English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
    FT
    0 - 1
    Nottingham Forest
    • 90': Joe Lolley

    About

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Nottingham Forest at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a cross.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
    • 6': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sammy Ameobi.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a headed pass.
    • 16': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sammy Ameobi.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by John Buckley with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 19': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 19': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 20': Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Grabban following a set piece situation.
    • 24': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 27': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 28': Hand ball by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 28': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 31': Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 31': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
    • 33': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 33': Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Ioannou with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45'+1': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 46': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest).
    • 50': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 50': Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Harry Arter replaces Jack Colback because of an injury.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lewis Grabban with a cross.
    • 51': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 51': Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
    • 53': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 54': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 54': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 55': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Luke Freeman tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 58': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 58': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
    • 63': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a cross.
    • 65': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Chapman replaces John Buckley.
    • 70': Hand ball by Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest).
    • 72': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Luke Freeman tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 72': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 72': Harry Arter (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Tobias Figueiredo tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lyle Taylor replaces Lewis Grabban.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Freeman.
    • 76': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
    • 76': Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 77': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
    • 79': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 79': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Luke Freeman.
    • 81': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Luke Brennan replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 82': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tobias Figueiredo with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nicolas Ioannou.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 86': Foul by Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest).
    • 86': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 88': Nicolas Ioannou (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
    • 89': Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Samba Sow replaces Joe Lolley.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Nottingham Forest 1.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 3
    38.9 Possession 61.1
    16 SHOTS 6
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    209 Accurate Passes 393
    314 Passes 513
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 3
    20 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 88
    23 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 15
    21 Tackles 23
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 14
    16 Effective Clearances 14
    16 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    5 Daniel Ayala
    17 Amari'i Bell
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    4 Bradley Johnson Yellow Card
    29 Corry Evans
    21 John Buckley
    7 Adam Armstrong
    20 Ben Brereton Díaz
    39 Tyrhys Dolan
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Harry Chapman, Antonis Stergiakis, Jacob Davenport, Sam Gallagher, Hayden Carter, Scott Wharton, Luke Brennan.

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

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    26 Scott McKenna
    3 Tobias Figueiredo Yellow Card
    44 Nicholas Ioannou
    2 Cyrus Christie
    15 Luke Freeman
    8 Jack Colback
    22 Ryan Yates
    7 Lewis Grabban
    11 Sammy Ameobi
    23 Joe Lolley
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Loïc Mbe Soh, Jordan Smith, Samba Sow, Alex Mighten, Harry Arter, Lyle Taylor, Carl Jenkinson.

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