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MANCHESTER UNITED 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 31, 1987 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 31, 1987 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Old Trafford
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-2 (Draw)
: Half-time: 1-0

Season:: 1987-88
Referee:: J Deakin
Attendance:: 44,669
Pos Before/After:: 4 4
Opp Before/After:: 5 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Portsmouth (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Mar 19, 1988

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3389 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 1802 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 3845 (of 5672)
Total:: 5334 (of 7440)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)
: Sunday Tribune - Sunday 01 November 1987
: Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 02 November 1987
: Mufcinfo.com (Link)

FOREST
Manager: Brian Clough
Prior form: LWWWWW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Paul Wilkinson (27)
Stuart Pearce (76)

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

Goals:
Bryan Robson (59)
Norman Whiteside (64)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Steve Sutton
2	D	Steve Chettle
3	D	Stuart Pearce 76
4	D	Des Walker
5	D	Colin Foster
6	F	Terry Wilson
7	F	Franz Carr
8	M	Neil Webb
9	F	Nigel Clough
10	F	Paul Wilkinson 27
11	F	Brian Rice
Subs
12	F	Kjetil Osvold
13	F	Lee Glover

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Gary Walsh
2	D	Viv Anderson
3	D	Colin Gibson
4	D	Duxbury
5	D	Garton
6	M	Moran
7	M	Bryan Robson
8	M	Davenport
9	M	McClair
10	F	Norman Whiteside (73)
11	F	Olsen
Subs
12		Gordon Strachan (73)
13		O'Brien

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Oct 31, 1987)

Home	Score	Away
Charlton Athletic	1-1	Southampton
Chelsea	2-1	Oxford United
Derby County	2-0	Coventry City
Manchester United	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	0-1	Arsenal
Norwich City	1-1	Queens Park Rangers
Portsmouth	1-2	Sheffield Wednesday
Tottenham Hotspur	0-3	Wimbledon
Watford	1-2	West Ham United

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	10	9	1	0	29	6	5	0	0	17	2	4	1	0	12	4	23	28	WWWWWW
	2	Queens Park Rangers	12	9	1	2	18	10	5	1	0	11	3	4	0	2	7	7	8	28	WLWWLW
	3	Arsenal	12	8	2	2	22	7	5	0	1	15	3	3	2	1	7	4	15	26	WWWWWW
	4	Nottingham Forest	12	8	2	2	22	9	3	2	1	10	4	5	0	1	12	5	13	26	LWWWWW
	5	Manchester United	13	6	6	1	22	13	4	2	0	10	4	2	4	1	12	9	9	24	LWDWWD
	6	Everton	13	6	4	3	21	9	5	1	1	14	4	1	3	2	7	5	12	22	WLWWDW
	7	Chelsea	13	7	1	5	22	20	5	1	0	13	6	2	0	5	9	14	2	22	WWDLWL
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	13	6	2	5	16	13	5	0	1	12	4	1	2	4	4	9	3	20	WLWLLL
	9	Oxford United	12	5	2	5	17	19	4	0	2	14	10	1	2	3	3	9	-2	17	WWWLLW
	10	Southampton	12	4	4	4	18	19	2	2	2	7	8	2	2	2	11	11	-1	16	LLLWWW
	11	Coventry City	12	5	1	6	14	19	2	1	4	7	14	3	0	2	7	5	-5	16	LWWLLL
	12	Newcastle United	11	3	4	4	15	18	1	1	3	5	9	2	3	1	10	9	-3	13	DLWDDW
	13	Derby County	12	3	4	5	9	14	1	2	3	3	5	2	2	2	6	9	-5	13	LLDLWL
	14	Portsmouth	12	3	4	5	13	25	3	2	1	10	9	0	2	4	3	16	-12	13	DDWLWL
	15	West Ham United	12	2	6	4	12	15	1	4	2	6	8	1	2	2	6	7	-3	12	LLDDWD
	16	Wimbledon	11	3	3	5	12	15	1	3	1	8	6	2	0	4	4	9	-3	12	WDLLLL
	17	Luton Town	13	3	3	7	14	19	2	3	2	8	7	1	0	5	6	12	-5	12	LLDLWL
	18	Norwich City	13	3	1	9	9	18	2	1	3	7	8	1	0	6	2	10	-9	10	LLLWLL
	19	Sheffield Wednesday	13	2	3	8	12	26	2	1	4	8	12	0	2	4	4	14	-14	9	DWLLLW
	20	Watford	11	2	2	7	5	14	1	2	2	2	5	1	0	5	3	9	-9	8	WDLLLL
	21	Charlton Athletic	12	1	2	9	9	23	1	0	5	3	10	0	2	4	6	13	-14	5	WLLDLL

