Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAiden in the right direction? McGeady goal lifts Sunderland out of drop zone
Aiden in the right direction? McGeady goal lifts Sunderland out of drop zone
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
- 8': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
- 8': Josh Maja (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Worrall.
- 18': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
- 21': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Adam Matthews (Sunderland).
- 26': Hand ball by Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest).
- 27': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
- 29': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Lichaj with a through ball.
- 30': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
- 31': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
- 31': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
- 37': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest).
- 40': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Matthews with a cross.
- 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
- 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by John O'Shea.
- 45': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a headed pass.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Armand Traore replaces Andreas Bouchalakis.
- 47': Adam Matthews (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
- 50': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
- 50': Josh Maja (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Marc Wilson (Sunderland).
- 50': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Adam Matthews (Sunderland).
- 52': Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 53': Donald Love (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 61': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Mustapha Carayol replaces Barrie McKay.
- 62': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Donald Love.
- 64': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest).
- 65': Delay in match Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Sunderland. James Vaughan replaces Josh Maja.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jason Cummings replaces Daryl Murphy because of an injury.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
- 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Callum McManaman.
- 70': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mustapha Carayol.
- 71': Offside, Sunderland. Darron Gibson tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
- 72': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
- 73': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
- 76': Foul by Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest).
- 76': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol with a cross.
- 82': Donald Love (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest).
- 82': Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Sunderland. Bryan Oviedo replaces Aiden McGeady.
- 85': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Cummings with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
- 86': James Vaughan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 90': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Adam Matthews.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1.
Statistics
 SUN |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.7 | Possession | 62.3 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 275 | Accurate Passes | 503 |
| 364 | Passes | 589 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 10 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 28 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 20 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 26,830
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 26,830
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 23 | +31 | 51 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 23 | +9 | 43 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 23 | +15 | 38 |
| 4 | Hull City | 23 | +2 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 43 | Jordan Smith (GK) |
| 4 | Michael Mancienne |
| 42 | Joe Worrall |
| 11 | Ben Osborn |
| 2 | Eric Lichaj |
| 20 | Kieran Dowell |
| 24 | David Vaughan |
| 31 | Andreas Bouchalakis |
| 9 | Daryl Murphy |
| 10 | Barrie McKay |
| 17 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
Sunderland (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Robbin Ruiter (GK) |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 36 | Marc Wilson |
| 18 | Jiang Guangtai |
| 24 | Darron Gibson |
| 26 | George Honeyman |
| 21 | Adam Matthews |
| 22 | Donald Love |
| 20 | Josh Maja |
| 19 | Aiden McGeady |
| 13 | Callum McManaman |
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