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Cardiff City vs Nottingham Forest

Championship
Cardiff
26-8-9
2-1
Final
Nottm Forest
14-7-22
Cardiff City Stadium

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'NFO
43%Possession57%
14Shots8
5On target3
6Corners2
2Saves3
9Fouls15
73'Michael MancienneNFO74'Ben WatsonNFO90'+3'Jack ColbackNFO
Team1H2HT
CAR112
NFO011

Who won: Cardiff 2-1

Cardiff City beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Cardiff City Stadium. Goals for Cardiff: Sean Morrison (35') and Aron Gunnarsson (74'). Goals for Nottm Forest: Liam Bridcutt (50').

Recap · Apr 21
Gunnarsson keeps Cardiff on course for promotion

Gunnarsson keeps Cardiff on course for promotion

What it means

  • Nottm Forest has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Nottm Forest15th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Stefanos KapinoG
  2. 2Daniel FoxCD-L
  3. 3Tobias FigueiredoCD-R
  4. 4Ben OsbornLB
  5. 5Eric LichajRB
  6. 6Jack ColbackCM
  7. 7Ben WatsonLM
  8. 8Liam BridcuttRM
  9. 9Ben Brereton DíazF
  10. 10Joe LolleyLF
  11. 11Matty CashRF
Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 2Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-L
  3. 3Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 4Joe BennettLB
  5. 5Lee PeltierRB
  6. 6Aron GunnarssonCM
  7. 7Craig BrysonLM
  8. 8Joe RallsRM
  9. 9Kenneth ZohoreF
  10. 10Junior HoilettLF
  11. 11Nathaniel Mendez-LaingRF

Head to head

CAR leads series 4-0-1
Last meeting: Cardiff 2, Nottm Forest 1 (Aug 29)

Last 5

NFO
  • Wvs IPS2-1
  • Lvs BRE0-1
  • L@ MID0-2
  • L@ MIL0-2
  • T@ SHU0-0
CAR
  • W@ NOR2-0
  • L@ AVL0-1
  • Lvs WOL0-1
  • T@ SHU1-1
  • Wvs BRT3-1

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Game info

Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales · Attendance 21,310

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesCAR leads series 4-0-1

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