Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kieron Kasper | K. Kasper |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Isaiah Morris | I. Morris | |||||||||
| Max Ball | M. Ball | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Jonathan Makin | J. Makin | |||||||||
| Graham Galli | G. Galli | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Joe Hurst | J. Hurst | |||||||||
| Peter Ehiogu | P. Ehiogu | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Marvin Bailey | M. Bailey | |||||||||
| Richard Kanu | R. Kanu | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | James Marr | J. Marr | |||||||||
| Noel Ripley | N. Ripley | | 49 | D | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Norman Smithe | N. Smithe | |||||||||
| Thomas Mahouvé | T. Mahouvé |  | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Max Mann | M. Mann | |||||||||
| Cesar Fernandes | C. Fernandes |  | 54 | M |  | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Anthony Heskey | A. Heskey | ||||||||
| Edward Fortune | E. Fortune | | 61 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Luke Beresford | L. Beresford | |||||||||
| Natale Banchelli | N. Banchelli |  | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Colin Hall | C. Hall | |||||||||
| Marvin Sheringham | M. Sheringham | | 48 | A | | 11 | | | A | 53 | | Anthony King | A. King | ||||||||
| John Hulme | J. Hulme | | 57 | G | | 12 | | G | 55 | | Simon Bowyer | S. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Paul Philips | P. Philips | | 48 | M | | 13 | | M | 54 | | Shaun Clarke | S. Clarke | |||||||||
| Neil Patterson | N. Patterson | | 48 | G | | 14 | | M | 53 | | Stan Young | S. Young | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 7,562 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Beresford.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Beresford.
0.00
0-0Nottingham Forest start the match!
2.05
0-0Marvin Bailey hacks Edward Fortune from behind! Marvin Bailey is given a warning by the referee! Edward Fortune hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.32
0-0Anthony Heskey makes a simple pass to Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford shoots from 25 yards but Kieron Kasper is on top of it.
8.25
0-0Max Mann brings the ball forward. Max Mann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Galli.
9.45
0-0Max Mann threads the ball through to Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford flicks a high pass forward. Anthony King controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Anthony King side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.13
0-1Norman Smithe flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hall. Colin Hall skips past Noel Ripley! Colin Hall strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Colin Hall scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
14.05
Edward Fortune barges into Marvin Bailey. The referee brings Edward Fortune to one side and gives him a warning! Marvin Bailey stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.50
0-1Graham Galli flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Mahouvé who takes it down. Thomas Mahouvé passes the ball forward to Edward Fortune. Edward Fortune knocks in a cross ball towards Natale Banchelli. Natale Banchelli flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Jonathan Makin blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
24.18
Cesar Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Natale Banchelli. Natale Banchelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.04
Noel Ripley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Mahouvé. Thomas Mahouvé controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Sheringham. Marvin Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Morris who gathers it comfortably.
34.24
Norman Smithe chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Thomas Mahouvé knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Sheringham. Marvin Sheringham shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
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. Blackburn Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Blackburn Rovers players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Blackburn Rovers kicking off!
48.08
51.38
0-1Joe Hurst barges into Edward Fortune. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edward Fortune carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.37
Cesar Fernandes passes the ball forward to Marvin Sheringham. Marvin Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marvin Bailey.
59.01
0-1Joe Hurst pushes up the pitch. Joe Hurst controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford makes a probing pass to Colin Hall but he's offside!
60.55
0-1Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Simon Bowyer replacing James Marr, Shaun Clarke replacing Anthony Heskey and Stan Young replacing Anthony King .
66.33
Joe Hurst chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Clarke. Shaun Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hall controls it well on his chest. Colin Hall puts a great ball through. Luke Beresford runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
73.01
Peter Ehiogu sees Thomas Mahouvé in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Mahouvé flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Sheringham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marvin Sheringham skips past Joe Hurst! Marvin Sheringham muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.36
Richard Kanu sees Cesar Fernandes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cesar Fernandes chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Fortune. Edward Fortune shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.50
Thomas Mahouvé chips the ball to his team mate, Marvin Sheringham. Marvin Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Morris who gathers it comfortably.
87.03
Thomas Mahouvé flicks a high pass forward to Marvin Sheringham who brings the ball under control. Marvin Sheringham whips in a cross ball towards Natale Banchelli. Natale Banchelli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
27.8%
45.8%
26.4%
Scorers
| Colin Hall 10 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Colin Hall of Blackburn Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kieron Kasper (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Max Ball (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Graham Galli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Peter Ehiogu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Richard Kanu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Noel Ripley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Thomas Mahouvé (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Cesar Fernandes (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Edward Fortune (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Natale Banchelli (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marvin Sheringham (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | John Hulme (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Philips (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Neil Patterson (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Isaiah Morris (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jonathan Makin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Joe Hurst (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Marvin Bailey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | James Marr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Norman Smithe (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Max Mann (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Anthony Heskey (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Luke Beresford (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Colin Hall (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Anthony King (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Simon Bowyer (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Shaun Clarke (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Stan Young (MID) | 6 | |