Match Report
| Notts County | Notts County |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miguel Mazure | M. Mazure |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Wes Craddock | W. Craddock | |||||||||
| Spencer Joseph | S. Joseph | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | Umberto Iaquinta | U. Iaquinta | |||||||||
| Bakary Prantl | B. Prantl |  | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Mike Carter | M. Carter | |||||||||
| Max Riza | M. Riza | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Carl George | C. George | |||||||||
| Teddy Mccann | T. Mccann | | 40 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Daniel Maddison | D. Maddison | |||||||||
| Ronnie Vickers | R. Vickers | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Francis Lawrence | F. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Rio Sherwood | R. Sherwood | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Darren Stone | D. Stone | |||||||||
| Mick Venus | M. Venus | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Gilles Myers | G. Myers | |||||||||
| Des Hendrie | D. Hendrie | | 57 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Nicky Chadwick | N. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Matthew Taylor | M. Taylor | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Liam Hurst | L. Hurst | |||||||||
| Les Beckham | L. Beckham | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Anthony Jack | A. Jack | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 4,044 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Notts County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Notts County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Nottingham Forest start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.25
0-0Nicky Chadwick hacks Ronnie Vickers from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ronnie Vickers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.07
1-0Ronnie Vickers knocks the ball forward to Les Beckham. Les Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Des Hendrie. Des Hendrie flicks the ball with his head. Des Hendrie scores for Notts County!!
6.19
1-0Rio Sherwood takes it forward alone. Rio Sherwood goes all the way! Rio Sherwood takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.38
1-0Max Riza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Vickers. Ronnie Vickers advances with the ball. Ronnie Vickers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl George.
14.01
Daniel Maddison passes the ball forward to Anthony Jack. Anthony Jack shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.56
Gilles Myers makes a beautiful solo run. Gilles Myers plays a perfect one-two with Liam Hurst and rushes in on goal... Gilles Myers shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.36
Mick Venus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Taylor. Matthew Taylor knocks in a cross ball towards Les Beckham. Les Beckham connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.47
Gilles Myers decides to run forward with the ball. Gilles Myers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Spencer Joseph.
33.32
Gilles Myers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Jack. Anthony Jack goes all the way! Anthony Jack shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.13
Gilles Myers makes a simple pass to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst goes all the way! Liam Hurst takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.52
Bakary Prantl makes a simple pass to Rio Sherwood. Rio Sherwood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Des Hendrie. Des Hendrie knocks in a cross ball towards Les Beckham. Les Beckham directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
40.07
1-1Rio Sherwood surges forward with the ball. Rio Sherwood goes all the way! Rio Sherwood cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Wes Craddock manages to gather it comfortably.
42.25
Carl George flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Teddy Mccann.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Notts County kick off!
47.49
Mick Venus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Les Beckham. Les Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.36
Francis Lawrence makes a probing pass to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Mazure who gathers it comfortably.
54.48
Max Riza surges forward with the ball. Max Riza kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Taylor. Matthew Taylor goes all the way! Matthew Taylor takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.48
2-1Bakary Prantl controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Sherwood. Rio Sherwood sees space and advances. Rio Sherwood kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Taylor but the referee indicates it's offside!
66.35
2-1Umberto Iaquinta barges into Matthew Taylor. The referee calls over Umberto Iaquinta and warns him to calm down! Matthew Taylor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.57
Carl George passes the ball forward to Daniel Maddison. Daniel Maddison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.01
Daniel Maddison knocks the ball forward to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.53
2-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
87.43
Umberto Iaquinta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Maddison. Daniel Maddison threads the ball through to Anthony Jack. Anthony Jack makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst rockets a shot on goal but Miguel Mazure is on top of it.
89.22
Notts County are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Nottingham Forest's defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
23.9%
49.3%
26.8%
Scorers