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

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Championship · 2020-21

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Nottingham Forest FC

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 8 games · 9 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

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

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

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

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' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
5' Ryan Nyambe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Hughton might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' 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.
28' Tobias Figueiredo was booked on 28.
33' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Jack Colback exits the field as Harry Arter enters on 46.
50' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Jack Colback is withdrawn and Harry Arter gets his opportunity.
53' Sam Gallagher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan on 53 minute.
58' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
63' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's shape.
68' Harry Chapman is replacing John Buckley for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
72' The referee has no hesitation. Sam Gallagher is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 72.
74' The supporters are chanting for Lyle Taylor. He replaces Lewis Grabban on 74 minute.
79' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 474 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
81' Luke Brennan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Brereton on 81 minute.
86' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Joe Lolley exits the field as Samba Sow enters on 90.
90' Joe Lolley doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Full Time. Nottingham Forest FC beats Blackburn Rovers FC

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
Lewis Grabban	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Daniel Ayala	1
Bradley Dack	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Adam Armstrong	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.