Forest holds soccer lead

Press, 4 January 1978, Page 3

Forest holds soccer lead

NZPA-R«uter London Trevor Boss scored a penalty for Everton four minutes from the end against Nottingham Forest yesterday and so prevented Forest taking an even bigger lead at the top of the English First Division. Liverpool and Arsenal, the third and fourth-placed dubs, both won — but newly-promoted Forest has emerged from the rush of four matches in eight days with six points and its position at the top is enhanced. However, the match between the two top teams in Nottingham was a disappointment and it was appropriate that both goals should come from penalties — the game was punctuated by free kicks. Liverpool was left behind its neighbour, Everton, only on goal difference thanks to Liverpool’s 2-0 home win over Middlesbrough.

Arsenal struggled to beat Ipswich 1-0, thanks to a goal by David Price eight minutes before half-time. The first division’s surprise of the day came from relegationhaunted Newcastle United which won, 2-0, at Leeds, having gone through its three previous matches without scoring. Results:— ENGLISH LEAGUE Division one.—Arsenal 1, Ipswich Town 0; Aston Villa 1, Queens Park Rangers 1; Chelsea 2, West Browich Albion 2; Derby County 4, Coventry City 2; Leeds United 0, Newcastle United 2; Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1; Liverpool 2, Middlesbrough 0; Manchester United 1, Birmingham City 2; Norwich Citv 2, West Ham United 2; Nottingham Forest 1, Everton 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bristol City 0. Division two. —Blackburn Rovers 1, Notts County 0; Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Southampton 1; Charlton Athletic 0, Fulham

1; Crystal Palace 1, Millwall 0; I Oldham Athletic 2, Blackpool 1; < Sheffield United 2, Tottenham 1 Hospur 2; Sunderland 2, Hull City < 0; Bolton Wanderers 1, Burnley ’ 2; Bristol Rovers 3, Cardiff City ’ 2; Orient 0, Luton Town 0; Stoke 1 City 1, Mansfield Town 1. Division three.—Carlisle United 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0; Chest- , erfield 3, Oxford United 0; Colchester United 1, Walsall 1; Exeter City 1, Chester 1; Lincoln , City 2, Plymouth Argyle 2; Ports- ' mouth 3, Bradford City 1; Swindon Town 1, Tranmere Rovers 0; ‘ Wrexham 3, Gillingham 3; Cam- , bridge United 1, Peterborough United 0; Hereford United 1, j Shrewsbury Town 1; Preston ! North End 2, Port Vale 0; Roth- : erham United 0, Bury 3. Division four.—Bournemouth 2, ! Barnsley 2; Brentford 1, Hud- ] dersfield Town 1; Darlington 2, 1 Reading 0; Newport County 5, 1 Northampton Town 3; Rochdale . 0, Crewe Alexandra 2; Scun- i thorpe United 3, Stockport 1

County 0; Southend United 1, Grimsby Town 1; Watford 1, Hartlepool United 0; Aldershot 0, Southport 0; Halifax Town 2, York City 0; Swansea City 3, Wimbledon 0; Torquay United 2, Doncaster Rovers 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Premier division.—Aberdeen 1, Dundee United 0; Celtic 0, Motherwell 1; Hibernian 2, Clydebank 0; Partick Thistle 1, Rangers 2; St Mirren 2, Ayr United 3. Division one.—Alloa 0, Stirling Albion 0; Dumbarton 1, Morton 4; Dundee 3. St Johnstone 4; East Fife 1, Hearts 2; Hamilton Academicals U, Airdrieonlans 0; Kilmarnock 2, Queen of the South 0; Montrose 1, Arbroath 0. Division two.—Albion Rovers 4, Stranraer 0; Berwick Rangers 3, Meadowbank Thistle 0; Cowdenbeath 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1; East Stirling 0, Falkirk 2: Forfar Athletic 4, Brechin City 1; Queen’s Park 0, Clyde 1; Stenhousemulr 1, Raith Rovers 2.