FOREST 1 - 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION - Sat Aug 03, 2019 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 03, 2019 (5:30 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost)
- Half-time: 1-2
- Attendance:
- 27,592
- Position Before:
- 2
- Position After:
- 15
- Referee:
- Darren England
- Season:
- 2019-20
- Forest Tier:
- 2
- Opponent Tier:
- 2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Leeds United
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 4789 (of 4816)
- League Tier 2:
- 2372 (of 2399)
- Competitive:
- 5479 (of 5510)
- Total:
- 7219 (of 7250)
- Sources:
- Nottingham Forest Official site (Link)
Review:
Great start from Forest. Ahead on 9 minutes after a good shot from Matty Cash was too hard to stop but a slow dive from Muric gave West Brom the equaliser and then a looping cross from Phillips ended up over his head for their eventual winner. After that it was very dull from Forest. Adomah and Semeda looked good on their debuts but Lewis Grabban was invisible up front.
This was our first opening day defeat at home for 36 years, when we lost 1-0 to Southampton in August 1983.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Slavan Bilic
Goals:
Kyle Edwards (15)
Matt Phillips (26)
Manager: Slavan Bilic
Goals:
Kyle Edwards (15)
Matt Phillips (26)
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | GK | Aro Muric | Debut |
| 11 | M | Matty Cash  | |
| 18 | D | Jack Robinson | |
| 20 | D | Michael Dawson (c) | |
| 4 | D | Joe Worrall | |
| 8 | M | Ben Watson | |
| 37 | F | Albert Adomah | Debut |
| 17 | M | Alfa Semedo off for Brennan Johnson (88) | Debut |
| 28 | M | Tiago Silva off for Rafa Mir (62) | Debut |
| 23 | M | Joe Lolley off for Sammy Ameobi (72) | |
| 7 | F | Lewis Grabban | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | GK | Jordan Smith | |
| 2 | D | Yuri Ribeiro | |
| 3 | D | Tobias Figueiredo | |
| 45 | D | Jayden Richardson | |
| 19 | M | Sammy Ameobi on for Joe Lolley (72) | Debut |
| 40 | F | Brennan Johnson on for Alfa Semedo (88) | Debut |
| 14 | F | Rafa Mir on for Tiago Silva (62) | Debut |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | GK | Sam Johnstone |
| 2 | D | Nathan Ferguson |
| 27 | D | Kieran Gibbs (72) |
| 6 | D | Semi Ajayi |
| 5 | D | Kyle Bartley |
| 19 | M | Romaine Sawyers  |
| 10 | M | Matt Phillips |
| 8 | M | Jake Livermore (c) |
| 7 | M | Filip Krovinovic |
| 21 | F | Kyle Edwards (81) |
| 9 | F | Kenneth Zohore (63) |
| Subs | ||
| 23 | Jonathan Bond | |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong | |
| 27 | Dara O'Shea | |
| 14 | Conor Townsend (72) | |
| 17 | Oliver Burke (63) | |
| 16 | Rekeem Harper (81) | |
| 20 | Jonathan Leko |