Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Young | F. Young |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Sandro Imbriani | S. Imbriani | |||||||||
| Jose Marin | J. Marin |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Jacob Holloway | J. Holloway | |||||||||
| Peter Ward | P. Ward | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Greg Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Edoardo Cerbone | E. Cerbone | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Brian Youds | B. Youds | |||||||||
| Wes Milburn | W. Milburn | | 41 | D | | 5 | | M | 59 | | Lomano Adams | L. Adams | |||||||||
| Dean Lawton | D. Lawton | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Jason Lowe | J. Lowe | |||||||||
| Albert Wood | A. Wood |  | 60 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 53 | | Anthony Brooking | A. Brooking | |||||||
| Alberto Lowe | A. Lowe | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Robert Lowe | R. Lowe | |||||||||
| Joe Lockley | J. Lockley | | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Colin Bowyer | C. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Billy James | B. James |  | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Omer Youds | O. Youds | |||||||||
| Gary Bremner | G. Bremner | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Adam Mortensen | A. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Johnny Scharrenburg | J. Scharrenburg |  | 56 | D | | 12 | | D | 60 |  | Jonathan Magnier | J. Magnier | |||||||||
| Matt Barrett | M. Barrett | | 64 | A | | 13 | | G | 59 | | Brendan Howells | B. Howells | |||||||||
| Bernd Böhme | B. Böhme |  | 58 | M | | 14 | | D | 54 | | Nwankwo Ball | N. Ball | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 8,831 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Jess.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Jess.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
2.22
0-0Jason Lowe sees a break and surges forward. Jason Lowe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edoardo Cerbone.
12.37
0-0With intelligent vision, Albert Wood plays the ball forward to Billy James. Billy James runs straight at the defence! Jacob Holloway hacks Billy James from behind! Billy James appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
18.05
0-0Jason Lowe surges forward with the ball. Jason Lowe makes a defence splitting pass to Omer Youds. Some world-class footwork from Omer Youds provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is deflected wide by Edoardo Cerbone.
19.50
0-0Jason Lowe takes a quick corner, playing it short to Jacob Holloway. Edoardo Cerbone comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
21.09
0-0Omer Youds catches Peter Ward on the ankles. The referee warns Omer Youds to calm down! Peter Ward carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.32
0-0Jason Lowe runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jason Lowe whips in a cross ball towards Adam Mortensen. Adam Mortensen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.52
Anthony Brooking flicks a high pass forward. Adam Mortensen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adam Mortensen makes a simple pass, allowing Omer Youds to run into the box. Omer Youds tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.22
0-0Jason Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Omer Youds collects the pass. Omer Youds rushes past Jose Marin! Omer Youds cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Frank Young!
44.02
Dean Lawton hits a low pass to Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jacob Holloway.
45.00
0-1Anthony Brooking makes a beautiful solo run. Anthony Brooking makes a probing pass between the defence to Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Coventry City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.52
Jason Lowe threads a neat ball through to Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Mortensen. Adam Mortensen jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
49.12
Edoardo Cerbone kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Wood. Albert Wood runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Albert Wood plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Bremner and advances towards the goal... Albert Wood takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
54.45
0-1Greg Royce catches Gary Bremner on the ankles. The referee warns Greg Royce to calm down! Gary Bremner runs off the knock.
55.44
Albert Wood clumsily knocks into Jason Lowe. The referee brings Albert Wood to one side and gives him a warning! Jason Lowe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.05
0-1Nottingham Forest have made 2 substitutions with Bernd Böhme replacing Joe Lockley and Matt Barrett replacing Dean Lawton and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
63.18
Robert Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Youds. Omer Youds runs straight at the defence! Omer Youds makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
66.12
Jose Marin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Wood. Albert Wood threads a neat ball through to Billy James. Billy James plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Bremner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Billy James muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Billy James scores for Nottingham Forest!!
71.52
Lomano Adams clumsily knocks into Alberto Lowe. Lomano Adams is warned by the referee! Alberto Lowe stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.17
1-1Lomano Adams threads a neat ball through to Omer Youds. Omer Youds passes the ball forward but Colin Bowyer is offside!
77.20
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Johnny Scharrenburg replacing Wes Milburn .
78.29
Alberto Lowe hits a low pass to Billy James. Billy James makes a pass forward but Gary Bremner is yards offside!
84.09
Jason Lowe darts forward. Jason Lowe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edoardo Cerbone.
89.54
Greg Royce threads the ball through to Jason Lowe. Jason Lowe knocks the ball forward to Adam Mortensen. Adam Mortensen shoots from outside the area but Frank Young is on top of it.
90.00
Edoardo Cerbone flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Lowe. Alberto Lowe passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Bernd Böhme. Bernd Böhme chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
27.8%
48.1%
24.1%
Scorers
| Billy James 66 Gary Bremner 90 | Colin Bowyer 45 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Billy James of Nottingham Forest |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Frank Young (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jose Marin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Peter Ward (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Edoardo Cerbone (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Wes Milburn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dean Lawton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Albert Wood (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alberto Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Joe Lockley (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Billy James (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Gary Bremner (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Johnny Scharrenburg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Matt Barrett (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Bernd Böhme (MID) | 7 | |
| 1. | Sandro Imbriani (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jacob Holloway (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Greg Royce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Brian Youds (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Lomano Adams (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jason Lowe (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Anthony Brooking (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Robert Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Colin Bowyer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Omer Youds (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Adam Mortensen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jonathan Magnier (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Brendan Howells (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nwankwo Ball (DEF) | 0 | |