Nottingham Forest vs Bradford City

League Cup - 1st Round 11 Aug 2021, 18:45
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Bradford City
Bradford City
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 P. Wright

Match report

Nottingham Forest edged past Bradford City 2-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 11 August 2021.

Nottingham Forest dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Bradford City had 23 shots to Nottingham Forest's 14.

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

Half-time 2-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 14 - 23 On target 4 - 9 Corners 4 - 9 Fouls 6 - 10 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
João Carvalho
Nottingham Forest · 2 goals
8 Callum Cooke 1 goal
8 Ethan Horvath 8 saves
8 Fin Back captained the side
8 Philip Zinckernagel 2 assists
First half vs second half
Bradford City came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 10 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–10 6–13
Shots On Goal 2–4 2–5
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 2–3 2–6
Attacks 59–57 44–51
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
103 Attacks 108
40 Dangerous Attacks 77
4 On Target 9
10 Off Target 13
14 Shots Total 23
4 Shots On Goal 9
5 Shots Off Goal 8
5 Shots Blocked 6
10 Shots Inside Box 13
4 Shots Outside Box 10
6 Fouls 10
4 Corners 9
2 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
1 Yellow Cards 1
8 Saves 2
519 Passes Total 299
426 Passes Accurate 204
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Horvath
44 F. Back 43 B. Fernandes 46 R. Harbottle 45 J. Richardson
38 T. Fornah 18 Cafú
11 P. Zinckernagel 10 J. Carvalho 42 A. Konate
17 A. Mighten
Bradford City · 4-2-3-1
1 R. O'Donnell
24 F. Cousin-Dawson 4 P. O'Connor 5 N. Canavan 3 L. Ridehalgh
8 C. Cooke 18 E. Watt
11 A. Gilliead 22 L. Sutton 19 L. Angol
9 A. Cook
Nottingham Forest
Coach
C. Hughton
Substitutes
  • 12 Jordan Smith
  • 27 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
  • 3 Tobias Figueiredo
  • 22 Ryan Yates
  • 23 Joe Lolley
  • 29 Nuno Da Costa
  • 20 Brennan Johnson
Bradford City
Coach
D. Adams
Substitutes
  • 13 Sam Hornby
  • 14 Matthew Foulds
  • 16 Fiacre Kelleher
  • 15 Charles Vernam
  • 23 Oliver Crankshaw
  • 17 Gareth Evans
  • 7 Abo Eisa
Substitutions
  • 34' ↑ Abobaker Eisa ↓ L. Sutton Bradford City
  • 51' ↑ Nuno da Costa ↓ P. Zinckernagel Nottingham Forest
  • 67' ↑ Tobias Figueiredo ↓ R. Harbottle Nottingham Forest
  • 69' ↑ R. Yates ↓ Baba Fernandes Nottingham Forest
  • 83' ↑ O. Crankshaw ↓ A. Gilliead Bradford City
  • 84' ↑ C. Vernam ↓ A. Cook Bradford City
Cards
  • 7' F. Cousin-Dawson Bradford City
  • 15' Cafu Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 1 0 draws 0 Bradford City
2021-08-11 Nottingham Forest vs Bradford City 2 - 1
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Bradford City D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Bradford City?
Nottingham Forest won 2-1 against Bradford City on 11 August 2021.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Bradford City?
Nottingham Forest won the match 2-1.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Bradford City played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Bradford City?
Nottingham Forest had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.