Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+11' · FT 45+5'

Y 28' Tobias Figueiredo

Bradley Johnson 58' Y

Sam Gallagher 72' Y

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Steve Martin
Referee Paul Hodskinson
Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L
03 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Sep	Derby County FC	A	4–0	W
19 Sep	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	5–0	W
12 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L
22 Jul	Luton Town FC	A	2–3	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
25 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–1	L
19 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	0–2	L
12 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–2	L
22 Jul	Stoke City FC	H	1–4	L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Blackburn Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
10' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Harry Arter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's shape.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
28' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tyrhys Dolan, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 17 goals in the last 14 games.
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Jack Colback by Harry Arter on 46 minute.
50' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Jack Colback has done his job and it is now time for Harry Arter to step up.
53' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Tyrhys Dolan is withdrawn and Sam Gallagher gets his opportunity.
58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bradley Johnson.
63' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
68' Harry Chapman has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Buckley on 68 minute.
72' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
74' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lyle Taylor is hanging Lewis Grabban on the field on 74 minute.
79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ben Brereton has done his job and it is now time for Luke Brennan to step up.
86' 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.
90' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Samba Sow on, Joe Lolley off on 90 minutes.
90' Goal! Joe Lolley scores his 52 goal in 372 matches.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nottingham Forest FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

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

2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-09-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-09-12 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-07-22 Luton Town FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2020-09-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2020-09-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC41% Draw30% Nottingham Forest FC29%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

59%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Nottingham Forest FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw52% Nottingham Forest FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.9%

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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