EPL 1998/99 - Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
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00:001999 and the city ground Nottingham was the venue for top versus bottom in this Premiership encounter
00:05Nottingham Forest had gone an alarming 19 games without victory
00:08But they had won their previous match against Everton their first taste of success in five months
00:13Dutch striker Pierre Van Hooydonk had scored four goals since coming back from his three-month strike
00:18And Carlton Palmer who'd recently been signed by Ron Atkinson made his second appearance
00:23Alex Ferguson faced his predecessor and was upbeat with his team four points clear at the top of the league
00:28Ryan Geeks was out with a hamstring injury. So Jesper Blomqvist replaced him
00:33This was always a special fixture for Roy Keane who'd learned the tricks of the trade as a forest player
00:38David Beckham and Andy Cole were both back in the team as well after being rested Cole
00:42No, that hungry to add to his 10 league goals
00:45Food for thought for the paying public your match commentator is Martin Tyler
00:50Oh
00:56Here's hawks who's been brought back into the english game by Ron Atkinson a manager who knows him well
01:06Because Michael just has to scurry
01:09As Alan Rogers came in quickly from the left-hand side of midfield long clearance by Schmeichel Dwight York
01:16for Cole
01:17Two back in tandem today
01:19Beckham's cross and Carlton Palmer
01:22Who's such a positive person as well as a effective player?
01:28Doing the defending keen manchester united trying to get down
01:32to the
01:34type of passing
01:35That might just be a bit difficult on this
01:38surface
01:40Skulls and it's a deflected by Hilda
01:49So
01:59Back him to take the corner
02:02Absolutely vital you feel for manchester united
02:06just to keep
02:08Winning these league matches when they're in a european break
02:13In by skulls and it's tucked away by Dwight York
02:18The man who was voted
02:20Earlier this week the player of the month for
02:24january
02:25Is continuing to be very much center stage in february and it's a dreadful start for forest
02:33Having conceded an early corner
02:36they couldn't
02:37Effectively clear it back in by skulls and Dwight York on target again
02:43It's his 20th goal for manchester united
02:48And ron atkinson will be
02:52Very annoyed that his side defended so laxly
03:17For rogers, wow, that's a great response by nottingham forest
03:31A quick raid
03:35And those who are fearing the worst are smiling again dashfield played a part
03:47So
03:53A little give and go here
03:56And
03:58The shot was beyond schmeichel and alan rogers pushed on from left back to be a
04:03Left-sided midfield player to use his pace by ron atkinson
04:07Has done just that but here goes cole besson is committed
04:11And manchester united extraordinarily
04:14Are back in front we haven't yet had seven minutes
04:20Talk about restating your case
04:30Cole won this race
04:33It's a difficult angle
04:35But he found the way via the defender
04:39andy cole
04:41Nottingham born
04:44Really damaging nottingham forest
04:53So york and cole have both scored rogers has got one in between
04:57For the home side and the flag has gone up against dashfield forest who was so jubilant what extremes of emotion?
