English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 14, 2023
Leicester City LLLWL 0
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Nottingham Forest LDWLW 2
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The City Ground · 29,301 att.

Match Report

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Forest pull clear of relegation zone with win over Leicester

A double from Brennan Johnson earned Nottingham Forest a 2-0 win over Leicester, pulling them five points clear of the relegation zone.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
61.2
Possession
38.8
6
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
452
Accurate Passes
260
547
Passes
345
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
26
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
50
31
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
5
Interceptions
9
15
Effective Clearances
27
15
Clearances
27

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NFO · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  3. 4Joe WorrallCD-R
  4. 32Renan LodiLB
  5. 24Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
  7. 23Remo FreulerCM
  8. 31Gustavo ScarpaAM
  9. 5Orel MangalaLM
  10. 22Ryan YatesRM
  11. 20Brennan JohnsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Jack Colback
  2. 17Alex Mighten
  3. 16Sam Surridge
  4. 3Steve Cook
  5. 15Harry Toffolo
  6. 25Emmanuel Dennis
  7. 13Wayne Hennessey
  8. 7Neco Williams
  9. 14Lewis O'Brien

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Danny WardG
  2. 3Wout FaesCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 33Luke ThomasLB
  5. 27Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansAM
  7. 24Nampalys MendyLM
  8. 25Wilfred NdidiRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 7Harvey BarnesAM-L
  11. 11Marc AlbrightonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Daniel IversenSUB
  2. 44Sammy BraybrookeSUB
  3. 23Jannik VestergaardSUB
  4. 4Çaglar SöyüncüSUB
  5. 47Kasey McAteerSUB
  6. 20Patson DakaSUB
  7. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  8. 26Dennis PraetSUB
  9. 34Lewis BruntSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jack Colback replaces Ryan Yates because of an injury.
  3. 55' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Gustavo Scarpa.
  4. 56' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Leicester City 0. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  5. 68' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Marc Albrighton.
  6. 68' Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  7. 68' Substitution, Leicester City. Lewis Brunt replaces Luke Thomas.
  8. 70' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lewis O'Brien replaces Orel Mangala.
  9. 77' Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 85' Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Leicester City 0. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  11. 85' Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  12. 86' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Brennan Johnson.

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