Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Nottingham Forest FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Brice Samba 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Marsden
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Samuel Lewis
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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
2021-01-16 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 2018-12-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Millwall FC H 3–1 W
09 Jan Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W
02 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
19 Dec Millwall FC A 1–1 D
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–3 L
12 Jan AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D
09 Jan Boreham Wood FC A 2–0 W
02 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
19 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
15 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–0 W

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' Temperatures are rising at The City Ground as Nottingham Forest FC face off against Millwall FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' England international Jed Wallace has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Hughton will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 34' GOAL! Sammy Ameobi fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 39' A quiet spell here at The City Ground. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' Millwall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' 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 Scott Malone suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' Kenneth Zohore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Mason Bennett. He replaces Alex Pearce on 64 minute.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' Assisted by Alexander Mighten with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sammy Ameobi makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 72' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Samba Sow has done his job and it is now time for Lyle Taylor to step up.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 79' Millwall FC ring the changes. Ryan Woods has done his job and it is now time for Ben Thompson to step up.
  • 80' The Millwall FC manager makes a substitution. Jed Wallace departs to be replaced by Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Alexander Mighten is replaced by Gaetan Bong on 81 minute.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Ryan Yates — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' Millwall FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' Ben Thompson doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Brice Samba argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nottingham Forest FC 3-1 Millwall FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

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
Ben Thompson 1
Lee Gregory 1
Max Lowe 1
Ryan Tunnicliffe 1

Head to Head

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 2018-12-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-01-16 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2021-01-09 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-12-19 Millwall FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Millwall FC Form

2021-01-16 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Millwall FC L 2021-01-12 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-01-09 Boreham Wood FC 0–2 Millwall FC W 2021-01-02 Millwall FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2020-12-19 Millwall FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-12-15 Bristol City FC 0–2 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
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 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Millwall FC
55%
Nottingham Forest FC or Millwall FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw49% Millwall FC22%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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