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 DRAWN
- Half-time: 1-0
- Sources:
- Daily Mirror - Saturday 25 October 1997
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Season:
- 1997-98
- Referee:
- John Brandwood
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 12,610
- League Week:
- 13 of 46
- 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 5060)
- League Tier 2:
- 1558 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 4375 (of 5790)
- Total:
- 5972 (of 7585)
- Played:
- 28 years, 1 month, 19 days ago
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)
Goal Scorers
Pierre van Hooijdonk (3')
Pierre van Hooijdonk (48') (Pen)
Kevin Campbell (65')
READING
Manager: Terry Bullivant
Prior form: LWWDDD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Martin Williams (57') (Pen)
Jamie Lambert (73')
Linvoy Primus (78')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 38 |  Dave Beasant 57 | ||
| D | 26 | Des Lyttle | ||
| D | 30 | Colin Cooper | ||
| D | 29 | Steve Chettle | Went in goal to replace Beasant | |
| D | 20 | Alan Rogers | ||
| M | 26 | Steve Stone | ||
| D | 22 | Craig Armstrong 0 | ||
| M | 26 |  Scot Gemmill | ||
| F | 23 | Chris Bart-Williams 0 | ||
| F | 27 | Kevin Campbell  (65') | ||
| F | 27 |  Pierre van Hooijdonk (3') (48') | ||
| Subs | ||||
| M | 23 |  Andy Johnson | ||
| F | 29 | Ian Woan | ||
| F | 21 | 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
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