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

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Championship · 2019-20

Nottingham Forest FC

3 – 2

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Wed 1 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Samba Sow 45' Y

Y 90' Amari'i Bell

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at The City Ground.

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

Match Details

Referee
Referee Matt McGrath
Referee Mark Dwyer
Referee Darren Bond

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–2	W
29 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W
26 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	2–0	W
21 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–4	L
10 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–3	L
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
14 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
11 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nottingham Forest FC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
5' Brice Samba is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
22' Brilliant from the ! Joe Lolley makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 22.
25' A stunning finish from Lewis Grabban — that came from absolutely nowhere!
27' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Jack Robinson on, Chema off on 27 minutes.
32' Adam Armstrong is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
37' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Stewart Downing has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
39' The England Stewart Downing breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 2-1!
44' Christian Walton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Samba Sow argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' Sammy Ameobi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Lewis Grabban is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
60' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Lewis Travis trudges off to be replaced by Harry Chapman on 65 minutes.
67' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Samba Sow has done his job and it is now time for Alfa Semedo to step up.
71' What a moment for Joe Worrall! That strike on 71 puts his side firmly in control.
72' The supporters are chanting for Danny Graham. He replaces Elliott Bennett on 72 minute.
77' Chema has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 278 appearances.
82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
87' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Albert Adomah on, Joe Lolley off on 87 minutes.
90' Amari'i Bell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	4
Joe Lolley	3
Adam Armstrong	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Stewart Downing	1
Bradley Dack	1
Alexander Mighten	1
Philip Zinckernagel	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-12-29 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC44% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC30%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

56%

Nottingham Forest FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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