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Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship
Nottm Forest
0-0-3
1-2
Final
Blackburn
2-1-0
The City Ground

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BLK
60%Possession40%
7Shots9
4On target7
3Corners1
5Saves3
13Fouls15
54'Jack ColbackNFO66'Sam GallagherBLK71'Hayden CarterBLK85'Jordan Lawrence-GabrielNFO90'Jordan Lawrence-GabrielNFO90'+2'Ben Brereton DíazBLK
Team1H2HT
NFO011
BLK022

Who won: Blackburn 2-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at The City Ground. Goals for Nottm Forest: Philip Zinckernagel (69'). Goals for Blackburn: Daniel Ayala (47') and Darragh Lenihan (86').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  3. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).

  5. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

    B. Brereton Díaz

  6. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  7. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).

  8. 90'

    Red card

    Second yellow card to Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest) for a bad foul.

    J. Lawrence-Gabriel

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest).

  11. 88'

    Free kick won

    Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  12. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers).

  13. GOAL86'

    Goal! Header

    D. Lenihan

    Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.

    NFO 1 - 2 BLK
  14. 86'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Carter with a cross.

    D. Lenihan

  15. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Colback

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Tyrese Fornah replaces Jack Colback.

    T. Fornah

  16. 85'

    Yellow card

    Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Lawrence-Gabriel

  17. 84'

    Free kick won

    Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  18. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest).

  19. 83'

    Offside

    Offside, Nottingham Forest. Tobias Figueiredo tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.

  20. 82'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Chapman.

  21. 81'

    Free kick won

    Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  22. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).

  23. 79'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.

    P. Zinckernagel

  24. 78'

    Free kick won

    Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  25. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).

Leaders

NFOBLK
Total Shots
Philip Zinckernagel
4
John Buckley
3

Season seriesNFO leads series 3-1-1

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