English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Wigan Athletic, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 19': Joe Lolley
  • 48': Matty Cash
  • 80': Adlène Guédioura
FT
3 - 1
Wigan Athletic
  • 33': Josh Windass

About

Nottingham Forest are hosting Wigan Athletic at The City Ground, Nottingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Hand ball by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
  • 3': Foul by James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic).
  • 3': Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
  • 5': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Hand ball by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
  • 6': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 6': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 12': James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Hand ball by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Reece James (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 15': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 15': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Reece James (Wigan Athletic).
  • 16': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
  • 19': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic).
  • 19': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
  • 21': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Reece James tries a through ball, but James Vaughan is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 22': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 27': Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 28': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
  • 30': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross.
  • 33': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Wigan Athletic 1. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 36': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
  • 36': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
  • 38': Saidy Janko (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
  • 39': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic).
  • 40': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Yohan Benalouane (Nottingham Forest).
  • 41': James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Delay in match James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
  • 41': Yohan Benalouane (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+2': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Wigan Athletic 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Wigan Athletic 1.
  • 48': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Wigan Athletic 1. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adlène Guédioura.
  • 49': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic).
  • 51': Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
  • 51': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Yohan Benalouane.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Vaughan.
  • 53': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Reece James tries a through ball, but James Vaughan is caught offside.
  • 53': Delay in match Costel Pantilimon (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 57': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic).
  • 58': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
  • 58': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash tries a through ball, but Yohan Benalouane is caught offside.
  • 60': Delay in match Yohan Benalouane (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic).
  • 63': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cedric Kipre.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kal Naismith.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Darron Gibson (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Windass.
  • 70': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic).
  • 70': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Saidy Janko tries a through ball, but Matthew Cash is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lewis Grabban replaces Daryl Murphy.
  • 72': Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 73': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Garner replaces James Vaughan.
  • 74': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cedric Kipre.
  • 78': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum McManaman replaces Darron Gibson.
  • 79': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
  • 80': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Wigan Athletic 1. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saidy Janko.
  • 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Claudio Yacob replaces Adlène Guédioura.
  • 82': Foul by Yohan Benalouane (Nottingham Forest).
  • 82': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Reece James (Wigan Athletic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 83': Penalty Wigan Athletic. Josh Windass draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Penalty saved! Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 89': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ben Watson.
  • 89': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Gary Roberts replaces Michael Jacobs.
  • 90': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90': Reece James (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Wigan Athletic 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Wigan Athletic 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 6
44.6 Possession 55.4
13 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
206 Accurate Passes 290
329 Passes 404
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.2
76 Long Balls 90
25 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 4
10 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 12
17 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 28,848

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Millwall 2 +5 6
2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
3 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
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Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Costel Pantilimon (GK)
18 Jack Robinson
29 Yohan Benalouane Yellow Card
11 Ben Osborn
21 Saidy Janko
8 Ben Watson Yellow Card
6 Jack Colback Yellow Card
5 Adlène Guédioura
9 Daryl Murphy
23 Joe Lolley
14 Matty Cash Yellow Card
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Luke Steele, Arvin Appiah, João Carvalho, Lewis Grabban, Claudio Yacob, Diogo Gonçalves, Ryan Yates.

WGA Wigan Athletic (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
23 Jamie Jones (GK)
21 Cedric Kipre
22 Cheyenne Dunkley
20 Kal Naismith
12 Reece James
5 Sam Morsy Yellow Card
4 Darron Gibson
17 Michael Jacobs
2 Nathan Byrne Yellow Card
8 James Vaughan
10 Josh Windass
Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
Gary Roberts, Callum McManaman, Lee Evans, Christian Walton, Joe Garner, Shaun MacDonald, Callum Connolly.

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