English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
    FT
    0 - 2
    Cardiff City
    • 3': Kieffer Moore
    • 40': Kieffer Moore

    About

    Nottingham Forest are hosting Cardiff 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.
    • 1': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
    • 1': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Hand ball by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
    • 2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
    • 3': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Cardiff City 1. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Offside, Cardiff City. Leandro Bacuna tries a through ball, but Sheyi Ojo is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest).
    • 9': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
    • 11': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 13': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City).
    • 15': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
    • 17': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
    • 32': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 32': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 32': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lyle Taylor replaces Joe Lolley.
    • 37': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
    • 38': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 40': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Cardiff City 2. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 44': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
    • 44': Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 45': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
    • 45'+1': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Cardiff City 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Cardiff City 2.
    • 49': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
    • 49': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Jenkinson with a cross.
    • 53': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
    • 56': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 56': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Jenkinson.
    • 59': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo.
    • 61': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
    • 61': Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 63': Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
    • 66': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).
    • 66': Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carl Jenkinson.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a headed pass.
    • 70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 71': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
    • 72': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by David Junior Hoilett.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Worrall with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 73': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City).
    • 73': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Miguel Ángel Guerrero replaces Lewis Grabban.
    • 74': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Sheyi Ojo.
    • 77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Lee Tomlin replaces David Junior Hoilett.
    • 79': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
    • 80': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Carl Jenkinson.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Guerrero.
    • 82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sol Bamba replaces Joe Bennett.
    • 82': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
    • 82': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lyle Taylor with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Cardiff City 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Cardiff City 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 2
    42.7 Possession 57.3
    9 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    231 Accurate Passes 331
    345 Passes 439
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 38
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    90 Long Balls 58
    42 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 18
    20 Tackles 23
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 11
    36 Effective Clearances 12
    36 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, 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
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    3 Tobias Figueiredo
    4 Joe Worrall
    5 Yuri Ribeiro
    16 Carl Jenkinson
    15 Luke Freeman
    8 Jack Colback
    22 Ryan Yates
    7 Lewis Grabban
    11 Sammy Ameobi
    23 Joe Lolley
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Jordan Smith, Brennan Johnson, Lyle Taylor, Tendayi Darikwa, Alex Mighten, Miguel Guerrero, Michael Dawson.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Alex Smithies (GK)
    16 Curtis Nelson
    4 Sean Morrison
    3 Joe Bennett
    2 Jordi Osei-Tutu
    8 Joe Ralls
    21 Marlon Pack
    7 Leandro Bacuna
    10 Kieffer Moore
    33 Junior Hoilett
    27 Sheyi Ojo
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Joe Day, Callum Paterson, Sol Bamba, Gavin Whyte, Will Vaulks, Robert Glatzel, Lee Tomlin.

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