FOREST 1 - 8 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Feb 06, 1999 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Feb 06, 1999 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester United
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-8 LOST
- Half-time: 1-2
- Season:
- 1998-99
- Referee:
- Paul Alcock
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 30,025
- Pos Before/After:
- 20
20 - Opp Before/After:
- 1 1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- West Ham United (League Tier 1)
- Manchester United:
- Dec 27, 2022
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3848 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 2169 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 4438 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 6046 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 25 years, 2 months, 13 days ago
Review
Often mentioned, this match is remarkable in many ways. It was, at the time, the highest away win in Premier League history (since bettered when Southampton thumped Leicester City 9-0 in October 2019) and also notable for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scoring four goals in the last 10 minutes after coming on as a 72nd minute sub when they were only 4-1 up.
We were already bottom of the league and would not come off the bottom for the rest of the season when we were relegated in last place. On top of all that Roy Keane was their captain, it was freezing cold and to make it worse, it even has its own Wikipedia page. You're welcome.
FOREST
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: DLDLLW (Old to recent)
Goals
Alan Rogers (6') - Left foot shot from just inside the area
MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Prior form: WDWWWW (Old to recent)
Goals
Dwight Yorke (2')
Andy Cole (7')
Andy Cole (50')
Dwight Yorke (67')
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (80')
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (88')
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (90')
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (90')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 39 |  Dave Beasant | |
| 30 | D | 31 |  John Harkes | |
| 6 | M | 26 |  Jon Olav Hjelde | |
| 20 | M | 33 | Carlton Palmer | |
| 15 | D | 23 | Craig Armstrong off for Hugo Porfirio (74') | |
| 7 | M | 27 | Steve Stone | |
| 8 | M | 28 |  Scot Gemmill off for Jesper Mattsson (57') | |
| 10 | M | 24 |  Andy Johnson | |
| 3 | D | 22 | Alan Rogers  (6') | |
| 40 | F | 29 |  Pierre van Hooijdonk | |
| 19 | F | 23 |  Jean-Claude Darcheville off for Dougie Freedman (25') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 25 | D | 30 |  Jesper Mattsson on for Scot Gemmill (57') | |
| 31 | M | 25 |  Hugo Porfirio on for Craig Armstrong (74') 79 | |
| 14 | F | 24 | Dougie Freedman on for Jean-Claude Darcheville (25') | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Chris Bart-Williams | |
| 13 | GK | 29 | Mark Crossley | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| 2 | D | Gary Neville |
| 5 | D | Ronny Johnsen |
| 6 | D | Jaap Stam |
| 12 | D | Phil Neville 81 |
| 7 | M | David Beckham |
| 18 | M | Paul Scholes |
| 16 | M | Roy Keane (c) 37 (72') |
| 15 | M | Jesper Blomqvist (86') |
| 19 | F | Dwight Yorke (72') |
| 9 | F | Andy Cole |
| Subs | ||
| 17 | Raimond van Der Gouw | |
| 4 | David May | |
| 13 | John Curtis (72') | |
| 8 | Nicky Butt (86') | |
| 20 | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (72') |
Videos:
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Chelsea | 1-0 | Southampton |
| Leeds United | 0-1 | Newcastle United |
| Leicester City | 0-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Liverpool | 3-1 | Middlesbrough |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-8 | Manchester United |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Coventry City |
| West Ham United | 0-4 | Arsenal |
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 | Manchester United | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 47 | WDWWWW | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 43 | WWDWWL | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | WLWDWL | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42 | WWWDWW | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 36 | LWDLWL | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 35 | WWWDWL | |||
| 7 | Wimbledon | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 35 | LWDWDD | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 34 | DWLWWL | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 33 | WLWLLD | |||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 32 | WLLDLD | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 30 | LDWDDD | |||
| 12 | Leicester City | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 30 | LWDDLD | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 28 | WLLLDW | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 26 | LLLDWL | |||
| 15 | Everton | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 24 | LDLDLL | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -9 | 23 | DDLWLW | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 22 | DWDWLD | |||
| 18 | Southampton | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 25 | -23 | 20 | WLDWLW | |||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -11 | 17 | LLLLDL | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -22 | 16 | DLDLLW | |||
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 | Manchester United | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 50 | DWWWWW | 8-1 | ||
| 2 | Chelsea | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 46 | WDWWLW | 1-0 | ||
 1 | 3 | Arsenal | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | WWDWWW | 4-0 | |
 1 | 4 | Aston Villa | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | LWDWLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 5 | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 38 | WWDWLW | 3-1 | |
| 1 | 6 | Leeds United | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 36 | WDLWLL | 0-1 | |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 35 | LWDWDD | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 34 | DWLWWL | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 33 | LWLLDL | 0-4 | ||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 32 | LLDLDL | 1-3 | ||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 31 | DWDDDD | 0-0 | ||
| 1 | 12 | Newcastle United | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 31 | LLLDWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 13 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 30 | WDDLDL | 0-2 | |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 29 | LLDWLW | 2-0 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -6 | 25 | WDWLDW | 3-1 | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -9 | 24 | DLWLWD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | 17 | Everton | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 24 | LDLDLL | ||
| 18 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -24 | 20 | LDWLWL | 0-1 | ||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -11 | 17 | LLLLDL | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -29 | 16 | LDLLWL | 1-8 | ||