READING 3 - 3 FOREST - Fri Oct 24, 1997 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Fri Oct 24, 1997 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Reading
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Elm Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-3 (Draw)
- Half-time: 1-0
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Referee:
- John Brandwood
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 12,610
- Pos Before/After:
- 1
1 - Opp Before/After:
- 19
18
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Crewe Alexandra (League Tier 2)
- Reading:
- Apr 26, 1998
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3791 (of 5007)
- League Tier 2:
- 1558 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 4374 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 5968 (of 7500)
Review
Dave Beasant was sent for a very harsh decision in the 57th minute. Steve Chettle went in goal (this was before goalkeeper subs were the norm) only to let in three goals.
FOREST
Manager: Dave Bassett
Prior form: LWWWDW (Old to recent)
Goals
Pierre van Hooijdonk (3)
Pierre van Hooijdonk (48) (Pen)
Kevin Campbell (65)
READING
Manager: Terry Bullivant
Prior form: LWWDDD (Old to recent)
Goals
Martin Williams (57) (Pen)
James Lambert (73)
Linvoy Primus (78)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Dave Beasant 57 | ||
| D | Des Lyttle | ||
| D | Colin Cooper | ||
| D | Steve Chettle | Went in goal to replace Beasant | |
| D | Alan Rogers | ||
| M | Steve Stone | ||
| D | Craig Armstrong 0 | ||
| M |  Scot Gemmill | ||
| F | Chris Bart-Williams 0 | ||
| F | Kevin Campbell  (65) | ||
| F |  Pierre van Hooijdonk (3) (48) | ||
| Subs | |||
| M |  Andy Johnson | ||
| F | Ian Woan | ||
| F | Steve Guinan |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Steve Mautone | |
| D | Andrew Bernal | |
| D | Steve Swales | |
| D | Linvoy Primus | |
| D | Keith McPherson | |
| M | Phil Parkinson | |
| M | Michael Meaker | |
| M | Ray Houghton | |
| M | Darren Caskey | |
| F | Martin Williams | |
| F | Jamie Lambert | |
| ? | ||
| ? | ||
| ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3-3 | Nottingham Forest |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | 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 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 26 | LWWWDW | ||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | WWDWDW | ||
| 3 | Swindon Town | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 22 | DLWWLD | ||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 21 | WLWWDD | ||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 | LDWLWL | ||
| 6 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | WLWWDW | ||
| 7 | Bradford City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | DLDWDD | ||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 | DDLLWW | ||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 18 | DWWLDW | ||
| 10 | Port Vale | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 18 | DWLLDW | ||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 18 | WWLLDD | ||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 18 | LDLWLD | ||
| 13 | Sunderland | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 17 | WDLLWD | ||
| 14 | Stockport County | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 16 | WWWWDL | ||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 15 | LWWDDD | ||
| 16 | Bury | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 15 | DLLLWD | ||
| 17 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 15 | LWWLDD | ||
| 18 | Oxford United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 13 | LDWLWL | ||
| 19 | Reading | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 13 | LWWDDD | ||
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 11 | LWLWDL | ||
| 21 | Manchester City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | DLWLDL | ||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 | DLLWLD | ||
| 23 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 9 | LLLLLD | ||
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 4 | LDLLLL | ||
Table after:
| LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | 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 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | WWWDWD | 3-3 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | WWDWDW | ||
| 3 | Swindon Town | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 22 | DLWWLD | ||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 21 | WLWWDD | ||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 | LDWLWL | ||
| 6 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | WLWWDW | ||
| 7 | Bradford City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | DLDWDD | ||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 | DDLLWW | ||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 18 | DWWLDW | ||
| 10 | Port Vale | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 18 | DWLLDW | ||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 18 | WWLLDD | ||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 18 | LDLWLD | ||
| 13 | Sunderland | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 17 | WDLLWD | ||
| 14 | Stockport County | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 16 | WWWWDL | ||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 15 | LWWDDD | ||
| 16 | Bury | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 15 | DLLLWD | ||
| 17 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 15 | LWWLDD | ||
| 1 | 18 | Reading | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 14 | WWDDDD | 3-3 |
 1 | 19 | Oxford United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 13 | LDWLWL | |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 11 | LWLWDL | ||
| 21 | Manchester City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | DLWLDL | ||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 | DLLWLD | ||
| 23 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 9 | LLLLLD | ||
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 4 | LDLLLL | ||