English League Championship

FT Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Rotherham United LWLWL 0
–
Nottingham Forest WWLWD 2
1st2ndT
ROT000
NFO202
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Match Report

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Nottingham Forest see off Rotherham thanks to late first-half goals

Nottingham Forest see off Rotherham thanks to late first-half goals

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
1
53
Possession
47
16
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
34
Crosses
7
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
11
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
9
Clearances
40

Head to Head

NFO leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

NFO

  1. 1Karl DarlowG
  2. 4Michael MancienneD
  3. 16Jamaal LascellesD
  4. 6Kelvin WilsonD
  5. 2Eric LichajD
  6. 22Gary GardnerM
  7. 27Chris BurkeM
  8. 10Henri LansburyM
  9. 38Ben OsbornM
  10. 18Michail AntonioM
  11. 23Dexter BlackstockF

ROT

  1. 21Adam CollinG
  2. 30Jack HuntD
  3. 31Farend RawsonD
  4. 5Kirk BroadfootD
  5. 3Dan LaffertyD
  6. 33Richard SmallwoodM
  7. 4Kári ÁrnasonM
  8. 23Conor SammonM
  9. 8Lee FrecklingtonM
  10. 18Ben PringleM
  11. 27Matt DerbyshireF

Timeline

  1. 30' Richard Smallwood is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  2. 37' Gary Gardner is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 38' Kari Arnason is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 43' Goal!! Dexter Blackstock hits a left footed shot to the upper left corner from the centre and scores!! Nottingham Forest now leads 1 - 0
  5. 45' Goal!! Michail Antonio hits a right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre and scores!! Nottingham Forest now leads 2 - 0
  6. 48' Rotherham United makes a sub: Frazer Richardson enters for Jack Hunt. Reason: Injury
  7. 57' Rotherham United makes a sub: Robert Milsom enters for Richard Smallwood. Reason: Tactical
  8. 75' Rotherham United makes a sub: Jordan Bowery enters for Matt Derbyshire. Reason: Tactical
  9. 79' Nottingham Forest makes a sub: Modou Barrow enters for Dexter Blackstock. Reason: Tactical
  10. 90' End of the game
  11. 90'+2' Nottingham Forest makes a sub: Tyler Walker enters for Chris Burke. Reason: Tactical

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