LIVERPOOL 4 - 2 FOREST - Tue Dec 17, 1996 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Tue Dec 17, 1996 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Liverpool
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Anfield
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-4 (Lost)
- Half-time: 1-2
- Season:
- 1996-97
- Referee:
- Graham Barber
- Attendance:
- 36,126
- Pos Before/After:
- 19
20 - Opp Before/After:
- 2
1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Arsenal (League Tier 1)
- Liverpool:
- Mar 15, 1997
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3757 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 2124 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 4333 (of 5672)
- Total:
- 5920 (of 7440)
- Notes:
- Frank Clark's last game as manager
FOREST
Manager: Frank Clark
Prior form: LLLDLD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Kevin Campbell (34)
Stuart Pearce (60)
LIVERPOOL
Manager: Roy Evans
Prior form: DDDWLW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Stan Collymore (6)
Robbie Fowler (27)
Des Lyttle (51) (OG)
Stan Collymore (63)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Crossley | |
| 2 | D | Des Lyttle | |
| 3 | D | Stuart Pearce  60 | |
| 4 | D | Colin Cooper | |
| 21 | D | Vance Warner | |
| 7 | M | David Phillips | |
| 18 | M | Alfe-Inge Haaland | |
| 14 | F | Ian Woan | |
| 9 | F | Dean Saunders off for Bobby Howe (83) | |
| 10 | F | Kevin Campbell 34 | |
| 17 | M | Chris Allen | |
| Subs | |||
| 19 | F | Bobby Howe on for Dean Saunders (83) | |
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Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | David James |
| 5 | D | Mark Wright (45) |
| 6 | D | Phil Babb |
| 14 | D | Neil Ruddock |
| 20 | D | Stig Inge Bjornebye |
| 4 | M | Jason McAteer |
| M | Steve McManaman | |
| 10 | M | John Barnes |
| 16 | M | Michael Thomas |
| F | Stan Collymore | |
| 9 | F | Robbie Fowler (57) |
| Subs | ||
| 21 | Dominic Matteo (45) | |
| 15 | Patrik Berger (57) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 2-1 | Newcastle United |
| Liverpool | 4-2 | Nottingham Forest |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| PREMIER LEAGUE | 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 | Arsenal | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 35 | LWDWWD | ||
| 2 | Liverpool | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 34 | DDDWLW | ||
| 3 | Wimbledon | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 34 | DDDWWW | ||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | WDDDLD | ||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | LWDWWW | ||
| 6 | Manchester United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 27 | LWDDWD | ||
| 7 | Everton | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 | WDWLDW | ||
| 8 | Chelsea | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 25 | WDDLDL | ||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 24 | WLDLWD | ||
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 24 | DDWDDW | ||
| 11 | Derby County | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 22 | WWDWDL | ||
| 12 | Leicester City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 21 | WLDLWD | ||
| 13 | Leeds United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 21 | WLWWDD | ||
| 14 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 | LLDWLW | ||
| 15 | West Ham United | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 18 | DDDDLD | ||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 15 | DDLLDL | ||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 13 | WDDWDL | ||
| 18 | Southampton | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -8 | 13 | LLDLLL | ||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 10 | LLLDLD | ||
| 20 | Coventry City | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 10 | DDDLLL | ||
Table after:
| PREMIER LEAGUE | 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 | Liverpool | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 37 | DDWLWW | 4-2 |
| 1 | 2 | Arsenal | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 35 | LWDWWD | |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 34 | DDDWWW | ||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 30 | DDDLDL | 1-2 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | LWDWWW | ||
| 6 | Manchester United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 27 | LWDDWD | ||
| 7 | Everton | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 | WDWLDW | ||
| 8 | Chelsea | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 25 | WDDLDL | ||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 24 | WLDLWD | ||
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 24 | DDWDDW | ||
| 11 | Derby County | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 22 | WWDWDL | ||
| 12 | Leicester City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 21 | WLDLWD | ||
| 13 | Leeds United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 21 | WLWWDD | ||
| 14 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 | LLDWLW | ||
| 15 | West Ham United | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 18 | DDDDLD | ||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 15 | DDLLDL | ||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 13 | WDDWDL | ||
| 18 | Southampton | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -8 | 13 | LLDLLL | ||
| 1 | 19 | Coventry City | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 13 | DDLLLW | 2-1 |
| 1 | 20 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 10 | LLDLDL | 2-4 |