FOREST 3 - 2 STOKE CITY - Wed Sep 26, 2018 (League Cup)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Cup
- Round:
- 3
- Score:
- 3-2 WON
- Half-time: 2-0
- Next Round:
- Burton Albion (Oct 30, 2018) (4)
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
- Season:
- 2018-19
- Referee:
- Darren England
- Sponsor:
- BetBright
- Attendance:
- 12,915
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 2/9th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 2/18th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)
- League Cup:
- Burton Albion
- Stoke City:
- Nov 10, 2018
- GAME COUNT:
- League Cup:
- 203 (of 218)
- Competitive:
- 5442 (of 5736)
- Total:
- 7188 (of 7523)
- Played:
- 6 years, 1 month, 26 days ago
Review
A great finish after being 3-0 up. Goncalves was sent off with 20 minutes to go meaning the last 10 minutes were a nailbiter but we're into the 4th round for the first time in 14 years.
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | GK | 34 |  Luke Steele | |
| 27 | D | 26 | Tendayi Darikwa | |
| 3 | D | 24 |  Tobias Figueiredo | |
| 20 | D | 34 | Michael Dawson | |
| 11 | D | 24 | Ben Osborn  (19') | |
| 26 | D | 29 |  Liam Bridcutt | |
| 8 | M | 33 | Ben Watson (c) | |
| 31 | F | 21 | Gil Dias off for Matty Cash (72') | |
| 23 | M | 26 | Joe Lolley (50') 63 off for Danny Fox (84') | |
| 19 | F | 21 | Diogo Goncalves 77 | |
| 9 | F | 35 |  Daryl Murphy (40') off for Lewis Grabban (56') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 12 | GK | 23 | Jordan Smith | |
| 4 | M | 32 | Danny Fox on for Joe Lolley (84') 91 | |
| 14 | M | 21 | Matty Cash on for Gil Dias (72') | |
| 21 | D | 22 |  Saidy Janko | |
| 24 | M | 31 |  Claudio Yacob | First bench appearance |
| 43 | F | 17 | Arvin Appiah | |
| 7 | F | 30 | Lewis Grabban on for Daryl Murphy (56') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | GK | Adam Federici |
| 30 | D | Thomas Edwards (83') |
| 36 | D | Harry Souttar |
| 5 | D | Ashley Williams |
| 15 | D | Bruno Martins Indi |
| 16 | M | Charlie Adam 65 |
| 2 | M | Moritz Bauer (57') |
| 24 | M | Darren Fletcher (c) |
| 27 | M | Bojan |
| 25 | F | Peter Crouch (55') |
| 19 | F | Saido Berahino |
| Subs | ||
| 29 | Jakob Haugaard | |
| 23 | Cuco Martina | |
| 17 | Ryan Shawcross | |
| 4 | Joe Allen | |
| 7 | Tom Ince (57') | |
| 9 | Benik Afobe (55') | |
| 26 | Tyrese Campbell (83') |