English League Championship

FT Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Rotherham United LLWLL 0
–
Nottingham Forest LLDWL 2
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The City Ground · 15,770 att.

Match Report

Britt Assombalonga double earns crucial victory for Nottingham Forest

Britt Assombalonga double earns crucial victory for Nottingham Forest

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
4
44.4
Possession
55.6
12
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
193
Accurate Passes
280
317
Passes
396
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
87
Long Balls
74
24
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
1
1
Effective Tackles
8
3
Tackles
16
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
39
27
Clearances
39

Head to Head

NFO leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

NFO · 4-4-2

  1. 30Stephen HendersonG
  2. 13Daniel FoxCD-L
  3. 25Jack HobbsCD-R
  4. 3Daniel PinillosLB
  5. 2Eric LichajRB
  6. 24David VaughanCM-L
  7. 4Michael MancienneCM-R
  8. 11Ben OsbornLM
  9. 19Jamie WardRM
  10. 9Britt AssombalongaCF-L
  11. 45Ben Brereton DíazCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Nicklas BendtnerSUB
  2. 39Apostolos VelliosSUB
  3. 38Vladimir StojkovicSUB
  4. 15Aaron TshibolaSUB
  5. 42Joe WorrallSUB
  6. 18Mustapha CarayolSUB
  7. 41Matty CashSUB

ROT · 4-1-4-1

  1. 18Richard O'DonnellG
  2. 6Richard WoodCD-L
  3. 15Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. 33Richard SmallwoodDM
  5. 3Joe MattockLB
  6. 2Stephen KellyRB
  7. 4Will VaulksCM-L
  8. 24Tom AdeyemiCM-R
  9. 11Jon TaylorLM
  10. 7Anthony FordeRM
  11. 9Daniel WardF

Substitutes

  1. 27Alex BraySUB
  2. 22Joe NewellSUB
  3. 39Jerry YatesSUB
  4. 40Mason WarrenSUB
  5. 21Scott AllanSUB
  6. 20Dexter BlackstockSUB
  7. 45Laurence BilboeSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 50' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Rotherham United 0. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 58' Substitution, Rotherham United. Jerry Yates replaces Tom Adeyemi.
  5. 60' Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 71' Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Rotherham United 0. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Ward.
  7. 75' Substitution, Rotherham United. Joe Newell replaces Richard Smallwood.
  8. 76' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Mustapha Carayol replaces Ben Brereton.
  9. 82' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash replaces Jamie Ward.
  10. 82' Substitution, Rotherham United. Dexter Blackstock replaces Anthony Forde.
  11. 83' Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 88' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Apostolos Vellios replaces Britt Assombalonga.
  13. 90'+1' Jack Hobbs (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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