WEST HAM UNITED
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A Pictorial History
1997-98 FA Carling Premiership
The first signing of the season was made when Israeli international midfielder Eyal Berkovic was purchased for a fee of £1.75 million. The first two games were won as the Hammers beat Barnsley 2–1 away and old rivals Tottenham 1–0 at home. In September there were mixed results; Newcastle won 1–0 at Upton Park followed by a poor 4–0 reverse at Arsenal. Both Hartson and Berkovic were on target in the 2–1 home victory against Liverpool and in the League Cup a hat-trick from Hartson saw Huddersfield Town beaten 3–0.
There was a flurry of transfer activity as Danny Williams went to Everton in a swap for defender David Unsworth, Danish defender Marc Rieper went to Celtic, while midfielder Michael Hughes joined Wimbledon. In their place West Ham signed defender Ian Pearce and winger Andy Impey.
In top form was John Hartson as he scored twice in the 3–0 League Cup win against Aston Villa. The away form was causing concern, with defeats at Leicester City, Chelsea and Leeds United. Young Frank Lampard scored a hat-trick as Walsall were knocked out of the League Cup 4–1 at Upton Park.
Striker Kitson was missing with a groin injury, which prompted the purchase of French forward Samassi Abou. Kitson returned from injury in December and scored the winning goals in victories over Sheffield Wednesday, Coventry City and Wimbledon. The Yorkshire non-league side Emley were the visitors in the FA Cup and were narrowly beaten 2–1. Days later the Hammers went out of the League Cup after losing 2–1 at home to Arsenal. At home to Barnsley Abou scored twice as the Yorkshire side were crushed 6–0.
Then the Irish pair Rowland and Dowie joined Queens Park Rangers in a swap deal for winger Trevor Sinclair, who scored twice on his Hammers debut against Everton. An in-form West Ham side then won 2–1 at Manchester City in the FA Cup and in the next round Blackburn Rovers were knocked out following a tense penalty shoot-out at Ewood Park. In March there were fine home wins against Chelsea and Leeds but the FA Cup game at home to Arsenal saw the Hammers this time lose on penalties.
A UEFA Cup place was looking likely until a 4–2 home defeat by Southampton was followed by a 5–0 thrashing at Liverpool. The final home game saw an exciting clash with Leicester City, with the Hammers winning 4–3. Former Hammer Tony Cottee was given a rousing welcome and repaid the ovation by scoring twice. An eighth-place finish was the Hammers highest finish in the Premier League.
Note:
Players in BOLD made their debuts for West Ham United
BARNSLEY
Oakwell
2 - 1 (Hartson, Lampard)
9 August 1997
Att: 18,667
Miklosko
Breacker (Lazaridis)
Potts
Rieper
Kitson (DAVID TERRIER)
Hartson
Lomas
Ferdinand
Moncur
Hughes
EYAL BERKOVIC (Lampard)
Frank Lampard gate-crashed Barnsley's opening day Premiership party as West Ham staged a late smash and grab raid. Lampard, son of the Hammers' former boss, had barely been on the field for a minute when he touched home a Michael Hughes cross 13 minutes from time.
It brought a sad end to a day which had started out so gloriously for Barnsley and the hoards of fans hoping to greet the dawn of a new era with a famous victory. After waiting 110 years for football among the game's elite, Barnsley set out their stall in sensational fashion following a rapturous welcome from the 19,000-strong crowd.
As the temperatures soared on one of the hottest days of the year, Barnsley warmed to their task and the Oakwell cauldron soon exploded when skipper Neil Redfearn grabbed the opener in the ninth minute. For the remainder of the half, Wilson's troops remained in control as the visitors were left with nothing but a series of long range shots to show for their efforts.
But within eight minutes of the restart it all went horribly wrong for Barnsley as Welsh international John Hartson, the saviour of manager Harry Redknapp's campaign last season, spared the London club's blushes again. Hartson, rose above a cluster of Barnsley defenders to head home into an empty net after keeper David Watson had needlessly raced off his line.
