FOREST 3 - 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Wed Jan 01, 2020 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Wed Jan 01, 2020 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-2 (Won)
- Half-time: 2-1
- Attendance:
- 27,073
- Pos Before/After:
- 5/4
- Opp Before/After:
- 13/13
- Referee:
- Darren Bond
- Season:
- 2019-20
- Forest Tier:
- 2
- Opponent Tier:
- 2
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 4813 (of 4829)
- League Tier 2:
- 2396 (of 2412)
- Competitive:
- 5506 (of 5523)
- Total:
- 7249 (of 7266)
- Sources:
- Nottingham Forest Official site (Link)
Review:
A tight performance and although we let in two goals we played with a lot more excitement. Grabban got a brace and Lolley scored with a looping cross that never touched Ameobi's head.
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | GK | Brice Samba | |
| 11 | M | Matty Cash | |
| 36 | D | Chema Rodriguez off for Jack Robinson (27) | |
| 3 | D | Tobias Figueiredo | |
| 4 | D | Joe Worrall | |
| 8 | M | Ben Watson | |
| 23 | M | Joe Lolley  off for Albert Adomah (87) | |
| 21 | D | Samba Sow  off for Alfa Semedo (67) | |
| 28 | M | Tiago Silva | |
| 19 | M | Sammy Ameobi | |
| 7 | F | Lewis Grabban | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | GK | Jordan Smith | |
| 20 | D | Michael Dawson | |
| 16 | D | Carl Jenkinson | |
| 18 | D | Jack Robinson on for Chema Rodriguez (27) | |
| 37 | F | Albert Adomah on for Joe Lolley (87) | |
| 10 | M | Joao Carvalho | |
| 17 | M | Alfa Semedo on for Samba Sow (67) |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Christian Walton |
| 31 | D | Elliott Bennett (c) (72) |
| 17 | D | Amari'i Bell  |
| 26 | D | Darragh Lenihan |
| 24 | D | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 27 | M | Lewis Travis (65) |
| 7 | M | Adam Armstrong |
| 29 | M | Corry Evans |
| 19 | M | Stewart Downing |
| 8 | F | Joe Rothwell |
| 20 | F | Ben Brereton (65) |
| Subs | ||
| 13 | Jayson Leutwiler | |
| 3 | Derrick Williams | |
| 39 | John Buckley | |
| 11 | Harry Chapman (65) | |
| 4 | Bradley Johnson | |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher (65) | |
| 10 | Danny Graham (72) |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table after:
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Leeds United | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 52 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 52 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 43 | |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 43 | |
| 5 | Fulham | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 42 | |
| 6 | Millwall | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 39 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 39 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Swansea City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -1 | 38 | |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 30 | -2 | 37 | |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 36 | |
| 14 | Reading | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 35 | |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -4 | 35 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 32 | |
| 17 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 30 | |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 29 | |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 28 | |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 28 | |
| 21 | Stoke City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 24 | |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 23 | |
| 23 | Barnsley | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 21 | |
| 24 | Luton Town | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | -24 | 20 | |