English League Championship

FT Friday, August 4, 2017
Millwall LWDWW 0
–
Nottingham Forest LLWLW 1
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MIL000
NFO101
The City Ground · 28,065 att.

Match Report

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Nottingham Forest lucky to beat profligate Millwall in opener

Barrie McKay's first goal for Nottingham Forest was enough to secure a 1-0 win for Mark Warburton's side against Millwall.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
6
31.8
Possession
68.2
23
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
167
Accurate Passes
501
260
Passes
583
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
9
Accurate Crosses
4
26
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
74
Long Balls
68
27
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
17
Effective Tackles
5
24
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
44
18
Clearances
44

Head to Head

MIL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NFO · 4-1-4-1

  1. 43Jordan SmithG
  2. 4Michael MancienneCD-L
  3. 42Joe WorrallCD-R
  4. 24David VaughanDM
  5. 6Armand TraoreLB
  6. 27Tendayi DarikwaRB
  7. 11Ben OsbornCM-L
  8. 16Zach CloughCM-R
  9. 10Barrie McKayLM
  10. 17Ben Brereton DíazRM
  11. 9Daryl MurphyF

Substitutes

  1. 8Chris CohenSUB
  2. 39Apostolos VelliosSUB
  3. 35Jason CummingsSUB
  4. 5Matthew MillsSUB
  5. 2Eric LichajSUB
  6. 20Kieran DowellSUB
  7. 26Dimitar EvtimovSUB

MIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jordan ArcherG
  2. 35Jake CooperCD-L
  3. 4Shaun HutchinsonCD-R
  4. 3James MeredithLB
  5. 2Conor MclaughlinRB
  6. 23George SavilleCM-L
  7. 6Shaun WilliamsCM-R
  8. 22Aiden O'BrienLM
  9. 14Jed WallaceRM
  10. 9Lee GregoryCF-L
  11. 20Steve MorisonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Tom ElliottSUB
  2. 13Tom KingSUB
  3. 17Byron WebsterSUB
  4. 8Ben ThompsonSUB
  5. 10Fred OnyedinmaSUB
  6. 5Tony CraigSUB
  7. 11Shane FergusonSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Millwall 0. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Vaughan.
  2. 59' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Kieran Dowell replaces Ben Brereton.
  3. 59' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Cohen replaces Ben Osborn.
  4. 67' Substitution, Millwall. Fred Onyedinma replaces Aiden O'Brien.
  5. 77' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matt Mills replaces Daryl Murphy.
  6. 78' Substitution, Millwall. Shane Ferguson replaces Lee Gregory.
  7. 83' Substitution, Millwall. Tom Elliott replaces Shaun Williams.
  8. 89' George Saville (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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