05:06For both sets of supporters
05:12Space on the right for manchester united that the pass was under hit by skulls and here's rogers on the move again
05:17dashfield
05:19Coming in the field and not being picked up
05:22Trying to get it back to rogers again. He's done that it's difficult angle for van hooydonk and schmeichel
05:28Makes a significant save van hooydonk did well
05:32To get the shot on target and schmeichel repositioning
05:36in worried fashion
05:39He kept the ball out as forest played with a real cutting edge again here
05:45Once more rogers involved
05:47van hooydonk shot
05:49And parried in the nick of time by peter schmeichel
05:56Skulls
05:57Blomqvist just feel another goal is in the offing every time manchester united attack and
06:02To be fair. He could say the same in the other end of the pitch when forest get forward as well
06:07Very very open beginning and it's a corner to united
06:23Gary neville
06:25Stam to put it back. He hoped into the danger area. Here's ronnie. Johnson
06:31Stam
06:33Johnson
06:35Nancy was a challenge by johnson
06:41It's a corner
06:50Which york again and it's cole again
06:55No flag
06:56Because we all looked at the assistant on the far side and both the big hitters who've got a goal already
07:01In this game had chances to add to their tally then
07:15Well brittle is an understatement for nottingham forest at the back mandy cole swung at that
07:25And it came off scott gemmell on the line
07:31So
07:34Headed by parma forest are preparing to make their substitution
07:43Beckham and andy cole gets in again
07:49Well, he's had a couple of really good chances
07:52to
07:53increase the lead for
07:56manchester united, but it stays at 2-1
07:59He took the ball down well
08:03And then trying to get it back
08:05Across besant. He's also put it wide of the far post but again so much space for
08:11Cole to dart into a service excellent
08:21So doogie friedman is on for jean-claude dashville
08:28So
08:32Friedman scored in the reserves on wednesday and a win over aston villas second string
08:48Forest throat despite the predestinations of york
08:53John harks
08:55Played for sheffield wednesday under ron atkinson
09:02Michael with a good first touch but a kick that's gone to stone
09:11Didn't mean a yellow card for him
09:15Paul alcock feeling that there was some deprivation to nottingham forest by roy keen sticking out
09:26And to the ball then against his old club looking for keen
09:32Free kick to forest
09:42Hilda got his head to it and hoi don't gamble
09:50Howard wilkinson in the center of the picture there
09:52So
09:54I'm sure just trying to collect his thoughts after what's happened to him over the past couple of days
10:01Cole will hope that he's in those thoughts
10:08Skulls judging that
10:10perfectly keen
10:12Touch back to skulls by york. He's put andy cole through
10:15And besant comes out again
10:18Danger not over for forest
10:21Blum chris, but besant has certainly
10:24Bought them some time keen shot
10:26it hit the
10:28Cole leg and york
10:30Is given offside?
10:32but dave besant
10:34Who is exposed again?
10:38As manchester united quicken the tempo with some superb passing
10:51Oh
10:58It's halftime at the city ground a match that got off to a rip-roaring start
11:05With an early goal from dwight york continuing his run
11:09A second from andy cole, but in between alan rogers showed that forest have got some firepower
11:17And they'll need more of it in the second half
11:20Just a question after a hectic week
11:23About manchester united stamina, but not about their skill
11:26But for dave besant, they would be leading by several more, but the halftime score here is nottingham forest one manchester united two
11:40Ron atkinson spent five and a half years as manager of manchester united
11:50So
11:52And the only disappointment really for manchester united at this point
11:55Apart from conceding the goal, I suppose is that they haven't maximized the amount of opportunities
12:02that they
12:03created
12:04During the first 45 minutes, so forests are still very much in it
12:09The message from ron atkinson really has been
12:13even in a match of this
12:16Difficulty the target has to be winning draws at this stage seen as not really good enough
12:31To start the second half better than they started the first forest
12:38In from beckham
12:40The older just taking that away from york in the nick of time
12:46Blomqvist
12:50Until it never reaches it with it out by palmer lovely change of direction by paul scoles
12:58It was a marvelous effort
13:04Completely left johnson and completely beat besant, but the bend on the ball took it on to the outside of the post
13:15Oh
13:21Gemmell that's short of rogers forward by gary neville
13:26beckham
13:28Gets it back from york beckham's cross
13:31the older defending
13:33To go in a second time with a header that drops for york
13:37Besant can't hold it and nicole follows in
13:45So
13:52Well, the scoreline realistically reflects the shape of the game to this point and the york and cole
14:02Once more too hot for the opposition to handle but in the end they got it into a tangle palmer and hielding
14:09Jumping against each other
14:12york shot
14:13Besant stopped it but couldn't claim it and andy cole claims the goal
