The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 26, 1998 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 26, 1998 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

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

Season:: 1998-99
Referee:: Jeff Winter
Sponsor:: Pinnacle
Attendance:: 55,216
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Southampton (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Feb 06, 1999

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3843 (of 5007)
League Tier 1:: 2164 (of 2259)
Competitive:: 4432 (of 5724)
Total:: 6040 (of 7505)
Played:: 25 years, 3 months, 21 days ago

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

Goals

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Prior form: LWDDDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Ronny Johnsen (28')
Ronny Johnsen (59')
Ryan Giggs (62')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	39	Dave Beasant
2	M	22	Matthieu Louis-Jean
15	D	23	Craig Armstrong
5	D	30	Steve Chettle 0 off for Chris Doig (68')
3	D	21	Alan Rogers 0
7	M	27	Steve Stone off for Glynn Hodges (77')
10	M	24	Andy Johnson
4	M	20	Nigel Quashie 0
11	F	24	Chris Bart-Williams off for Thierry Bonalair (53')
14	F	24	Dougie Freedman
9	F	24	Neil Shipperley
Subs
12	D	17	Chris Doig on for Steve Chettle (68')	Debut
20	M	35	Glynn Hodges on for Steve Stone (77')	Last game
17	M	32	Thierry Bonalair on for Chris Bart-Williams (53')
19	F	23	Jean-Claude Darcheville
13	GK	29	Mark Crossley

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	39	Dave Beasant	155		7	2
2	M	22	Matthieu Louis-Jean	223	3	45	8
15	D	23	Craig Armstrong	50	2	7	2
5	D	30	Steve Chettle 0 off for Chris Doig (68)	529	14	7	2
3	D	21	Alan Rogers 0	207	20	7	2
7	M	27	Steve Stone off for Glynn Hodges (77)	230	27	7	2
10	M	24	Andy Johnson	128	10	7	2
4	M	20	Nigel Quashie 0	53	3	19	4
11	F	24	Chris Bart-Williams off for Thierry Bonalair (53)	247	35	7	2
14	F	24	Dougie Freedman	82	23	7	2
9	F	24	Neil Shipperley	20	1	7	2
Subs
12	D	17	Chris Doig on for Steve Chettle (68)	93	1
20	M	35	Glynn Hodges on for Steve Stone (77)	5		84	15
17	M	32	Thierry Bonalair on for Chris Bart-Williams (53)	80	5	19	4
19	F	23	Jean-Claude Darcheville	19	2	7	2
13	GK	29	Mark Crossley	394		7	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Schmeichel
3	D	Denis Irwin
5	D	Ronny Johnsen
12	D	Phil Neville
21	D	Henning Berg
7	M	David Beckham
8	M	Nicky Butt
11	M	Ryan Giggs (75')
16	M	Roy Keane (66')
18	F	Paul Scholes (62')
10	F	Teddy Sheringham
Subs
		Jonathan Greening (66')
		Jesper Blomqvist (75')
20		Ole Gunnar Solskj�r (62')
		?
		?

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 26, 1998)

