Nottm Forest vs Blackpool 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Blackpool 0. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Lowe with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Blackpool 0.
- 53': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Blackpool 1. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel with a headed pass.
- 61': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Blackpool 1. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 62': Substitution, Blackpool. Demetri Mitchell replaces Tyreece John-Jules.
- 71': Substitution, Blackpool. Kenneth Dougall replaces Kevin Stewart because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James Garner replaces Jack Colback.
- 80': Substitution, Blackpool. Sonny Carey replaces Gary Madine.
- 80': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 82': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 86': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Blackpool 1.
Game Information
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 27,946
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | Bristol City | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | Stoke City | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +1 | Millwall | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +1 | Leicester City | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
 BLP |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 54.4 | Possession | 45.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 354 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
| 437 | Passes | 363 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 14 | Clearances | 18 |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 3 | Tobias Figueiredo |
| 26 | Scott McKenna  |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 8 | Jack Colback |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 15 | Max Lowe |
| 2 | Djed Spence |
| 7 | Lewis Grabban |
| 11 | Philip Zinckernagel |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
Blackpool (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Daniel Grimshaw (GK) |
| 26 | Richard Keogh |
| 21 | Marvin Ekpiteta |
| 29 | Luke Garbutt |
| 4 | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel |
| 8 | Ryan Wintle |
| 6 | Kevin Stewart |
| 28 | Tyreece John-Jules |
| 11 | Josh Bowler |
| 14 | Gary Madine |
| 9 | Jerry Yates |
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