Nottingham Forest FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
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Nottingham Forest FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship at The City Ground.
- Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Matt Donohue
- Referee Geoff Russell
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Matt Foley
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 29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W 26 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–0 W 21 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L 14 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–4 L 10 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D 06 Dec Millwall FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L 26 Dec Derby County FC H 1–1 D 23 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D 14 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D 11 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D 07 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to The City Ground that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Wigan Athletic FC.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' It’s high time Paul Cook made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' Sam Morsy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 45' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Jamie Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' 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 Joe Garner suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Joao Carvalho departs to be replaced by Joe Lolley.
- 60' GOAL! Tobias Figueiredo scores on 60. Assisted by Tiago Silva
- 62' The whistle greets Gavin Massey as he departs to be replaced by Gary Roberts.
- 67' 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.
- 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cedric Kipre.
- 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 77' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Lee Evans is replaced by Joe Gelhardt.
- 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kal Naismith.
- 83' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Jamal Lowe departs to be replaced by Joe Garner.
- 88' The travelling Wigan Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- Full Time. Nottingham Forest FC beats Wigan Athletic FC
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Nottingham Forest FC
Starting XI-
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Lewis Grabban ↓ Albert Adomah 83'
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22
Ryan Yates ↓ Tiago Silva 56'
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Joao Carvalho ↓ Joe Lolley 56'
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Bench- 16
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23
Joe Lolley ↑ 56'
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Albert Adomah ↑ 83'
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28
Tiago Silva ↑ 56'
Coach Sabri LamouchiWigan Athletic FC
Starting XI-
9
Jamal Lowe ↓ Joe Garner 83'
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- 5
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8
Lee Evans ↓ Joe Gelhardt 77'
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11
Gavin Massey ↓ Gary Roberts 62'
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Bench- 7
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Joe Garner ↑ 83'
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- 17
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Gary Roberts ↑ 62'
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Joe Gelhardt ↑ 77'
Coach Paul Cook -
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Head to Head
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2019-12-29 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-12-06 Millwall FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC DWigan Athletic FC Form
2019-12-29 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-12-26 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2019-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-12-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2019-12-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2019-12-07 Luton Town FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L