Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship - Regular Season 18 Aug 2021, 18:45
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 G. Ward Round 3

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 18 August 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Nottingham Forest dominated possession with 60% of the ball, while Blackburn Rovers had 9 shots to Nottingham Forest's 7.

The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), with G. Ward in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 7 - 9 On target 4 - 7 Corners 3 - 1 Fouls 13 - 15 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Philip Zinckernagel
Nottingham Forest · 1 goal
8 Darragh Lenihan 1 goal
8 Lewis Travis captained the side
7 Daniel Ayala 1 goal
7 Brice Samba 5 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 4–4
Shots On Goal 2–4 2–3
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 2–1 1–0
Attacks 39–62 63–38
Match statistics
3 Substitution 2
102 Attacks 100
45 Dangerous Attacks 32
4 On Target 7
3 Off Target 1
7 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 7
1 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 1
1 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 3
13 Fouls 15
3 Corners 1
1 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 3
435 Passes Total 283
328 Passes Accurate 182
Line-ups 4-4-1-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-4-1-1
30 B. Samba
27 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 3 T. Figueiredo 26 S. McKenna 24 J. Osei-Tutu
11 P. Zinckernagel 22 R. Yates 8 J. Colback 17 A. Mighten
20 B. Johnson
7 L. Grabban
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Kaminski
24 H. Carter 26 D. Lenihan 5 D. Ayala 3 H. Pickering
27 L. Travis 8 J. Rothwell
9 S. Gallagher 21 J. Buckley 22 B. Brereton
10 T. Dolan
Nottingham Forest
Coach
C. Hughton
Substitutes
  • 1 Ethan Horvath
  • 46 Riley Harbottle
  • 44 Fin Back
  • 10 João Carvalho
  • 18 Cafú
  • 38 Tyrese Fornah
  • 33 Lyle Taylor
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 45 Jordan Eastham
  • 36 Tyler Magloire
  • 6 Jacob Davenport
  • 19 Leighton Clarkson
  • 34 Dan Pike
  • 17 Harrison Chapman
  • 14 Daniel Butterworth
Substitutions
  • 17' ↑ F. Back ↓ J. Osei-Tutu Nottingham Forest
  • 64' ↑ João Carvalho ↓ A. Mighten Nottingham Forest
  • 74' ↑ J. Davenport ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 74' ↑ H. Chapman ↓ J. Rothwell Blackburn Rovers
  • 85' ↑ T. Fornah ↓ J. Colback Nottingham Forest
Cards
  • 54' J. Colback Nottingham Forest
  • 66' S. Gallagher Blackburn Rovers
  • 71' H. Carter Blackburn Rovers
  • 85' J. Gabriel Nottingham Forest
  • 90' J. Gabriel Nottingham Forest
  • 90+1' B. Brereton Blackburn Rovers
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 lost 1-2 against Blackburn Rovers on 18 August 2021.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 2-1.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers?
Nottingham Forest had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.