FOREST 3 - 0 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION - Wed Oct 08, 1986 (League Cup)
- Date:
- Wed Oct 08, 1986 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Brighton and Hove Albion
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Cup
- Round:
- 2
- Leg:
- 2 (1st Leg)
- Score:
- 3-0 (Won 3-0 on aggregate)
- Half-time: 1-0
- Next Round:
- Crystal Palace (Oct 29, 1986) (3)
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1986-87
- Referee:
- David Allison
- Sponsor:
- Home Ales
- Attendance:
- 16,036
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/1st
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 2/7th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leicester City (League Tier 1)
- League Cup:
- Crystal Palace
- Brighton and Hove Albion:
- Jul 24, 1999
- GAME COUNT:
- League Cup:
- 83 (of 218)
- Competitive:
- 3791 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 5271 (of 7556)
- Played:
- 38 years, 8 months, 4 days ago
- Notes:
- Won 3-0 on aggregate
Review
Brighton's keeper Perry Digweed went off injured to be replaced in goal by Steve Gatting. Eric Young was the sub who came on.
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 |  Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D | 19 |  Gary Fleming | |
| 3 | D | 24 | Stuart Pearce  (77') | |
| 4 | D | 20 | Des Walker | |
| 5 | D | 28 |  Johnny Metgod off for Gary Andrews | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Gary Mills | |
| 7 | F | 20 | Franz Carr (37') (61') | |
| 8 | M | 23 | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | F | 20 | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | F | 30 | Garry Birtles | |
| 11 | F | 21 | David Campbell off for Brian Rice | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | M | 18 | Gary Andrews on for Johnny Metgod | Only appearance |
| 13 | F | 22 |  Brian Rice on for David Campbell | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Perry Digweed |
| 2 | D | Les Berry |
| 3 | D | Chris Hutchings |
| 4 | D | Danny Wilson |
| 5 | D | Steve Gatting |
| 6 | M | Kieran O'Regan |
| 7 | M | Steve Penney |
| 8 | M | Dean Saunders |
| 9 | M | Gerry Armstrong |
| 10 | F | Terry Connor |
| 11 | F | Dale Jasper |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Eric Young | |
| 13 | ? |
Lineup notes:
Perry Digweed went off in the 42nd minute with a gashed eye and Steve Gatting took over in the Brighton goal with the score at 1-0
Perry Digweed went off in the 42nd minute with a gashed eye and Steve Gatting took over in the Brighton goal with the score at 1-0