Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Derby County FC
Sat 22 Jan 2022 · 12:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Liam Thompson
Y 32' Liam Thompson
Lewis Grabban 35' Y
Y 51' Richard Stearman
Y 56' Lee Buchanan
Y 89' Tom Lawrence
Brice Samba 89' Y
R 90' Ravel Morrison

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at City Ground, Nottingham.

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

3
5
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 1.6 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2021-08-28 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-02-26 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-10-23 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Derby County FC 2020-07-04 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Derby County FC H 2–1 W
15 Jan Millwall FC A 1–0 W
30 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
18 Dec Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
11 Dec Swansea City AFC A 4–1 W
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
15 Jan Sheffield United FC H 2–0 W
03 Jan Reading FC A 2–2 D
30 Dec Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
27 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
11 Dec Blackpool FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
1/5
16-30
3/6
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/4
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC
Bobby Clark 3 G 2 A
Samuel Szmodics 3 G 1 A
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Derby County FC for this crunch clash at City Ground, Nottingham.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Nottingham Forest 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.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jason Knight is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Derby County FC.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Plange, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Derby County FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Brice Samba, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for Derby County FC. Liam Thompson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 32' Liam Thompson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 32.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Lewis Grabban. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' The travelling Derby County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 48' GOAL! Lewis Grabban fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Richard Stearman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Lee Buchanan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Festy Ebosele exits the field as Ravel Morrison enters on 60.
  • 65' James Garner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 420 appearances.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Keinan Davis is replaced by Philip Zinckernagel on 68 minute.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 380 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 77' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Liam Thompson exits the field as Louie Sibley enters on 77.
  • 82' Brennan Johnson makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
  • 84' Lyle Taylor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Grabban on 84 minute.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Tom Lawrence gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Derby County FC player. Tom Lawrence gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Ravel Morrison.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 2
Tom Lawrence 2
Brennan Johnson 2
Yohan Benalouane 1
Chris Martin 1
Joe Lolley 1
Martyn Waghorn 1
Lyle Taylor 1

Head to Head

2022-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2021-08-28 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-02-26 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-10-23 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Derby County FC 2020-07-04 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2022-01-15 Millwall FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-12-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-12-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2021-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC W

Derby County FC Form

2022-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2022-01-15 Derby County FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2022-01-03 Reading FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2021-12-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Derby County FC W 2021-12-27 Derby County FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-12-11 Derby County FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC45% Draw28% Derby County FC27%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Derby County FC
55%
Nottingham Forest FC or Derby County FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw49% Derby County FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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