ARSENAL 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 13, 1979 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 13, 1979 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Highbury
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost)
- Half-time: 1-0
- Season:
- 1978-79
- Referee:
- A Robinson
- Attendance:
- 52,158
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
6 - Opp Before/After:
- 4
4
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Watford (League Cup)
- League:
- Middlesbrough
- Arsenal:
- Feb 26, 1979
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3019 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 1432 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 3376 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 4707 (of 7451)
ARSENAL
Manager: Bertie Mee
Prior form: WDWWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
David Price (60)
Frank Stapleton (82)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Peter Shilton | |
| 2 | D | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | D | Frank Clark | |
| 4 | M |  John McGovern | |
| 5 | D | Larry Lloyd | |
| 6 | D | David Needham | |
| 7 | M |  Martin O'Neill | |
| 8 | F | Archie Gemmill | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | F | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | F | John Robertson  (37) | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | D | Bryn Gunn |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pat Jennings |
| 2 | D | Steve Walford |
| 3 | D | Sammy Nelson |
| 4 | D | Brian Talbot |
| 5 | D | David O'Leary |
| 6 | M | Willie Young |
| 7 | M | Liam Brady |
| 8 | M | Alan Sunderland |
| 9 | M | Frank Stapleton |
| 10 | F | David Price |
| 11 | F | Graham Rix |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Steve Gatting |
Videos:
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bristol City | 0-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Leeds United | 1-1 | Manchester City |
| Norwich City | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
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 | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 33 | DWLWLW | ||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 33 | DWWWWW | ||
| 3 | Everton | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 33 | WWDLWD | ||
| 4 | Arsenal | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 29 | WDWWLW | ||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 27 | DWLWDD | ||
| 6 | Leeds United | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 26 | WDDWDW | ||
| 7 | Bristol City | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 25 | DWDWDL | ||
| 8 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -6 | 25 | DWLWLD | ||
| 9 | Manchester United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 24 | WWWLLL | ||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 24 | WWLLDD | ||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 23 | LDWDDD | ||
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 20 | WLWWWD | ||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 19 | WLLWDW | ||
| 14 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -14 | 19 | WLLLDD | ||
| 15 | Manchester City | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 18 | LLLDLD | ||
| 16 | Norwich City | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 18 | DWLDDD | ||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -12 | 17 | LWWLWD | ||
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 16 | LLLWLD | ||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 15 | LLLWDL | ||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 12 | WLLLWD | ||
| 21 | Chelsea | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -26 | 10 | LLLDDL | ||
| 22 | Birmingham City | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -19 | 8 | DLLLLL | ||
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 | Result(s) | |
 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 27 | 34 | WWWWWD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 2 | Liverpool | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 33 | DWLWLW | |
| 3 | Everton | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 33 | WWDLWD | ||
| 4 | Arsenal | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 31 | DWWLWW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 5 | Leeds United | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 27 | DDWDWD | 1-1 |
| 1 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | WLWDDL | 1-2 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 26 | WDWDLD | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -6 | 25 | DWLWLD | ||
| 1 | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 25 | WLLDDD | 0-0 |
| 1 | 10 | Manchester United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 24 | WWWLLL | |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 23 | LDWDDD | ||
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 20 | WLWWWD | ||
| 2 | 13 | Manchester City | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 19 | LLDLDD | 1-1 |
| 2 | 14 | Norwich City | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 19 | WLDDDD | 1-1 |
| 2 | 15 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 19 | WLLWDW | |
| 2 | 16 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -14 | 19 | WLLLDD | |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -12 | 17 | LWWLWD | ||
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 16 | LLLWLD | ||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 15 | LLLWDL | ||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 12 | WLLLWD | ||
| 21 | Chelsea | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -26 | 10 | LLLDDL | ||
| 22 | Birmingham City | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -19 | 8 | DLLLLL | ||