	F	24	Dougie Freedman	82	23	4	2
13	GK	29	Mark Crossley	394		4	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
	GK	Ed de Goey
	D	Dan Petrescu
	D	Celestine Babayaro
	D	Frank Leboeuf
	D	Marcel Desailly
	M	Michael Duberry
	M	Graeme Le Saux
	M	Gustavo Poyet (83')
	M	Eddie Newton
	F	Pierluigi Casiraghi (89')
	F	Gianfranco Zola
Subs
		Bernard Lambourde (83')
		Brian Laudrup (89')
		?
		?
		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Sep 12, 1998)

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

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	Status
1	Liverpool	4	3	1	0	8	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	6	2	6	10	WDWW
2	Aston Villa	4	3	1	0	5	1	2	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	10	DWWW
3	Leeds United	4	2	2	0	5	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	8	DWDW
4	Wimbledon	4	2	2	0	8	5	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	0	4	3	3	8	WDDW
5	Arsenal	4	1	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	6	WDDD
6	Derby County	4	1	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	6	DDDW
7	Nottingham Forest	4	2	0	2	4	5	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	3	3	-1	6	LWWL
8	Tottenham Hotspur	4	2	0	2	4	7	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	2	3	-3	6	LLWW
9	Manchester United	3	1	2	0	6	3	1	1	0	6	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	5	DDW
10	Charlton Athletic	4	1	2	1	6	4	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	1	1	4	2	5	DWDL
11	West Ham United	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	1	1	3	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	WDDL
12	Middlesbrough	4	1	2	1	3	4	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	-1	5	DLDW
13	Leicester City	4	1	1	2	4	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	4	DWLL
14	Blackburn Rovers	4	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	-1	4	DLWL
15	Everton	4	1	1	2	2	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	-1	4	DLLW
16	Coventry City	4	1	1	2	2	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	3	-2	4	WLDL
17	Sheffield Wednesday	4	1	0	3	3	3	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	3	LWLL
18	Chelsea	3	0	2	1	2	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	2	LDD
19	Newcastle United	4	0	2	2	2	6	0	1	1	1	4	0	1	1	1	2	-4	2	DDLL
20	Southampton	4	0	0	4	2	12	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	2	0	8	-10	0	LLLL

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	Status	Result(s)
1	1	Aston Villa	5	4	1	0	7	1	3	0	0	6	1	1	1	0	1	0	6	13	DWWWW		2-0
1	2	Liverpool	5	3	1	1	9	4	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	7	4	5	10	WDWWL		1-2
	3	Leeds United	5	2	3	0	5	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	1	4	9	DWDWD		0-0
2	4	Derby County	5	2	3	0	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	2	2	9	DDDWW		2-1
4	5	Manchester United	4	2	2	0	8	3	2	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	0	0	5	8	DDWW		2-0
2	6	Wimbledon	5	2	2	1	8	7	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	1	4	5	1	8	WDDWL		0-2
4	7	West Ham United	5	2	2	1	6	5	1	1	1	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	8	WDDLW		2-1
3	8	Arsenal	5	1	4	0	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	1	1	1	7	WDDDD		1-1
8	9	Sheffield Wednesday	5	2	0	3	6	3	1	0	2	3	2	1	0	1	3	1	3	6	LWLLW		3-0
3	10	Nottingham Forest	5	2	0	3	5	7	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	4	5	-2	6	LWWLL		1-2
3	11	Tottenham Hotspur	4	2	0	2	4	7	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	2	3	-3	6	LLWW
2	12	Charlton Athletic	5	1	2	2	7	6	1	0	1	6	2	0	2	1	1	4	1	5	DWDLL		1-2
6	13	Newcastle United	5	1	2	2	6	6	1	1	1	5	4	0	1	1	1	2	0	5	DDLLW		4-0
1	14	Leicester City	5	1	2	2	5	5	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	5	DWLLD		1-1
3	15	Chelsea	4	1	2	1	4	4	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	5	LDDW		2-1
4	16	Middlesbrough	4	1	2	1	3	4	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	-1	5	DLDW
2	17	Everton	5	1	2	2	2	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	-1	5	DLLWD		0-0
4	18	Blackburn Rovers	5	1	1	3	2	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	6	-4	4	DLWLL		0-3
3	19	Coventry City	5	1	1	3	2	6	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	5	-4	4	WLDLL		0-2
	20	Southampton	5	0	0	5	2	16	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	3	0	12	-14	0	LLLLL		0-4

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