Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Southend United | Southend United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wes Craddock | W. Craddock |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Marcus Fowler | M. Fowler | |||||||||
| Umberto Iaquinta | U. Iaquinta |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Niccolo Peckham | N. Peckham | |||||||||
| Mike Carter | M. Carter | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Oleg Defoe | O. Defoe | |||||||||
| Carl George | C. George | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Danny Emerton | D. Emerton | |||||||||
| Daniel Maddison | D. Maddison | | 67 | M | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Andy Lloyd | A. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Francis Lawrence | F. Lawrence | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Edward Merson | E. Merson | |||||||||
| Darren Stone | D. Stone | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Stanley Nicholls | S. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Gilles Myers | G. Myers | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Graham Bishop | G. Bishop | |||||||||
| Nicky Chadwick | N. Chadwick | | 46 | M | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Titus Wise | T. Wise | |||||||||
| Liam Hurst | L. Hurst | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Sol Charles | S. Charles | |||||||||
| Frank Boyd | F. Boyd | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Ronnie Marr | R. Marr | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Southend United. A crowd of 4,888 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off!
2.05
0-0Darren Stone comes in with a late challenge on Stanley Nicholls. Darren Stone is warned by the referee! Stanley Nicholls stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.43
0-0Stanley Nicholls knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Wes Craddock easily smothers it!
9.43
0-0Niccolo Peckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr goes all the way! Ronnie Marr tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.08
1-0Carl George makes a probing pass to Daniel Maddison. Daniel Maddison makes a simple pass to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst goes all the way! Liam Hurst makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Marcus Fowler is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.12
1-0Stanley Nicholls makes a probing pass to Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mike Carter.
20.25
Danny Emerton passes the ball forward to Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.39
Andy Lloyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls brings the ball forward. Stanley Nicholls shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Wes Craddock.
26.11
Edward Merson chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr whips in a cross ball towards Sol Charles. Sol Charles is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.18
Edward Merson kicks a strong pass forward to Titus Wise. Titus Wise tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Wes Craddock manages to gather it comfortably.
36.15
Edward Merson chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles whips in a cross ball towards Titus Wise. Titus Wise flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.10
1-1Southend United are easily keeping Nottingham Forest at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
39.56
Graham Bishop controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Wes Craddock.
44.48
Umberto Iaquinta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers makes a beautiful solo run. Gilles Myers shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Marcus Fowler manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Stanley Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Charles. Sol Charles flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Wes Craddock has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off the second half!
47.39
Andy Lloyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Bishop. Graham Bishop chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.19
Stanley Nicholls makes a probing pass to Titus Wise. Titus Wise sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.32
Danny Emerton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Bishop. Graham Bishop deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise lofts in a cross ball towards Sol Charles. Sol Charles is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.22
Darren Stone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.45
Graham Bishop knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.02
Edward Merson makes a simple pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.55
Nicky Chadwick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.08
Mike Carter knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Chadwick. Nicky Chadwick makes a beautiful solo run. Nicky Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcus Fowler who gathers it comfortably.
79.49
Graham Bishop makes a probing pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Wes Craddock!
83.16
Gilles Myers chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Marcus Fowler easily smothers it!
87.36
Sol Charles comes in with a late challenge on Umberto Iaquinta. The referee calls over Sol Charles and warns him to calm down! Umberto Iaquinta stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.19
Francis Lawrence flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Marcus Fowler manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
4
10
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
32.9%
43.5%
23.5%
Scorers
| Liam Hurst 12 | Ronnie Marr 20 Sol Charles 45, 53 Titus Wise 48 |