Nottm Forest vs Cardiff 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Nottingham Forest

23': Lewis Grabban

FT
1 - 2

Cardiff City

58': Rubin Colwill
73': Rubin Colwill

Introduction

Nottingham Forest are hosting Cardiff City at The City Ground, Nottingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
23': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Lowe.
33': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 0.
56': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieffer Moore replaces James Collins.
57': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Sam Bowen.
58': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 1. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aden Flint.
67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
73': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Cardiff City 2. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
75': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
76': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Brennan Johnson.
87': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieron Evans replaces Mark Harris because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 24,153

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		NFO
9	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
47.3	Possession	52.7
22	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
177	Accurate Passes	219
296	Passes	336
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.3
74	Long Balls	69
25	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.3	Long Balls %	0.2
8	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	3
15	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
8	Interceptions	8
14	Effective Clearances	33
14	Clearances	33

Line-Ups

Nottingham Forest (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
26	Scott McKenna
4	Joe Worrall
15	Max Lowe
2	Djed Spence
37	James Garner
22	Ryan Yates
20	Brennan Johnson
11	Philip Zinckernagel
33	Lyle Taylor
7	Lewis Grabban

Substitutes:

João Carvalho, Alex Mighten, Loïc Mbe Soh, Jack Colback, Joe Lolley, Ethan Horvath, Tobias Figueiredo.

Cardiff City (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
5	Aden Flint
4	Sean Morrison
21	Marlon Pack
16	Curtis Nelson
38	Perry Ng
6	Will Vaulks
3	Joel Bagan
37	Sam Bowen
29	Mark Harris
19	James Collins

Substitutes:

Thomas Sang, Rubin Colwill, Mark McGuinness, Kieffer Moore, Kieron Evans, Alex Smithies, Ciaron Brown.

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