Watson almost handed West Ham the lead in the 58th minute when he failed to collect a simple Lazaridis cross delivered low from the left, but Hartson, seemingly caught unawares, failed to turn home the loose ball.
Within seconds Miklosko had raced out of his box to clear a long Barnsley through ball and this handed Hendrie the chance of a chip with the Czech keeper out of position, but his effort flew over the bar.
Then came the killer blow in the 77th minute after Lampard had been brought on just moments earlier for Israeli international Eyal Berkovic. Hughes delivered and Lampard flicked home with the outside of his right boot past the despairing dive of the helpless Watson to send Barnsley trudging off the field with the muted applause of the home fans to bring the curtain down on an unfortunate end to the day.
Barnsley:
Watson, Eaden, Moses, De Zeeuw, Hendrie, Redfearn, Wilkinson (Hristov), Bullock (Liddell), Shirtliff (Marcelle), Tinkler, Barnard.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Berkovic, Hartson)
13 August 1997
Att: 25,354
Miklosko
Breacker
Lazaridis
Potts
Ferdinand
Rieper
Moncur (Lampard)
Berkovic
Kitson (Hughes)
Hartson (Dowie)
Lomas
The Hart versus the Sol. Rio versus Les. East versus North. You name the battle - Hammers won it! And from the very moment that John Hartson side-footed Stan Lazaridis' cross into the roof of the net with barely three minutes on the clock, there was only ever going to be one victor.
The Welshman's task was made that bit easier by Campbell's early retirement and, shortly afterwards, he forced Walker to tip over a point-blank header after Rieper nodded on one of those huge Lomas throws. Then, midway through the half, that well-rehearsed play saw the Tottenham goalie deny Kitson with a carbon copy save.
With Spurs held in a vice-like grip, the inventive and incisive Berkovic -who instantly bonded with the equally impressive Moncur - licked the base of a post as Hammers looked to seal it by the break. Apart from a couple of early Iversen efforts, the Tottenham target men had done little to ruffle the immaculate Rio and Co. But as the interval neared, the Norwegian's shot was brilliantly saved by Ludo who also produced another fantastic stop when Les Ferdinand at last shrugged off his younger cousin.
Early in the second half, Lomas diverted Breacker's cross wide, before seeing Kitson nod over another one of his massive throws. In between, though, the marauding midfielder was booked alongside the bemused Iversen after a mass shoving match saw the handbags flying following a skirmish between Berkovic and Carr.
By now, Hartson was struggling with a dodgy knee and it was left to the Hammers' impressive Israeli to land the knockout blow with 20 minutes left.
Once again, Lazaridis was the creator as he invited Berkovic to round Vega and clip an angled 10-yarder past Walker. Substitute Sinton set up Ferdinand for a simple slide-in with just minutes remaining and, although Clemence and Vega tested Ludo in the nervous nineties, Hammers held out for a deserved victory.
Tottenham Hotspur:
Walker, Edinburgh, Howells, Nielsen (Sinton), Ferdinand, Carr, Ginola, Vega, Scales, Iversen, Campbell (Clemence)
EVERTON
Goodison Park
1 - 2 (Watson [og])
23 August 1997
Att: 34,356
Miklosko
Breacker (Dowie)
Lazaridis
DAVID UNSWORTH
Ferdinand
Rieper
Moncur (Hughes)
Berkovic (Lampard)
Kitson
Hartson
Lomas
Graham Stuart gave Everton their first win of the season and sent West Ham tumbling to their first defeat. The tough little midfielder somehow managed to create space for himself in the box with just seven minutes to go but it was enough for him to spin and fire the ball past a startled Ludo Miklosko from six yards. It fired life into Everton's season, that had started so badly with the opening day defeat by newly-promoted Crystal Palace. Howard Kendall's re-constructed side have had to wait since then, through a fortnight's inactivity because of international demands, to put that awful start right. In that time Kendall has signed midfielder Danny Williamson from West Ham, and let former England defender David Unsworth go in the opposite direction. Both played well for their new clubs, and certainly early on it looked like Unsworth was going to have a happy return to Goodison Park, where he received a fine ovation from his old fans after 10 years on Merseyside.
