English FA Cup

FT Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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Match Report

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Nottinham Forest need penalties to edge past Exeter City

Premier League high-fliers Nottingham Forest struggled past 10-man Exeter City 4-2 on penalties to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup

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Lineups

EXE · 5-4-1

  1. 1Joseph WhitworthG
  2. 25Angus MacDonaldCD
  3. 20Ed TurnsCD-L
  4. 2Jack McmillanCD-R
  5. 18Vincent HarperLB
  6. 14Ilmari NiskanenRB
  7. 21Ryan TrevittCM-L
  8. 8Edward FrancisCM-R
  9. 47Jake RichardsLM
  10. 7Demetri MitchellRM
  11. 27Josh MagennisF

Substitutes

  1. 16Patrick JonesSUB
  2. 12Reece ColeSUB
  3. 3Ben PurringtonSUB
  4. 6Ryan WoodsSUB
  5. 31Jay BirdSUB
  6. 17Caleb WattsSUB
  7. 10Jack AitchisonSUB
  8. 37Shaun MacDonaldSUB
  9. 30Tony YoganeSUB

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Carlos MiguelG
  2. 15Harry ToffoloCD-L
  3. 30Willy BolyCD-R
  4. 19Álex MorenoLB
  5. 17Eric Da Silva MoreiraRB
  6. 28Danilo SantosAM
  7. 6Ibrahim SangaréLM
  8. 22Ryan YatesRM
  9. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
  10. 24Ramón SosaAM-L
  11. 20Jota SilvaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Matz SelsSUB
  2. 7Neco WilliamsSUB
  3. 11Chris WoodSUB
  4. 44Zach AbbottSUB
  5. 4MoratoSUB
  6. 16Nicolás DomínguezSUB
  7. 8Elliot AndersonSUB
  8. 21Anthony ElangaSUB
  9. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Exeter City 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Josh Magennis (Exeter City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  2. 15' Goal! Exeter City 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré with a through ball.
  3. 37' Goal! Exeter City 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré.
  4. 38' Jack McMillan (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 50' Goal! Exeter City 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Josh Magennis (Exeter City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  6. 59' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matz Sels replaces Carlos Miguel because of an injury.
  7. 59' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Danilo.
  8. 71' Substitution, Exeter City. Caleb Watts replaces Ryan Trevitt.
  9. 71' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Elliot Anderson replaces Ryan Yates.
  10. 72' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
  11. 74' Substitution, Exeter City. Tony Yogane replaces Demetri Mitchell.
  12. 83' Substitution, Exeter City. Ryan Woods replaces Ed Francis.
  13. 83' Substitution, Exeter City. Pat Jones replaces Vincent Harper.
  14. 83' Substitution, Exeter City. Reece Cole replaces Jake Richards.
  15. 87' Ed Turns (Exeter City) is shown the red card.
  16. 90'+13' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Taiwo Awoniyi because of an injury.
  17. 90'+13' Substitution, Exeter City. Jay Bird replaces Jack McMillan.
  18. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Exeter City 2, Nottingham Forest 2.
  19. 90' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Álex Moreno.
  20. 105'+1' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Exeter City 2, Nottingham Forest 2.
  22. 105'
  23. 115' Tony Yogane (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 120'+2'
  25. 120'
  26. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Exeter City 2(2), Nottingham Forest 2(4).

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