Sheffield United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 PLAYOFFS

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Championship · 2021-22

Sheffield United FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 14 May 2022 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

John Fleck 29' Y

Y 34' Joe Worrall

Y 43' Philip Zinckernagel

Jack Robinson 44' Y

Y 44' Djed Spence

Oliver Norwood 53' Y

George Baldock 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship .

Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Sheffield United FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-14 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-03-04 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC 2019-04-19 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-11-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–2	L
07 May	Fulham FC	H	4–0	W
29 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–1	W
23 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	1–0	W
18 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
15 Apr	Reading FC	H	1–2	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Sheffield United FC	A	2–1	W
07 May	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
03 May	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–1	L
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

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Sheffield United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Nottingham Forest FC.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Goal! Jack Colback scores his 11 goal in 374 matches.
15' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Sheffield United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
29' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield United FC. John Fleck will be fuming at that decision.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Worrall on 34.
39' Joe Lolley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
43' That is a Yellow card for Nottingham Forest FC. Philip Zinckernagel will be fuming at that decision.
44' Jack Robinson was booked on 44.
49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
53' Sheffield United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
58' 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.
63' John Egan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield United FC tonight.
68' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' Oliver Norwood makes way for George Baldock at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
71' Brennan Johnson makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
77' Keinan Davis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Surridge at the 77 minute mark.
82' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Daniel Jebbison comes on to replace Ben Osborn.
87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Enda Stevens, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
89' The whistle greets Enda Stevens as he departs to be replaced by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
90' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield United FC. George Baldock will be fuming at that decision.
90' Brennan Johnson makes way for Alexander Mighten at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Iliman Ndiaye
19
Jack Robinson
23
Ben Osborn ↓ Daniel Jebbison 82'
16
Oliver Norwood ↓ George Baldock 69'
6
Chris Basham
3
Enda Stevens ↓ Rhys Norrington-Davies 89'
4
John Fleck
12
John Egan
27
Morgan Gibbs-White
8
Sander Berge
18
Wesley Foderingham

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Steve Cook
22
Ryan Yates
8
Jack Colback
2
Djed Spence
16
Sam Surridge ↓ Keinan Davis 77'
30
Brice Samba
26
Scott McKenna
4
Joe Worrall
37
James Garner
20
Brennan Johnson ↓ Alexander Mighten 90'
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Joe Lolley 69'

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	2
Callum Hudson-Odoi	2
Morgan Gibbs-White	2
Ryan Yates	2
Brennan Johnson	2
Sander Berge	1
John Fleck	1
Chris Wood	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-05-14 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-05-07 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Fulham FC W 2022-04-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC W 2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-18 Bristol City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2022-04-15 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Reading FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-05-14 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-05-07 Hull City AFC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.26 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Nottingham Forest FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC38% Draw31% Nottingham Forest FC31%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

62%

Sheffield United FC or Nottingham Forest FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC28% Draw51% Nottingham Forest FC21%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.1%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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