West Ham defended with style and composure, with Rio Ferdinand outstanding at the back. But although West Ham finished the first half deserved leaders, Everton should take great heart from the strength and determination of their comeback. It was sustained and powerful, and finally wore West Ham down. They just couldn't break out of the stranglehold of Everton's bombardment. It wasn't very sophisticated, most of it was in the air and aimed at Duncan Ferguson. In the end Kendall had four giants going for every set piece. He sent on Craig Short to add to the height of Ferguson, Slaven Bilic - also playing against his old club - and Dave Watson. West Ham were always under the cosh now, but it was skipper Gary Speed who pulled them level after 66 minutes. Nicky Barmby's left wing corner swung in, and Speed ducked to guide a fizzing low header home through a packed box. West Ham had been ahead after 22 minutes. It was their just reward for a half of clever skills. It came after Bilic had been booked for a foul on Eyal Berkovic, which resulted in John Moncur also being cautioned for his part in the resulting dust-up. When the free-kick was taken, John Hartson took control and powered in a 20-yard shot that Neville Southall would have saved to his left. But Watson was standing right in front of his keeper and lunged in to divert the ball home for an own goal. West Ham had looked very dangerous on the break, and Hartson and Paul Kitson caused considerable trouble. But if Everton were being outshone by West Ham's skills, they came out after the break hell-bent on a siege. After just a minute, Barmby got behind Ferdinand to produce a great close-range save from Miklosko. The equaliser had to come, and skipper Speed obliged, and soon after Miklosko saved superbly from Barmby. It looked as if West Ham had managed to survive, and they probably deserved a point for the efforts of Steve Lomas in midfield alone. But with just seven minutes left, up popped Stuart to produce that moment of inspiration in the box, and Everton's season was up and running.
Everton:
Southall, Barrett, Phelan, Williamson (Short), Watson, Bilic, Stuart, Barmby, Ferguson, Speed, Farrelly (Oster)
COVENTRY CITY
Highfield Road
1 - 1 (Kitson)
27 August 1997
Att: 18,291
Miklosko
Breacker
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Rieper
Moncur
Berkovic
Kitson (Dowie)
Hartson
Lomas
The Premiership's great escape artists are both planning an early release from the potential shackles of relegation rather than remaining strait-jacketed until the season's closing stretch. Coventry, so long the Houdinis of the top flight due to their last-minute miracles in avoiding the trap door to the Nationwide League, claimed their fifth point of this new campaign with the season only four matches old. Last term it took the Highfield Road side double the number of games to reach the same target by the end of September, so this is a minor triumph in the eyes of the often beleaguered Sky Blue faithful. By the same token, two wins and a draw for Harry Redknapp's boys from their opening four encounters also represent a landmark achievement at this stage - they had only eight points from nine games by mid-October last year. However, while this may be cause for a small celebration in the respective parts of the Midlands and London, supporters shouldn't get too carried away. The quality of football tonight left a great deal to be desired. Application and determination were in plentiful supply, but the skill level was sadly lacking, which was evident in the fact that it took a set-piece for Coventry's opener and a slice of luck for United's equaliser.
Coventry City:
Ogrizovic, Shaw, Burrows, Williams, Breen, Huckerby (Lightbourne), Dublin, Salako, Telfer, Soltvedt (Boland), Richardson
WIMBLEDON
Upton Park
3 - 1 (Berkovic, Hartson, Rieper)
30 August 1997
Att: 24,516
Miklosko
Breacker
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Rieper
Moncur
Dowie
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
West Ham scored three times in the first 10 minutes of the second half to gain a convincing victory over London rivals Wimbledon at Upton Park and move up to third in the Premiership table. Substitute Efan Ekoku scored a consolation goal for Wimbledon 10 minutes from time but the Hammers were so much on top they were unfortunate not to have won by a much bigger margin. John Hartson, after 47 minutes, Marc Rieper (53) and Eyal Berkovic (54) scored the goals for the hosts and Wimbledon, normally full of passion and quick running, looked dejected and demoralised. West Ham had dominated most of the first half with Berkovic always prominent with his darting runs and the ball did not run kindly for the home side as Wimbledon held out without too many problems.
