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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

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' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at The City Ground.
2' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
7' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
12' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexander Mighten makes 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' The 32-year-old Amari'i Bell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Glenn Murray.
46' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Bradley Dack on, Sam Gallagher off on 46 minutes.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
59' The supporters are chanting for Lyle Taylor. He replaces Glenn Murray on 59 minute.
64' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Ben Brereton exits the field as Tyrhys Dolan enters on 64.
68' James Garner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
69' Luke Freeman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexander Mighten at the 69 minute mark.
74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
79' Tyrhys Dolan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
84' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
86' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 86 minute. Lewis Travis leaves to be changed by Joe Rothwell.
87' Anthony Knockaert makes way for Tyler Blackett at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
90' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Ryan Nyambe is replaced by Elliott Bennett on 90 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC (для сухой ничьи).

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.