Championship: Cardiff City grabs a 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest 2-1
CARDIFF. Cardiff City prevailed over Nottingham Forest to win 2-1. A goal from K. Davis was decisive in the 90min.
CARDIFF. Cardiff City conquered Nottingham Forest to win 2-1. A goal from K. Davis was decisive in the 90min. It was Cardiff City to strike first with an early goal of J. Hugill at the 6′. Then I. Davies scored again for Cardiff City in the 66′ minute with a goal. Eventually, K. Davis reduced the distance for Nottingham Forest with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Nottingham Forest was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the help of Adam Crysell and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Nottingham Forest was in firm control of the ball 65% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Nottingham Forest was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Cardiff City was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Cardiff City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (C. Drameh and R. Wintle). On the other side, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (J. Colback).
After playing this match, Cardiff City will have 23 points to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Nottingham Forest will stay with 43 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
J. Hugill
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28'28'
J. Colback
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53'53'
C. Drameh
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57'57'
I. Davies
M. Watters
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59'59'
K. Davis
P. Zinckernagel
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66'66'
I. Davies
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67'67'
X. Silva
J. Colback
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70'70'
J. Collins
J. Hugill
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80'80'
Cafu
S. Cook
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82'82'
W. Vaulks
J. Ralls
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83'83'
R. Wintle
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90'90'
K. Davis
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Cardiff City will play away against Barnsley on the 2nd of February with a 15-3 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (6 draws).
Nottingham Forest will play away with Blackburn Rovers on the 9th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
Cardiff City: Formation and Lineups
Cardiff City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Steve Morison chose to play with the following team: Alex Smithies , Cody Drameh , Perry Ng , Sean Morrison , Mark McGuinness , Alfie Doughty , Tommy Doyle , Ryan Wintle , Joe Ralls , Jordan Hugill and Max Watters .
Substitutes
Cardiff City made 3 changes: M. Watters for I. Davies (57′), J. Hugill for J. Collins (70′) and J. Ralls for W. Vaulks (82′).
Top player: Jordan Hugill
The player who no doubt impressed Cardiff City the most was Jordan Hugill.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Nottingham Forest: Formation and Lineups
Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Steve Cooper played with: Brice Samba , Djed Spence , Steve Cook , Scott McKenna , Max Lowe , Ryan Yates , Jack Colback , Brennan Johnson , James Garner , Philip Zinckernagel and Lewis Grabban .
Substitutes
Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: P. Zinckernagel for K. Davis (59′), J. Colback for X. Silva (67′) and S. Cook for Cafu (80′).
Top player: Steve Cook
The player who no doubt impressed Nottingham Forest the most was Steve Cook.
His rating is with 97 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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