NOTTINGHAM. Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest draw 1-1. M. Gibbs-White scored the first goal (78′) for Sheffield United. L. Grabban settled the score 1-1 (83′). Sheffield United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the help of Rob Merchant and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 1 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 69 Attack 128
- 47 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sheffield United had a strong ball possession 57% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield United was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Sheffield United to win the match.
Nottingham Forest shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Nottingham Forest received 4 yellow cards (J. Worrall, B. Johnson, T. Figueiredo and R. Yates). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (L. Mousset and O. Norwood).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nottingham Forest will have 19 points like Sheffield United, Reading and Bristol City to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Sheffield United will have 19 points like Nottingham Forest, Reading and Bristol City to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Nottingham Forest will host Preston North End on the 6th of November with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Nottingham Forest (8 draws).
Sheffield United will play away agasint Blackburn Rovers on the 6th of November with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (1 draw).
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
79'
53'
83'
Nottingham Forest started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Steve Cooper decided to play with the following team: Brice Samba , Joe Worrall , Tobias Figueiredo , Scott McKenna , Djed Spence , Ryan Yates , James Garner , Jack Colback , Brennan Johnson , Joe Lolley and Lyle Taylor .
The home team had on the bench: Lewis Grabban , Gaëtan Bong, Braian Ojeda, Ethan Horvath, João Carvalho, Alex Mighten and Philip Zinckernagel .
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: J. Lolley for P. Zinckernagel (57′), L. Taylor for L. Grabban (63′) and T. Figueiredo for A. Mighten (79′).
Best player: Lewis Grabban
The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Lewis Grabban.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United
Sheffield United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Slaviša Jokanović played with: Robin Olsen , Jayden Bogle , Chris Basham , John Egan , Enda Stevens , Oliver Norwood , John Fleck , Rhian Brewster , Morgan Gibbs-White , Ben Osborn and Lys Mousset .
They had on the bench: George Baldock, Conor Hourihane, Wes Foderingham, Jack Robinson, Billy Sharp , David McGoldrick and Iliman Ndiaye .
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 3 changes: L. Mousset for I. Ndiaye (65′), B. Osborn for B. Sharp (76′) and J. Fleck for C. Hourihane (89′).
Best player: Chris Basham
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Chris Basham.
His rating is with 61 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Birmingham City – Bristol City – 3-0
- Coventry City – Swansea City – 1-2
- Luton Town – Middlesbrough – 3-1
- Millwall – Reading – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Sheffield United – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
