Nottingham Forest FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Nottingham Forest FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at City Ground, Nottingham.
- Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L 14 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L 08 Aug Coventry City FC A 1–2 L 08 May Preston North End FC H 1–2 L 01 May Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D 24 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W 14 Aug Millwall FC A 1–1 D 07 Aug Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W 08 May Birmingham City FC H 5–2 W 01 May Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D 24 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 5–2 W Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Nottingham Forest FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from John Buckley, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 17' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Jordi Osei-Tutu is replaced by Fin Back.
- 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tobias Figueiredo suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 37' Joe Rothwell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Ayala on 46.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Yates made 358 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 53' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
- 58' Alexander Mighten needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 63' Joao Carvalho is replacing Alexander Mighten for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
- 65' The referee calls foul for Sam Gallagher. He receives a Yellow card.
- 69' GOAL! Philip Zinckernagel scores on 69.
- 71' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Davenport. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan on 74 minute.
- 79' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 84' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 85' Jordan Gabriel was booked on 85.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Tyrese Fornah. He replaces Jack Colback on 85 minute.
- 86' What a strike from Darragh Lenihan! The score is 1-2.
- 90' Jordan Gabriel was booked on 90.
- With this win, Blackburn Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Nottingham Forest FC
Starting XI- 7
- 22
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8
Jack Colback ↓ Tyrese Fornah 85'
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- 30
- 26
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24
Jordi Osei-Tutu ↓ Fin Back 17'
- 20
- 17
- 27
- 11
Bench- 1
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10
Joao Carvalho ↑ 63'
- 33
- 18
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38
Tyrese Fornah ↑ 85'
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44
Fin Back ↑ 17'
Coach Chris HughtonBlackburn Rovers FC
Starting XI- 9
- 5
- 27
- 26
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8
Joe Rothwell ↓ Harry Chapman 74'
- 22
- 3
- 1
- 21
- 24
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10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Jacob Davenport 74'
Bench-
17
Harry Chapman ↑ 74'
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6
Jacob Davenport ↑ 74'
- 14
- 36
- 65
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Coach Tony Mowbray -
Head to Head
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-08-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-08-08 Coventry City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-05-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Stoke City FC DBlackburn Rovers FC Form
2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W