Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship - Regular Season 20 Feb 2021, 15:00
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 City Ground, Nottingham 👤 Keith Stroud, England Round 31

Match report

Nottingham Forest edged past Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 20 February 2021.

Blackburn Rovers dominated possession with 63% of the ball, while Nottingham Forest had 13 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 12.

The match was played at City Ground, Nottingham, with Keith Stroud, England in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 13 - 12 On target 3 - 5 Corners 2 - 2 Fouls 18 - 19 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Brice Samba
Nottingham Forest · 6 saves
8 Ryan Nyambe captained the side
7 Alex Mighten 1 goal
7 Cyrus Christie captained the side
7 Tobias Figueiredo captained the side
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 12
3 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 7
4 Shots Blocked 0
7 Shots Inside Box 4
6 Shots Outside Box 8
18 Fouls 19
2 Corners 2
3 Offsides 0
37% Ball Possession 63%
2 Yellow Cards 1
6 Saves 1
310 Passes Total 505
224 Passes Accurate 401
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
37 J. Garner 18 Cafú
28 A. Knockaert 27 F. Krovinović 17 A. Mighten
25 G. Murray
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Kaminski
2 R. Nyambe 22 T. Harwood-Bellis 30 J. Branthwaite 17 A. Bell
27 L. Travis 18 J. Davenport
9 S. Gallagher 16 H. Elliott 20 B. Brereton
7 A. Armstrong
Nottingham Forest
Coach
C. Hughton
Substitutes
  • 12 Jordan Smith
  • 24 Tyler Blackett
  • 16 Carl Jenkinson
  • 6 Loïc Mbe Soh
  • 8 Jack Colback
  • 15 Luke Freeman
  • 23 Joe Lolley
  • 22 Ryan Yates
  • 33 Lyle Taylor
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 13 Aynsley Pears
  • 31 Elliott Bennett
  • 15 Barry Douglas
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 23 Bradley Dack
  • 39 Tyrhys Dolan
  • 6 Stewart Downing
  • 29 Corry Evans
  • 8 Joe Rothwell
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Bradley Dack ↓ Sam Gallagher Blackburn Rovers
  • 59' ↑ Lyle Taylor ↓ Glenn Murray Nottingham Forest
  • 64' ↑ Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Ben Brereton Blackburn Rovers
  • 69' ↑ Luke Freeman ↓ Alex Mighten Nottingham Forest
  • 69' ↑ Ryan Yates ↓ Cafú Nottingham Forest
  • 86' ↑ John Buckley ↓ Jacob Davenport Blackburn Rovers
  • 86' ↑ Joe Rothwell ↓ Lewis Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 87' ↑ Tyler Blackett ↓ Anthony Knockaert Nottingham Forest
  • 90' ↑ Elliott Bennett ↓ Ryan Nyambe Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 2' Taylor Harwood-Bellis Blackburn Rovers
  • 41' Glenn Murray Nottingham Forest
  • 68' James Garner Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 4 0 draws 1 Blackburn Rovers
2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest 0 - 2
2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2
2021-02-20 Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0
2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest 0 - 1
2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers 3 - 2
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers?
Nottingham Forest won 1-0 against Blackburn Rovers on 20 February 2021.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers?
Nottingham Forest won the match 1-0.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at City Ground, Nottingham.
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.