The City Ground

LEICESTER CITY 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 12, 1998 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 12, 1998 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Leicester City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Filbert Street
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1998-99
Referee:: Mike Riley
Sponsor:: Pinnacle
Attendance:: 20,891
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 12 8

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Leicester City:: May 16, 1999

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3841 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 2162 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 4430 (of 5724)
Total:: 6038 (of 7505)
Played:: 25 years, 4 months, 7 days ago

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

Goals
Pierre van Hooijdonk (14')

LEICESTER CITY
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Prior form: WDLLDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Emile Heskey (43')
Matt Elliott (55') (Pen)
Steve Guppy (75')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	39	Dave Beasant
6	M	26	Jon Olav Hjelde off for Dougie Freedman (73')
25	D	30	Jesper Mattsson 0	Debut
5	D	30	Steve Chettle
3	D	21	Alan Rogers
7	M	27	Steve Stone 0
8	M	27	Scot Gemmill
10	M	24	Andy Johnson 0
11	F	24	Chris Bart-Williams
40	F	29	Pierre van Hooijdonk (14') 58
29	F	19	Marlon Harewood 0 off for David Freeman (80')
Subs
14	F	24	Dougie Freedman on for Jon Olav Hjelde (73')
	F	19	David Freeman on for Marlon Harewood (80')	Debut
15	D	23	Craig Armstrong
27	F	21	Andy Gray
13	GK	29	Mark Crossley

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	39	Dave Beasant	155		5	2
6	M	26	Jon Olav Hjelde off for Dougie Freedman (73)	190	6	5	2
25	D	30	Jesper Mattsson 0	6
5	D	30	Steve Chettle	529	14	5	2
3	D	21	Alan Rogers	207	20	5	2
7	M	27	Steve Stone 0	230	27	14	3
8	M	27	Scot Gemmill	313	29	5	2
10	M	24	Andy Johnson 0	128	10	5	2
11	F	24	Chris Bart-Williams	247	35	5	2
40	F	29	Pierre van Hooijdonk (14) 58	77	41	5	2
29	F	19	Marlon Harewood 0 off for David Freeman (80)	209	55	5	2
Subs
14	F	24	Dougie Freedman on for Jon Olav Hjelde (73)	82	23	14	3
	F	19	David Freeman on for Marlon Harewood (80)	10
15	D	23	Craig Armstrong	50	2	5	2
27	F	21	Andy Gray	76	1	5	2
13	GK	29	Mark Crossley	394		5	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
13	GK	Kasey Keller
2	D	Andy Impey
5	D	Steve Walsh (76')
15	D	Pontus Kamark
18	D	Matt Elliott
19	M	Robert Ullathorne
	M	Theodoros Zagorakis (69')
6	M	Muzzy Izzet
7	M	Neil Lennon
24	F	Steve Guppy
11	F	Emile Heskey (86')
Subs
10		Garry Parker (86')
14		Robbie Savage (69')
21		Graham Fenton (76')
		?
		?

