Nottingham Forest F.C. 1–8 Manchester United F.C.

Nottingham Forest F.C. 1–8 Manchester United F.C.
Nottingham Forest 1–8 Manchester United
Event 1998–99 FA Premier League
Date 6 February 1999
Venue City Ground, Nottingham
Referee Paul Alcock (Kent)
Attendance 30,025

The 1998–99 season match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United at the City Ground took place on 6 February 1999. Manchester United won the match 8–1, thereby recording the largest away win in the history of the Premier League. Substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored four of Manchester United's eight goals, setting a record for the most goals scored by a substitute in one match.

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Background

Manchester United began the month of February on top of the Premier League by one point after beating Charlton Athletic 1–0 away, while then-league leaders Chelsea lost away to Arsenal by the same margin. Another 1–0 win over Derby County in mid-week extended United's lead to four points going into the weekend of 6 February 1999.

Despite a 1–0 win away to Everton on 30 January – their first win of 1999 – Nottingham Forest went into the weekend rooted to the bottom of the table, with just three wins to their name all season and only 16 points, 31 behind their opponents.

Before the match, the two teams had met 104 times in competitive matches, with Manchester United winning 47 and Nottingham Forest winning 33. The two teams had a similar record in the league, with Manchester United leading 43–29 in terms of wins. They also met in the 1992 Football League Cup Final, which Manchester United won 1–0 via a Brian McClair goal. Nottingham Forest's biggest home win against Manchester United came on 2 May 1990, when they won 4–0 in front of 21,186 fans at the City Ground, while Manchester United's biggest win at Nottingham Forest was a 5–1 victory on 12 December 1959 in front of 31,666 spectators.[1]

Match

Summary

Dwight Yorke opened the scoring for Manchester United in the second minute, turning home Paul Scholes' right-wing cross after David Beckham's corner from the left had evaded everyone in the penalty area. Alan Rogers equalised five minutes later after good interplay with Jean-Claude Darcheville, only for Andy Cole to restore United's lead less than a minute later; the English forward was put through by a long ball from the back by Jaap Stam, rounded Forest goalkeeper Dave Beasant and hit a shot from a narrow angle that defender Jon Olav Hjelde was unable to keep out.

Shambolic defending in the second half allowed Cole and Yorke to add one more each, before Yorke was replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjær up front in the 72nd minute. With 10 minutes left on the clock, David Beckham spotted an overlapping right-wing run from Gary Neville, and the England full-back played the ball across the face of the goal area. The ball came to Solskjær on the far side of the goal, where he was able to side-foot home from two yards. Solskjær got his second in the 88th minute after he beat the offside trap to be played in by Beckham. As Beasant advanced to narrow the angle, Solskjær's attempted chip was stopped by the Forest 'keeper. However, the ball broke back to Solskjær, who took the ball round Beasant before hitting the ball into the top-right corner of the goal from the right side of the penalty area. As the game entered its closing stages, Paul Scholes played a one-two with Jesper Blomqvist and then hit a no-look pass to Solskjær. The Norwegian forward took one touch with his left foot to control the ball and then hit a right-footed volley past Beasant for his hat-trick. Solskjær's fourth goal – and United's eighth – came in injury time at the end of the second half; Nicky Butt broke into the Nottingham Forest penalty area and played the ball back across the goal to Paul Scholes. Scholes mis-cued his shot, but the ball came to Solskjær, who side-footed it past the onrushing Beasant.

Solskjær later claimed that he had not expected to come on once United went 4–1 up. Nevertheless, United manager Alex Ferguson told the Norwegian to warm up so that he could come on in place of Yorke. As Solskjær was about to come on, United first team coach Jimmy Ryan advised him to play conservatively and pass the ball around, advice of which Solskjær took little heed.

Only ten shots in the match were on target by either team - nine of these were goals. This is a record in the Premier League for highest shots on target to goals ratio (90%).[citation needed]

Match details

6 February 1999
Nottingham Forest 1 – 8 Manchester United City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 30,025
Referee: Paul Alcock (Kent)
Rogers Goal 6' Yorke Goal 2'67'
Cole Goal 7'50'
Solskjær Goal 80'88'90'90'
Nottingham Forest
Manchester United
NOTTINGHAM FOREST:
GK 1 England Dave Beasant
RB 30 United States John Harkes
CB 15 England Craig Armstrong Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CB 6 Norway Jon Olav Hjelde
LB 3 England Alan Rogers
RM 7 England Steve Stone
CM 20 England Carlton Palmer
CM 10 Wales Andy Johnson
LM 8 Scotland Scot Gemmill Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
CF 40 Netherlands Pierre van Hooijdonk
CF 19 France Jean-Claude Darcheville Substituted off in the 26th minute 26'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Wales Mark Crossley
DF 25 Sweden Jesper Mattsson Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
MF 11 England Chris Bart-Williams
MF 31 Portugal Hugo Porfírio Booked in the 79th minute 79' Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 14 Scotland Dougie Freedman Substituted on in the 26th minute 26'
Manager:
England Ron Atkinson
MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK 1 Denmark Peter Schmeichel
RB 2 England Gary Neville
CB 5 Norway Ronny Johnsen
CB 6 Netherlands Jaap Stam
LB 12 England Phil Neville Booked in the 81st minute 81'
RM 7 England David Beckham
CM 18 England Paul Scholes
CM 16 Republic of Ireland Roy Keane (c) Booked in the 37th minute 37' Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
LM 15 Sweden Jesper Blomqvist Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CF 19 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CF 9 England Andy Cole
Substitutes:
GK 17 Netherlands Raimond van der Gouw
DF 4 England David May
DF 13 England John Curtis Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 8 England Nicky Butt Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
FW 20 Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • No extra time or penalties.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Nottingham Forest Manchester United
Goals scored 1 8
Shots on target 2 8
Shots off target 4 4
Hit woodwork 1 1
Corner kicks 4 7
Yellow cards 1 2
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. ^ Endlar, Andrew. "United versus Nottingham Forest". StretfordEnd.co.uk. http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/opponents/forest.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009. 

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