Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham City

Championship - Regular Season 26 Dec 2020, 15:00
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 City Ground, Nottingham 👤 Jeremy Simpson, England Round 21

Match report

Nottingham Forest played out a goalless draw with Birmingham City in the Championship - Regular Season on 26 December 2020.

Nottingham Forest had 14 shots to Birmingham City's 8.

The match was played at City Ground, Nottingham, with Jeremy Simpson, England in charge.

Possession 56% - 44% Shots 14 - 8 On target 6 - 3 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 11 - 18 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Neil Etheridge
Birmingham City · 6 saves
8 Brice Samba 3 saves
8 Cafú captained the side
7 Cyrus Christie captained the side
7 Tobias Figueiredo captained the side
Match statistics
14 Shots Total 8
6 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 1
5 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 3
5 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 18
7 Corners 3
0 Offsides 2
56% Ball Possession 44%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 6
406 Passes Total 317
278 Passes Accurate 196
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-2-3-1
30 B. Samba
2 C. Christie 3 T. Figueiredo 4 J. Worrall 5 Y. Ribeiro
22 R. Yates 21 S. Sow
11 S. Ameobi 18 Cafú 17 A. Mighten
7 L. Grabban
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
30 N. Etheridge
2 M. Colin 4 M. Roberts 12 H. Dean 5 G. Friend
8 A. Clayton 34 I. Šunjić
17 I. Aguayo 35 A. Halilović 11 J. Bela
9 S. Hogan
Nottingham Forest
Coach
C. Hughton
Substitutes
  • 12 Jordan Smith
  • 16 Carl Jenkinson
  • 6 Loïc Mbe Soh
  • 13 Gaëtan Bong
  • 23 Joe Lolley
  • 31 Harry Arter
  • 28 Anthony Knockaert
  • 33 Lyle Taylor
  • 19 Miguel Ángel Guerrero
Birmingham City
Coach
Karanka
Substitutes
  • 1 Andrés Prieto
  • 3 Kristian Pedersen
  • 25 Josh Cogley
  • 6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
  • 18 Riley McGree
  • 19 Mikel San José
  • 20 Gary Gardner
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 14 Jonathan Leko
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Gary Gardner ↓ Alen Halilović Birmingham City
  • 61' ↑ Lyle Taylor ↓ Samba Sow Nottingham Forest
  • 61' ↑ Anthony Knockaert ↓ Sammy Ameobi Nottingham Forest
  • 68' ↑ Joe Lolley ↓ Alex Mighten Nottingham Forest
  • 90' ↑ Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Scott Hogan Birmingham City
Cards
  • 36' Yuri Ribeiro Nottingham Forest
  • 42' Adam Clayton Birmingham City
  • 64' Lewis Grabban Nottingham Forest
  • 89' Maxime Colin Birmingham City
  • 90+2' Ryan Yates Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 2 2 draws 2 Birmingham City
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2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham City 2 - 0
2021-10-02 Birmingham City vs Nottingham Forest 0 - 3
2021-04-21 Birmingham City vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 1
2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham City 0 - 0
2020-02-01 Birmingham City vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 1
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham City?
Nottingham Forest drew 0-0 against Birmingham City on 26 December 2020.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham City?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at City Ground, Nottingham.
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham City?
Nottingham Forest had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.