14:32A real feeling of more goals in the air here almost obliging
14:44So
14:46Forrest have to take some risks in their attacking play, but
14:51The gaps are
14:54There for manchester united to exploit
15:05Well, it's one throw for friedman
15:08but
15:10He couldn't take an opportunity to get forrest really back into the game
15:16Glanced on by van hooydonk doogie friedman in the clear and he just seemed to
15:23Lose his
15:27Composure at the crucial moment and schmeichel got the better of him
15:36Madsen palmer
15:39And hoydock rogers going infield of the dutchman van hooydonk
15:45Shot bounces away the stone johnson
15:51Fine try
15:55Well, they're sticking at it nottingham forest, it's a good spell for them
16:01Raising the bar
16:03And andy johnson turned away in real disappointment
16:09Keen
16:11Back and letting it run getting it in the end from york
16:15And again switching the point of attack with terrific poise
16:21This is blomquist
16:25Yeah, oh it's a tap in for york a calamity for nottingham forest
16:30Blomquist
16:33And that means two for york to add to two for cole 4-1 to manchester united
16:41Where it was a pin table situation here, but blomquist
16:48Was strong
16:50Onto his own post by held up and it couldn't be easier
16:55for
16:57dwight york
16:59Thank you very much indeed he would say
17:08Johnson
17:15Comes out to palmer
17:20Clark stone just a stelian march on phil neville friedman. Let's it run. Oh good work again by forest van hooydonk
17:29Couldn't round it all off
17:37Stone again
17:38sharing his strong competitive instincts even in this seemingly hopeless situation friedman played a part by
17:44Letting the ball go
17:46Van hooydonk trying to force it in
17:50Was unsuccessful
17:53Dwight york's number is up
17:59So
18:04And solsha will come on for him to play up front
18:09Roy keen is also
18:11Being replaced
18:15He's been booked remember
18:21So john curtis
18:24One of a whole posse of
18:27Promising younger players that alec ferguson is yet again developing at his 20 years old
18:36Playing a number of defensive positions
18:38So
18:55Henry neville
18:59A questioning look pierre van hooydonk is a player for him
19:05From this type of range. Well, it won't phase him. Shall we say?
19:21You know, they're just coming out to have a word whether he'll change the touchman's mind, I don't know but
19:25One would expect pierre van hooydonk
19:28Surely the wall's not about the right distance
19:30And hoydonk's complaining
19:36Hello, it's a wonderful effort. He does do that with real style
19:44David beckham would look on with some admiration here. It started on target and just bent away too much for pierre van hooydonk
19:51So
20:03This time paul alcock not playing the advantage
20:07As the van hooydonk percent tumbling he's turned his back on proceedings
20:12and nicky butt steps in
20:15He didn't like that from paul ferrier and but pushed out
20:22On from beckham gary neville and solshar on the spot
20:35Forrest carved open again, but there was an incident before that
20:42And certainly porfirio was a yellow card it runs the referee had signaled the goal
20:48As solshar was
20:50Signaling his reaction to the manchester united applause
20:55Great ball by gary neville
20:57Knock it in was the message on it and solshar did just that
21:14Keeping his vigilance
21:21So
21:23This is solshar goalkeeper starts to come and
21:28Besson is now stranded solshar
21:34Six
21:37Anything york
21:40And cole can do ole gunnar solshar says
21:44I can emulate that they've each scored twice past dave bessett
21:50So
21:57Well, they got six at leicester recently manchester united and here in the east midlands six more at the expense of nottingham forest
22:09They are in stoppage time of which there will be three minutes
22:20So
22:37I've been very happy viewing for manchester united fans this week
22:42It's not over yet
22:44because
22:45ole gunnar solshar
22:47Has come on as a substitute at the city ground and scored three times in his own statement to
22:55alex ferguson
23:00And it is nottingham forest one manchester united seven
23:04So
23:11Skulls very much the architect here just reversing it into a player who was totally unmarked, but it still had to be tucked away
23:29Absolute drubbing for nottingham forest
23:35A proud man and he's just got to take this on the chin and get it out of the way and hope
23:39that the damage to the
23:42Morale of the team he's been busy raising that of course the win at everton counted a great deal in that respect
23:49but they're
23:51Knocked back flat again here
24:04So
24:07Beckham
24:12Cole but he's on the move manchester united might not have finished yet
24:19Skulls
24:21They haven't finished yet
24:25He scored four
24:29It's an extraordinary feat for solshar
24:34So
24:42Skulls was coming in it was a bit of a miss kick, but not from solshar
24:49He's been irresistible in front of goal
24:54And nottingham forest have been well and truly put to the sword ron atkinson
25:01And leaves the scene of what turned out to be a debacle in the end
25:07There was a fast start
25:08But there's been an unforgettable finish
25:11from solshar
25:13Finishing is his game
25:15Forest's biggest home defeat and relegation inevitably followed for united a season of domination as they won the premier league