English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 69': Lewis Grabban
FT
1 - 0
Sheffield United

    About

    Nottingham Forest are hosting Sheffield United 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 5': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 5': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
    • 7': John Egan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Paul Coutts (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
    • 11': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 11': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
    • 13': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
    • 13': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
    • 14': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
    • 19': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest).
    • 30': Paul Coutts (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Delay in match Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Yacob.
    • 34': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
    • 34': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Carvalho.
    • 36': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jack O'Connell.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Michael Dawson (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 following a corner.
    • 38': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Michael Dawson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 39': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Lewis Grabban.
    • 40': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 41': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kieron Freeman.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Paul Coutts (Sheffield United).
    • 45'+3': Michael Dawson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 46': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
    • 46': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Robinson.
    • 53': Offside, Sheffield United. Enda Stevens tries a through ball, but Billy Sharp is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
    • 55': Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Paul Coutts.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 58': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kieron Freeman.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Robinson following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 60': Attempt missed. João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 63': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David McGoldrick.
    • 64': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Costel Pantilimon tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 66': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 66': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
    • 68': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jack O'Connell.
    • 69': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Sheffield United 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Carvalho with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 71': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Woodburn replaces Martin Cranie.
    • 80': Substitution, Sheffield United. George Baldock replaces Kieron Freeman.
    • 81': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
    • 82': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
    • 83': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Gil Dias replaces Matthew Cash.
    • 86': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
    • 86': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Tobias Figueiredo tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 88': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
    • 88': John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Sheffield United).
    • 90': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ben Woodburn (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by John Egan.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+2': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Karim Ansarifard replaces Lewis Grabban.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 1
    53.7 Possession 46.3
    11 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    383 Accurate Passes 349
    522 Passes 458
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    24 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 77
    26 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 10
    17 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 6
    11 Effective Clearances 28
    11 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 28,757

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
    2 Swansea City 3 +4 7
    3 Millwall 2 +5 6
    4 Middlesbrough 3 +2 6
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Costel Pantilimon (GK)
    3 Tobias Figueiredo Yellow Card
    20 Michael Dawson
    18 Jack Robinson Yellow Card
    27 Tendayi Darikwa
    10 João Carvalho
    5 Adlène Guédioura
    24 Claudio Yacob Yellow Card
    7 Lewis Grabban
    23 Joe Lolley
    14 Matty Cash Yellow Card
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Michael Hefele, Karim Ansarifard, Ben Osborn, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Luke Steele, Saidy Janko, Gil Dias.

    SHU Sheffield United (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Dean Henderson (GK)
    12 John Egan Yellow Card
    5 Jack O'Connell
    28 Martin Cranie
    4 John Fleck
    15 Paul Coutts
    16 Oliver Norwood
    3 Enda Stevens
    18 Kieron Freeman
    10 Billy Sharp
    9 Leon Clarke
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Richard Stearman, David McGoldrick, Conor Washington, Marvin Johnson, Ben Woodburn, Simon Moore, George Baldock.

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