Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Tue 1 Oct 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Darragh Lenihan 22' Y
Y 33' Sammy Ameobi
Stewart Downing 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee James Bell
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Mark Jones

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
2
4
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
28 Sep Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
21 Sep Reading FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Millwall FC H 2–0 W
31 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–3 L
24 Aug Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
27 Sep Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
21 Sep Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
14 Sep Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
31 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
24 Aug Fulham FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Blackburn Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Nottingham Forest FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact .
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Christian Walton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Samba Sow has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 364 appearances.
  • 22' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 33' Sammy Ameobi was booked on 33.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Travis made 387 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Lewis Grabban has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Joe Rothwell. He replaces Sam Gallagher on 59 minute.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Stewart Downing is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 60.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Joao Carvalho on, Sammy Ameobi off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Adam Armstrong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
  • 65' The England Joe Lolley breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 1-1!
  • 70' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Yuri Ribeiro has done his job and it is now time for Albert Adomah to step up.
  • 77' It’s high time Sabri Lamouchi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Tiago Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samba Sow on 80 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Danny Graham is replaced by Dominic Samuel.
  • 88' 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.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 4
Joe Lolley 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Joe Worrall 1
Stewart Downing 1
Bradley Dack 1
Alexander Mighten 1

Head to Head

2019-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-09-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2019-09-21 Reading FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Millwall FC W 2019-08-31 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-09-27 Stoke City FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-09-21 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2019-09-14 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-08-31 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-08-24 Fulham FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Nottingham Forest FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw29% Nottingham Forest FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
62%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Nottingham Forest FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC27% Draw48% Nottingham Forest FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.