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It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 20,303 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
4.22
Stuart Granville passes the ball forward to Jalo Hyypia. Jalo Hyypia makes a probing pass to Callum Gallacher. Callum Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvador Gomez. Salvador Gomez tries a spectacular strike but Mohammed Dugbatey is on top of it.
8.40
Florian Hermann makes a probing pass to Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson knocks in a cross ball towards Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Gustavo Dejesus.
16.50
Florian Hermann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson whips in a cross ball towards Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Gustavo Dejesus manages to gather it comfortably.
20.21
Warren Richardson clumsily knocks into Richard Johansson. Warren Richardson is given a warning by the referee! Richard Johansson runs off the knock.
21.12
Stuart Granville sees space and advances. Stuart Granville kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Gallacher. Callum Gallacher goes all the way! Callum Gallacher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
26.22
José Anaya knocks the ball forward to Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gustavo Dejesus who gathers it comfortably.
34.49
Craig Mccall knocks the ball forward to Jalo Hyypia. Jalo Hyypia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Salvador Gomez. Salvador Gomez goes all the way! Salvador Gomez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.17
José Anaya knocks the ball forward to Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianni Mendoza but he's offside!
40.24
Guilherme Semedo barges into Jalo Hyypia. Guilherme Semedo is warned by the referee! Jalo Hyypia stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
José Anaya passes the ball forward to Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off!
47.10
Bruno Caniggia knocks the ball forward to José Anaya. José Anaya threads the ball through to Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Granville.
54.18
José Anaya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.08
José Anaya knocks the ball forward to Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.52
Néstor Delacruz makes a simple pass to Callum Gallacher. Callum Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Salvador Gomez but the referee indicates it's offside!
59.55
José Anaya knocks the ball forward to Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Mccall.
65.46
Scott Platt sees space and advances. Scott Platt tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.49
Ralph Rogers flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Newby. Mark Newby makes a probing pass to Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.32
Néstor Delacruz brings the ball forward. Néstor Delacruz shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Mohammed Dugbatey manages to gather it comfortably.
75.27
Guilherme Semedo passes the ball forward to Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson directs the ball goalwards with his head. Gustavo Dejesus is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.51
Néstor Delacruz hacks Guilherme Semedo from behind! The referee calls over Néstor Delacruz and shows him a yellow card! Guilherme Semedo stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.09
Craig Mccall makes a probing pass to Néstor Delacruz. Néstor Delacruz flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gallacher. Callum Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Wright-Phillips. Robert Wright-Phillips makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Mohammed Dugbatey is on top of it.
90.00
Ralph Rogers makes a probing pass to José Anaya. José Anaya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Warren Richardson of Nottingham Forest
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.6%
42.4%
Play Area
22%
44.1%
33.9%