Nottingham Forest vs Stoke City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Nottingham Forest are hosting Stoke City
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.
- 6': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Danny Batth.
- 8': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).
- 8': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
- 13': Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Rabbi Matondo (Stoke City).
- 15': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).
- 17': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 20': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
- 20': John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).
- 21': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Stoke City. Harry Souttar tries a through ball, but Josh Tymon is caught offside.
- 27': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Stoke City 1. Rabbi Matondo (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
- 33': Filip Krovinovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Tommy Smith (Stoke City).
- 33': Tommy Smith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Knockaert replaces Luke Freeman because of an injury.
- 40': Foul by Cafú (Nottingham Forest).
- 40': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 42': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Filip Krovinovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Stoke City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Stoke City 1.
- 46': Offside, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson tries a through ball, but Josh Tymon is caught offside.
- 48': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
- 48': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Stoke City 1. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 55': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Anthony Knockaert.
- 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Jacob Brown replaces Steven Fletcher because of an injury.
- 60': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 61': Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Smith with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rabbi Matondo.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
- 64': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Harry Souttar (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Smith with a cross.
- 66': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 66': Attempt missed. James Garner (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic.
- 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Cafú.
- 70': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).
- 70': Rabbi Matondo (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Rabbi Matondo (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Tymon following a set piece situation.
- 74': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 75': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Lewis Grabban tries a through ball, but Ryan Yates is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
- 77': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 79': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).
- 79': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).
- 82': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Harry Souttar (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
- 82': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 83': Foul by Danny Batth (Stoke City).
- 83': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Rabbi Matondo (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Clucas.
- 87': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Alex Mighten.
- 87': Foul by Danny Batth (Stoke City).
- 87': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Vokes replaces Rabbi Matondo because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+3': John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Filip Krovinovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Stoke City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Stoke City 1.
Statistics
 STK |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 237 | Accurate Passes | 453 |
| 331 | Passes | 541 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 7 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 10 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 5 | Yuri Ribeiro  |
| 2 | Cyrus Christie |
| 18 | Cafú |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 7 | Lewis Grabban |
| 27 | Filip Krovinovic |
| 15 | Luke Freeman |
Stoke City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Adam Rhys Davies (GK) |
| 36 | Harry Souttar |
| 6 | Danny Batth |
| 13 | John Obi Mikel |
| 46 | Rhys Norrington-Davies |
| 14 | Tommy Smith |
| 34 | Jordan Thompson |
| 22 | Sam Clucas |
| 35 | Josh Tymon |
| 49 | Rabbi Matondo |
| 21 | Steven Fletcher |
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