Stoke City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Stoke City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
- Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 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 21 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W 17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 3–1 W 14 Aug Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D 07 Aug Reading FC H 3–2 W 08 May AFC Bournemouth A 2–0 W 01 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Aug Stoke City FC A 0–1 L 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 Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Bet365 Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Stoke City FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
- 5' 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.
- 10' 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 Cafu suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexander Mighten made 358 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tobias Figueiredo on 28.
- 33' Lewis Grabban has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 38' 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.
- 43' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 48' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Mario Vrancic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brice Samba.
- 66' GOAL! Josh Tymon scores on 66.
- 70' Sam Surridge is replacing Steven Fletcher for the Stoke City FC side.
- 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Clucas, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 9 goals in the last 8 games.
- 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
- 85' Sam Clucas is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
- 86' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Sam Clucas by Romaine Sawyers on 86 minute.
- 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harry Souttar.
- With this win, Stoke City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Stoke City FC
Starting XI- 16
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7
Sam Clucas ↓ Romaine Sawyers 86'
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- 18
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8
Mario Vrancic ↓ Jordan Thompson 70'
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9
Steven Fletcher ↓ Sam Surridge 70'
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- 12
Bench- 1
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Romaine Sawyers ↑ 86'
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15
Jordan Thompson ↑ 70'
- 11
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22
Sam Surridge ↑ 70'
Coach Michael O'NeillNottingham Forest FC
Starting XI- 13
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10
Joao Carvalho ↓ Brennan Johnson 70'
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33
Lyle Taylor ↓ Lewis Grabban 70'
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- 18
- 26
- 17
- 11
- 44
Bench- 1
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Lewis Grabban ↑ 70'
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- 45
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20
Brennan Johnson ↑ 70'
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Coach Chris Hughton -
Head to Head
Stoke City FC Form
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 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