The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 8 MANCHESTER UNITED - Sat Feb 06, 1999 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Feb 06, 1999 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-8 (Lost)
: Half-time: 1-2

Season:: 1998-99
Referee:: Paul Alcock
Sponsor:: Pinnacle
Attendance:: 30,025
Pos Before/After:: 20 20
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Dec 27, 2022

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3848 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 2169 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 4437 (of 5679)
Total:: 6043 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Wikipedia (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)

Review:
Often mentioned, never bettered, this match is remarkable in many ways. It is the highest away win in Premier League history and also notable for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scoring four goals in the last 10 minutes after coming on as a 72nd minute sub when they were already 4-1 up. Roy Keane was their captain, it was feezing cold and to make it worse, it even has its own Wikipedia page. Thanks.

FOREST
Manager: Ron Atkinson
Prior form: DLDLLW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Alan Rogers (6) - Left foot shot from just inside the area

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Prior form: WDWWWW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Dwight Yorke (2)
Andy Cole (7)
Andy Cole (50)
Dwight Yorke (67)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (80)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (88)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (90)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (90)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Dave Beasant
30	D	John Harkes
6	M	Jon Olav Hjelde
20	M	Carlton Palmer
15	D	Craig Armstrong off for Hugo Porfirio (74)
7	M	Steve Stone
8	M	Scot Gemmill off for Jesper Mattsson (57)
10	M	Andy Johnson
3	D	Alan Rogers (6)
40	F	Pierre van Hooijdonk
19	F	Jean-Claude Darcheville off for Dougie Freedman (25)
Subs
25	D	Jesper Mattsson on for Scot Gemmill (57)
31	M	Hugo Porfirio on for Craig Armstrong (74) (79)
14	F	Dougie Freedman on for Jean-Claude Darcheville (25)
11	F	Chris Bart-Williams
13	GK	Mark Crossley

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Peter Schmeichel
2	D	Gary Neville
5	D	Ronny Johnsen
6	D	Jaap Stam
12	D	Phil Neville
7	M	David Beckham
18	M	Paul Scholes
16	M	Roy Keane (c) (72)
15	M	Jesper Blomqvist (86)
19	F	Dwight Yorke (72)
9	F	Andy Cole
Subs
17		Raimond van Der Gouw
4		David May
13		John Curtis (72)
8		Nicky Butt (86)
20		Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (72)

Videos:

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Feb 06, 1999)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-3	Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea	1-0	Southampton
Leeds United	0-1	Newcastle United
Leicester City	0-2	Sheffield Wednesday
Liverpool	3-1	Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest	1-8	Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur	0-0	Coventry City
West Ham United	0-4	Arsenal

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	Manchester United	24	13	8	3	51	26	9	3	1	32	13	4	5	2	19	13	25	47	WDWWWW
2	Chelsea	23	11	10	2	34	19	7	4	0	17	6	4	6	2	17	13	15	43	WWDWWL
3	Aston Villa	23	12	7	4	35	22	8	2	1	22	12	4	5	3	13	10	13	43	WLWDWL
4	Arsenal	23	11	9	3	24	11	7	5	0	16	4	4	4	3	8	7	13	42	WWWDWW
5	Leeds United	23	9	9	5	36	23	7	3	1	20	5	2	6	4	16	18	13	36	LWDLWL
6	Liverpool	23	10	5	8	44	28	6	3	2	28	13	4	2	6	16	15	16	35	WWWDWL
7	Wimbledon	23	9	8	6	29	33	7	4	1	18	11	2	4	5	11	22	-4	35	LWDWDD
8	Derby County	24	8	10	6	23	21	4	5	2	11	9	4	5	4	12	12	2	34	DWLWWL
9	West Ham United	23	9	6	8	25	31	6	3	2	16	14	3	3	6	9	17	-6	33	WLWLLD
10	Middlesbrough	23	7	11	5	32	28	4	7	1	16	10	3	4	4	16	18	4	32	WLLDLD
11	Tottenham Hotspur	23	7	9	7	29	31	5	4	2	19	16	2	5	5	10	15	-2	30	LDWDDD
12	Leicester City	23	7	9	7	25	27	5	3	3	17	16	2	6	4	8	11	-2	30	LWDDLD
13	Newcastle United	23	7	7	9	28	32	6	2	4	16	15	1	5	5	12	17	-4	28	WLLLDW
14	Sheffield Wednesday	23	7	5	11	25	23	5	3	4	13	7	2	2	7	12	16	2	26	LLLDWL
15	Everton	23	5	9	9	13	25	2	7	3	3	6	3	2	6	10	19	-12	24	LDLDLL
16	Coventry City	23	6	5	12	23	32	5	4	3	17	13	1	1	9	6	19	-9	23	DDLWLW
17	Blackburn Rovers	23	5	7	11	22	30	5	3	4	14	12	0	4	7	8	18	-8	22	DWDWLD
18	Southampton	23	5	5	13	23	46	4	2	6	18	21	1	3	7	5	25	-23	20	WLDWLW
19	Charlton Athletic	23	3	8	12	26	37	2	4	5	15	13	1	4	7	11	24	-11	17	LLLLDL
20	Nottingham Forest	23	3	7	13	19	41	1	6	4	9	13	2	1	9	10	28	-22	16	DLDLLW

