Huddersfield vs Nottm Forest 2021-22 English League Championship, Promotion Final
Nottingham Forest end 23-year Premier League wait with Championship playoff final win over Huddersfield
Nottingham Forest edged to a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 43': Own Goal by Levi Colwill, Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield Town 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 57': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jonathan Russell replaces Naby Sarr.
- 66': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Keinan Davis.
- 66': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Duane Holmes replaces Danel Sinani.
- 67': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jordan Rhodes replaces Danny Ward.
- 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Max Lowe replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 90': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ethan Horvath replaces Brice Samba because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 80,019
Statistics
 NFO |
HUD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.9 | Possession | 48.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 331 |
| 472 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 21 | Clearances | 14 |
Huddersfield Town (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Lee Nicholls (GK) |
| 23 | Naby Sarr |
| 26 | Levi Colwill |
| 32 | Tom Lees |
| 8 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 6 | Jonathan Hogg |
| 3 | Harry Toffolo |
| 2 | Pipa |
| 25 | Daniel Ward |
| 16 | Sorba Thomas |
| 24 | Danel Sinani |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 27 | Steve Cook |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 11 | Philip Zinckernagel |
| 8 | Jack Colback |
| 2 | Djed Spence |
| 9 | Keinan Davis |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
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