Huddersfield Town vs Nottingham Forest, 2021-22 English League Championship, Promotion Final
· English League ChampionshipNottingham Forest end 23-year Premier League wait with Championship playoff final win over Huddersfield
Nottingham Forest edged to a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 1': Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 3': Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 5': Levi Colwill (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
- 6': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Naby Sarr (Huddersfield Town).
- 11': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner following a set piece situation.
- 15': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
- 17': Foul by Danel Sinani (Huddersfield Town).
- 17': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
- 19': Naby Sarr (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
- 24': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
- 24': Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Steve Cook tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
- 26': Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 37': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by James Garner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
- 38': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 43': Own Goal by Levi Colwill, Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 46': Danel Sinani (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 47': Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Garner.
- 49': Foul by Danel Sinani (Huddersfield Town).
- 49': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest).
- 51': Harry Toffolo (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
- 54': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
- 54': Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jonathan Russell replaces Naby Sarr.
- 59': Foul by Jonathan Russell (Huddersfield Town).
- 59': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. James Garner (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 63': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 63': Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Keinan Davis.
- 66': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Duane Holmes replaces Danel Sinani.
- 67': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jordan Rhodes replaces Danny Ward.
- 70': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
- 73': Harry Toffolo (Huddersfield Town) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Max Lowe replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 75': Foul by Jonathan Russell (Huddersfield Town).
- 75': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Lee Nicholls (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 81': Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Huddersfield Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Attempt missed. Pipa (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Hogg.
- 90': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ethan Horvath replaces Brice Samba because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 0': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 0': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 0': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
Statistics
 NFO |
HUD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.9 | Possession | 48.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 331 |
| 472 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 21 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 80,019
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 80,019
Line-Ups
Huddersfield Town (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Lee Nicholls (GK) |
| 23 | Naby Sarr |
| 26 | Levi Colwill |
| 32 | Tom Lees |
| 8 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 6 | Jonathan Hogg |
| 3 | Harry Toffolo |
| 2 | Pipa |
| 25 | Daniel Ward |
| 16 | Sorba Thomas |
| 24 | Danel Sinani |
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 |
| 9 | Keinan Davis |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
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