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

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Championship · 2020-21

Nottingham Forest FC

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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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Jonathan Hunt
Referee Samuel Lewis
Referee Keith Stroud

Standings

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

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

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

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.
2' Taylor Harwood-Bellis was booked on 2.
7' Sam Gallagher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
12' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
17' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
26' Magnificent from Alexander Mighten! That is 8 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
36' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Glenn Murray on 42 minutes.
46' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Gallagher departs to be replaced by Bradley Dack.
51' The 33-year-old Cafu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' Amari'i Bell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
59' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Glenn Murray is replaced by Lyle Taylor on 59 minute.
64' Tyrhys Dolan is replacing Ben Brereton for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
68' James Garner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 69 minute. Alexander Mighten leaves to be changed by Luke Freeman.
74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
79' John Buckley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tobias Figueiredo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
86' Joe Rothwell is replacing Lewis Travis for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
87' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Anthony Knockaert departs to be replaced by Tyler Blackett.
90' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Nyambe is withdrawn and Elliott Bennett gets his opportunity.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

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
Joe Worrall	1
Stewart Downing	1
Bradley Dack	1
Alexander Mighten	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.