FFO Champ, Nottingham Forest vs. Bristol City (Mon Sep 23) Nottingham Forest | Bristol City 5-1-1-2-1 P | 5-3-1-1 A HD King | - | G_Kobel GK | GK J_Pickford G_Montiel DF | DF E_Pinnock S_Aurier DF | DF C_Cresswell N_Williams DF | DF K_Naismith A_Omobamidele DF | DF A_Grimaldo H_Toffolo DF | DF L_Davis Danilo DM | MF J_Williams N_Dominguez MF | MF M_Llorente T_Cairney AM | MF Pepe M_Gibbs_White AM | AM N_Pepe C_Hudson_Odoi FW | FW Munir | W_Hennessey SUB | SUB M_OLeary J_Worrall SUB | SUB W_Harding E_Kujovic SUB | SUB Campana B_Aguilera SUB | SUB A_Gudmundsson O_Edouard SUB | SUB R_Beliandjou Min. 1 :(brc) Pepe unselfishly heads the ball back to Munir ... H_Toffolo robs him of the ball Min. 3 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... But E_Pinnock sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 3 :(brc) J_Williams takes advantage of a mistake by Danilo ... He runs towards goal ... J_Williams flicks the header toward the far post! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 8 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with the through ball to S_Aurier ... S_Aurier fires a shot at goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 9 :(brc) Pepe pushes it past N_Williams ... A left-footer by Pepe! ... GOAL!! ... G_Kobel got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... That's put Bristol City into the lead! ... Nottingham Forest 0-1 Bristol City ... Min. 10 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with a real burst of pace ... E_Pinnock can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... A left-footer by C_Hudson_Odoi! ... But he somehow misses ... The Bristol City fans laugh at him Min. 12 :(ntf) T_Cairney sprints past A_Grimaldo ... T_Cairney with the crafty shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... J_Pickford is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Montiel dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Pickford catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 14 :(brc) M_Llorente finds L_Davis on the edge of the box ... L_Davis tries to catch the keeper out! ... Saved by G_Kobel Min. 16 :(brc) A_Grimaldo slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... A_Grimaldo with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 22 :(ntf) G_Montiel slides the ball across to C_Hudson_Odoi ... A_Grimaldo with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 23 :(ntf) S_Aurier is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... C_Hudson_Odoi latches onto the end of it ... A_Grimaldo cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 24 :(brc) Munir beats N_Dominguez ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... N_Williams hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... J_Williams lofts the ball in! ... The ball comes to Munir ... He knocks it goalward ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... - spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 28 :(brc) J_Williams with a simple pass to Pepe ... Pepe hits a crisp volley! ... Over the bar! Min. 33 :(brc) J_Williams spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Llorente! ... M_Llorente has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 36 :(ntf) G_Montiel cuts the ball back to M_Gibbs_White ... E_Pinnock slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 39 :(brc) J_Williams plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe with a thundering volley! ... G_Kobel saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ntf) T_Cairney plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Grimaldo seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 43 :(brc) N_Pepe takes advantage of a mistake by Danilo ... He knocks the ball to A_Grimaldo! ... A_Grimaldo aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 46 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Dominguez ... N_Dominguez has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Pickford saves it ... Good goalkeeping ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Bristol City Min. 47 :(brc) J_Williams slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... J_Williams with the crafty shot! ... G_Kobel blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 48 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi flicks it over E_Pinnock's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A delicate header from C_Hudson_Odoi! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 57 :(brc) J_Williams with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_Aurier ... He knocks it to C_Cresswell! ... C_Cresswell hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But G_Kobel punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 58 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi takes possession ... What can he do here? ... C_Hudson_Odoi flicks the header toward the far post! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 59 :(ntf) A_Omobamidele is unmarked! ... A_Omobamidele with a graceful, looping effort! ... J_Pickford parries it ... CORNER! ... N_Dominguez swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Grimaldo wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 66 :(ntf) A_Omobamidele with a byline cross to G_Montiel ... G_Montiel drives the ball low! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Pickford's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 69 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White beats A_Grimaldo ... He showed great skill there ... But C_Cresswell with the fine tackle Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: A_Gudmundsson ... COMING OFF: Munir Min. 71 :(brc) J_Williams wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Llorente ... M_Llorente with a thundering drive! ... Looks like it should be easy for G_Kobel ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... G_Kobel looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 73 :(brc) N_Pepe knocks it past N_Dominguez and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... N_Pepe with the shot on net! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 78 :(ntf) Danilo is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to M_Gibbs_White ... M_Gibbs_White with a thundering volley! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 82 :(ntf) Danilo takes advantage of a mistake by A_Gudmundsson ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to M_Gibbs_White! ... M_Gibbs_White hits a great drive! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 85 :(ntf) T_Cairney pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Gibbs_White is clean through! ... M_Gibbs_White tries to place it in the corner! ... GOAL!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Nottingham Forest have equalised in the dying moments! ... Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bristol City ... Min. 86 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to E Min. 87 :(ntf) N_Williams with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... But he loses control of it ... A_Grimaldo belts it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson with the heel pass to E_Pinnock ... S_Aurier is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 89 :(ntf) G_Montiel backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... C_Hudson_Odoi gets on the end of it ... C_Cresswell tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : City Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gibbs_White Scorers : M_Gibbs_White (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Aurier (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Williams (Man of the Match) Scorers : Pepe (9) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Grimaldo (22), C_Cresswell (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest | Bristol City Attempts on Goal : 11 | 13 Off target : 8 | 8 On target : 3 | 5 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 8 Key Tackles : 2 | 7 Key Passes : 10 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Bristol City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Kobel GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 20 14 13 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 12 S_Aurier DF 1 20 13 4 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 11 17 N_Williams DF 1 18 13 9 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 A_Omobamidele DF 1 17 10 3 31 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 23 H_Toffolo DF 1 17 14 7 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Danilo DM 1 15 17 9 31 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 N_Dominguez MF 1 12 18 7 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 T_Cairney AM 1 3 17 17 22 | 96 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 8 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 20 15 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 48 C_Hudson_Odoi FW 1 1 15 20 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 W_Hennessey GK 19 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Worrall DF 1 17 11 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Kujovic MF 1 13 17 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Aguilera AM 1 8 17 15 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Edouard FW 1 4 15 21 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 25 1 1 1 19 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 E_Pinnock DF 1 20 14 9 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 C_Cresswell DF 1 19 14 12 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 -4 10 K_Naismith DF 1 20 15 10 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 21 16 11 31 | 96 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 52 -4 24 L_Davis DF 1 18 13 11 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 J_Williams MF 1 12 20 14 24 | 96 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 23 M_Llorente MF 1 13 22 15 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 Pepe MF 1 10 16 9 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 56 N_Pepe AM 1 2 20 19 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 Munir FW 1 3 16 22 24 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_OLeary GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Harding DF 1 14 10 9 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campana MF 1 12 19 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 16 20 22 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 R_Beliandjou FW 1 5 13 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1727116802 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40