Nottingham Forest 3-2 Bolton — EFL Championship, 9 Dec 2017
Nottingham Forest beat Bolton 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 9 December 2017 at City Ground, Nottingham. B. McKay, W. Buckley, Joseph Worrall, Benjamin Brereton 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 Bolton 0, 3 draws.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-03'B. McKayassist: T. Walker
- 30'
- 32'Matthew Mills
- 1-145'W. Buckleyassist: J. Vela
- Half-time1-1
- 2-160'
- 63'B. McKayout: M. Carayol
- 63'Benjamin Osbornout: A. Bouchalakis
- 70'W. Buckleyout: Adam Armstrong
- 80'D. Pratleyout: C. Noone
- 82'D. Murphyout: Benjamin Brereton
- 87'Karl Henry
- 88'M. Littleout: A. Wilbraham
- 3-189'Benjamin Breretonassist: L. Bridcutt
- 90'Liam Bridcutt
- 4-190+2'Own Goal
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Tyler Walker · Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
- 7.7Tyler WalkerF
- 7.5Liam BridcuttM
- 7.4Benjamin BreretonF
- 7.2Kieran DowellM
- 7.0Michael MancienneD
- 7.0Barrie McKayM
- 6.9Matthew MillsD
- 6.8Mustapha CarayolM
- 6.6Daryl MurphyF
- 6.6Joseph WorrallD
- 6.6Benjamin OsbornM
- 6.5Andreas BouchalakisM
- 6.4Jordan SmithG
- 6.2Eric LichajD
Bolton
- 7.2Gary MadineF
- 7.1Sammy AmeobiM
- 6.9Will BuckleyM
- 6.7Karl HenryM
- 6.6Adam ArmstrongM
- 6.6Darren PratleyM
- 6.6Aaron WilbrahamF
- 6.4Mark BeeversD
- 6.4Josh VelaM
- 6.4Reece BurkeD
- 6.1Craig NooneM
- 6.0Ben AlnwickG
- 5.8Mark LittleD
- 5.7Antonee RobinsonD
Line-ups
Bolton4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestM. Warburton
Substitutes
- 31A. Bouchalakis63'M6.5
- 18M. Carayol63'M6.8
- 14Matthew CashM
- 19J. WardM
- 17Benjamin Brereton89'82'F7.4
- 16Z. CloughF
- 30S. HendersonG
BoltonJ. Phillips
Substitutes
- 20Adam Armstrong70'M6.6
- 3A. TaylorD
- 31D. WheaterD
- 12C. Noone80'M6.1
- 16J. CullenM
- 33M. Howard
- 18A. Wilbraham88'F6.6
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
8Total shots14
4Shots on target2
3Shots off target7
1Blocked shots5
5Corners3
2Offsides1
12Fouls20
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves1
391Total passes394
273Accurate passes267
70%Pass accuracy68%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Walker | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Liam Bridcutt | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Kieran Dowell | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Michael Mancienne | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Barrie McKay | 63 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Matthew Mills | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Mustapha Carayol | 27 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Daryl Murphy | 82 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Joseph Worrall | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 63 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Andreas Bouchalakis | 27 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jordan Smith | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Eric Lichaj | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Bolton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Madine | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 90 | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | 7.1 |
| Will Buckley | 70 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Karl Henry | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Adam Armstrong | 20 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Darren Pratley | 80 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aaron Wilbraham | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Mark Beevers | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Josh Vela | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Reece Burke | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Craig Noone | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Ben Alnwick | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Mark Little | 88 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
| Antonee Robinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 5.7 |
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- 16 Aug 14Bolton2-2Nottingham Forest
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