
Nottm Forest vs Leicester 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
4 - 1
FA Cup holders Leicester thrashed by Nottingham Forest
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Leicester City's hopes of retaining the FA Cup came to a brutal end as they suffered a 4-1 drubbing away to Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest.
Match Commentary
- 23': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Leicester City 0. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis with a headed pass.
- 24': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Leicester City 0. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
- 32': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 0. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 1.
- 59': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! Nottingham Forest 4, Leicester City 1. Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a through ball.
- 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jack Colback replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 65': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Keinan Davis.
- 74': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces James Garner.
- 88': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xande Silva replaces Brennan Johnson.
Game Information
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 28,762
Statistics
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NFO![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 17 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
62.1 | Possession | 37.9 |
11 | SHOTS | 12 |
2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
379 | Accurate Passes | 188 |
463 | Passes | 283 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
23 | Crosses | 14 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
43 | Long Balls | 67 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
23 | Tackles | 16 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
11 | Interceptions | 6 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
20 | Clearances | 27 |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
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30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
27 | Steve Cook |
26 | Scott McKenna |
4 | Joe Worrall |
37 | James Garner |
22 | Ryan Yates |
11 | Philip Zinckernagel |
15 | Max Lowe |
2 | Djed Spence |
9 | Keinan Davis |
20 | Brennan Johnson |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Danny Ward (GK) |
4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
18 | Daniel Amartey |
33 | Luke Thomas |
2 | James Justin |
10 | James Maddison |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi ![]() |
8 | Youri Tielemans |
14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
7 | Harvey Barnes |
37 | Ademola Lookman |
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