Nottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 22 Oct 2016
Cardiff beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 22 October 2016 at City Ground, Nottingham. H. Lansbury scored for Nottingham Forest; Aron Gunnarsson and J. Ralls 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·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-128'assist: P. Whittingham
- 37'out: C. Noone
- 0-239'
- Half-time0-2
- 55'
- 58'
- 69'
- 76'
- 82'out: Jorge Grant
- 86'
- 1-290+1'Penalty
- 90+3'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.9Henri LansburyM
- 7.1Chris CohenM
- 7.1Armand TraoreD
- 7.1Damien PerquisM
- 6.7Britt AssombalongaF
- 6.6Benjamin OsbornM
- 6.6Jorge GrantM
- 6.5Pajtim KasamiM
- 6.4Vladimir StojkovićG
- 6.3Apostolos VelliosF
- 6.2Eric LichajD
- 6.0Nicolao DumitruF
- 5.6Thomas LamD
Cardiff
- 7.7Sean MorrisonD
- 7.4Aron GunnarssonM
- 7.4Peter WhittinghamM
- 7.4Sol BambaD
- 7.1Joe BennettD
- 6.9Joe RallsM
- 6.9Rickie LambertF
- 6.7Kieran RichardsonM
- 6.7Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.4Benjamin AmosG
- 6.4Anthony PilkingtonF
- 6.2Junior HoilettF
- 6.2Craig NooneM
Line-ups
Cardiff4-5-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestP. Montanier
Substitutes
- 48Anel AhmedhodžićD
- 43Jordan SmithG
- 37Jorge Grant82'M6.6
- 49T. EdserM
- 9B. Assombalonga69'F6.7
- 25J. HobbsD
- 20LicáF
CardiffN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 24Kadeem HarrisM
- 11C. Noone37'M6.2
- 30B. WilsonG
- 10L. ImmersM
- 22S. O'Keefe90+3'M
- 15K. Richardson55'M6.7
- 27M. ChamakhF
Team statistics
67%Possession33%
17Total shots12
3Shots on target5
7Shots off target3
7Blocked shots4
1Corners3
1Offsides4
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves2
483Total passes228
358Accurate passes126
74%Pass accuracy55%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Lansbury | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Chris Cohen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Armand Traore | 82 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Damien Perquis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Britt Assombalonga | 21 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jorge Grant | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Pajtim Kasami | 90 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Vladimir Stojković | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Apostolos Vellios | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Eric Lichaj | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Nicolao Dumitru | 69 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Thomas Lam | 58 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.6 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Peter Whittingham | 89 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Sol Bamba | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rickie Lambert | 37 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Kieran Richardson | 35 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Benjamin Amos | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Junior Hoilett | 55 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Craig Noone | 53 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Nottingham ForestLWLDL
- L18 Oct 16ABlackburn1-2
- W14 Oct 16HBirmingham3-1
- L01 Oct 16ABristol City1-2
- D27 Sept 16HFulham1-1
- L24 Sept 16ASheffield Wednesday1-2
CardiffDWLLW
- D19 Oct 16HSheffield Wednesday1-1
- W14 Oct 16HBristol City2-1
- L01 Oct 16ABurton Albion0-2
- L27 Sept 16HDerby0-2
- W24 Sept 16ARotherham2-1
Head-to-head
- 29 Dec 15Cardiff1-1Nottingham Forest
- 29 Aug 15Nottingham Forest1-2Cardiff
- 02 May 15Nottingham Forest1-2Cardiff
- 18 Oct 14Cardiff2-1Nottingham Forest
- 13 Apr 13Cardiff3-0Nottingham Forest
- 20 Oct 12Nottingham Forest3-1Cardiff
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | -3 | 58 |
| 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: Blackburn 2-1 Nottingham Forest, 18 Oct 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Reading 2-0 Nottingham Forest, 29 Oct 2016 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 19 Oct 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 0-1 Wigan, 29 Oct 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated