NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest defeats Bristol City with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Johnson (38′) and a goal from J. Garner (55′).
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 Darren Bond assisted by Mark Russell and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 16 Total 4
- 6 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 89
- 64 Dangerous attack 27
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Nottingham Forest was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Bristol City that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Nottingham Forest was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nottingham Forest won the match.
Nottingham Forest shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (B. Johnson). On the opposite side, Bristol City received 4 yellow cards (C. Pring, A. Scott, T. Kalas and T. Klose).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nottingham Forest will have 51 points like Coventry City to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Bristol City will stay with 40 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Nottingham Forest will play away with Sheffield United on the 4th of March with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (5 draws).
Bristol City will host Birmingham City on the 5th of March with a 13-3 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (3 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: Ethan Horvath , Joe Worrall , Steve Cook , Scott McKenna , Djed Spence , James Garner , Jack Colback , Max Lowe , Philip Zinckernagel , Brennan Johnson and Keinan Davis .
The home team had on the bench: Sam Surridge , Joe Lolley, Jordan Smith, Alex Mighten, Ryan Yates , Tobias Figueiredo and Cafú .
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: K. Davis for S. Surridge (74′), P. Zinckernagel for R. Yates (82′) and J. Garner for Cafu (87′).
Best player: James Garner
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was James Garner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Nigel Pearson played with: Daniel Bentley , Jay Dasilva , Tomáš Kalas , Timm Klose , Cameron Pring , Alex Scott , Joe Williams , Han-Noah Massengo , Andreas Weimann , Chris Martin and Antoine Semenyo .
These were the players on the bench: Robbie Cundy , Zak Vyner, Ayman Benarous, Harvey Wiles-Richards, Nahki Wells , Sam Bell and Matty James .
Substitutions
Bristol City made 3 changes: C. Pring for R. Cundy (46′), C. Martin for N. Wells (58′) and H. Massengo for M. James (64′).
Best player: Daniel Bentley
The most impressive player for Bristol City was the goalkeeper: Daniel Bentley. His rating is 7.15. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Stoke City – 2-1
- Barnsley – Middlesbrough – 3-2
- Birmingham City – Huddersfield Town – 0-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- Blackpool – Reading – 4-1
- Cardiff City – Fulham – 0-1
- Coventry City – Preston North End – 1-1
- Luton Town – Derby County – 1-0
- Millwall – Sheffield United – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Bristol City – 2-0
- Peterborough United – Hull City – 0-3