Nottingham Forest 2-0 Rotherham — EFL Championship, 31 Jan 2017
Nottingham Forest beat Rotherham 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 31 January 2017 at City Ground, Nottingham. B. Assombalonga scored for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 2 and Rotherham 0, 3 draws.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 26'
- 36'
- Half-time0-0
- 1-050'Penalty
- 58'out: J. Yates
- 60'
- 2-071'assist: J. Ward
- 75'
- 76'Benjamin Breretonout: M. Carayol
- 82'out: Matthew Cash
- 82'
- 83'
- 88'
- 90'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.5Britt AssombalongaF
- 7.8Jack HobbsD
- 7.7Jamie WardM
- 7.6Michael MancienneD
- 7.5Stephen HendersonG
- 7.4Eric LichajD
- 7.4Danny FoxD
- 7.3David VaughanM
- 7.3Dani PinillosD
- 7.1Benjamin OsbornM
- 7.0Mustapha CarayolM
- 6.8Benjamin BreretonF
- 6.6Matthew CashM
- 6.5Apostolos VelliosF
Rotherham
- 6.9Daniel WardF
- 6.6Joe MattockD
- 6.6Semi AjayiD
- 6.5Jerry YatesF
- 6.4Dexter BlackstockF
- 6.4Richard WoodD
- 6.3Richard O'DonnellG
- 6.3Joseph NewellM
- 6.2Tom AdeyemiM
- 6.2Jon TaylorM
- 6.2Will VaulksM
- 6.0Richard SmallwoodM
- 5.9Stephen KellyD
- 5.9Anthony FordeM
Line-ups
Rotherham4-1-4-1
Nottingham Forest4-4-2
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestG. Brazil
Substitutes
- 14N. BendtnerF
- 42Joseph WorrallD
- 18M. Carayol76'M7.0
- 39A. Vellios88'F6.5
- 41Matthew Cash82'M6.6
- 15Aaron TshibolaM
- 38Vladimir StojkovićG
RotherhamP. Warne
Substitutes
- 21S. AllanM
- 45L. BilboeG
- 22Joseph Newell75'M6.3
- 39J. Yates58'F6.5
- 27A. BrayM
- 40M. WarrenD
- 20D. Blackstock82'F6.4
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
11Total shots12
4Shots on target4
6Shots off target3
1Blocked shots5
6Corners5
5Offsides2
13Fouls14
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves2
396Total passes317
280Accurate passes193
71%Pass accuracy61%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Assombalonga | 88 | 2 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.5 |
| Jack Hobbs | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Jamie Ward | 82 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Michael Mancienne | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Stephen Henderson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Eric Lichaj | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Danny Fox | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| David Vaughan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Dani Pinillos | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Mustapha Carayol | 14 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 76 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Matthew Cash | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Apostolos Vellios | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Rotherham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ward | 90 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Joe Mattock | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Semi Ajayi | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jerry Yates | 32 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Dexter Blackstock | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Richard Wood | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Richard O'Donnell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Joseph Newell | 15 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tom Adeyemi | 58 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jon Taylor | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Will Vaulks | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Richard Smallwood | 75 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Stephen Kelly | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| Anthony Forde | 82 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 14 Sept 16Rotherham2-2Nottingham Forest
- 16 Apr 16Rotherham0-0Nottingham Forest
- 15 Aug 15Nottingham Forest2-1Rotherham
- 18 Mar 15Nottingham Forest2-0Rotherham
- 13 Dec 14Rotherham0-0Nottingham Forest
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Birmingham | 46 | -19 | 53 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -58 | 23 |
Before and after
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Leeds 2-0 Nottingham Forest, 25 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa, 4 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Rotherham
- Previous: Rotherham 0-1 Barnsley, 28 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bristol City 1-0 Rotherham, 4 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated