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BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 - 1 FOREST - Sun Dec 26, 1999 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sun Dec 26, 1999 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ewood Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-2 (Lost)
: Half-time: 1-1

Season:: 1999-00
Referee:: Mike Dean
Sponsor:: Pinnacle
Attendance:: 23,406
Pos Before/After:: 19 20
Opp Before/After:: 13 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
Blackburn Rovers:: Mar 25, 2000

GAME COUNT:
League:: 3886 (of 4969)
League Tier 2:: 1615 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 4481 (of 5679)
Total:: 6095 (of 7451)

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

FOREST
Manager: David Platt
Prior form: LWLLDW (Old to recent)

Goals:
Andy Johnson (31)

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Tony Parkes
Prior form: DWWDWL (Old to recent)

Goals:
Damien Duff (18)
Lee Carsley (68) (Pen)

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Dave Beasant 0
6	M	Jon Olav Hjelde
8	M	Riccardo Scimeca 0
31	D	Chris Doig
27	F	Andy Gray off for Carlos Merino (78)
10	M	Andy Johnson (31)
34	M	David Prutton
11	F	Chris Bart-Williams off for Gareth Williams (74)
36	M	Jim Brennan
19	F	Stern John
29	F	Marlon Harewood
Subs
30	F	Carlos Merino on for Andy Gray (78)
37	F	Gareth Williams on for Chris Bart-Williams (74)	Debut
28	M	Kevin Dawson
4	M	Nigel Quashie
12	GK	Mark Crossley

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player
13	GK	Alan Kelly
2	D	Callum Davidson
3	D	Jeff Kenna
21	D	Martin Taylor
23	D	Christian Dailly
6	M	Lee Carsley
12	M	Damien Duff
20	M	Per Frandsen
33	M	Damien Johnson
9	F	Ashley Ward (57)
14	F	Nathan Blake (46)
Subs
10		Egil Osenstad (46)
15		Matt Jansen (57)
		?
		?
		?

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sun Dec 26, 1999)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	0-2	Sheffield United
Blackburn Rovers	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Charlton Athletic	2-1	Crystal Palace
Crewe Alexandra	1-1	Huddersfield Town
Fulham	0-0	Ipswich Town
Grimsby Town	0-3	Barnsley
Norwich City	2-1	Queens Park Rangers
Stockport County	3-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Swindon Town	1-1	Portsmouth
Walsall	1-2	Tranmere Rovers
West Bromwich Albion	0-2	Manchester City

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	Huddersfield Town	23	14	4	5	42	23	10	2	0	32	10	4	2	5	10	13	19	46	WWLWWW
	2	Manchester City	23	14	3	6	35	19	9	0	3	25	9	5	3	3	10	10	16	45	WWLLLW
	3	Ipswich Town	23	12	6	5	40	26	9	1	2	25	12	3	5	3	15	14	14	42	DWWWDW
	4	Charlton Athletic	22	12	5	5	38	24	7	2	2	19	10	5	3	3	19	14	14	41	LWDLDD
	5	Barnsley	22	12	3	7	42	35	9	1	2	28	12	3	2	5	14	23	7	39	WWLDDW
	6	Stockport County	23	10	7	6	28	30	6	5	0	19	12	4	2	6	9	18	-2	37	DLLWWW
	7	Fulham	23	8	11	4	24	18	5	4	2	11	7	3	7	2	13	11	6	35	LDWDDD
	8	Queens Park Rangers	23	8	9	6	32	28	5	7	0	19	12	3	2	6	13	16	4	33	WLDWLD
	9	Birmingham City	22	8	8	6	33	25	6	3	1	21	9	2	5	5	12	16	8	32	DLWDDL
	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	8	8	6	25	21	5	4	2	17	10	3	4	4	8	11	4	32	DLLWLW
	11	Bolton Wanderers	23	8	7	8	32	27	6	3	3	21	15	2	4	5	11	12	5	31	WDDLLL
	12	Norwich City	22	8	7	7	21	20	6	1	3	11	8	2	6	4	10	12	1	31	DDLLWW
	13	Blackburn Rovers	22	7	9	6	27	22	5	4	2	16	9	2	5	4	11	13	5	30	DWWDWL
	14	Tranmere Rovers	23	8	5	10	32	34	6	3	3	20	14	2	2	7	12	20	-2	29	DWLWWL
	15	West Bromwich Albion	23	5	11	7	23	27	2	7	2	12	11	3	4	5	11	16	-4	26	WDLLDL
	16	Crystal Palace	23	6	8	9	30	36	5	5	2	20	10	1	3	7	10	26	-6	26	DWWLDD
	17	Crewe Alexandra	23	7	5	11	23	30	5	3	3	10	8	2	2	8	13	22	-7	26	DLWWWL
	18	Grimsby Town	23	7	5	11	24	38	6	3	2	14	12	1	2	9	10	26	-14	26	LWWLDL
	19	Nottingham Forest	23	6	7	10	24	27	5	5	2	17	10	1	2	8	7	17	-3	25	LWLLDW
	20	Sheffield United	23	6	6	11	27	39	5	3	4	17	14	1	3	7	10	25	-12	24	DLDLWW
	21	Port Vale	23	5	8	10	26	31	4	2	5	11	12	1	6	5	15	19	-5	23	DDWDDD
	22	Portsmouth	23	5	7	11	25	36	4	5	3	16	11	1	2	8	9	25	-11	22	LLLDLD
	23	Walsall	23	4	7	12	21	37	2	4	5	9	14	2	3	7	12	23	-16	19	DLWLDL
	24	Swindon Town	23	3	8	12	16	37	2	5	4	11	18	1	3	8	5	19	-21	17	DDLDDL

