Sheffield Utd vs Nottm Forest 2021-22 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
1 - 2
1st Leg
Forest win at Sheffield United in semifinal first leg
Nottingham Forest moved a step closer to the Championship playoff final by earning a 2-1 away win over Sheffield United on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
- 29': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. George Baldock replaces Oliver Norwood.
- 71': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 77': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Keinan Davis replaces Sam Surridge.
- 82': Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison replaces Ben Osborn.
- 89': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Enda Stevens.
- 90'+1': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 90'+3': George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 30,225
Statistics
 NFO |
SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 39.3 | Possession | 60.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 171 | Accurate Passes | 311 |
| 263 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 33 | Clearances | 17 |
Sheffield United (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Wes Foderingham (GK) |
| 12 | John Egan |
| 19 | Jack Robinson  |
| 6 | Chris Basham |
| 4 | John Fleck |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| 8 | Sander Berge |
| 3 | Enda Stevens |
| 23 | Ben Osborn |
| 29 | Iliman Ndiaye |
| 27 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
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 |
| 16 | Sam Surridge |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
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