Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Luton TownLuton Town
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Mike SharpeM. Sharpe48
G
1
G
61Ledley CutlerL. Cutler
Emile BanksE. Banks83
D
2
D
49Ashley WeirA. Weir
Ronnie HuntR. Hunt65
D
3captain
D
48Richard MasonR. Mason
Jorge CamposJ. Campos65
D
4
D
48Warren ScowcroftW. Scowcroft
Lomano MortensenL. Mortensen67
M
5
M
65Alan CadamarteriA. Cadamarteri
Wayne MiddletonW. Middleton66
M
6
M
51Ronnie StuartR. Stuart
Gilles DuberryG. Duberry66
M
7
M
48Graeme EhioguG. Ehiogu
Wayne PottsW. Potts52
M
8
M
45Adam ShieldsA. Shields
Jason MarsdenJ. Marsden68
A
9
A
60Simon SeibertS. Seibert
Ronan DomiR. Domi66
A
10
A
52Francis NevilleF. Neville
Robert ThomsonR. Thomson52
A
captain11
A
51Dean DrydenD. Dryden
 
Stuart HutchisonS. Hutchison63
D
12
D
47Sylvain BastinS. Bastin
Damien GalliD. Galli60
D
13
G
47Dion Wright-PhillipsD. Wright-Phillips
John MannJ. Mann57
D
14
A
45Craig FormonC. Formon

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 4,553 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Nottingham Forest and Luton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Konchesky.


0.00
Luton Town start the match!
2.51
Graeme Ehiogu flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Neville. Francis Neville sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
4.17
Wayne Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.08
Wayne Middleton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi whips in a cross ball towards Jason Marsden. Jason Marsden flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.48
Emile Banks passes the ball forward to Wayne Potts. Wayne Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Marsden. Jason Marsden threads the ball through to Ronan Domi but he's offside!
24.12
Jorge Campos threads the ball through to Gilles Duberry. Gilles Duberry passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
33.27
Graeme Ehiogu laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
36.56
Gilles Duberry flicks a high ball forward to Ronan Domi who takes it down. Ronan Domi rushes past Richard Mason! Some world-class footwork from Ronan Domi provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.20
Emile Banks kicks a strong pass forward to Lomano Mortensen. Lomano Mortensen flicks a high pass forward. Ronan Domi comfortably collects the pass. Ronan Domi shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Jorge Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Potts. Wayne Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest have changed their lineup with Damien Galli replacing Wayne Middleton. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
55.38
Gilles Duberry sees a break and surges forward. Gilles Duberry knocks the ball forward to Ronan Domi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.12
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with John Mann replacing Ronan Domi .Luton Town have made 3 substitutions with Sylvain Bastin replacing Ashley Weir, Dion Wright-Phillips replacing Graeme Ehiogu and Craig Formon replacing Francis Neville .
63.31
Ronnie Stuart flicks a high ball forward to Simon Seibert who takes it down. Simon Seibert threads a neat ball through to Craig Formon. Craig Formon rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
65.07
Alan Cadamarteri flicks a high pass forward. Craig Formon controls it well on his chest. Craig Formon knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
66.50
Gilles Duberry chips the ball to his team mate, John Mann. John Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.03
Warren Scowcroft volleys a long ball forward. Simon Seibert shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.06
Emile Banks laces a through ball forward to Lomano Mortensen. Lomano Mortensen flicks the ball to his team mate, John Mann. John Mann plays a scrappy one-two with Jason Marsden and advances towards the goal... John Mann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.57
Alan Cadamarteri passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Craig Formon. Craig Formon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ronnie Hunt.
79.07
Dion Wright-Phillips passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emile Banks.
89.14
Adam Shields flicks a high pass forward to Dean Dryden who brings the ball under control. Dean Dryden knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emile Banks.
90.00
Damien Galli kicks a strong pass forward to John Mann. John Mann edges inside the box! John Mann shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Ledley Cutler effortlessly gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Luton Town
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
26.1%
46.4%
27.5%

Scorers
Ronan Domi 37
John Mann 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ronan Domi of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Mike Sharpe (GK)
6
2.Emile Banks (DEF)
6
3.Ronnie Hunt (DEF)
6
4.Jorge Campos (DEF)
6
5.Lomano Mortensen (MID)
7
6.Wayne Middleton (MID)
6
7.Gilles Duberry (MID)
8
8.Wayne Potts (MID)
6
9.Jason Marsden (ATT)
6
10.Ronan Domi (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Robert Thomson (ATT)
6
 
12.Stuart Hutchison (DEF)
0
13.Damien Galli (DEF)
6
14.John Mann (DEF)goal scored
9

1.Ledley Cutler (GK)
6
2.Ashley Weir (DEF)
6
3.Richard Mason (DEF)
6
4.Warren Scowcroft (DEF)
6
5.Alan Cadamarteri (MID)
6
6.Ronnie Stuart (MID)
6
7.Graeme Ehiogu (MID)
7
8.Adam Shields (MID)
6
9.Simon Seibert (ATT)
6
10.Francis Neville (ATT)
6
11.Dean Dryden (ATT)
6
 
12.Sylvain Bastin (DEF)
6
13.Dion Wright-Phillips (GK)
6
14.Craig Formon (ATT)
6