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	1	Manchester City	24	15	3	6	37	19	9	0	3	25	9	6	3	3	12	10	18	48	WLLLWW	2-0
1	2	Huddersfield Town	24	14	5	5	43	24	10	2	0	32	10	4	3	5	11	14	19	47	WLWWWD	1-1
1	3	Charlton Athletic	23	13	5	5	40	25	8	2	2	21	11	5	3	3	19	14	15	44	WDLDDW	2-1
1	4	Ipswich Town	24	12	7	5	40	26	9	1	2	25	12	3	6	3	15	14	14	43	WWWDWD	0-0
	5	Barnsley	23	13	3	7	45	35	9	1	2	28	12	4	2	5	17	23	10	42	WLDDWW	3-0
	6	Stockport County	24	11	7	6	31	32	7	5	0	22	14	4	2	6	9	18	-1	40	LLWWWW	3-2
	7	Fulham	24	8	12	4	24	18	5	5	2	11	7	3	7	2	13	11	6	36	DWDDDD	0-0
4	8	Norwich City	23	9	7	7	23	21	7	1	3	13	9	2	6	4	10	12	2	34	DLLWWW	2-1
4	9	Blackburn Rovers	23	8	9	6	29	23	6	4	2	18	10	2	5	4	11	13	6	33	WWDWLW	2-1
2	10	Queens Park Rangers	24	8	9	7	33	30	5	7	0	19	12	3	2	7	14	18	3	33	LDWLDL	1-2
2	11	Birmingham City	23	8	8	7	33	27	6	3	2	21	11	2	5	5	12	16	6	32	LWDDLL	0-2
2	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	8	8	7	27	24	5	4	2	17	10	3	4	5	10	14	3	32	LLWLWL	2-3
1	13	Tranmere Rovers	24	9	5	10	34	35	6	3	3	20	14	3	2	7	14	21	-1	32	WLWWLW	2-1
3	14	Bolton Wanderers	23	8	7	8	32	27	6	3	3	21	15	2	4	5	11	12	5	31	WDDLLL
2	15	Crewe Alexandra	24	7	6	11	24	31	5	4	3	11	9	2	2	8	13	22	-7	27	LWWWLD	1-1
4	16	Sheffield United	24	7	6	11	29	39	5	3	4	17	14	2	3	7	12	25	-10	27	LDLWWW	2-0
2	17	West Bromwich Albion	24	5	11	8	23	29	2	7	3	12	13	3	4	5	11	16	-6	26	DLLDLL	0-2
2	18	Crystal Palace	24	6	8	10	31	38	5	5	2	20	10	1	3	8	11	28	-7	26	WWLDDL	1-2
1	19	Grimsby Town	24	7	5	12	24	41	6	3	3	14	15	1	2	9	10	26	-17	26	WWLDLL	0-3
1	20	Nottingham Forest	24	6	7	11	25	29	5	5	2	17	10	1	2	9	8	19	-4	25	WLLDWL	1-2
	21	Port Vale	23	5	8	10	26	31	4	2	5	11	12	1	6	5	15	19	-5	23	DDWDDD
	22	Portsmouth	24	5	8	11	26	37	4	5	3	16	11	1	3	8	10	26	-11	23	LLDLDD	1-1
	23	Walsall	24	4	7	13	22	39	2	4	6	10	16	2	3	7	12	23	-17	19	LWLDLL	1-2
	24	Swindon Town	24	3	9	12	17	38	2	6	4	12	19	1	3	8	5	19	-21	18	DLDDLD	1-1