Wimbledon:
Sullivan, Cunningham, Kimble, Blackwell, Earle, Holdsworth (Gayle), Perry, McAllister (Clarke), Ardley, Jupp, Euell (Ekoku)
MANCHESTER UNITED
Old Trafford
1 - 2 (Hartson)
13 September 1997
Att: 55,068
Miklosko
Breacker
Hughes
Potts
Ferdinand
Unsworth
Moncur (Lampard)
Berkovic
Kitson
Hartson
Lomas
Roy Keane drove champions Manchester United back to the Premiership summit with another inspirational display at home to West Ham. The tireless Irishman cancelled out John Hartson's 13th minute goal, the first Peter Schmeichel had conceded in 693 minutes, before England youngster Paul Scholes capped his wonderful week with the 75th minute winner. The Londoners arrived full of confidence after their surprise start to the season had lifted them into third place, and they began well enough. But for most of the second half they were pinned in their own penalty area and simply ran out of strength to resist their eighth consecutive Old Trafford defeat.
Manchester United:
Schmeichel, Beckham, Neville P., Pallister, Neville G., Berg, Giggs (Poborsky), Keane, Butt, Scholes, Cole (McClair)
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN : Football League Cup (Second Round 1st leg)
McAlpine Stadium
0 - 1
16 September 1997
Att: 8,525
Miklosko
Breacker
Hughes
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Potts
Lampard
Berkovic
Kitson (Dowie)
Hartson
Lomas
Huddersfield striker Alex Dyer burst West Ham's Coca-Cola Cup bubble with a brilliant header to seal a 1-0 win in the first leg at the McAlpine Stadium. Dyer, rose unmarked at the far post in the 75th minute to beat the lunging Ludek Miklosko with ease. But Harry Redknapp's side only had themselves to blame for the defeat, with strikers John Hartson and Paul Kitson guilty of wasting several clear-cut chances. Kitson, replaced by Iain Dowie at half-time, spurned the Hammers best chance of the game when he was denied by keeper Steve Francis after 21 minutes. Hartson won a flick-on to release the former Newcastle striker, who powered his way past defender Jon Dyson but shot straight at Francis from 12 yards out. And Hartson himself was unlucky after 50 minutes when his stinging right-foot shot from a Michael Hughes cross hit the post and was cleared by Dyson. Midfielder Frank Lampard was also guilty of missing the target when it seemed easier to score just after the break. A throw-in from West Ham skipper Steve Lomas was flicked on by Hartson and Lampard, running in at the near post, nudged the ball wide from three yards out. As the game wore on, both sets of fans became increasingly frustrated at their teams' failure to break the deadlock. Huddersfield substitute Simon Baldry, who has come up through the reserves, came closest to scoring for the home side when his goal-bound effort from a Paul Dalton cross was cleared by the impressive Rio Ferdinand on 55 minutes. Then, as West Ham poured forward in search of an elusive goal, Hudderfield counter-attacked and Dyer hammered the nail into the visitor's coffin to boost his side's confidence for the second leg.
Huddersfield Town:
Francis, Jenkins, Martin (Baldry), Dyson, Gray, Edmondson, Dalton (Hurst), Makel, Stewart, Dyer, Burnett
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Upton Park
0 - 1
20 September 1997
Att: 25,884
Miklosko
Breacker (Hughes)
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
IAN PEARCE
Lampard
Dowie
Hartson
Berkovic (Potts)
Lomas
John Barnes silenced the Upton Park boo-boys with a wonder-winner that stole a victory for Kenny Dalglish's Magpies. The veteran midfielder's every touch had been jeered as the Hammers fans made him pay for snubbing them to go to Tyneside last month after being freed by Liverpool. But just before the end of a first half that had effectively been a private battle between John Hartson and Shay Given, Barnes picked the perfect moment to score his first goal in black and white. David Batty saw Champions' League hat-trick hero Faustino Asprilla in space in the middle, and played a great ball for the Colombian to advance into the box. Pressured by three defenders, Asprilla fell to the ground, but showed superb presence of mind to regain his feet and lay back to Barnes. The home back line had been drawn, magnet-like, to the South American, and Barnes, with next to no backlift, produced a 20-yarder with the outside of that famous left foot which flew past Ludek Miklosko into the top corner. And for all the non-stop efforts of Harry Redknapp's men, that was to prove the match-winner as the East Enders found the script had given all the best lines to the opposition. Try as they might, they could not find a way past the magnificent Given, who left Hartson, Eyal Berkovic, Stan Lazaridis and Iain Dowie, as well as the bulk of the crowd, all shaking their heads.
