Nottingham Forest 2-1 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 3 Mar 2018
Nottingham Forest beat Birmingham 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 3 March 2018 at City Ground, Nottingham. J. Lolley, Matthew Cash, M. Morrison got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 2 and Birmingham 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-06'
- 28'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 65'out: L. Jutkiewicz
- 67'
- 72'
- 2-079'assist: Benjamin Osborn
- 80'out: J. Boga
- 83'
- 2-187'assist: C. Gardner
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.3Matthew CashM
- 7.6Joe LolleyM
- 7.2Costel PantilimonG
- 7.1Lee TomlinM
- 7.0Jack ColbackM
- 6.9Benjamin OsbornM
- 6.9Tobias FigueiredoD
- 6.8Tendayi DarikwaD
- 6.7Ben WatsonM
- 6.7Danny FoxD
- 6.3Benjamin BreretonF
- 6.3Daryl MurphyF
- 6.0Adlène GuédiouraM
Birmingham
- 7.4Craig GardnerM
- 7.0Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.8Jacques MaghomaM
- 6.8Michael MorrisonD
- 6.7Jérémie BogaM
- 6.7Maxime ColinD
- 6.7Harlee DeanD
- 6.7Jason LoweM
- 6.7Carl JenkinsonD
- 6.6Samuel GallagherF
- 6.5Ché AdamsF
- 6.3Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 6.0David StockdaleG
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestKaranka
Substitutes
- 42Joseph WorrallD
- 39A. VelliosF
- 20Kieran DowellM
- 5A. Guédioura72'M6.0
- 9D. Murphy46'F6.3
- 33S. KapinoG
- 4M. MancienneD
BirminghamS. Cotterill
Substitutes
- 17C. N'DoyeM
- 39Connal TruemanG
- 4M. RobertsD
- 27Jota PeleteiroM
- 10L. Jutkiewicz65'F7.0
- 20J. Boga80'M6.7
- 15Cohen BramallD
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
15Total shots10
5Shots on target5
6Shots off target3
4Blocked shots2
2Corners8
1Offsides2
12Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves3
468Total passes423
363Accurate passes291
78%Pass accuracy69%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cash | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 8.3 |
| Joe Lolley | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | 7.6 |
| Costel Pantilimon | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Lee Tomlin | 72 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 7.1 |
| Jack Colback | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Tobias Figueiredo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Tendayi Darikwa | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Ben Watson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Danny Fox | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Daryl Murphy | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Adlène Guédioura | 18 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Gardner | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 25 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jacques Maghoma | 80 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 6.8 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jérémie Boga | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Maxime Colin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 6.7 |
| Harlee Dean | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jason Lowe | 65 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Carl Jenkinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ché Adams | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
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Head-to-head
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