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

Team	1H	2H	T
NFO	0	1	1
BLK	0	2	2

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

Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).
90'+2'
Yellow card
Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
B. Brereton Díaz
90'+2'
Free kick won
Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
90'
Red card
Second yellow card to Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest) for a bad foul.
J. Lawrence-Gabriel
90'
Free kick won
Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest).
88'
Free kick won
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88'
Foul
Foul by Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers).
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
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
85'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Colback
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Tyrese Fornah replaces Jack Colback.
T. Fornah
85'
Yellow card
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Lawrence-Gabriel
84'
Free kick won
Harry Chapman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84'
Foul
Foul by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest).
83'
Offside
Offside, Nottingham Forest. Tobias Figueiredo tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
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.
81'
Free kick won
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81'
Foul
Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
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
78'
Free kick won
Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78'
Foul
Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).