WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Aug 18, 2018 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 18, 2018 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Wigan Athletic
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- DW Stadium
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 2-2 (Draw)
- Half-time: 1-2
- Season:
- 2018-19
- Referee:
- Geoff Eltringham
- Sponsor:
- BetBright
- Attendance:
- 11,543 (Away: 2,513)
- Pos Before/After:
- 5
7 - Opp Before/After:
- 9 12
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Birmingham City (League Tier 2)
- Wigan Athletic:
- Jan 26, 2019
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 4748 (of 4969)
- League Tier 2:
- 2331 (of 2511)
- Competitive:
- 5434 (of 5676)
- Total:
- 7178 (of 7448)
- Sources:
- Nottingham Forest Official Site (Dead link)
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
Review:
Another early goal conceded due to another Pantilimon lack of thought, and another last minute equaliser. Matty Cash's injury time run gave us a penalty that Grabban missed but Soudani scored his second goal of the season on the rebound.
FOREST
Manager: Aitor Karanka
Prior form: DDW (Old to recent)
Goals:
Matty Cash (10) - Shot from inside the area
Hillal Soudani (90) - Hillal Soudani last goal
WIGAN ATHLETIC
Manager: Paul Cook
Prior form: WL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Nick Powell (2)
William Grigg (30) (Pen)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Costel Pantilimon | |
| 27 | D |  Tendayi Darikwa | |
| 11 | D | Ben Osborn  (29) | |
| 3 | D |  Tobias Figueiredo | |
| 4 | M | Danny Fox (c) (87) | |
| 6 | M | Jack Colback (69) | |
| 14 | M | Matty Cash  (10) | |
| 5 | M |  Adlene Guedioura off for Ben Watson (45) | |
| 10 | M | Joao Carvalho off for Hillal Soudani (54) | |
| 23 | M | Joe Lolley off for Jack Robinson (65) | |
| 7 | F | Lewis Grabban | |
| Subs | |||
| 15 | GK | Luke Steele | |
| 20 | D | Michael Dawson | |
| 18 | D | Jack Robinson on for Joe Lolley (65) | |
| 31 | F | Gil Dias | |
| 8 | M | Ben Watson (88) on for Adlene Guedioura (45) | |
| 9 | F |  Daryl Murphy | |
| 2 | F | Hillal Soudani (90) on for Joao Carvalho (54) |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Christian Walton |
| 27 | D | Reece James |
| 11 | D | Antonee Robinson |
| 3 | D | Cheyenne Dunkley |
| 4 | D | Cedric Kipre |
| 6 | M | Sam Morsy (c)  |
| 14 | M | Gavin Massey |
| 5 | M | Lee Evans |
| 10 | M | Nick Powell (75) |
| 23 | F | Michael Jacobs |
| 7 | F | William Grigg (76) |
| Subs | ||
| 15 | Jamie Jones | |
| 20 | Alex Bruce | |
| 18 | Callum Connolly (75) | |
| 31 | Nathan Byrne | |
| 8 | Callum McManaman | |
| 9 | Josh Windass | |
| 2 | James Vaughan (76) |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 0-2 | Middlesbrough |
| Hull City | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| Leeds United | 2-0 | Rotherham United |
| Millwall | 2-1 | Derby County |
| Preston North End | 2-2 | Stoke City |
| Reading | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Norwich City |
| West Bromwich Albion | 7-1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Wigan Athletic | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| CHAMPIONSHIP | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | ||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | DWW | ||
| 2 | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | WWD | ||
| 3 | Leeds United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | WW | ||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | WW | ||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | DDW | ||
| 6 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | WD | ||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | WD | ||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | LDW | ||
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WL | ||
| 10 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | WL | ||
| 11 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 | WL | ||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LLW | ||
| 13 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | LW | ||
| 14 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 16 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD | ||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | DLD | ||
| 18 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | DL | ||
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | LD | ||
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL | ||
| 21 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD | ||
| 22 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | LD | ||
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | LL | ||
| 24 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | LL | ||
Table after:
| CHAMPIONSHIP | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | DWWW | 2-0 | |
 1 | 2 | Leeds United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | WWW | 2-0 |
| 5 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | LDWW | 7-1 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | WWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | WDW | 1-0 |
| 4 | 6 | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | WWD | |
| 2 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | DDWD | 2-2 |
| 4 | 8 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 | LLWW | 2-1 |
| 7 | 9 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | DDW | 2-1 |
| 5 | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DDW | 1-0 |
| 5 | 11 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | WD | |
| 3 | 12 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WLD | 2-2 |
| 3 | 13 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | WLD | 2-2 |
| 3 | 14 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 3 | WLL | 1-2 |
| 2 | 15 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 3 | LWL | 0-2 |
| 4 | 16 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | DLD | 1-1 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | DLD | ||
| 4 | 18 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | LDD | 2-2 |
| 5 | 19 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | DDL | 0-2 |
| 1 | 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | LD | |
| 3 | 21 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 | DLL | 1-2 |
| 1 | 22 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | LDL | 0-1 |
| 1 | 23 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | LLL | 0-1 |
| 1 | 24 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 0 | LLL | 1-7 |