English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 58': Barrie McKay
  • 78': Eric Lichaj
FT
2 - 0
Burton Albion

    Nottingham Forest see off Burton Albion for much-needed win

    Nottingham Forest see off Burton Albion for much-needed win

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
    • 5': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest).
    • 5': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Foul by Sean Scannell (Burton Albion).
    • 7': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
    • 7': Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Delay in match John Brayford (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
    • 14': Substitution, Burton Albion. Tom Flanagan replaces John Brayford because of an injury.
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Delay in match Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Armand Traore because of an injury.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Flanagan.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Hand ball by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Warnock.
    • 28': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Eric Lichaj.
    • 29': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
    • 33': Foul by Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest).
    • 33': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
    • 35': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Daniel Fox.
    • 37': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
    • 37': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Jake Buxton (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Allen with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 42': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Jamie Allen (Burton Albion).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt saved. David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
    • 45': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Burton Albion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Burton Albion 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Burton Albion. Marvin Sordell replaces Lucas Akins because of an injury.
    • 46': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Ben Turner (Burton Albion).
    • 47': Ben Turner (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Attempt missed. David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
    • 49': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
    • 50': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Vaughan.
    • 52': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stephen Bywater.
    • 53': Foul by Sean Scannell (Burton Albion).
    • 53': Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
    • 54': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
    • 54': Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
    • 57': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Burton Albion 0. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 59': Foul by Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest).
    • 59': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Sean Scannell (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Turner.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
    • 60': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stephen Bywater.
    • 63': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion).
    • 64': Delay in match Ben Turner (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).
    • 69': Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
    • 72': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
    • 73': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Kieran Dowell replaces Jason Cummings.
    • 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces David Vaughan.
    • 74': Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).
    • 74': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Turner with a through ball.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
    • 78': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Burton Albion 0. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
    • 80': Foul by Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion).
    • 80': Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Ben Turner.
    • 81': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
    • 81': Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
    • 83': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Daniel Fox.
    • 84': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Scannell.
    • 86': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
    • 86': Sean Scannell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion).
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Varney.
    • 90': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Allen with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Burton Albion 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Burton Albion 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 1
    30.3 Possession 69.7
    10 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    140 Accurate Passes 506
    255 Passes 608
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    77 Long Balls 79
    17 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    26 Effective Clearances 36
    26 Clearances 36

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 24,686

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 West Bromwich Albion 6 +3 13
    2 West Ham United 6 +5 11
    3 Swansea City 6 +4 11
    4 Queens Park Rangers 6 +3 11
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    Line-Ups

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    43 Jordan Smith (GK)
    13 Daniel Fox
    4 Michael Mancienne
    6 Armand Traore
    2 Eric Lichaj
    35 Jason Cummings
    24 David Vaughan
    7 Liam Bridcutt
    9 Daryl Murphy
    11 Ben Osborn
    10 Barrie McKay
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Kieran Dowell, Tendayi Darikwa, Joe Worrall, Jamie Ward, Stephen Henderson, Ben Brereton Díaz, Andreas Bouchalakis.

    BRT Burton Albion (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Stephen Bywater (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    6 Ben Turner Yellow Card
    23 Jake Buxton
    4 Jamie Allen
    7 Luke Murphy Yellow Card
    3 Stephen Warnock
    2 John Brayford
    10 Lucas Akins
    11 Lloyd Dyer
    9 Sean Scannell
    Burton Albion Substitutes:
    Tom Naylor, Marvin Sordell, Luke Varney, Connor Ripley, Tom Flanagan, Matthew Lund, Hope Akpan.

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