ARSENAL
Highbury
0 - 4
24 September 1997
Att: 38,012
Miklosko
Breacker
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand (Potts)
Pearce
Lampard
Dowie
Hartson
Bishop
Lomas
Dennis Bergkamp can't fly but as he led Arsenal to the top of the league in a four-goal romp that humiliated West Ham, the Dutch striker showed once again that he is the nearest thing to Superman in the Premiership. On a night when Arsenal celebrated Ian Wright's record-busting achievements, presenting him with a golden boot and a guard of honour, it was still Bergkamp - the man who dare not set foot on an aeroplane - who soared over proceedings at a ground where legends have been created. His Holland team-mate Marc Overmars scored twice and Wright rattled in his 181st for the Gunners with a generously awarded penalty - all in the space of seven explosive minutes at the end of the first half. But Bergkamp was the man who started the spree with an exquisite touch and a deft finish in the 11th minute and if the fates smiled more kindly on his dazzling array of skills - the full range of them unveiled on a classic night of Arsenal's sophistication.
LIVERPOOL
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Berkovic, Hartson)
27 September 1997
Att: 25,908
Miklosko
Breacker
ANDY IMPEY
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lampard
Dowie
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
Eyal Berkovic ensured renegade East Ender Paul Ince left his first love with nothing except "Judas" jibes as the Hammers found a silver lining to their black September cloud. Israeli schemer Berkovic had helped Harry Redknapp's men take the lead utterly against the run of play in the first half when his right-footer rebounded off the post for John Hartson to slide home. Robbie Fowler crashed home a wonder volley in the 52nd minute. Fowler, who had missed two clear openings before the break, then chipped against the bar and had a penalty claim rejected by referee Dermot Gallagher. But in the 65th minute former Everton man David Unsworth, judged not guilty by Gallagher, pumped forward in search of big Hartson. The Welshman's header came off Ince's toe to run across the edge of the Liverpool box and up stepped Berkovic to smash past David James and into the bottom corner.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN : Football League Cup (Second Round 2nd leg)
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Hartson 3)
29 September 1997
Att: 16,137
Miklosko
Breacker
Impey (Potts)
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lampard
Dowie
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
John Hartson claimed the first hat-trick of his West Ham career to ease the Hammers through to a Coca-Cola Cup third-round meeting with Aston Villa. But the big, bad Welshman left Upton Park knowing he could easily have had seven or eight - and that was not counting the half-chances. The former Arsenal man showed an ice-cool touch in front of goal in the 31st minute, coolly clipping home after another sublime pass from Eyal Berkovic had sliced the Huddersfield defence to pieces. Hartson then claimed his seventh of the season before the break, taking advantage of rampaging work down the flank by Andy Impey to squeeze a shot through Steve Francis and into the net. Before and after that goal Hartson went from hero to villain with a string of misses that left the player and the crowd frustrated and amazed. But with 13 minutes left Hartson finally claimed that elusive third, dribbling his way through before finding the corner of the net from 12 yards. had done all they needed.
SOUTHAMPTON
The Dell
0 - 3
4 October 1997
Att: 15,212
Miklosko
Breacker
Impey
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Bishop
Dowie (IAN MOORE)
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
Egil Ostenstad sparked West Ham fury with the goal that launched bottom club Southampton's romp at the Dell just two minutes after the Norwegian came into the action. Ian Pearce was booked in the protests to referee Mike Riley after the home substitute bundled Kevin Davies' header out of Ludek Miklosko's hands and over the line for his first goal of the season in the 54th minute. But little more than 10 minutes later Hammers were dead and buried thanks to fine goals by Davies and Jason Dodd, giving the hard-pressed Saints only their second win of the season.
