CHELSEA 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Sep 12, 1998 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 12, 1998 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Chelsea
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Stamford Bridge
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-2
- Season:
- 1998-99
- Referee:
- Paul Alcock
- Sponsor:
- Pinnacle
- Attendance:
- 34,809
- Pos Before/After:
- 7
10 - Opp Before/After:
- 18
15
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Leyton Orient (League Cup)
- League:
- West Ham United
- Chelsea:
- Feb 20, 1999
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 3829 (of 4969)
- League Tier 1:
- 2150 (of 2221)
- Competitive:
- 4413 (of 5679)
- Total:
- 6018 (of 7451)
Review:
Gianfranco Zola put Chelsea in front after just 25 seconds
FOREST
Manager: Dave Bassett
Prior form: LWWL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Jean-Claude Darcheville (69) - Jean-Claude Darcheville last goal
CHELSEA
Manager: Gianluca Vialli
Prior form: LDD (Old to recent)
Goals:
Gianfranco Zola (1) - Conceded in 25 seconds
Gustavo Poyet (35)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Dave Beasant | |
| 17 | M |  Thierry Bonalair | |
| 15 | D | Craig Armstrong | |
| 5 | D | Steve Chettle | |
| 3 | D | Alan Rogers | |
| 7 | M | Steve Stone | |
| 16 | M | Geoff Thomas (1997-98) off for Marlon Harewood (58) | Last game |
| 4 | M | Nigel Quashie | |
| 27 | F | Andy Gray off for Des Lyttle (65) | |
| 10 | M |  Andy Johnson | |
| 19 | F | Jean-Claude Darcheville  (69) | |
| Subs | |||
| 29 | F | Marlon Harewood on for Geoff Thomas (1997-98) (58) | |
| 22 | D | Des Lyttle on for Andy Gray (65) | |
| 24 | D | Christian Edwards | |
| 14 | F |  Dougie Freedman | |
| 13 | GK | Mark Crossley |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Ed de Goey | |
| D | Dan Petrescu | |
| D | Celestine Babayaro | |
| D | Frank Leboeuf | |
| D | Marcel Desailly | |
| M | Michael Duberry | |
| M | Graeme Le Saux | |
| M | Gustavo Poyet (83) | |
| M | Eddie Newton | |
| F | Pierluigi Casiraghi (89) | |
| F | Gianfranco Zola | |
| Subs | ||
| Bernard Lambourde (83) | ||
| Brian Laudrup (89) | ||
| ? | ||
| ? | ||
| ? |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2-0 | Wimbledon |
| Charlton Athletic | 1-2 | Derby County |
| Chelsea | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Everton | 0-0 | Leeds United |
| Leicester City | 1-1 | Arsenal |
| Manchester United | 2-0 | Coventry City |
| Newcastle United | 4-0 | Southampton |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| West Ham United | 2-1 | Liverpool |
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 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | WDWW | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | DWWW | ||
| 3 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | DWDW | ||
| 4 | Wimbledon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | WDDW | ||
| 5 | Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | WDDD | ||
| 6 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | DDDW | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | LWWL | ||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 6 | LLWW | ||
| 9 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | DDW | ||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | DWDL | ||
| 11 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | WDDL | ||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 | DLDW | ||
| 13 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | DWLL | ||
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | DLWL | ||
| 15 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | DLLW | ||
| 16 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 | WLDL | ||
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LWLL | ||
| 18 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | LDD | ||
| 19 | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 2 | DDLL | ||
| 20 | Southampton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 0 | LLLL | ||
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 | Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | DWWWW | 2-0 |
| 1 | 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | WDWWL | 1-2 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | DWDWD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 4 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | DDDWW | 2-1 |
| 4 | 5 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | DDWW | 2-0 |
| 2 | 6 | Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | WDDWL | 0-2 |
| 4 | 7 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | WDDLW | 2-1 |
| 3 | 8 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | WDDDD | 1-1 |
| 8 | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | LWLLW | 3-0 |
| 3 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 | LWWLL | 1-2 |
| 3 | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 6 | LLWW | |
| 2 | 12 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | DWDLL | 1-2 |
| 6 | 13 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | DDLLW | 4-0 |
| 1 | 14 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | DWLLD | 1-1 |
| 3 | 15 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | LDDW | 2-1 |
| 4 | 16 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 | DLDW | |
| 2 | 17 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | DLLWD | 0-0 |
| 4 | 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 | DLWLL | 0-3 |
| 3 | 19 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 | WLDLL | 0-2 |
| 20 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -14 | 0 | LLLLL | 0-4 | |
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