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

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Championship · 2020-21

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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 46 games · 52 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	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	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

Events

Match Events

0' Nottingham Forest FC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
2' The referee calls foul for Taylor Harwood-Bellis. He receives a Yellow card.
7' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
12' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
17' Tobias Figueiredo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
26' GOAL! Alexander Mighten fires home to make it 1-0!
31' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Gallagher is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Glenn Murray.
46' Bradley Dack gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Sam Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' Ryan Nyambe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
59' The crowd applauds Glenn Murray as he leaves the pitch. Lyle Taylor steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
64' Tyrhys Dolan gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Ben Brereton and will look to change the dynamic.
68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Garner.
69' The whistle greets Alexander Mighten as he departs to be replaced by Luke Freeman.
74' Brice Samba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
79' 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.
84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Hughton will be considering his options from the bench.
86' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Lewis Travis exits the field as Joe Rothwell enters on 86.
87' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 87 minute. Anthony Knockaert leaves to be changed by Tyler Blackett.
90' Elliott Bennett is replacing Ryan Nyambe for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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