NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest finds the way to recover against Stoke City with a goal on the J. Maja 68′ and a penalty kick on the L. Baker 88′. Stoke City was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty assisted by Shaun Hudson and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Stoke City had a strong ball possession 61% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Stoke City to win the match​.

Nottingham Forest shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (M. Lowe, K. Davis and J. Garner). On the opposite side, Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (B. Wilmot, S. Clucas and J. Allen).

(Nottingham Forest) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (85′).

Standings

After playing this match, Nottingham Forest will have 47 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Stoke City will have 43 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Nottingham Forest will play away against AFC Bournemouth on the 18th of February with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (5 draws).

Stoke City will host Birmingham City on the 19th of February with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (5 draws).

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Steve Cooper decided to play with the following team: Brice Samba (7.1), Joe Worrall (6.6), Steve Cook (7.4), Scott McKenna (6.2), Djed Spence (6.4), James Garner (6.8), Jack Colback (6.3), Max Lowe (6.9), Philip Zinckernagel (7.4), Brennan Johnson (7.2) and Keinan Davis (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Cafú, Tobias Figueiredo, Xande Silva, Ethan Horvath, Alex Mighten (6.2), Ryan Yates (7.2) and Sam Surridge (6.4).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: K. Davis for S. Surridge (54′), P. Zinckernagel for R. Yates (82′) and S. Cook for A. Mighten (82′).

Best player: Steve Cook​

The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Steve Cook.

His rating is (7.4) with 43 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Michael O\’Neill played with: Josef Bursik (6.2), Ben Wilmot (6.5), Phil Jagielka (7.2), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (6.8), Josh Tymon (6.5), Lewis Baker (8.4), Joe Allen (6.2), Nick Powell (7.2), Jacob Brown (6.6), Josh Maja (7.4) and Jaden Philogene-Bidace (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Tommy Smith, Liam Moore, D’Margio Wright-Phillips, Jordan Thompson (6.6), Sam Clucas (6.6), Steven Fletcher (6.7) and Jack Bonham.

Stoke City could not rely on the presence of J. Thompson (injured).

Substitutions

Stoke City made 3 changes: J. Brown for S. Clucas (70′), N. Powell for J. Thompson (79′) and J. Maja for S. Fletcher (79′).

Best player: Lewis Baker​

The most impressive player for Stoke City was Lewis Baker.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 57 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Barnsley – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
• Birmingham City – Luton Town – 3-0
• Blackpool – AFC Bournemouth – 1-2
• Huddersfield Town – Sheffield United – 0-0
• Hull City – Fulham – 0-1
• Millwall – Cardiff City – 2-1
• Nottingham Forest – Stoke City – 2-2
• Peterborough United – Preston North End – 0-1
• Reading – Coventry City – 2-3