Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Hull City AFC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Hull City AFC
Sat 18 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Sean McLoughlin
Jack Colback 29' Y
Y 36' Ryan Longman
Y 52' Richard Smallwood
Joe Worrall 72' Y
Y 83' Di'Shon Bernard

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Hull City AFC — 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
1
1
Nottingham Forest FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Hull City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Hull City AFC 2019-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-10-23 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Hull City AFC 2019-03-09 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Hull City AFC 2018-11-24 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
11 Dec Swansea City AFC A 4–1 W
04 Dec Peterborough United FC H 2–0 W
26 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
23 Nov Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
20 Nov Reading FC A 1–1 D
Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
11 Dec Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
04 Dec Reading FC A 1–1 D
27 Nov Millwall FC H 2–1 W
24 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
20 Nov Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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 Hull City AFC for another epic battle.
  • 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 Josh Magennis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Hull City AFC is showing some good football. However, Hull City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sean McLoughlin on 17.
  • 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 27' The travelling Hull City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Colback.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Greg Docherty, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' Ryan Longman is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 40' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Mighten is hanging Jordi Osei-Tutu on the field on 40 minute.
  • 43' Hull City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Keane Lewis-Potter on 43.
  • 48' Hull City AFC 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.
  • 52' The referee shows Hull City AFC player a Yellow card on 52.
  • 55' What an equalizer from Lewis Grabban!
  • 56' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Alexander Mighten is replaced by Joao Carvalho.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 64' Callum Elder has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Longman on 64 minute.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Hull City AFC that had 380 games and scored 430 goals.
  • 72' Brennan Johnson puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
  • 72' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' It’s high time Grant McCann made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Philip Zinckernagel departs to be replaced by Tobias Figueiredo.
  • 81' Another change for Hull City AFC made on 81 minute. Josh Magennis leaves to be changed by Tom Eaves.
  • 83' Hull City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nottingham Forest FC players.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grant McCann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 4
Joe Lolley 2
Brennan Johnson 2
Keane Lewis-Potter 2
Joao Carvalho 1
Karim Ansarifard 1
Matty Cash 1
Jarrod Bowen 1

Head to Head

2021-12-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Hull City AFC 2019-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-10-23 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Hull City AFC 2019-03-09 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Hull City AFC 2018-11-24 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-12-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2021-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-12-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-11-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Hull City AFC Form

2021-12-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Hull City AFC L 2021-12-11 Hull City AFC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2021-12-04 Reading FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2021-11-27 Hull City AFC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2021-11-24 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC W 2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Hull City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC53% Draw27% Hull City AFC20%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Hull City AFC
47%
Nottingham Forest FC or Hull City AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC34% Draw49% Hull City AFC17%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Hull City AFC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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