Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United

Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 17 May 2022, 18:45
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 M. Oliver Round Semi-finals

Match report

Nottingham Forest shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Sheffield United in the Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 17 May 2022. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Sheffield United had 20 shots to Nottingham Forest's 13.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 13 - 20 On target 4 - 6 Corners 6 - 8 Fouls 11 - 13 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Morgan Gibbs-White
Sheffield United · 1 goal
8 Oliver Norwood 77 passes (66% accurate)
7 Brennan Johnson 1 goal
7 John Fleck 1 goal
7 Brice Samba 4 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–17 4–3
Shots On Goal 1–5 3–1
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 6–6 0–2
Attacks 94–124 16–16
Match statistics
39 Throw In 39
11 Free Kick 8
9 Goal Kick 6
3 Substitution 2
110 Attacks 140
50 Dangerous Attacks 57
5 On Target 6
8 Off Target 15
13 Shots Total 20
4 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 8
3 Shots Blocked 6
10 Shots Inside Box 11
3 Shots Outside Box 9
11 Fouls 13
6 Corners 8
1 Offsides 2
48% Ball Possession 52%
3 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 3
436 Passes Total 476
268 Passes Accurate 291
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 3-4-1-2
30 B. Samba
4 J. Worrall 27 S. Cook 26 S. McKenna
2 D. Spence 22 R. Yates 37 J. Garner 8 J. Colback
11 P. Zinckernagel
20 B. Johnson 16 S. Surridge
Sheffield United · 3-4-1-2
18 W. Foderingham
6 C. Basham 12 J. Egan 19 J. Robinson
2 G. Baldock 16 O. Norwood 4 J. Fleck 33 R. Norrington-Davies
8 S. Berge
27 M. Gibbs-White 29 I. Ndiaye
Nottingham Forest
Coach
S. Cooper
Substitutes
  • 1 Ethan Horvath
  • 3 Tobias Figueiredo
  • 14 Richie Laryea
  • 18 Cafú
  • 23 Joe Lolley
  • 17 Alex Mighten
  • 9 Keinan Davis
Sheffield United
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 1 Adam Davies
  • 25 Filip Uremovic
  • 22 Ben Davies
  • 23 Ben Osborn
  • 24 Conor Hourihane
  • 32 William Osula
  • 36 Daniel Jebbison
Substitutions
  • 71' ↑ J. Lolley ↓ P. Zinckernagel Nottingham Forest
  • 75' ↑ K. Davis ↓ S. Surridge Nottingham Forest
  • 108' ↑ B. Osborn ↓ G. Baldock Sheffield United
  • 109' ↑ C. Hourihane ↓ J. Fleck Sheffield United
  • 119' ↑ Cafú ↓ J. Garner Nottingham Forest
Cards
  • 38' P. Heckingbottom Sheffield United
  • 58' J. Robinson Sheffield United
  • 75' S. McKenna Nottingham Forest
  • 90+1' J. Worrall Nottingham Forest
  • 111' S. Cook Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 3 3 draws 0 Sheffield United
2024-05-04 Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 3
2023-08-18 Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United 2 - 1
2022-05-17 Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United 2 - 2
2022-05-14 Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 2
2022-03-04 Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 1
2021-11-02 Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United 1 - 1
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Sheffield United W D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United?
Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 against Sheffield United on 17 May 2022.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United?
Sheffield United had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.