CHELSEA  V  NOTTINGHAM FOREST

7.45

KICK OFF

DATE

Wednesday 19th January 2000

Stamford Bridge

AT

FA Cup 4th Round

FIXTURE

ATTENDENCE

SCORE

MAN OF THE MATCH

30,125

2-0

Jon Harley

SCORERS

Leboeuf 57, Wise 86

CHELSEA

NOTTS FOREST

REFEREE

David Ellery

REFS PERFORMANCE

5/10

ASSISTENT REFEREES

K.Pike
P.Sharp

TEAMS

CHELSEA

Ed De Goey, Bernard Lambourde, John Terry, Frank Leboeuf, Jon Harley, Dan Petrescu, Didier Deschamps, Gustavo Poyet, Dennis Wise, Tore Andre Flo, Gianfranco Zola

SUBSTITUTES

Jody Morris 68 (Deschamps) Percassi 90 (Petrescu) Cudicini, Sutton, Ambrosetti

BOOKED

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Beasant, Louis-Jean, Scimeca, Hjelde, Brennan, Rogers, Bart-Williams, Freedman, Prutton, Gray, John

Harewood 63 (Gray) Crossley, Bonalair, Dawson, Williams

SUBSTITUTES

BOOKED

Louis-Jean

MATCH REPORT

With a make shift side Vialli knew only a victory would be good enough.

To be honest Forest came to Stamford Bridge to defend in numbers and put plenty of players behind the ball and yet again that game seem to frustrate Chelsea they appeared to be wanting upfront for the best part of the game.

What Chances came Chelsea's way were wasted especially from Zola who although his work rate is second to none, he really needs to find the net soon, just to lift his own confidence.

Both goals came in the second half when follwing increased pressure by Chelsea were awarded a freekick and the resulting driven cross found Frank Leboeuf who's glancing header crept into the corner of the  Forest on the 57 th Minute.

Chelsea kept the pressure on and Forest continued to defend well and more chances were waisted by Chelsea.

Morris was brought on for the dissapointing Deschamps again and follwing some wonderfull trickery his cross was met by Dennis Wise and comfortably headed home and put us into the 5th Round of the competition.

Not the most spectacular games but the result is all that matters.

It will be David Platt's turn to buy the food in the resturant tonight with Vialli who im sure will have something to say about his mates negative tactics.

With Arsenal losing to Leicester on penalties, the scene is set on Sunday week's 5th Round tie to finally kill off the Leicester jinx.


Viva Vialli