Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Tue 23 Nov 2021 · 19:45 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Lyle Taylor 26' Y
Y 45' Tom Lockyer
Jack Colback 47' Y
Scott McKenna 55' Y
Jack Colback 61' R

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Luton Town 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

3
4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.1 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-10-28 Luton Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC 2019-11-02 Luton Town FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
20 Nov Reading FC A 1–1 D
06 Nov Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
02 Nov Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
29 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
24 Oct Fulham FC H 0–4 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D
19 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–2 L
06 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
02 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 3–1 W
30 Oct Preston North End FC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Hull City AFC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at City Ground, Nottingham. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nottingham Forest FC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' James Garner is a natural defensive midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
  • 15' Joe Lolley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 52 goals in his last 372 appearances.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Luton Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lyle Taylor.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact .
  • 41' Djed Spence has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Tom Lockyer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 47' Jack Colback was booked on 47.
  • 52' 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.
  • 55' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' Henri Lansbury needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Red card for Jack Colback.
  • 65' The whistle greets Lyle Taylor as he departs to be replaced by Tobias Figueiredo.
  • 68' Gaetan Bong is replacing Joe Lolley for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Admiral Muskwe is replaced by Harry Cornick on 74 minute.
  • 79' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Brennan Johnson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Philip Zinckernagel is replaced by Cafu on 81 minute.
  • 86' Over 86 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Elijah Adebayo is withdrawn and Danny Hylton gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Wood 3
Lewis Grabban 2
Ramon Sosa 2
Joe Lolley 2
Ryan Yates 2
Glen Rea 2
Kal Naismith 2
Elijah Adebayo 1

Head to Head

2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-10-28 Luton Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC 2019-11-02 Luton Town FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2021-10-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-10-24 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Fulham FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2021-11-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2021-11-06 Luton Town FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2021-11-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-10-30 Preston North End FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2021-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC45% Draw30% Luton Town FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Luton Town FC
55%
Nottingham Forest FC or Luton Town FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC30% Draw53% Luton Town FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
13.9%
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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