Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 30 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
R 22' Cyrus Christie
Y 24' Cyrus Christie
Y 38' Joel Latibeaudiere

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at City Ground, Nottingham.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-02-17 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-01-23 Swansea City AFC 5–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-11-29 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Swansea City AFC H 5–1 W
26 Apr Fulham FC A 1–0 W
23 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–0 W
18 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 4–0 W
15 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
09 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 1–5 L
26 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 3–3 D
23 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Reading FC A 4–4 D
15 Apr Barnsley FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr Derby County FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds City Ground, Nottingham will turn into a battlefield for Nottingham Forest FC and Swansea City AFC.
  • 5' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Brice Samba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
  • 22' GOAL! Cyrus Christie fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cyrus Christie on 22.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Cyrus Christie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Michael Obafemi makes it 1-1.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' Ryan Manning has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' GOAL! Sam Surridge scores on 48.
  • 52' Sam Surridge does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
  • 57' Jules Ntcham gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Ryan Manning and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' 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 Steve Cook suffering a number of foals already.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' Magnificent from Sam Surridge! That is 70 goals in 14 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 70' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Philip Zinckernagel is withdrawn and Joe Lolley gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Sam Surridge is withdrawn and Alexander Mighten gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Jay Fulton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joel Piroe at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Jack Colback makes way for Richie Laryea at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alexander Mighten makes no mistake. 5-1!
  • 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 5-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Surridge 3
Connor Roberts 3
Matt Grimes 2
Liam Cullen 2
Sammy Ameobi 2
Andre Ayew 1
Cyrus Christie 1
Rhian Brewster 1

Head to Head

2022-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-02-17 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-01-23 Swansea City AFC 5–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-11-29 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC W 2022-04-26 Fulham FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-04-23 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-04-18 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-04-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC L 2022-04-26 Swansea City AFC 3–3 AFC Bournemouth D 2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-18 Reading FC 4–4 Swansea City AFC D 2022-04-15 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2022-04-09 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.43 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC60% Draw21% Swansea City AFC19%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
40%
Nottingham Forest FC or Swansea City AFC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC45% Draw37% Swansea City AFC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
3.6%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 21% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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