Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Ewood Park.
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 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 09 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 0–2 L 05 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L 29 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–0 D 24 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W 19 Jan Hull City AFC A 0–2 L 15 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W 06 Feb Leicester City FC H 4–1 W 30 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L 25 Jan Barnsley FC H 3–0 W 22 Jan Derby County FC H 2–1 W 15 Jan Millwall FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Blackburn Rovers FC0-151/–16-301/131-452/146-601/261-751/–76+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackburn Rovers FC is hosting Nottingham Forest FC for another epic battle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' 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.
- 18' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
- 23' GOAL! James Garner scores on 23.
- 28' 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.
- 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Colback on 31.
- 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
- 40' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Rothwell.
- 53' Darragh Lenihan is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 54' Sam Gallagher is replacing John Buckley for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
- 57' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 57 minute. Reda Khadra leaves to be changed by Tyrhys Dolan.
- 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Brereton.
- 64' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
- 69' James Garner was booked on 69.
- 69' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 69 minute. Keinan Davis leaves to be changed by Sam Surridge.
- 74' 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 Lewis Travis suffering a number of foals already.
- 79' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 83' The whistle greets Deyovaisio Zeefuik as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Hedges.
- 87' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Sam Surridge gets a Yellow card.
- 90' GOAL! Brennan Johnson scores on 90.
- 90' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Brennan Johnson departs to be replaced by Xande Silva.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
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Lineups
Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 27
- 26
- 8
- 22
- 16
- 42
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- 25
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21
John Buckley ↓ Sam Gallagher 54'
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7
Reda Khadra ↓ Tyrhys Dolan 57'
Bench
- 13
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9
Sam Gallagher ↑ 54'
- 4
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19
Ryan Hedges ↑ 83'
- 5
- 2
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10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 57'
Coach Tony MowbrayNottingham Forest FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 22
- 8
- 2
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9
Keinan Davis ↓ Sam Surridge 69'
- 30
- 15
- 26
- 4
- 37
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20
Brennan Johnson ↓ Xande Silva 90'
Bench
- 1
- 3
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16
Sam Surridge ↑ 69'
- 18
- 14
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19
Xande Silva ↑ 90'
- 11
Coach Steve Cooper -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lewis Grabban 4 Joe Lolley 3 Adam Armstrong 2 Lewis Grabban 2 Adam Armstrong 1 James Garner 1 Elliott Bennett 1 Brennan Johnson 1 Head to Head
Blackburn Rovers FC Form
2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-29 Luton Town FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC WNottingham Forest FC Form
2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-02-06 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Leicester City FC W 2022-01-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-01-25 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2022-01-15 Millwall FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.98 Blackburn Rovers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 Nottingham Forest FC xGI would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nottingham Forest FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.26Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 39% 61% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 58%Draw or Nottingham Forest FC 72%Blackburn Rovers FC or Nottingham Forest FC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 12.8%0 – 1 12.2%1 – 0 9%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8.1%2 – 1 6.2%2 – 0 4.8%2 – 2 4.1%1 – 3 3.5%0 – 3 3.5%3 – 1 2%Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC
Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 17% 73% -0.5 27% — 73% +0.5 58% — 42% +1 58% 22% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.