English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 22': Joe Lolley
  • 25': Lewis Grabban (P)
  • 55': Lewis Grabban
FT
3 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 39': Stewart Downing
  • 71': Joe Worrall (OG)

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corry Evans.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tiago Silva.
  • 6': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 7': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Corry Evans.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
  • 12': Foul by Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest).
  • 12': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 15': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Silva with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
  • 24': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 24': Penalty conceded by Christian Walton (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 25': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
  • 26': Tosin Adarabioyo (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jack Robinson replaces Chema Rodríguez because of an injury.
  • 27': Foul by Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest).
  • 27': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
  • 29': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 29': Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Stewart Downing (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
  • 41': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Christian Walton.
  • 41': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a headed pass.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+1': Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+3': Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
  • 48': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 51': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 51': Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Hand ball by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 53': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi with a cross following a fast break.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 57': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 60': Foul by Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest).
  • 60': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Ben Brereton.
  • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Chapman replaces Lewis Travis.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alfa Semedo replaces Samba Sow.
  • 71': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 71': Own Goal by Joe Worrall, Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 72': Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 72': Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Elliott Bennett.
  • 73': Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 77': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
  • 79': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 79': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
  • 80': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 80': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 81': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Albert Adomah replaces Joe Lolley.
  • 88': Foul by Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 88': Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 89': Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 90': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Christian Walton.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Alfa Semedo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Silva with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+1': Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Alfa Semedo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+3': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sammy Ameobi.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 2
66.2 Possession 33.8
11 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
473 Accurate Passes 209
573 Passes 296
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 3
27 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.2
72 Long Balls 78
41 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 9
15 Effective Clearances 27
15 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 27,073

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Queens Park Rangers 1 +2 3
2 Millwall 1 +2 3
3 Swansea City 1 +1 3
4 West Bromwich Albion 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
4 Joe Worrall
3 Tobias Figueiredo
36 Chema
11 Matty Cash
28 Tiago Silva
8 Ben Watson
21 Samba Sow Yellow Card
7 Lewis Grabban
19 Sammy Ameobi
23 Joe Lolley
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Alfa Semedo, Carl Jenkinson, Albert Adomah, Jordan Smith, Jack Robinson, João Carvalho, Michael Dawson.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Christian Walton (GK)
24 Tosin Adarabioyo
26 Darragh Lenihan
27 Lewis Travis
17 Amari'i Bell Yellow Card
31 Elliott Bennett
19 Stewart Downing
29 Corry Evans
8 Joe Rothwell
7 Adam Armstrong
20 Ben Brereton Díaz
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Jayson Leutwiler, John Buckley, Bradley Johnson, Sam Gallagher, Harry Chapman, Derrick Williams, Danny Graham.

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