Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United

Premier League 18 Aug 2023, 18:45
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 P. Bankes Round 2

Match report

Nottingham Forest edged past Sheffield United 2-1 in the Premier League on 18 August 2023.

Nottingham Forest had 16 shots to Sheffield United's 7.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 16 - 7 On target 4 - 3 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 5 - 9 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Taiwo Awoniyi
Nottingham Forest · 1 goal
8 Joe Worrall captained the side
8 Serge Aurier 2 assists
8 Morgan Gibbs-White captained the side
7 Chris Wood 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sheffield United came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–1 7–6
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–2
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 4–3 2–4
Match statistics
16 Shots Total 7
4 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 4
7 Shots Outside Box 3
5 Fouls 9
6 Corners 7
3 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 2
430 Passes Total 429
341 Passes Accurate 322
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 3-4-3
1 M. Turner
30 W. Boly 4 J. Worrall 26 S. McKenna
24 S. Aurier 28 Danilo 5 O. Mangala 7 N. Williams
20 B. Johnson 9 T. Awoniyi 10 M. Gibbs-White
Sheffield United · 3-4-2-1
18 W. Foderingham
15 A. Ahmedhodzic 12 J. Egan 19 J. Robinson
23 B. Osborn 16 O. Norwood 21 V. Souza 3 M. Lowe
8 G. Hamer 11 B. Traore
32 W. Osula
Nottingham Forest
Coach
S. Cooper
Substitutes
  • 22 Ryan Yates
  • 21 Anthony Elanga
  • 11 Chris Wood
  • 19 Moussa Niakhaté
  • 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
  • 34 Ethan Horvath
  • 15 Harry Toffolo
  • 23 Remo Freuler
  • 35 Ui-Jo Hwang
Sheffield United
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 27 Yasser Larouci
  • 6 Chris Basham
  • 35 Andre Brooks
  • 39 Antwoine Hackford
  • 1 Adam Davies
  • 38 Femi Seriki
  • 5 Auston Trusty
  • 22 Tom Davies
  • 34 Louie Marsh
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Larouci ↓ M. Lowe Sheffield United
  • 58' ↑ C. Basham ↓ Vinicius Souza Sheffield United
  • 69' ↑ A. Elanga ↓ W. Boly Nottingham Forest
  • 69' ↑ R. Yates ↓ O. Mangala Nottingham Forest
  • 74' ↑ A. Brooks ↓ W. Osula Sheffield United
  • 82' ↑ A. Hackford ↓ B. Traoré Sheffield United
  • 84' ↑ C. Wood ↓ T. Awoniyi Nottingham Forest
  • 90+1' ↑ C. Kouyaté ↓ Danilo Nottingham Forest
  • 90+1' ↑ M. Niakhaté ↓ B. Johnson Nottingham Forest
Cards
  • 36' W. Boly Nottingham Forest
  • 44' S. Aurier Nottingham Forest
  • 45+2' O. Norwood Sheffield United
  • 72' G. Hamer Sheffield United
  • 86' B. Osborn Sheffield United
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 won 2-1 against Sheffield United on 18 August 2023.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United?
Nottingham Forest won the match 2-1.
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?
Nottingham Forest had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.