Nottingham Forest 2-1 Newcastle — EFL Championship, 2 Dec 2016
Nottingham Forest beat Newcastle 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 2 December 2016 at City Ground, Nottingham. N. Bendtner scored for Nottingham Forest; M. Ritchie for Newcastle. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 33'
- 44'
- 45'
- 45'
- 0-145'
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'out: V. Anita
- 1-152'
- 53'
- 65'out: M. Carayol
- 72'
- 77'out: M. Diamé
- 79'
- 1-286'Own Goal
- 87'out: A. Mitrović
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.6Henri LansburyM
- 7.2Nicklas BendtnerF
- 7.1Benjamin OsbornM
- 6.9Damien PerquisM
- 6.9Thomas LamD
- 6.9Pajtim KasamiM
- 6.8Mustapha CarayolM
- 6.8Matthew CashM
- 6.7Matthew MillsD
- 6.7Eric LichajD
- 6.7Apostolos VelliosF
- 6.6Vladimir StojkovićG
- 6.5Britt AssombalongaF
- 6.5Michael MancienneD
Newcastle
- 8.2Karl DarlowG
- 7.5DeAndre YedlinD
- 7.2Isaac HaydenM
- 6.9Ciaran ClarkD
- 6.8Dwight GayleF
- 6.8Matt RitchieM
- 6.7Yoan GouffranM
- 6.6Aleksandar MitrovićF
- 6.5Jamaal LascellesD
- 6.5Mohamed DiaméM
- 6.5Ayoze PérezF
- 6.2Vurnon AnitaM
- 5.3Jonjo ShelveyM
- 5.1Paul DummettD
Line-ups
Newcastle4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest3-5-1-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestP. Montanier
Substitutes
- 18M. Carayol65'M6.8
- 39A. Vellios79'F6.7
- 37Jorge GrantM
- 24D. VaughanM
- 9B. Assombalonga46'F6.5
- 25J. HobbsD
- 30S. HendersonG
NewcastleRafael Benítez
Substitutes
- 18Chancel MbembaD
- 45A. Mitrović87'F6.6
- 28Matz SelsG
- 30C. AtsuM
- 15M. Diamé77'M6.5
- 8V. Anita46'M6.2
- 24C. TiotéM
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
17Total shots6
9Shots on target3
5Shots off target3
3Blocked shots0
6Corners1
2Offsides1
17Fouls10
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards2
3Goalkeeper saves7
441Total passes426
362Accurate passes346
82%Pass accuracy81%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Lansbury | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Nicklas Bendtner | 79 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Damien Perquis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Thomas Lam | 65 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Pajtim Kasami | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Mustapha Carayol | 25 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Matthew Mills | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Eric Lichaj | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Apostolos Vellios | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Vladimir Stojković | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Britt Assombalonga | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Michael Mancienne | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Darlow | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.2 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 7.5 |
| Isaac Hayden | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ciaran Clark | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Dwight Gayle | 87 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Matt Ritchie | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Yoan Gouffran | 77 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mohamed Diamé | 13 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Vurnon Anita | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | 33 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 5.3 |
| Paul Dummett | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.1 |
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 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 |
Before and after
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Barnsley 2-5 Nottingham Forest, 25 Nov 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Derby 3-0 Nottingham Forest, 11 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
Newcastle
- Previous: Newcastle 0-1 Blackburn, 26 Nov 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Newcastle 4-0 Birmingham, 10 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated