English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 14, 2022
Nottingham Forest WWWLD 2
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Sheffield United LDWWW 1
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NFO112
SHU011
1st Leg · Bramall Lane · 30,225 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

SHU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Wes FoderinghamG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 19Jack RobinsonCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 16Oliver NorwoodCM-R
  7. 8Sander BergeAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 23Ben OsbornRM
  10. 29Iliman NdiayeCF-L
  11. 27Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Adam DaviesSUB
  2. 36Daniel JebbisonSUB
  3. 33Rhys Norrington-DaviesSUB
  4. 24Conor HourihaneSUB
  5. 41William OsulaSUB
  6. 22Ben DaviesSUB
  7. 2George BaldockSUB

NFO · 3-4-1-2

  1. 30Brice SambaG
  2. 27Steve CookCD
  3. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  4. 4Joe WorrallCD-R
  5. 37James GarnerCM-L
  6. 22Ryan YatesCM-R
  7. 11Philip ZinckernagelAM
  8. 8Jack ColbackLM
  9. 2Djed SpenceRM
  10. 16Sam SurridgeCF-L
  11. 20Brennan JohnsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Ethan HorvathSUB
  2. 9Keinan DavisSUB
  3. 14Richie LaryeaSUB
  4. 18CafúSUB
  5. 17Alex MightenSUB
  6. 3Tobias FigueiredoSUB
  7. 23Joe LolleySUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  2. 29' John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 44' Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 53' Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  9. 69' Substitution, Sheffield United. George Baldock replaces Oliver Norwood.
  10. 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.
  11. 77' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Keinan Davis replaces Sam Surridge.
  12. 82' Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison replaces Ben Osborn.
  13. 89' Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Enda Stevens.
  14. 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.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Brennan Johnson.
  16. 90'+3' George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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