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

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Championship · 2020-21

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 20 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Y 2' Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Glenn Murray 42' Y

James Garner 68' Y

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 Geoff Eltringham
Referee Jonathan Hunt
Referee Samuel Lewis
Referee Keith Stroud

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	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Birmingham City FC	0	0
17	Sheffield United FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Burnley FC	0	0
20	Cardiff City FC	0	0
21	West Ham United FC	0	0
22	Southampton 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

2021-02-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
17 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
13 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–0	D
06 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	3–0	W
02 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	2–1	W
30 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	0–0	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L
17 Feb	Barnsley FC	A	1–2	L
12 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
06 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–1	L
30 Jan	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W
24 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W

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' Welcome to The City Ground that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
2' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
7' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Hughton will be considering his options from the bench.
12' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
17' 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.
22' England international John Buckley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
26' What composure from Alexander Mighten! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
31' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
36' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
41' Ben Brereton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
42' Poor challenge from Glenn Murray. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' Bradley Dack is replacing Sam Gallagher for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Glenn Murray departs to be replaced by Lyle Taylor.
64' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Brereton departs to be replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
68' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
69' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Alexander Mighten is replaced by Luke Freeman on 69 minute.
74' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
79' 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.
84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
86' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Lewis Travis is withdrawn and Joe Rothwell gets his opportunity.
87' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Anthony Knockaert has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Blackett to step up.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Ryan Nyambe trudges off to be replaced by Elliott Bennett on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Nottingham Forest FC 1-0 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

28
Anthony Knockaert ↓ Tyler Blackett 87'
25
Glenn Murray ↓ Lyle Taylor 59'
3
Tobias Figueiredo
2
Cyrus Christie
30
Brice Samba
18
Cafu ↓ Ryan Yates 69'
27
Filip Krovinovic
5
Yuri Ribeiro
4
Joe Worrall C
37
James Garner
17
Alexander Mighten ↓ Luke Freeman 69'

Bench

24
Tyler Blackett ↑ 87'
16
Carl Jenkinson
22
Ryan Yates ↑ 69'
12
Jordan Smith
23
Joe Lolley
8
Jack Colback
15
Luke Freeman ↑ 69'
33
Lyle Taylor ↑ 59'
6
Loic Mbe Soh

Coach Chris Hughton

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
6
Stewart Downing
15
Barry Douglas
29
Corry Evans
31
Elliott Bennett ↑ 90'
23
Bradley Dack ↑ 46'
8
Joe Rothwell ↑ 86'
21
John Buckley ↑ 86'
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 64'

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

2021-02-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-02-17 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-02-13 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-02-06 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-02-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-01-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-02-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-01-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.18 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC49% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC21%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 1.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

51%

Nottingham Forest FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw55% Blackburn Rovers FC16%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.2%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 1

9.7%

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 1

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	13%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	24%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	16%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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