Match Report
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Barton | J. Barton |  | 81 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Frank Young | F. Young | ||||||||
| Lomano Guppy | L. Guppy | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 41 | | Jason Craddock | J. Craddock | |||||||||
| Oleg Atherton | O. Atherton | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 41 | | Wes Milburn | W. Milburn | |||||||||
| Cesar Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Johnny Scharrenburg | J. Scharrenburg | |||||||||
| Les Morris | L. Morris | | 66 | M | | 5 | | | M | 60 |  | Albert Wood | A. Wood | ||||||||
| Harvey Venus | H. Venus | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Joe Lockley | J. Lockley | |||||||||
| Fadel Tresor | F. Tresor |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Steve Howey | S. Howey | |||||||||
| Stuart Hendrie | S. Hendrie | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Alberto Lowe | A. Lowe | |||||||||
| Ronnie Sheringham | R. Sheringham | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Matt Barrett | M. Barrett | |||||||||
| Matt Middleton | M. Middleton | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 |  | Billy James | B. James | |||||||||
| Chris Godber | C. Godber | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Gary Bremner | G. Bremner | |||||||||
| Gilles Vieira | G. Vieira | | 75 | G | | 12 | | A | 50 | | Marcus Dean | M. Dean | |||||||||
| Paolo Delaney | P. Delaney | | 59 | M | | 13 | | D | 57 |  | Edoardo Cerbone | E. Cerbone | |||||||||
| Steven Vieira | S. Vieira | | 57 | D | | 14 | | M | 58 |  | Bernd Böhme | B. Böhme | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Nottingham Forest. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Robson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Robson.
0.00
0-0West Bromwich Albion get the match underway!
4.08
0-0Steve Howey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy James. Billy James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Barton who gathers it comfortably.
8.40
0-0Joe Lockley threads a neat ball through to Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Matt Barrett. Matt Barrett gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. James Barton didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
9.20
Johnny Scharrenburg threads the ball through to Steve Howey. Steve Howey makes a simple pass to Billy James. Billy James lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. James Barton effortlessly picks it out of the air!
14.52
Cesar Ribeiro decides to run forward with the ball. Cesar Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Craddock.
21.02
0-0Oleg Atherton flicks a high pass forward. Fadel Tresor controls it well on his chest. With great vision, Fadel Tresor plays the ball forward to Chris Godber. Chris Godber shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
22.17
0-0Joe Lockley barges into Fadel Tresor. Joe Lockley is warned by the referee! Fadel Tresor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.29
0-0Cesar Ribeiro hacks Billy James from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.46
Chris Godber comes in with a late challenge on Jason Craddock. Chris Godber is given a warning by the referee! Jason Craddock stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.12
0-1Jason Craddock runs forward with the ball. Jason Craddock threads a neat ball through to Billy James. Billy James makes a defence splitting pass to Matt Barrett. Some world-class footwork from Matt Barrett provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.58
Fadel Tresor sees space and advances. Fadel Tresor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
33.14
Joe Lockley chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Barrett. Matt Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lomano Guppy.
34.54
Harvey Venus flicks a high pass forward to Chris Godber who brings the ball under control. Chris Godber knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Young who gathers it comfortably.
36.58
Cesar Ribeiro catches Billy James on the ankles. The referee calls over Cesar Ribeiro and warns him to calm down! Billy James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.11
Oleg Atherton chips the ball to his team mate, Fadel Tresor. Fadel Tresor flicks a high ball forward to Matt Middleton who takes it down. Matt Middleton knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Frank Young comfortably picks it out of the air!
44.13
Harvey Venus makes a simple pass to Chris Godber. Chris Godber shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
49.52
Steve Howey threads a neat ball through to Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Barrett. Matt Barrett makes a deft header. Solid save from James Barton. What a great pair of hands!
54.52
Les Morris makes a probing pass to Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.43
Les Morris sees Ronnie Sheringham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ronnie Sheringham finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Frank Young!
60.23
0-1West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Steven Vieira replacing Oleg Atherton .Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Bernd Böhme replacing Matt Barrett and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
63.53
Steven Vieira pushes mid-way up the pitch. Steven Vieira threads the ball through to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Young who gathers it comfortably.
65.52
Wes Milburn sees Alberto Lowe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Lowe threads the ball through to Billy James. Billy James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Barton who gathers it comfortably.
73.20
Les Morris decides to run forward with the ball. Les Morris finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.31
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Gilles Vieira replacing Harvey Venus and Paolo Delaney replacing Fadel Tresor .Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Edoardo Cerbone replacing Gary Bremner .
83.30
Steven Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Delaney holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Delaney sees a break and surges forward. Paolo Delaney whips in a cross ball towards Chris Godber. Chris Godber jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Frank Young. Excellent save.
84.17
Steven Vieira hacks Steve Howey from behind! The referee brings Steven Vieira to one side and gives him a warning! Steve Howey stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Gilles Vieira makes a simple pass to Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johnny Scharrenburg.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
30.9%
38.3%
30.9%
Scorers
| Matt Barrett 27 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Matt Barrett of Nottingham Forest |
Match Ratings
| 1. | James Barton (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Lomano Guppy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oleg Atherton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Cesar Ribeiro (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Les Morris (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Harvey Venus (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Fadel Tresor (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stuart Hendrie (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ronnie Sheringham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matt Middleton (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Chris Godber (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gilles Vieira (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Paolo Delaney (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Steven Vieira (DEF) | 7 | |
| 1. | Frank Young (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Jason Craddock (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Wes Milburn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Johnny Scharrenburg (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Albert Wood (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Joe Lockley (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Steve Howey (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alberto Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matt Barrett (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Billy James (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Gary Bremner (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Marcus Dean (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Edoardo Cerbone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Bernd Böhme (MID) | 6 | |