Nottingham Forest FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Nottingham Forest FC

2 – 0

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Tue 15 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC The City Ground HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Y 80' Moses Odubajo

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wade Smith
Referee Steven Copeland
Referee Carl Fitch-Jackson
Referee Steve Martin

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-06-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-04-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
12 Dec	Brentford FC	H	1–3	L
09 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–2	L
05 Dec	Reading FC	A	0–2	L
02 Dec	Watford FC	H	0–0	D
29 Nov	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–2	L
12 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	1–2	L
08 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–2	L
05 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–2	L
02 Dec	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
28 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at The City Ground. Nottingham Forest FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sheffield Wednesday FC.
4' Yuri Ribeiro puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
9' Tom Lees has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 379 appearances.
14' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
19' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Rhodes, as he is very good at scoring at The City Ground with 3 goals in the last 1 games.
34' 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.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
49' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 456 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
54' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
55' Callum Paterson is replacing Kadeem Harris for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' Sheffield Wednesday FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
70' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
75' Izzy Brown gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Josh Windass and will look to change the dynamic.
76' The crowd applauds Lyle Taylor as he leaves the pitch. Lewis Grabban steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
80' The referee calls foul for Moses Odubajo. He receives a Yellow card.
81' The crowd applauds Joost van Aken as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Rhodes steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
86' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's shape.
87' Goal! Lewis Grabban scores his 60 goal in 372 matches.
89' The supporters are chanting for Joe Lolley. He replaces Alexander Mighten on 89 minute.
2-0 the final result. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Rhodes	3
Steven Fletcher	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Marco Matias	2
Connor Wickham	1
Joe Lolley	1
Yuri Ribeiro	1
Joao Carvalho	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-12-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Brentford FC L 2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-11-29 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-12-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.33 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC44% Draw28% Sheffield Wednesday FC28%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

72%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

56%

Nottingham Forest FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw50% Sheffield Wednesday FC21%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

11%

1 – 0

10.6%

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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