ASTON VILLA : Football League Cup (Third Round)
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Hartson 2, Lampard)
15 October 1997
Att: 20,360
CRAIG FORREST
Breacker (Rowland)
Impey
Potts
Ferdinand
Unsworth
Lampard
Dowie (Bishop)
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
Big John Hartson continued his love affair with this season's Coca-Cola Cup to lead the Hammers into the last 16. The Welsh dragon had scored his first senior hat-trick against Huddersfield in the last round. And he took full toll of Villa's defensive weakness to claim another double to take his season's tally to 10. The first came after just eight minutes, and was the perfect finish to a superb move inspired by Eyal Berkovic. Berkovic's slide-rule pass down the right sent Tim Breacker galloping away past Alan Wright, and when he delivered, Hartson rose above Riccardo Scimeca to glance in off the far post. Frank Lampard then steered in the second as the Hammers took a control of the game after just 16 minutes. And any thoughts of a Villa comeback were demolished when Hartson did it again 10 minutes from time. Substitute Ian Bishop crossed from the left and Hartson chested the ball down and darted between Simon Grayson and Wright before poking past Mark Bosnich into the bottom corner. That was more than enough against a shot-shy Villa side who had plenty of possession but never really looked like scoring. And while the scoreline was tough - there was not really three goals' worth of difference between the sides - Harry Redknapp's men had what they lacked...the killer touch that could take them to Wembley for the first time since 1981.
BOLTON WANDERERS
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Hartson 2, Berkovic)
18 October 1997
Att: 24,864
Forrest
Potts
Rowland
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Lomas
Moncur
Dowie
Hartson
Berkovic
Lampard
West Ham collected three valued points through two second half goals from John Hartson and one from Eyal Berkovic. But the game will mainly be remembered for its bad tempered exchanges. Four West Ham players - David Unsworth, Rio Ferdinand, Iain Dowie and Frank Lampard - were booked and Bolton substitute Michael Johansen, Dean Holdsworth and Scott Sellars were also cautioned. To cap the lot, Jerry Taggart was sent off for a senseless foul on West Ham goalkeeper Craig Forrest in the 69th minute. It was unusually violent for a match at Upton Park though there was little doubt that West Ham deserved their victory. Yet it took the London club 66 minutes before they opened the scoring through Berkovic after which Bolton lost most of their poise and their determination. The first goal came when Lampard crossed from the right, Hartson headed the ball down, Dowie shielded it and the ball ran to Berkovic who scored from close range. Three minutes later Taggart hammered keeper Forrest into a post and was given a red card. From this point, Bolton's defence, which had looked most secure, began to lose much of its edge and began to allow gaps to appear. Hartson made it 2-0 after 75 minutes with a superb volley after Berkovic, a constant menace, had crossed from the right. Then, in injury time, Hartson gained a fortunate third goal when he sent in a hard shot but straight at Keith Brannigan only to see the ball hit the keeper on the shoulder and be deflected into the net.
