English League Championship

FT Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Fulham LLWDL 3
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Nottingham Forest WWWWD 5
1st2ndT
FUL123
NFO235
The City Ground · 22,572 att.

Match Report

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Britt Assombalonga hits hat-trick as Forest move back to top

Britt Assombalonga hit a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest fought back in an incredible see-saw encounter at the City Ground to return to the top of the Championship table with a 5-3 win over Fulham.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
6
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
3
46
Possession
54
14
SHOTS
14
7
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
10
Crosses
19
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
28
Clearances
34

Head to Head

FUL leads series 1-0

Lineups

NFO

  1. 1Karl DarlowG
  2. 17Jack HuntD
  3. 4Michael MancienneD
  4. 13Daniel FoxD
  5. 2Eric LichajD
  6. 32Robert TescheM
  7. 38Ben OsbornM
  8. 27Chris BurkeM
  9. 10Henri LansburyM
  10. 18Michail AntonioM
  11. 9Britt AssombalongaF

Substitutes

  1. 29Dorus de VriesG
  2. 6Kelvin WilsonD
  3. 16Jamaal LascellesD
  4. 14Lars VeldwijkM
  5. 24David VaughanM
  6. 30Stephen McLaughlinM
  7. 21Jamie PatersonF

FUL

  1. 1Gabor KiralyG
  2. 6Nikolay BodurovD
  3. 4Shaun HutchinsonD
  4. 33Daniel BurnD
  5. 5Fernando AmorebietaD
  6. 2Tim HooglandM
  7. 26Mark FotheringhamM
  8. 8Scott ParkerM
  9. 3Konstantinos StafylidisM
  10. 20Hugo RodallegaF
  11. 44Ross McCormackF

Substitutes

  1. 40Marcus BettinelliG
  2. 32Sean KavanaghD
  3. 7Thomas EisfeldM
  4. 14Patrick RobertsM
  5. 27George C. WilliamsM
  6. 28Emerson HyndmanM
  7. 30Chris DavidM

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal!! Britt Assombalonga hits a header to the lower left corner from the centre 6 yard and scores!! Nottingham Forest now leads 1 - 0
  2. 20' Shaun Hutchinson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 20' Daniel Burn is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
  4. 21' Britt Assombalonga hits the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and scores!!
  5. 31' Goal!! Ross McCormack hits a right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre and scores!! Fulham now trails 1 - 2
  6. 46' Fulham makes a sub: Chris David enters for Shaun Hutchinson. Reason: Tactical
  7. 50' Mark Fotheringham is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  8. 51' Goal!! Hugo Rodallega hits a right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! The game is now tied at 2
  9. 56' Nottingham Forest makes a sub: Kelvin Wilson enters for Eric Lichaj. Reason: Tactical
  10. 58' Fernando Amorebieta is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  11. 65' Goal!! Ross McCormack hits a right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! Fulham now leads 3 - 2
  12. 69' Nikolay Bodurov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  13. 69' Nottingham Forest makes a sub: Jamie Paterson enters for Ben Osborne. Reason: Tactical
  14. 73' Scott Parker is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  15. 77' Goal!! Michail Antonio hits a right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! The game is now tied at 3
  16. 79' Goal!! Britt Assombalonga hits a right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre 6 yard and scores!! Nottingham Forest now leads 4 - 3
  17. 81' Fulham makes a sub: Patrick Roberts enters for Mark Fotheringham. Reason: Tactical
  18. 89' Goal!! Jamie Paterson hits a left footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! Nottingham Forest now leads 5 - 3
  19. 90' Nottingham Forest makes a sub: Jamaal Lascelles enters for Robert Tesche. Reason: Tactical
  20. 90' End of the game
  21. 90'+2' Jamie Paterson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  22. 90'+5' Jamaal Lascelles is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

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