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)
2	1	Arsenal	13	9	2	2	23	7	5	0	1	15	3	4	2	1	8	4	16	29	WWWWWW	1-0
	2	Queens Park Rangers	13	9	2	2	19	11	5	1	0	11	3	4	1	2	8	8	8	29	LWWLWD	1-1
2	3	Liverpool	10	9	1	0	29	6	5	0	0	17	2	4	1	0	12	4	23	28	WWWWWW
	4	Nottingham Forest	13	8	3	2	24	11	3	2	1	10	4	5	1	1	14	7	13	27	WWWWWD	2-2
	5	Manchester United	14	6	7	1	24	15	4	3	0	12	6	2	4	1	12	9	9	25	WDWWDD	2-2
1	6	Chelsea	14	8	1	5	24	21	6	1	0	15	7	2	0	5	9	14	3	25	WDLWLW	2-1
1	7	Everton	13	6	4	3	21	9	5	1	1	14	4	1	3	2	7	5	12	22	WLWWDW
	8	Tottenham Hotspur	14	6	2	6	16	16	5	0	2	12	7	1	2	4	4	9	0	20	LWLLLL	0-3
1	9	Southampton	13	4	5	4	19	20	2	2	2	7	8	2	3	2	12	12	-1	17	LLWWWD	1-1
1	10	Oxford United	13	5	2	6	18	21	4	0	2	14	10	1	2	4	4	11	-3	17	WWLLWL	1-2
2	11	Derby County	13	4	4	5	11	14	2	2	3	5	5	2	2	2	6	9	-3	16	LDLWLW	2-0
1	12	Coventry City	13	5	1	7	14	21	2	1	4	7	14	3	0	3	7	7	-7	16	WWLLLL	0-2
3	13	Wimbledon	12	4	3	5	15	15	1	3	1	8	6	3	0	4	7	9	0	15	DLLLLW	3-0
1	14	West Ham United	13	3	6	4	14	16	1	4	2	6	8	2	2	2	8	8	-2	15	LDDWDW	2-1
3	15	Newcastle United	12	3	4	5	15	19	1	1	4	5	10	2	3	1	10	9	-4	13	LWDDWL	0-1
2	16	Portsmouth	13	3	4	6	14	27	3	2	2	11	11	0	2	4	3	16	-13	13	DWLWLL	1-2
	17	Luton Town	13	3	3	7	14	19	2	3	2	8	7	1	0	5	6	12	-5	12	LLDLWL
1	18	Sheffield Wednesday	14	3	3	8	14	27	2	1	4	8	12	1	2	4	6	15	-13	12	WLLLWW	2-1
1	19	Norwich City	14	3	2	9	10	19	2	2	3	8	9	1	0	6	2	10	-9	11	LLWLLD	1-1
	20	Watford	12	2	2	8	6	16	1	2	3	3	7	1	0	5	3	9	-10	8	DLLLLL	1-2
	21	Charlton Athletic	13	1	3	9	10	24	1	1	5	4	11	0	2	4	6	13	-14	6	LLDLLD	1-1