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

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	18	10	6	2	28	17	6	2	1	17	11	4	4	1	11	6	11	36	LDDLWW
2	Chelsea	18	8	9	1	29	17	6	3	0	15	5	2	6	1	14	12	12	33	DDWDDW
3	Manchester United	18	8	7	3	36	23	6	3	1	24	12	2	4	2	12	11	13	31	LWDDDL
4	Middlesbrough	18	7	9	2	30	21	4	5	0	15	7	3	4	2	15	14	9	30	DWDDWW
5	Leeds United	18	7	8	3	29	17	6	2	1	16	3	1	6	2	13	14	12	29	WWLWWL
6	Arsenal	18	7	8	3	20	11	5	4	0	14	4	2	4	3	6	7	9	29	DLDDLW
7	West Ham United	18	8	5	5	22	22	5	3	1	14	10	3	2	4	8	12	0	29	WWWLLW
8	Wimbledon	18	7	5	6	23	29	5	3	1	14	9	2	2	5	9	20	-6	26	LWLWWL
9	Liverpool	18	7	4	7	29	22	4	3	2	17	10	3	1	5	12	12	7	25	LWWLLW
10	Newcastle United	18	6	6	6	22	21	5	2	2	14	10	1	4	4	8	11	1	24	DLWDDW
11	Leicester City	18	6	6	6	21	20	5	2	2	14	9	1	4	4	7	11	1	24	LLDWWL
12	Derby County	18	5	9	4	18	17	2	5	2	8	8	3	4	2	10	9	1	24	DLWDDD
13	Tottenham Hotspur	18	6	5	7	23	28	4	3	2	15	15	2	2	5	8	13	-5	23	DWLWDL
14	Sheffield Wednesday	18	6	4	8	20	19	5	2	2	13	5	1	2	6	7	14	1	22	DWDWWL
15	Everton	18	5	7	6	12	17	2	5	2	3	5	3	2	4	9	12	-5	22	LWWDWL
16	Charlton Athletic	18	3	7	8	22	28	2	3	3	13	9	1	4	5	9	19	-6	16	DLLLLL
17	Coventry City	18	4	4	10	15	26	3	3	3	10	11	1	1	7	5	15	-11	16	WLDLLD
18	Blackburn Rovers	18	3	5	10	17	26	3	2	4	10	10	0	3	6	7	16	-9	14	LLLWDD
19	Southampton	18	3	4	11	15	35	2	2	5	12	18	1	2	6	3	17	-20	13	LWLLLW
20	Nottingham Forest	18	2	6	10	17	32	1	5	3	8	11	1	1	7	9	21	-15	12	DLDLLD

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	Chelsea	19	9	9	1	31	17	6	3	0	15	5	3	6	1	16	12	14	36	DWDDWW		2-0
1	2	Aston Villa	19	10	6	3	29	19	6	2	1	17	11	4	4	2	12	8	10	36	DDLWWL		1-2
	3	Manchester United	19	9	7	3	39	23	7	3	1	27	12	2	4	2	12	11	16	34	WDDDLW		3-0
1	4	Leeds United	19	8	8	3	32	17	6	2	1	16	3	2	6	2	16	14	15	32	WLWWLW		3-0
1	5	Arsenal	19	8	8	3	21	11	6	4	0	15	4	2	4	3	6	7	10	32	LDDLWW		1-0
2	6	Middlesbrough	19	7	9	3	31	24	4	5	1	16	10	3	4	2	15	14	7	30	WDDWWL		1-3
	7	West Ham United	19	8	5	6	22	23	5	3	1	14	10	3	2	5	8	13	-1	29	WWLLWL		0-1
	8	Wimbledon	19	8	5	6	25	30	6	3	1	16	10	2	2	5	9	20	-5	29	WLWWLW		2-1
	9	Liverpool	19	8	4	7	32	23	4	3	2	17	10	4	1	5	15	13	9	28	WWLLWW		3-1
1	10	Leicester City	19	7	6	6	22	20	5	2	2	14	9	2	4	4	8	11	2	27	LDWWLW		1-0
1	11	Derby County	19	5	10	4	18	17	2	5	2	8	8	3	5	2	10	9	1	25	LWDDDD		0-0
2	12	Newcastle United	19	6	6	7	22	24	5	2	3	14	13	1	4	4	8	11	-2	24	LWDDWL		0-3
	13	Tottenham Hotspur	19	6	6	7	24	29	4	3	2	15	15	2	3	5	9	14	-5	24	WLWDLD		1-1
1	14	Everton	19	5	8	6	12	17	2	6	2	3	5	3	2	4	9	12	-5	23	WWDWLD		0-0
1	15	Sheffield Wednesday	19	6	4	9	20	20	5	2	3	13	6	1	2	6	7	14	0	22	WDWWLL		0-1
2	16	Blackburn Rovers	19	4	5	10	19	27	4	2	4	12	11	0	3	6	7	16	-8	17	LLWDDW		2-1
	17	Coventry City	19	4	5	10	16	27	3	4	3	11	12	1	1	7	5	15	-11	17	LDLLDD		1-1
2	18	Charlton Athletic	19	3	7	9	23	30	2	3	3	13	9	1	4	6	10	21	-7	16	LLLLLL		1-2
	19	Southampton	19	3	4	12	15	37	2	2	6	12	20	1	2	6	3	17	-22	13	WLLLWL		0-2
	20	Nottingham Forest	19	2	6	11	17	35	1	5	3	8	11	1	1	8	9	24	-18	12	LDLLDL		0-3