LEICESTER CITY
Filbert Street
1 - 2 (Berkovic)
27 October 1997
Att: 20,201
Forrest
Potts
Rowland
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Lomas
Moncur
Dowie
Hartson
Berkovic
Lampard
REPORT:
CRYSTAL PALACE
Upton Park
2 - 2 (Hartson, Lampard)
3 November 1997
Att: 23,728
Forrest
Potts (Impey)
Unsworth
Pearce
Ferdinand
Berkovic
Lomas
Lampard
Moncur
Hartson
Dowie (Abou)
Match Abandoned :
Floodlight Failure
REPORT:
CHELSEA
UStamford Bridge
1 - 2 (Hartson [pen])
9 November 1997
Att: 33,256
Forrest
Impey
Rowland
Unsworth (Potts)
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur (SAMASSI ABOU)
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
REPORT:
WALSALL: Football League Cup (Fourth Round)
Upton Park
4 - 1 (Lampard 3, Hartson)
19 November 1997
Att: 17.463
Forrest
Breacker
Lomas
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic
Abou
REPORT:
LEEDS UNITED
Elland Road
1 - 3 (Lampard)
23 November 1997
Att: 29,447
Miklosko
Breacker
Impey
Unsworth
Potts
Pearce
Lampard
Abou (Dowie)
Hartson
Berkovic (Moncur)
Lomas
REPORT:
ASTON VILLA
Upton Park
2 - 1 ((Hartson 2)
29 November 1997
Att: 24,976
Miklosko
Breacker
Rowland
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Potts
Abou (PAULO ALVES)
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
REPORT:
CRYSTAL PALACE
Upton Park
4 - 1 (Berkovic, Hartson, Lomas, Unsworth)
3 December 1997
Att: 23,335
Forrest
Breacker
Lazaridis (Rowland)
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Abou
Hartson (Alves)
Berkovic
Lomas
REPORT:
DERBY COUNTY
Pride Park
0 - 2
6 December 1997
Att: 29,300
Miklosko
Breacker (Abou)
Lazaridis (Alves)
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
REPORT:
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Kitson)
13 December 1997
Att: 24,344
Forrest
Impey (Breacker)
Rowland
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lampard
Berkovic
Kitson (Abou)
Hartson
Lomas
REPORT:
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Ewood Park
0 - 3
20 December 1997
Att: 21,653
Forrest
Impey
Rowland
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lampard
Berkovic
Kitson (Abou)
Hartson
Lomas
REPORT:
COVENTRY CITY
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Kitson)
26 December 1997
Att: 22,477
Forrest
Impey
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lampard
Berkovic (Potts)
Kitson
Hartson
Lomas
REPORT:
WIMBLEDON
Selhurst Park
2 - 1 (Kitson, Kimble [og])
28 December 1997
Att: 22,087
Forrest
Breacker
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Impey
Lampard
Kitson
Hartson
Lomas
REPORT:
EMILEY : FA Cup (Third Round)
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Hartson, Lampard)
3 January 1998
Att: 18,629
Forrest
Breacker (Abou)
Lazaridis
Potts
Pearce
Unsworth
Lampard
Berkovic
Kitson
Hartson
Ferdinand
REPORT:
ARSENAL : Football League Cup (Fifth Round)
Upton Park
1 - 2 (Abou)
6 January 1998
Att: 24,770
Forrest
Potts
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce (Rowland)
Impey (Abou)
Berkovic
Kitson
Hartson
Lampard
REPORT:
BARNSLEY
Upton Park
6 - 0 (Abou 2, Hartson, Lampard, Lazaridis, Moncur)
10 January 1998
Att: 23,714
Forrest
Potts
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Impey (Moncur)
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic (Alves)
Abou
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
White Hart Lane
0 - 1
17 January 1998
Att: 30,284
Forrest
Potts
Lazaridis (Dowie)
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic (Hodges)
Abou
REPORT:
MANCHESTER CITY : FA Cup (Fourth Round)
Maine Road
2 - 1 (Berkovic, Lomas)
25 January 1998
Att: 26,495
Forrest
Potts
Lazaridis
Unsworth (Breacker)
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lampard
Abou (Dowie)
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
REPORT:
EVERTON
Upton Park
2 - 2 (Sinclair 2)
31 January 1998
Att: 25,905
Forrest
Breacker
Lazaridis
Potts
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lomas
