Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest, 2021-22 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
· 1st Leg
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1 - 2
1st Leg
1 - 2
1st Leg
Forest win at Sheffield United in semifinal first leg
Nottingham Forest moved a step closer to the Championship playoff final by earning a 2-1 away win over Sheffield United on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
- 1': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Steve Cook.
- 3': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 7': Offside, Nottingham Forest. James Garner tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck.
- 9': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 9': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
- 10': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Surridge.
- 10': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
- 12': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
- 12': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
- 12': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
- 13': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
- 13': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
- 15': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 16': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 17': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Steve Cook.
- 18': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross.
- 18': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a headed pass following a corner.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
- 22': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djed Spence.
- 29': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
- 29': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Offside, Sheffield United. Sander Berge tries a through ball, but Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 34': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Colback.
- 35': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
- 36': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Surridge.
- 38': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 38': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djed Spence with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 42': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
- 42': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest).
- 44': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Chris Basham.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 46': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United).
- 46': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
- 47': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 50': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
- 53': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
- 53': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 58': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 59': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by John Egan.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Basham with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Steve Cook.
- 64': Attempt missed. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 65': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
- 68': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by John Egan.
- 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. George Baldock replaces Oliver Norwood.
- 70': Foul by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest).
- 70': John Egan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 71': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 72': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United).
- 72': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Steve Cook.
- 74': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 75': Attempt missed. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Robinson.
- 77': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Keinan Davis replaces Sam Surridge.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djed Spence.
- 79': Foul by Ben Osborn (Sheffield United).
- 79': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison replaces Ben Osborn.
- 83': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 84': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
- 84': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 87': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
- 87': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Enda Stevens.
- 89': Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 90': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 90'+1': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 90'+3': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
- 90'+3': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+4': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
 NFO |
SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 39.3 | Possession | 60.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 171 | Accurate Passes | 311 |
| 263 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 33 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 30,225
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 30,225
Line-Ups
Sheffield United (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Wes Foderingham (GK) |
| 12 | John Egan |
| 19 | Jack Robinson  |
| 6 | Chris Basham |
| 4 | John Fleck |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| 8 | Sander Berge |
| 3 | Enda Stevens |
| 23 | Ben Osborn |
| 29 | Iliman Ndiaye |
| 27 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 27 | Steve Cook |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 11 | Philip Zinckernagel |
| 8 | Jack Colback |
| 2 | Djed Spence |
| 16 | Sam Surridge |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
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