Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham Forest — EFL Championship, 25 Feb 2020
Nottingham Forest beat Cardiff 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 25 February 2020 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. Tiago Silva scored for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 5 and Nottingham Forest 0.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 46'out: Alfa Semedo
- 0-149'assist: L. Grabban
- 70'
- 71'out: D. Ward
- 71'out: J. Ralls
- 81'
- 81'out: A. Diakhaby
- 82'
- 84'
- 90+1'out: T. Walker
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.1
Top rated
Cardiff
- 7.9Will VaulksM
- 7.4Marlon PackM
- 7.1Alex SmithiesG
- 7.0Daniel WardF
- 7.0Joe BennettD
- 7.0Curtis NelsonD
- 6.9Sean MorrisonD
- 6.9Junior HoilettM
- 6.7Callum PatersonM
- 6.7Joe RallsM
- 6.7Robert-Nesta GlatzelF
- 6.6Dion SandersonD
- 6.5Leandro BacunaM
- 5.8Josh MurphyM
Nottingham Forest
- 8.1Brice SambaG
- 7.9Matthew CashD
- 7.6Joe LolleyM
- 7.4Joseph WorrallD
- 7.3Lewis GrabbanF
- 7.2Tiago SilvaM
- 7.1Yuri RibeiroD
- 7.0Ryan YatesM
- 7.0Tobias FigueiredoD
- 6.9Sammy AmeobiM
- 6.8Ben WatsonM
- 6.7Adama DiakhabyF
- 6.4Alfa SemedoM
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CardiffN. Harris
Substitutes
- 1N. EtheridgeG
- 7Leandro Bacuna82'81'M6.5
- 8J. Ralls71'M6.7
- 23D. Ward71'F7.0
- 5A. FlintD
- 20Gavin WhyteM
- 24B. SmithD
Nottingham ForestS. Lamouchi
Substitutes
- 49A. MurićG
- 16C. JenkinsonD
- 34T. Walker90+1'F
- 14A. Diakhaby81'F6.7
- 20M. DawsonD
- 10João CarvalhoM
- 17Alfa Semedo46'M6.4
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
18Total shots18
4Shots on target4
10Shots off target10
4Blocked shots4
4Corners5
1Offsides0
14Fouls14
1Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves4
364Total passes360
262Accurate passes263
72%Pass accuracy73%
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Vaulks | 90 | – | – | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Marlon Pack | 71 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Alex Smithies | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Daniel Ward | 19 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Curtis Nelson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Junior Hoilett | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Callum Paterson | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joe Ralls | 19 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Robert-Nesta Glatzel | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Dion Sanderson | 81 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 9 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Josh Murphy | 71 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Samba | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.1 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Joe Lolley | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Joseph Worrall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Lewis Grabban | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Tiago Silva | 89 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Ryan Yates | 45 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Tobias Figueiredo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 81 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Ben Watson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Adama Diakhaby | 9 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Alfa Semedo | 45 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 30 Nov 19Nottingham Forest0-1Cardiff
- 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
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
Cardiff
- Previous: Stoke City 2-0 Cardiff, 22 Feb 2020 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 2-2 Brentford, 29 Feb 2020 · EFL Championship
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Nottingham Forest 0-0 QPR, 22 Feb 2020 · EFL Championship
- Next: Middlesbrough 2-2 Nottingham Forest, 2 Mar 2020 · EFL Championship
Data updated