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic
TREVOR SINCLAIR (Hodges)
REPORT:
NEWCASTLE UNITED
St James' Park
1 - 0 (Lazaridis)
7 February 1998
Att: 36,736
Forrest
Breacker (Lazaridis)
Pearce
Ferdinand
Moncur
Sinclair
Lomas
Impey (Potts)
Lazaridis
Hartson
Kitson (Berkovic)
REPORT:
BLACKBURN ROVERS : FA Cup (Fifth Round)
Upton Park
2 - 2 (Berkovic, Kitson)
14 February 1998
Att: 25,729
Forrest
Breacker (Potts)
Lazaridis
Lomas
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lampard
Berkovic
Kitson (Hodges)
Hartson
Impey
REPORT:
BOLTON WANDERERS
Reebok Stadium
1 - 1 (Sinclair)
21 February 1998
Att: 25,000
Forrest
Impey
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic
Sinclair
REPORT:
BLACKBURN ROVERS : FA Cup (Fifth Round Replay)
Ewood Park
1 - 1 (Hartson) aet: 5-4 pens
25 February 1998
Att: 21,972
Forrest
Impey
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic (Abou)
Lomas
REPORT:
ARSENAL
Upton Park
0 - 0
2 March 1998
Att: 25,717
BERNARD LAMA
Breacker (Potts)
Lazaridis
Lomas
Pearce
Unsworth
Impey
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic
Sinclair
REPORT:
ARSENAL : FA Cup (Sixth Round)
Highbury
1 - 1 (Pearce)
8 March 1998
Att: 38,077
Lama
Impey
Lazaridis
Potts
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Lampard
Abou
Berkovic (Hodges)
Lomas
REPORT:
MANCHESTER UNITED
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Sinclair)
11 March 1998
Att: 25,892
Lama
Impey
Lazaridis
Potts
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lomas
Lampard
Abou
Berkovic
Sinclair
REPORT:
CHELSEA
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Sinclair, Unsworth)
14 March 1998
Att: 25,829
Lama
Impey (Potts)
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Bishop
Lampard
Abou
Berkovic
Sinclair
REPORT:
ARSENAL : FA Cup (Sixth Round Replay)
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Hartson) aet: 3-4 pens
17 March 1998
Att: 25,859
Lama
Potts (Hodges)
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce (Moncur)
Lampard
Abou
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
REPORT:
LEEDS UNITED
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Abou, Hartson, Pearce)
30 March 1998
Att: 24,107
Lama
Potts
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Berkovic (SCOTT MEAN)
Abou (Omoyinmi)
Hartson
Sinclair
REPORT:
ASTON VILLA
Villa Park
0 - 2
4 April 1998
Att: 39,372
Lama
Potts (Abou)
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Moncur
Lampard
Hartson
Lomas
Sinclair
REPORT:
DERBY COUNTY
Upton Park
0 - 0
11 April 1998
Att: 25,155
Lama
Impey (Abou)
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce (Potts)
Lomas
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic (Moncur)
Sinclair
REPORT:
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Hillsborough
1 - 1 (Berkovic)
13 April 1998
Att: 28,036
Lama
Impey
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lampard
Abou (Omoyinmi)
Hartson
Berkovic
Lomas
REPORT:
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Hartson 2)
18 April 1998
Att: 24,733
Lama
Impey
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lomas
Lampard
Hartson
Berkovic (Potts)
Sinclair
REPORT:
SOUTHAMPTON
Upton Park
2 - 4 (Lomas, Sinclair)
25 April 1998
Att: 25,878
Lama
Impey
Lazaridis
Potts (Kitson)
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lomas
Lampard
Abou
Berkovic
Sinclair
REPORT:
LIVERPOOL
Anfield
0 - 5
2 May 1998
Att: 44,414
Lama
Pearce
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Lomas
Moncur (Omoyinmi)
Lampard
Kitson (Mean)
Berkovic (Abou)
Sinclair
REPORT:
CRYSTAL PALACE
Selhurst Park
3 - 3 (Omoyinmi 2, Curcic [og])
5 May 1998
Att: 19,129
Lama
Impey
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Pearce
Lomas
Lampard
Abou (Omoyinmi)
Kitson
Berkovic
Sinclair
REPORT:
LEICESTER CITY
Upton Park
4 - 3 (Abou 2, Lampard, Sinclair)
10 May 1998
Att: 25,781
Lama
Omoyinmi
Lazaridis
Unsworth
Ferdinand
Pearce
Lomas
Lampard
Abou
Berkovic (Mean)
Sinclair
REPORT: