Nottingham Forest 0-1 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 30 Nov 2019
Cardiff beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 30 November 2019 at The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing scored for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 0 and Cardiff 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·The City Ground · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.2Joe LolleyM
- 7.7Joseph WorrallD
- 7.6Tiago SilvaM
- 7.5Ben WatsonM
- 7.3Sammy AmeobiM
- 7.1Matthew CashD
- 7.1João CarvalhoM
- 7.0Jack RobinsonD
- 6.8Lewis GrabbanF
- 6.7Alfa SemedoM
- 6.7Brice SambaG
- 6.6Tobias FigueiredoD
- 6.5Rafa MirF
- 6.2Albert AdomahM
Cardiff
- 7.6Lee PeltierD
- 7.6Lee TomlinM
- 7.4Neil EtheridgeG
- 7.4Curtis NelsonD
- 7.2Nathaniel Mendez-LaingM
- 6.9Aden FlintD
- 6.9Marlon PackM
- 6.8Daniel WardF
- 6.8Gary MadineF
- 6.6Callum PatersonF
- 6.5Sean MorrisonD
- 6.4Leandro BacunaM
- 6.3Junior HoilettM
- 6.0Joe BennettD
Line-ups
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestS. Lamouchi
Substitutes
- 12Jordan SmithG
- 37Albert Adomah75'M6.2
- 20M. DawsonD
- 13J. BostockM
- 14Rafa Mir80'F6.5
- 17Alfa Semedo66'M6.7
- 36Chema RodríguezD
CardiffN. Harris
Substitutes
- 12A. Smithies
- 32C. CoxeD
- 4S. Morrison86'D6.5
- 13Callum Paterson80'F6.6
- 11Josh MurphyM
- 23D. Ward67'F6.8
- 6W. VaulksM
Team statistics
69%Possession31%
32Total shots10
2Shots on target4
17Shots off target2
13Blocked shots4
9Corners1
1Offsides1
12Fouls14
0Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves2
517Total passes241
445Accurate passes151
86%Pass accuracy63%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lolley | 90 | – | – | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8.2 |
| Joseph Worrall | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Tiago Silva | 90 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Ben Watson | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 75 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7.1 |
| João Carvalho | 66 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jack Robinson | 80 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Lewis Grabban | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Alfa Semedo | 24 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Brice Samba | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tobias Figueiredo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Rafa Mir | 10 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Albert Adomah | 15 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Lee Tomlin | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Neil Etheridge | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Curtis Nelson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 80 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Marlon Pack | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Daniel Ward | 23 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Gary Madine | 67 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Callum Paterson | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sean Morrison | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Junior Hoilett | 86 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Nottingham ForestWDWWL
CardiffWDLWL
- W26 Nov 19HStoke City1-0
- D23 Nov 19ACharlton2-2
- L10 Nov 19HBristol City0-1
- W02 Nov 19HBirmingham4-2
- L27 Oct 19ASwansea0-1
Head-to-head
- 21 Apr 18Cardiff2-1Nottingham Forest
- 26 Nov 17Nottingham Forest0-2Cardiff
- 17 Apr 17Cardiff1-0Nottingham Forest
- 22 Oct 16Nottingham Forest1-2Cardiff
- 29 Dec 15Cardiff1-1Nottingham Forest
- 29 Aug 15Nottingham Forest1-2Cardiff
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2019/20
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | +42 | 81 |
| 4 | Fulham | 46 | +16 | 81 |
| 5 | Cardiff | 46 | +10 | 73 |
| 6 | Swansea | 46 | +9 | 70 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | +6 | 68 |
| 9 | Preston | 46 | +5 | 66 |
Before and after
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: QPR 0-4 Nottingham Forest, 27 Nov 2019 · EFL Championship
- Next: Millwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest, 6 Dec 2019 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 1-0 Stoke City, 26 Nov 2019 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 3-2 Barnsley, 7 Dec 2019 · EFL Championship
Data updated