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

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	0-0	Newcastle United
Derby County	2-2	Chelsea
Everton	1-0	Southampton
Leicester City	3-1	Nottingham Forest
Middlesbrough	1-0	West Ham United
Sheffield Wednesday	3-0	Charlton Athletic
Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	Manchester 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	Status
1	Aston Villa	16	8	6	2	24	15	5	2	1	14	9	3	4	1	10	6	9	30	WWLDDL
2	Manchester United	15	8	5	2	31	17	6	2	0	21	8	2	3	2	10	9	14	29	WDWLWD
3	Chelsea	15	7	7	1	24	14	5	3	0	13	5	2	4	1	11	9	10	28	DWWDDW
4	Leeds United	16	6	8	2	26	14	5	2	1	14	3	1	6	1	12	11	12	26	DWWWLW
5	Arsenal	16	6	8	2	15	7	4	4	0	11	3	2	4	2	4	4	8	26	WWDLDD
6	West Ham United	16	7	5	4	20	20	4	3	1	12	9	3	2	3	8	11	0	26	WDWWWL
7	Middlesbrough	16	5	9	2	26	19	3	5	0	14	7	2	4	2	12	12	7	24	DDDWDD
8	Wimbledon	16	6	5	5	21	26	4	3	1	13	9	2	2	4	8	17	-5	23	DWLWLW
9	Liverpool	16	6	4	6	27	21	3	3	2	15	10	3	1	4	12	11	6	22	LLLWWL
10	Derby County	16	5	7	4	15	14	2	4	2	6	6	3	3	2	9	8	1	22	DWDLWD
11	Tottenham Hotspur	16	6	4	6	21	24	4	2	2	13	13	2	2	4	8	11	-3	22	DLDWLW
12	Leicester City	16	5	6	5	18	18	4	2	2	11	8	1	4	3	7	10	0	21	WDLLDW
13	Newcastle United	16	5	5	6	21	21	4	2	2	13	10	1	3	4	8	11	0	20	LDDLWD
14	Sheffield Wednesday	16	5	4	7	17	17	4	2	2	10	5	1	2	5	7	12	0	19	DLDWDW
15	Everton	16	4	7	5	10	15	1	5	2	2	5	3	2	3	8	10	-5	19	LLLWWD
16	Charlton Athletic	16	3	7	6	22	24	2	3	2	13	8	1	4	4	9	16	-2	16	DDDLLL
17	Coventry City	16	4	3	9	14	23	3	2	3	9	10	1	1	6	5	13	-9	15	LWWLDL
18	Blackburn Rovers	16	3	3	10	15	24	3	1	4	10	10	0	2	6	5	14	-9	12	DLLLLW
19	Nottingham Forest	16	2	5	9	14	27	1	4	3	6	9	1	1	6	8	18	-13	11	DLDLDL
20	Southampton	16	2	4	10	12	33	1	2	5	9	17	1	2	5	3	16	-21	10	DDLWLL

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	Manchester United	16	8	6	2	33	19	6	2	0	21	8	2	4	2	12	11	14	30	DWLWDD		2-2
1	2	Aston Villa	16	8	6	2	24	15	5	2	1	14	9	3	4	1	10	6	9	30	WWLDDL
	3	Chelsea	16	7	8	1	26	16	5	3	0	13	5	2	5	1	13	11	10	29	WWDDWD		2-2
3	4	Middlesbrough	17	6	9	2	27	19	4	5	0	15	7	2	4	2	12	12	8	27	DDWDDW		1-0
1	5	Leeds United	16	6	8	2	26	14	5	2	1	14	3	1	6	1	12	11	12	26	DWWWLW
1	6	Arsenal	16	6	8	2	15	7	4	4	0	11	3	2	4	2	4	4	8	26	WWDLDD
1	7	West Ham United	17	7	5	5	20	21	4	3	1	12	9	3	2	4	8	12	-1	26	DWWWLL		0-1
4	8	Leicester City	17	6	6	5	21	19	5	2	2	14	9	1	4	3	7	10	2	24	DLLDWW		3-1
1	9	Derby County	17	5	8	4	17	16	2	5	2	8	8	3	3	2	9	8	1	23	WDLWDD		2-2
1	10	Tottenham Hotspur	17	6	5	6	23	26	4	3	2	15	15	2	2	4	8	11	-3	23	LDWLWD		2-2
3	11	Wimbledon	16	6	5	5	21	26	4	3	1	13	9	2	2	4	8	17	-5	23	DWLWLW
3	12	Liverpool	16	6	4	6	27	21	3	3	2	15	10	3	1	4	12	11	6	22	LLLWWL
1	13	Sheffield Wednesday	17	6	4	7	20	17	5	2	2	13	5	1	2	5	7	12	3	22	LDWDWW		3-0
1	14	Everton	17	5	7	5	11	15	2	5	2	3	5	3	2	3	8	10	-4	22	LLWWDW		1-0
2	15	Newcastle United	17	5	6	6	21	21	4	2	2	13	10	1	4	4	8	11	0	21	DDLWDD		0-0
	16	Charlton Athletic	17	3	7	7	22	27	2	3	2	13	8	1	4	5	9	19	-5	16	DDLLLL		0-3
	17	Coventry City	16	4	3	9	14	23	3	2	3	9	10	1	1	6	5	13	-9	15	LWWLDL
	18	Blackburn Rovers	17	3	4	10	15	24	3	2	4	10	10	0	2	6	5	14	-9	13	LLLLWD		0-0
	19	Nottingham Forest	17	2	5	10	15	30	1	4	3	6	9	1	1	7	9	21	-15	11	LDLDLL		1-3
	20	Southampton	17	2	4	11	12	34	1	2	5	9	17	1	2	6	3	17	-22	10	DLWLLL		0-1