Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Nottingham Forest

23': Lewis Grabban

FT
1 - 2

Cardiff City

58': Rubin Colwill
73': Rubin Colwill

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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': Attempt blocked. James Collins (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
1': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
1': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Djed Spence with a cross.
4': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box.
6': Attempt missed. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a headed pass.
8': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by James Garner.
9': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
9': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Hand ball by James Collins (Cardiff City).
13': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
13': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Djed Spence.
16': Offside, Cardiff City. Perry Ng tries a through ball, but Mark Harris is caught offside.
19': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Perry Ng.
20': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
20': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
21': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Harris.
23': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Lowe.
28': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Brice Samba tries a through ball, but Lyle Taylor is caught offside.
30': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Djed Spence tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
32': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
33': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
33': Offside, Cardiff City. Aden Flint tries a through ball, but Joel Bagan is caught offside.
35': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
36': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
36': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt saved. James Collins (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
39': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Brice Samba.
39': Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
39': Attempt blocked. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aden Flint.
42': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45': Foul by Max Lowe (Nottingham Forest).
45': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. James Collins (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
45'+2': Offside, Cardiff City. Sam Bowen tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 0.
48': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
48': Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Offside, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Joel Bagan is caught offside.
52': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Aden Flint.
52': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
53': Foul by Max Lowe (Nottingham Forest).
53': James Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Attempt saved. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
55': Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
56': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieffer Moore replaces James Collins.
57': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Sam Bowen.
58': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
58': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 1. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aden Flint.
61': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
61': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt missed. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Morrison following a set piece situation.
62': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
62': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross following a set piece situation.
64': Attempt saved. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
64': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Brice Samba.
65': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
65': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieffer Moore following a corner.
67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Perry Ng.
70': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
71': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
72': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
72': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 2. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
75': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
75': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
76': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
76': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt saved. James Garner (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
78': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
78': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
79': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
80': Attempt missed. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Morrison following a corner.
81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Brennan Johnson.
83': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djed Spence.
84': Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Lowe.
85': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Worrall.
87': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieron Evans replaces Mark Harris because of an injury.
87': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
87': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
90'+3': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Garner.
90'+6': Foul by Max Lowe (Nottingham Forest).
90'+6': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 2.
0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

CAR		NFO
9	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
47.3	Possession	52.7
22	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
177	Accurate Passes	219
296	Passes	336
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.3
74	Long Balls	69
25	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.3	Long Balls %	0.2
8	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	3
15	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
8	Interceptions	8
14	Effective Clearances	33
14	Clearances	33

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 24,153

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

Nottingham Forest (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
26	Scott McKenna
4	Joe Worrall
15	Max Lowe
2	Djed Spence
37	James Garner
22	Ryan Yates
20	Brennan Johnson
11	Philip Zinckernagel
33	Lyle Taylor
7	Lewis Grabban

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

João Carvalho, Alex Mighten, Loïc Mbe Soh, Jack Colback, Joe Lolley, Ethan Horvath, Tobias Figueiredo.

Cardiff City (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
5	Aden Flint
4	Sean Morrison
21	Marlon Pack
16	Curtis Nelson
38	Perry Ng
6	Will Vaulks
3	Joel Bagan
37	Sam Bowen
29	Mark Harris
19	James Collins

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Thomas Sang, Rubin Colwill, Mark McGuinness, Kieffer Moore, Kieron Evans, Alex Smithies, Ciaron Brown.

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