Burton Albion vs Nottingham Forest, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Burton Albion

FT
0 - 0

Nottingham Forest

28': Eric Lichaj

Championship basement boys Burton held to goalless draw by 10-man Forest

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Darren Bent (Burton Albion).
7': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a cross.
8': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
9': Foul by Darren Bent (Burton Albion).
9': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Hope Akpan (Burton Albion).
10': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
12': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
14': Darren Bent (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest).
15': Attempt saved. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
20': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by John Brayford.
22': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
22': Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
24': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
26': Martin Samuelsen (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Delay in match Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) is shown the red card.
29': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
29': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
30': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ben Watson.
32': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn replaces Joe Lolley.
34': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
34': Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Lee Tomlin.
36': Attempt missed. Martin Samuelsen (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jacob Davenport with a cross following a corner.
37': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
37': John Brayford (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt missed. Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
41': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
41': Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt saved. Martin Samuelsen (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Darren Bent with a headed pass.
42': Offside, Burton Albion. John Brayford tries a through ball, but Martin Samuelsen is caught offside.
44': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Samuelsen.
45'+3': First Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
47': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Akins with a cross.
48': Attempt missed. Darren Bent (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Martin Samuelsen.
51': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
51': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lucas Akins.
54': Attempt saved. Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Samuelsen.
56': Attempt blocked. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
58': Delay in match John Brayford (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Substitution, Burton Albion. Joe Sbarra replaces John Brayford because of an injury.
59': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Daryl Murphy replaces Ben Brereton.
64': Costel Pantilimon (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Darren Bent (Burton Albion).
66': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest).
66': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ben Watson.
68': Attempt blocked. Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean.
69': Substitution, Burton Albion. Liam Boyce replaces Jamie Allen.
71': Attempt saved. Martin Samuelsen (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
72': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jack Colback.
73': Attempt blocked. Darren Bent (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Sbarra with a cross.
73': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Daniel Fox.
84': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Davenport.
84': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
85': Attempt missed. Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
88': Offside, Burton Albion. Joe Sbarra tries a through ball, but Lucas Akins is caught offside.
89': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Kieran Dowell replaces Lee Tomlin.
90': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
90': Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Murphy replaces Hope Akpan.
90'+1': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Kieran Dowell is caught offside.
90'+1': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Davenport.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Burton Albion 0, Nottingham Forest 0.

Statistics

NFO		BRT
10	Fouls	5
3	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	1
28.8	Possession	71.2
5	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
142	Accurate Passes	481
244	Passes	588
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
9	Crosses	34
0.2	Cross %	0.2
72	Long Balls	75
19	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	4
13	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
51	Effective Clearances	22
51	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 5,775

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Burton Albion (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Stephen Bywater (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
15	Tom Naylor
19	Jacob Davenport
2	John Brayford
10	Lucas Akins
21	Hope Akpan
4	Jamie Allen
11	Lloyd Dyer
20	Martin Samuelsen
9	Darren Bent

Burton Albion Substitutes:

Shaun Barker, Joe Sbarra, Luke Murphy, Damien McCrory, Harry Campbell, Liam Boyce, Jake Buxton.

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Costel Pantilimon (GK)
13	Daniel Fox
3	Tobias Figueiredo
2	Eric Lichaj
27	Tendayi Darikwa
15	Lee Tomlin
18	Jack Colback
32	Ben Watson
17	Ben Brereton Díaz
23	Joe Lolley
14	Matty Cash

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Andreas Bouchalakis, Ben Osborn, Liam Bridcutt, Daryl Murphy, Adlène Guédioura, Kieran Dowell, Stefanos Kapino.

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