FOREST 2 - 0 ARSENAL - Wed Aug 29, 1984 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Aug 29, 1984 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 (Won)
- Half-time: 0-0
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sunderland (League Tier 1)
- Arsenal:
- Apr 13, 1985
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3252 (of 5007)
- League Tier 1:
- 1665 (of 2259)
- Competitive:
- 3682 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 5117 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Daily Mirror - Thursday 30 August 1984
- Burton Daily Mail - Thursday 30 August 1984
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: L (Old to recent)
Goals
Johnny Metgod (63) - Johnny Metgod first goal
Peter Davenport (67)
Penalties Missed:
Charlie Nicholas (70)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D | Bryn Gunn | |
| 3 | D | Kenny Swain | |
| 4 | M | Chris Fairclough | |
| 5 | D | Paul Hart | |
| 6 | M | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | F | Steve Wigley | |
| 8 | D |  Johnny Metgod  (63) | |
| 9 | M | Trevor Christie | |
| 10 | F | Peter Davenport (67) | |
| 11 | M | Steve Hodge | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | ? |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pat Jennings |
| 2 | D | Tommy Caton |
| 3 | D | Viv Anderson |
| 4 | D | Kenny Sansom |
| 5 | D | David O'Leary |
| 6 | M | Stewart Robson |
| 7 | M | Brian Talbot () |
| 8 | M | Paul Davis |
| 9 | M | Tony Woodcock |
| 10 | F | Paul Mariner |
| 11 | F | Charlie Nicholas |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Ian Allinson () |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Arsenal |
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 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | WW | ||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WW | ||
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | DW | ||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WD | ||
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 6 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 7 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DW | ||
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | WL | ||
| 9 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WL | ||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LW | ||
| 11 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 12 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 14 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | ||
| 16 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | LD | ||
| 17 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD | ||
| 18 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | ||
| 19 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | DL | ||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | ||
| 21 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL | ||
| 22 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL | ||
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 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | WW | ||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WW | ||
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | DW | ||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WD | ||
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 6 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WD | ||
| 7 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DW | ||
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | WL | ||
| 9 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WL | ||
 10 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | LW | 2-0 |
 1 | 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | LW | |
| 1 | 12 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 1 | 13 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 1 | 14 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 1 | 15 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 16 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | LD | ||
| 17 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD | ||
| 3 | 18 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | DL | 0-2 |
| 1 | 19 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | |
| 1 | 20 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | DL | |
| 21 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL | ||
| 22 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL | ||
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