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Nottingham Forest 20th, English Premiership |
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| League Record 1997-1998 [for the same period] |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| Home Record | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 32 | 2.26 | 0.86 | | 2.43 | 56 | 1 |
| Away Record | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 1.30 | 0.95 | | 1.65 | 38 | 2 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 42 | 40 | 1.78 | 0.91 | | 2.04 | 94 | 1 |
| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 17-Aug-98 | A | Arsenal | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 38,064 |
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| 2 | 22-Aug-98 | H | Coventry City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 22,546 |
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| 3 | 29-Aug-98 | A | Southampton | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 14,942 |
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| 4 | 08-Sep-98 | H | Everton | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 25,610 |
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| 5 | 12-Sep-98 | A | Chelsea | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 34,809 |
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| 6 | 19-Sep-98 | H | West Ham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 26,463 |
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| 7 | 26-Sep-98 | A | Newcastle United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 36,760 |
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| 8 | 03-Oct-98 | H | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 22,661 |
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| 9 | 17-Oct-98 | H | Leeds United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 23,911 |
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| 10 | 24-Oct-98 | A | Liverpool | L | 1-5 | (1-3) | 44,595 |
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| 11 | 01-Nov-98 | A | Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 34,223 |
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| 12 | 07-Nov-98 | H | Wimbledon | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 21,362 |
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| 13 | 16-Nov-98 | H | Derby County | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 24,014 |
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| 14 | 21-Nov-98 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 35,832 |
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| 15 | 28-Nov-98 | H | Aston Villa | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 25,753 |
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| 16 | 07-Dec-98 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 2-3 | (0-1) | 19,321 |
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| 17 | 12-Dec-98 | A | Leicester City | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 20,891 |
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| 18 | 19-Dec-98 | H | Blackburn Rovers | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | 22,013 |
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| 19 | 26-Dec-98 | A | Manchester United | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 55,216 |
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| 20 | 28-Dec-98 | H | Southampton | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 23,456 |
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| 21 | 09-Jan-99 | A | Coventry City | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 17,172 |
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| 22 | 16-Jan-99 | H | Arsenal | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 26,021 |
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| 23 | 30-Jan-99 | A | Everton | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 34,175 |
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| 24 | 06-Feb-99 | H | Manchester United | L | 1-8 | (1-2) | 30,025 |
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| 25 | 13-Feb-99 | A | West Ham United | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 25,458 |
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| 26 | 20-Feb-99 | H | Chelsea | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 26,351 |
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| 27 | 27-Feb-99 | A | Charlton Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 20,007 |
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| 28 | 10-Mar-99 | H | Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 22,852 |
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| 29 | 13-Mar-99 | A | Wimbledon | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 12,149 |
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| 30 | 20-Mar-99 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 21,468 |
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| 31 | 03-Apr-99 | A | Leeds United | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 39,645 |
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| 32 | 05-Apr-99 | H | Liverpool | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 28,374 |
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| 33 | 10-Apr-99 | A | Derby County | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 32,217 |
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| 34 | 17-Apr-99 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 25,181 |
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| 35 | 24-Apr-99 | A | Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 34,492 |
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| 36 | 01-May-99 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 20,480 |
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| 37 | 08-May-99 | A | Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 24,565 |
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| 38 | 16-May-99 | H | Leicester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 25,353 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-99 | H | Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 10,092 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 2 L1 | 15-Sep-98 | A | Leyton Orient | W | 5-1 | (4-0) | 5,000 |
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| 2 L2 | 22-Sep-98 | H | Leyton Orient | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,382 |
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| 3 | 27-Oct-98 | H | Cambridge United | D | 3-3 | (2-0) | 9,192 |
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| 4 | 11-Nov-98 | A | Manchester United | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 37,237 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.33 | 1.00 | | 2.00 | 6 | 3 |
| September | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0.25 | 1.50 | | 0.25 | 1 | 18 |
| October | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0.66 | 2.33 | | 0.33 | 1 | 20 |
| November | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.00 | 1.60 | | 0.60 | 3 | 17 |
| December | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 1.20 | 2.40 | | 0.40 | 2 | 19 |
| January | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0.33 | 1.66 | | 1.00 | 3 | 15 |
| February | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0.75 | 3.25 | | 0.25 | 1 | 19 |
| March | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.66 | 1.66 | | 1.00 | 3 | 13 |
| April | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0.60 | 1.80 | | 0.20 | 1 | 20 |
| May | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1.66 | 0.33 | | 3.00 | 9 | 4 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1997-1998 | Team | 1997-1998 | Away | Pts |
| L 1-8 | - | Manchester United | - | L 0-3 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | - | Arsenal | - | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 1-3 | - | Chelsea | - | L 1-2 | 0 |
| D 1-1 | - | Leeds United | - | L 1-3 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | - | West Ham United | - | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | - | Aston Villa | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | - | Liverpool | - | L 1-5 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | - | Derby County | - | L 0-1 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | [4-0] | Middlesbrough | [0-0] | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | - | Leicester City | - | L 1-3 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | - | Tottenham Hotspur | - | L 0-2 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | - | Sheffield Wednesday | - | L 2-3 | 3 |
| L 1-2 | - | Newcastle United | - | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | - | Everton | - | W 1-0 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | - | Coventry City | - | L 0-4 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | - | Wimbledon | - | W 3-1 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | - | Southampton | - | W 2-1 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | [5-2] | Charlton Athletic | [2-4] | D 0-0 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | - | Blackburn Rovers | - | W 2-1 | 4 |
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| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Freedman | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| van Hooijdonk | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Stone | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Rogers | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Bart-Williams | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Harewood | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Chettle | | 2 | |  |  |
| Darcheville | | 2 | |  |  |
| Armstrong | | 1 | |  |
| Bonalair | | 1 | |  |
| Hjelde | | 1 | |  |
| Johnson | | 1 | |  |
| Porfirio | | 1 | |  |
| Shipperley | | 1 | |  |
| Thomas | | 1 | |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | | 1 |
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| 3 | | | | 1 |
| 4 |
| 5 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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