1998-08-25
| Cup and International Matches |
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| League Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | Torquay United | D 3 | Selhurst Park | 6,872 | aet agg 3-2 |
| Lombardo, Hreidarsson | Lineups | Thomas | ||||||
| D 3 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | Victoria Park | 3,185 | agg 0-4 |
| Lineups | Blake 3 | |||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 4 | 1 | Watford | Stadium of Light | 36,587 | |
| Johnston, Summerbee, Dichio, Melville | Lineups | Smart | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 1998-08-29 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 2 | -1 | Norwich City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1998-08-29 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | L | W | W | W | # | 1998-08-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | -2 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Barnsley | H |
| 5 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1998-08-28 | Watford | A |
| 6 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Norwich City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Sheffield United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Stockport County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 11 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Oxford United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1998-08-28 | Bradford City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Portsmouth | H |
| 15 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Sunderland | H |
| 16 | 0 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Birmingham City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1998-08-28 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Bury | H |
| 21 | 0 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Port Vale | H |
| 22 | 0 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Bristol City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1998-08-29 | Swindon Town | A |
