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 DRAWN
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Sunday Tribune - Sunday 01 November 1987
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 02 November 1987
- Mufcinfo.com (Link)
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Season:
- 1987-88
- Referee:
- J Deakin
- Sponsor:
- Shipstones
- 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 5045)
- League Tier 1:
- 1802 (of 2297)
- Competitive:
- 3845 (of 5768)
- Total:
- 5337 (of 7557)
- Played:
- 37 years, 8 months, 14 days ago
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 | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 |  Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D | 19 | Steve Chettle | |
| 3 | D | 25 | Stuart Pearce  (76') | |
| 4 | D | 21 | Des Walker | |
| 5 | D | 23 | Colin Foster | |
| 6 | F | 18 |  Terry Wilson | |
| 7 | F | 21 | Franz Carr | |
| 8 | M | 24 | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | F | 21 | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | F | 23 | Paul Wilkinson (27') | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Brian Rice | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | F | 26 |  Kjetil Osvold | |
| 13 | F | 17 | 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 |
| 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 | Status | ||
| 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 | Status | 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 | ||