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	Manchester United	25	14	8	3	59	27	9	3	1	32	13	5	5	2	27	14	32	50	DWWWWW	8-1
	2	Chelsea	24	12	10	2	35	19	8	4	0	18	6	4	6	2	17	13	16	46	WDWWLW	1-0
1	3	Arsenal	24	12	9	3	28	11	7	5	0	16	4	5	4	3	12	7	17	45	WWDWWW	4-0
1	4	Aston Villa	24	12	7	5	36	25	8	2	2	23	15	4	5	3	13	10	11	43	LWDWLL	1-3
1	5	Liverpool	24	11	5	8	47	29	7	3	2	31	14	4	2	6	16	15	18	38	WWDWLW	3-1
1	6	Leeds United	24	9	9	6	36	24	7	3	2	20	6	2	6	4	16	18	12	36	WDLWLL	0-1
	7	Wimbledon	23	9	8	6	29	33	7	4	1	18	11	2	4	5	11	22	-4	35	LWDWDD
	8	Derby County	24	8	10	6	23	21	4	5	2	11	9	4	5	4	12	12	2	34	DWLWWL
	9	West Ham United	24	9	6	9	25	35	6	3	3	16	18	3	3	6	9	17	-10	33	LWLLDL	0-4
	10	Middlesbrough	24	7	11	6	33	31	4	7	1	16	10	3	4	5	17	21	2	32	LLDLDL	1-3
	11	Tottenham Hotspur	24	7	10	7	29	31	5	5	2	19	16	2	5	5	10	15	-2	31	DWDDDD	0-0
1	12	Newcastle United	24	8	7	9	29	32	6	2	4	16	15	2	5	5	13	17	-3	31	LLLDWW	1-0
1	13	Leicester City	24	7	9	8	25	29	5	3	4	17	18	2	6	4	8	11	-4	30	WDDLDL	0-2
	14	Sheffield Wednesday	24	8	5	11	27	23	5	3	4	13	7	3	2	7	14	16	4	29	LLDWLW	2-0
2	15	Blackburn Rovers	24	6	7	11	25	31	5	3	4	14	12	1	4	7	11	19	-6	25	WDWLDW	3-1
	16	Coventry City	24	6	6	12	23	32	5	4	3	17	13	1	2	9	6	19	-9	24	DLWLWD	0-0
2	17	Everton	23	5	9	9	13	25	2	7	3	3	6	3	2	6	10	19	-12	24	LDLDLL
	18	Southampton	24	5	5	14	23	47	4	2	6	18	21	1	3	8	5	26	-24	20	LDWLWL	0-1
	19	Charlton Athletic	23	3	8	12	26	37	2	4	5	15	13	1	4	7	11	24	-11	17	LLLLDL
	20	Nottingham Forest	24	3	7	14	20	49	1	6	5	10	21	2	1	9	10	28	-29	16	LDLLWL	1-8