Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Wed 18 Aug 2021 · 18:45 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Jack Colback 53' Y
Y 65' Sam Gallagher
Y 71' Hayden Carter
Jordan Gabriel 85' Y
Jordan Gabriel 90' R
Y 90' Ben Brereton

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
2
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
14 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L
08 Aug Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
08 May Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
01 May Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
24 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
14 Aug Millwall FC A 1–1 D
07 Aug Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
08 May Birmingham City FC H 5–2 W
01 May Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
24 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 5–2 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to City Ground, Nottingham that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tyrhys Dolan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tobias Figueiredo made 372 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' 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.
  • 17' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Jordi Osei-Tutu is replaced by Fin Back.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Darragh Lenihan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 42' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 46' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Ayala on 46.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Colback.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' Joao Carvalho is replacing Alexander Mighten for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sam Gallagher.
  • 69' Goal! Philip Zinckernagel scores his 52 goal in 61 matches.
  • 71' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tyrhys Dolan is replaced by Jacob Davenport.
  • 79' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' 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.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Jordan Gabriel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' Tyrese Fornah is replacing Jack Colback for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 86' Darragh Lenihan puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
  • 90' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a Red card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Nottingham Forest FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-08-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-08-08 Coventry City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-05-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.25 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC34% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC36%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
66%
Nottingham Forest FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC26% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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