Nottingham Forest vs Middlesbrough

Championship

Nottm Forest

3-0-1

2-1

Final

Boro

2-0-2

The City Ground

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'MID

51%Possession49%

11Shots17

3On target7

5Corners5

6Saves1

5Fouls22

15'Tendayi DarikwaNFO18'Armand TraoreNFO39'Adam ClaytonMID63'Dael FryMID76'Britt AssombalongaMID89'Ben GibsonMID

Team	1H	2H	T
NFO	1	1	2
MID	0	1	1

Who won: Nottm Forest 2-1

Nottingham Forest beat Middlesbrough 2-1 on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at The City Ground. Goals for Nottm Forest: Barrie McKay (16') and Daryl Murphy (79' pen). Goals for Boro: Ben Gibson (83').

Play by play

Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Middlesbrough 1.
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Middlesbrough 1.
90'+4'
Offside
Offside, Nottingham Forest. Kieran Dowell tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
90'+4'
Ashley fletcher shot on target
Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rudy Gestede with a headed pass.
A. Fletcher
90'+3'
Offside
Offside, Nottingham Forest. Tendayi Darikwa tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
90'+2'MID
Foul
Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
90'+2'MID
Free kick won
Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89'
Yellow card
Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
B. Gibson
89'
Foul
Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
89'
Free kick won
Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'NFO
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Matt Mills.
87'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
87'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
86'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis.
D. Murphy
86'NFO
Corner awarded
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
85'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
R. Gestede
84'
Free kick won
Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
GOAL83'
Goal! Left footed shot
B. Gibson · ast D. Fry
Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Middlesbrough 1. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dael Fry following a corner.
NFO 2 - 1 MID
82'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
81'
Lewis baker shot on target
Attempt saved. Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
L. Baker
GOAL79'
Goal! Penalty
D. Murphy
Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Middlesbrough 0. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
NFO 2 - 0 MID
78'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
78'MID
Foul
Penalty Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton draws a foul in the penalty area.