Championship: Nottingham Forest conquers Peterborough United 2-0 on Saturday
NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest tops Peterborough United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Garner (73') and a goal from R. Yates (84').
NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest defeats Peterborough United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Garner (73′) and a goal from R. Yates (84′).
The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall with the help of Nick Greenhalgh and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.03 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Nottingham Forest was in firm control of the ball 55% while Peterborough United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Nottingham Forest was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Nottingham Forest won the match.
Nottingham Forest shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Peterborough United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (B. Samba). On the opposite side, Peterborough United received 4 yellow cards (J. Clarke-Harris, D. Butler, N. Thompson and R. Edwards).
After playing this contest, Nottingham Forest will have 25 points like Luton Town and Preston North End to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Peterborough United will stay with 16 points to stay in the 22nd place.
Match Events
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57'57'
J. Clarke-Harris
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64'64'
D. Butler
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68'68'
C. Coventry
H. Burrows
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73'73'
J. Garner
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78'78'
S. Szmodics
O. Norburn
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79'79'
N. Thompson
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80'80'
Cafu
B. Ojeda
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82'82'
B. Samba
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84'84'
R. Yates
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85'85'
L. Taylor
L. Grabban
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86'86'
R. Edwards
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Nottingham Forest will play away against Swansea City on the 11th of December with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).
Peterborough United will host Millwall on the 11th of December with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (1 draw).
Nottingham Forest: Formation and Lineups
Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steve Cooper chose to play with the following team: Brice Samba , Djed Spence , Joe Worrall , Scott McKenna , Jack Colback , Braian Ojeda , Ryan Yates , Brennan Johnson , James Garner , Philip Zinckernagel and Lewis Grabban .
Substitutes
Nottingham Forest made 2 changes: B. Ojeda for Cafu (80′) and L. Grabban for L. Taylor (85′).
Top player: James Garner
Probably the most impressive player in Nottingham Forest was James Garner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Peterborough United: Formation and Lineups
Peterborough United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Darren Ferguson played with: David Cornell , Josh Knight , Ronnie Edwards , Dan Butler , Nathan Thompson , Jorge Grant , Oliver Norburn , Harrison Burrows , Jack Taylor , Siriki Dembélé and Jonson Clarke-Harris .
Substitutes
Peterborough United made 2 changes: H. Burrows for C. Coventry (68′) and O. Norburn for S. Szmodics (78′).
Top player: Jorge Grant
Probably the most impressive player in Peterborough United was Jorge Grant.
His rating is with 32 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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