Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Nottingham Forest

FT
0 - 1

Blackburn Rovers

78': Tommie Hoban

Blackburn give themselves a relegation lifeline with win at Forest

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Hope Akpan.
6': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough.
9': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
11': Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest).
11': Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Attempt missed. Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
14': Foul by Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest).
14': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
20': Attempt blocked. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Elliott Ward.
20': Foul by Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest).
20': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. David Raya Martin tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
22': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jason Lowe.
23': Foul by Tommie Hoban (Blackburn Rovers).
23': Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
26': Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
27': Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
27': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Delay in match Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Jamie Ward is caught offside.
31': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Tommie Hoban (Blackburn Rovers).
32': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest).
33': Attempt missed. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Lowe with a headed pass.
34': Foul by Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest).
34': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest).
35': Attempt blocked. Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
35': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Brereton.
39': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Tommie Hoban (Blackburn Rovers).
40': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Hope Akpan.
41': Attempt missed. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Brereton following a corner.
44': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
45'+1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Elliott Ward.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Ward with a headed pass.
45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Michael Mancienne replaces Matt Mills because of an injury.
48': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
48': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
52': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Elliott Ward (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
54': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
56': Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
57': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Eric Lichaj tries a through ball, but Jamie Ward is caught offside.
57': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
57': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
58': Tommie Hoban (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
60': Attempt missed. Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross following a set piece situation.
61': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash replaces David Vaughan.
61': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Cohen tries a through ball, but Jamie Ward is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Anthony Stokes replaces Liam Feeney.
63': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
63': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
65': Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Foul by Anthony Stokes (Blackburn Rovers).
66': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest).
68': Attempt missed. Anthony Stokes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lucas João replaces Sam Gallagher.
72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Britt Assombalonga replaces Jamie Ward.
73': Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Anthony Stokes (Blackburn Rovers).
73': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
74': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
74': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
77': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
77': Lucas João (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
78': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Brereton.
78': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Tommie Hoban (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross following a corner.
79': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
80': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross following a set piece situation.
81': Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
85': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.
86': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eric Lichaj with a cross.
87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Elliott Bennett.
88': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
88': Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
89': Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+3': Foul by Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest).
90'+3': Lucas João (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Lucas João (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Statistics

BLK		NFO
13	Fouls	17
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	0
38.5	Possession	61.5
7	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	453
338	Passes	531
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.2
73	Long Balls	41
24	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	14
20	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	18
18	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 26,279

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
43	Jordan Smith (GK)
5	Matthew Mills
6	Armand Traore
42	Joe Worrall
24	David Vaughan
8	Chris Cohen
11	Ben Osborn
2	Eric Lichaj
45	Ben Brereton Díaz
16	Zach Clough
19	Jamie Ward

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Mustapha Carayol, Britt Assombalonga, Dimitar Evtimov, Matty Cash, Thomas Lam, Apostolos Vellios, Michael Mancienne.

Blackburn Rovers (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
33	David Raya (GK)
4	Tommie Hoban
15	Elliott Ward
5	Derrick Williams
24	Ryan Nyambe
21	Hope Akpan
6	Jason Lowe
7	Liam Feeney
28	Connor Mahoney
19	Sam Gallagher
31	Elliott Bennett

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Anthony Stokes, Willem Tomlinson, Wes Brown, Danny Guthrie, Lucas João, Marvin Emnes, Andrew Fisher.

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