Championship: Nottingham Forest conquers Swansea City 4-1
SWANSEA. Nottingham Forest had a straightforward win over Swansea City.
SWANSEA. Nottingham Forest had a easy win over Swansea City. Nottingham Forest scored with P. Zinckernagel (48′), L. Grabban (50′), B. Johnson (68′) and Cafu (90′). On the other side, J. Piroe (63′) scored for Swansea City. Swansea City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (74%).
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue with the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Philip Dermott. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 74% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Swansea City was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Nottingham Forest found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Swansea City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Nottingham Forest shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (F. Downes, K. Smith and B. Cabango). On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest received 4 yellow cards (J. Osei-Tutu, D. Spence, S. McKenna and Cafu).
After playing this match, Swansea City will stay with 27 points like Blackpool to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest will have 28 points like Luton Town to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
F. Downes
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20'20'
J. Osei-Tutu
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31'31'
K. Smith
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45'45'
J. Latibeaudiere
E. Laird
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48'48'
P. Zinckernagel
L. Grabban
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50'50'
L. Grabban
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55'55'
B. Cabango
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55'55'
D. Spence
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56'56'
M. Obafemi
K. Smith
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63'63'
J. Piroe
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66'66'
S. McKenna
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67'67'
Cafu
P. Zinckernagel
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68'68'
B. Johnson
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86'86'
L. Taylor
L. Grabban
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89'89'
G. Bong
J. Osei-Tutu
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90'90'
Cafu
L. Taylor
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90'90'
Cafu
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Swansea City will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 18th of December with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Swansea City (6 draws).
Nottingham Forest will host Hull City on the 18th of December with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Hull City (2 draws).
Swansea City: Formation and Lineups
Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Russell Martin chose to play with the following team: Ben Hamer , Ryan Bennett , Flynn Downes , Ben Cabango , Ethan Laird , Matt Grimes , Korey Smith , Ryan Manning , Olivier Ntcham , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
Swansea City could not rely on the presence of J. Latibeaudiere (injured).
Substitutes
Swansea City made 2 changes: E. Laird for J. Latibeaudiere (45′) and K. Smith for M. Obafemi (56′).
Top player: Matt Grimes
The player who no doubt impressed Swansea City the most was Matt Grimes.
His rating is with 98 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Nottingham Forest: Formation and Lineups
Nottingham Forest started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Steve Cooper played with: Brice Samba , Joe Worrall , Ryan Yates , Scott McKenna , Djed Spence , James Garner , Jack Colback , Jordi Osei-Tutu , Brennan Johnson , Philip Zinckernagel and Lewis Grabban .
Substitutes
Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: P. Zinckernagel for Cafu (67′), L. Grabban for L. Taylor (86′) and J. Osei-Tutu for G. Bong (89′).
Top player: Lewis Grabban
Probably the most impressive player in Nottingham Forest was Lewis Grabban.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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