Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Tobias Figueiredo 55' Y
Y 78' Maikel Kieftenbeld
Joe Worrall 82' Y
Y 82' Benik Afobe
Y 85' Daniel Ballard

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at City Ground, Nottingham.

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

2
4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2021-01-16 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Millwall FC 2020-12-19 Millwall FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-03-06 Nottingham Forest FC 0–3 Millwall FC 2019-12-06 Millwall FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Millwall FC H 1–1 D
18 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
15 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
12 Sep Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
28 Aug Derby County FC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
18 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
11 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
28 Aug Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
21 Aug Cardiff City FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Nottingham Forest FC have kicked off against Millwall FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Max Lowe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Millwall FC tonight.
  • 10' Millwall FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Millwall FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Millwall FC is showing some good football. However, Millwall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 27' Lyle Taylor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Grabban at the 27 minute mark.
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matt Smith makes it 0-1.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Millwall FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' The England Max Lowe breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 1-1!
  • 55' Tobias Figueiredo is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 60' Northern Ireland international George Saville has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Millwall FC's compact .
  • 68' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Philip Zinckernagel on, Joe Lolley off on 68 minutes.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Benik Afobe. He replaces Connor Mahoney on 69 minute.
  • 74' Millwall FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' The referee shows Millwall FC player a Yellow card on 78.
  • 78' The Millwall FC bench stirs into life. Maikel Kieftenbeld is withdrawn and Billy Mitchell gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Ballard argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' A change in the Millwall FC ranks — Matt Smith exits the field as Tom Bradshaw enters on 87.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Mighten. He replaces Brennan Johnson on 88 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Smith 4
Lewis Grabban 3
Shaun Williams 2
Sammy Ameobi 2
Aiden O'Brien 1
Joe Lolley 1
Joao Carvalho 1
Jayson Molumby 1

Head to Head

2021-09-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2021-01-16 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Millwall FC 2020-12-19 Millwall FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-03-06 Nottingham Forest FC 0–3 Millwall FC 2019-12-06 Millwall FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-09-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-09-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-09-15 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-09-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-08-28 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Millwall FC Form

2021-09-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-09-18 Millwall FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-09-15 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2021-09-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-08-28 Millwall FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Millwall FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC37% Draw30% Millwall FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Millwall FC
63%
Nottingham Forest FC or Millwall FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC25% Draw50% Millwall FC25%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11%
0 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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