Blackburn vs Nottingham Forest — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 31

Blackburn

0–2Full-time

Nottingham Forest

DDWDWLGoals 12-13

LDWWLLGoals 8-15

Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire · Capacity 31,367 · grass · Referee: J. Smith

Match events

18'John Buckley
22'James Garner (Keinan Davis)
31'Jack Colback
40'Darragh Lenihan
50'J. Rothwell
53'Darragh Lenihan
53'Darragh Lenihan
54'John Buckley (S. Gallagher)
58'Reda Khadra (Tyrhys Dolan)
59'B. Brereton
69'James Garner
69'Keinan Davis (Sam Surridge)
83'Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Ryan Hedges)
87'Sam Surridge
90+3'Brennan Johnson (Xande Silva)
90'Brennan Johnson

Lineups

Blackburn

Nottingham Forest

4-4-1-1

3-5-2

T. MowbrayCoach

S. Cooper

Bench (7)

Match trends

Blackburn have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Nottingham Forest have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Blackburn wins

2Draws

4Nottingham Forest wins

10-14Goals

Blackburn

1–4Dec 21, 2022, 7:45 PM

Nottingham Forest

1–2Aug 18, 2021, 6:45 PM

Blackburn

Nottingham Forest

1–0Feb 20, 2021, 3:00 PM

Blackburn

0–1Oct 17, 2020, 2:00 PM

Nottingham Forest

3–2Jan 1, 2020, 3:00 PM

Blackburn

1–1Oct 1, 2019, 6:45 PM

Nottingham Forest

1–2Apr 13, 2019, 2:00 PM

Blackburn

2–2Sep 29, 2018, 2:00 PM

Nottingham Forest

Pre-match comparison

1.2Goals scored per game0.8

1.3Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

J. Smith

4Yellow cards / game

0.04Red cards / game

0.17Penalties scored / game

Based on 23 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Blackburn

0-15'

0%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

83.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Nottingham Forest

0-15'

33.3%

16-30'

66.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

—Expected goals (xG)—

8Shots on target5

13Total shots14

2Shots off target5

3Blocked shots4

7Shots inside the box11

6Shots outside the box3

5Corners4

4Offsides1

20Fouls11

5Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves7

385Total passes315

294Accurate passes209

76%Pass accuracy66%

Player ratings

1B. SambaNottingham Forest8.6
2James GarnerNottingham Forest⚽ 1🟨7.9
3S. McKennaNottingham Forest7.5
4Keinan DavisNottingham Forest🅰️ 17.5
5Brennan JohnsonNottingham Forest⚽ 17.3
6S. WhartonBlackburn7.3

Box score

Blackburn

8

8J. RothwellM · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes55%

Tackles1

Duels38%

21John BuckleyF · 54'

🟨6.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes14%

Tackles3

Duels50%

42Deyovaisio ZeefuikM · 83'

5.9

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles—

Duels22%

16

16S. WhartonD · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes35%

Tackles3

Duels85%

22

22B. BreretonF · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots4/5 on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels70%

26Darragh Lenihan (C)D · 53'

🟥5.7

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles2

Duels33%

27Lewis TravisM · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles3

Duels36%

25

25J. van HeckeD · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes48%

Tackles1

Duels38%

1

1T. KaminskiG · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles—

Duels—

28Ryan John GilesD · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles1

Duels50%

7Reda KhadraM · 58'

6.0

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels29%

Bench (7)

19Ryan HedgesM · 15'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels50%

4Bradley JohnsonM

—

5Daniel AyalaD

—

9

9S. GallagherF · 36'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes2%

Tackles1

Duels36%

2Ryan NyambeD

—

13

13A. PearsG

—

10Tyrhys DolanM · 32'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels100%

Nottingham Forest

22Ryan YatesM · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels30%

26

26S. McKennaD · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles—

Duels60%

9Keinan DavisF · 69'

🅰️ 17.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels55%

27Steve CookD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels63%

20Brennan JohnsonF · 89'

⚽ 17.3

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Shots3/3 on target

Passes6%

Tackles1

Duels57%

30

30B. SambaG · 90'

8.6

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Shots— on target

Passes28%

Tackles—

Duels—

8Jack ColbackM · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles3

Duels69%

2

2D. SpenceM · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels38%

15

15M. LoweM · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles9

Duels71%

4

4J. Worrall (C)D · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles—

Duels40%

37James GarnerM · 90'

⚽ 1🟨7.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels50%

Bench (7)

14Richie LaryeaD

—

3Tobias FigueiredoD

—

16Sam SurridgeF · 21'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels46%

11Philip ZinckernagelF

—

18

18CafúM

—

1

1E. HorvathG

—

19Xande SilvaF · 1'

—

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Shots— on target

Passes—

Tackles—

Duels0%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Blackburn vs Nottingham Forest played?+

The match is played at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire (capacity 31,367).

What time does Blackburn vs Nottingham Forest kick off?+

Kickoff is at Feb 9, 2022, 7:45 PM (your local time, based on your device).