English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 86': Lewis Grabban (P)
FT
1 - 0
Rotherham United

    About

    Nottingham Forest are hosting Rotherham 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.
    • 1': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Ryan Williams (Rotherham United).
    • 2': Hand ball by Ryan Manning (Rotherham United).
    • 3': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Ryan Manning (Rotherham United).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 5': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
    • 5': Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Richard Towell (Rotherham United).
    • 8': Offside, Rotherham United. Marek Rodák tries a through ball, but Jamie Proctor is caught offside.
    • 12': Foul by Saidy Janko (Nottingham Forest).
    • 12': Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Jamie Proctor (Rotherham United).
    • 15': Michael Hefele (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Daniel Fox.
    • 18': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
    • 20': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
    • 20': Ryan Williams (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
    • 22': Jamie Proctor (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Michael Hefele (Nottingham Forest).
    • 23': Kyle Vassell (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Jamie Proctor (Rotherham United).
    • 26': Foul by Kyle Vassell (Rotherham United).
    • 26': Saidy Janko (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Offside, Rotherham United. Billy Jones tries a through ball, but Jamie Proctor is caught offside.
    • 31': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
    • 32': Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
    • 32': Ryan Manning (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Foul by Billy Jones (Rotherham United).
    • 33': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Billy Jones (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Hand ball by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Gil Dias (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saidy Janko.
    • 38': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
    • 38': Ryan Williams (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Jamie Proctor (Rotherham United).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kyle Vassell.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Rotherham United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Rotherham United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Rotherham United. Michael Smith replaces Jamie Proctor.
    • 49': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Saidy Janko with a cross.
    • 50': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Dangerous play by Richard Towell (Rotherham United).
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Fox.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Gil Dias (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Carvalho.
    • 53': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
    • 53': Michael Hefele (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
    • 54': Ryan Williams (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Costel Pantilimon (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Kyle Vassell (Rotherham United).
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gil Dias.
    • 60': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Adlène Guédioura.
    • 62': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
    • 65': Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
    • 65': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Offside, Nottingham Forest. João Carvalho tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 69': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kyle Vassell.
    • 72': Substitution, Rotherham United. Matthew Palmer replaces Ryan Manning.
    • 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash replaces Gil Dias.
    • 74': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 75': Foul by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 75': Michael Smith (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Offside, Rotherham United. Will Vaulks tries a through ball, but Joe Mattock is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Richard Towell (Rotherham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Michael Smith.
    • 80': Foul by Kyle Vassell (Rotherham United).
    • 80': Saidy Janko (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 82': Foul by Kyle Vassell (Rotherham United).
    • 82': Saidy Janko (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Richard Towell (Rotherham United).
    • 85': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 85': Penalty conceded by Ryan Williams (Rotherham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Richard Towell (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Rotherham United 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 88': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jon Taylor replaces Richard Towell.
    • 90': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90': Matthew Palmer (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Kyle Vassell (Rotherham United).
    • 90': Michael Hefele (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Vassell.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Rotherham United. Richard Wood tries a through ball, but Michael Smith is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Liam Bridcutt replaces João Carvalho.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
    • 90'+4': Michael Hefele (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Rotherham United 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Rotherham United 0.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 1
    36.6 Possession 63.4
    5 SHOTS 9
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    187 Accurate Passes 403
    283 Passes 498
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    67 Long Balls 71
    30 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    11 Effective Tackles 15
    22 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 4
    22 Effective Clearances 21
    22 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 27,479

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Charlton Athletic 3 +3 9
    2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
    3 Swansea City 3 +4 7
    4 Queens Park Rangers 3 +3 7
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Costel Pantilimon (GK)
    4 Daniel Fox
    44 Michael Hefele
    18 Jack Robinson
    21 Saidy Janko
    10 João Carvalho
    8 Ben Watson
    5 Adlène Guédioura Yellow Card
    7 Lewis Grabban
    11 Ben Osborn
    31 Gil Dias
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Michael Dawson, Joe Lolley, Tendayi Darikwa, Diogo Gonçalves, Matty Cash, Liam Bridcutt, Luke Steele.

    ROT Rotherham United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marek Rodák (GK)
    6 Richard Wood
    5 Semi Ajayi
    3 Joe Mattock
    28 Billy Jones Yellow Card
    4 Will Vaulks Yellow Card
    17 Ryan Manning
    13 Richard Towell Yellow Card
    9 Jamie Proctor
    19 Kyle Vassell
    23 Ryan Williams
    Rotherham United Substitutes:
    Zak Vyner, Matthew Palmer, Michael Smith, Lewis Price, Ben Wiles, Jon Taylor, Anthony Forde.

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