The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 4 STOKE CITY - Wed Jul 22, 2020 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Jul 22, 2020 (7:30 PM)
Opponent:: Stoke City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 1-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Nottingham Forest Official site (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)

Season:: 2019-20
Referee:: Gavin Ward
Sponsor:: Football Index
Attendance:: 0 (Away: 0)
Pos Before/After:: 5 7
Opp Before/After:: 17 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Oldham Athletic (Pre-Season Friendly)
League:: Queens Park Rangers
Stoke City:: Dec 29, 2020

GAME COUNT:
League:: 4836 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 2419 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 5531 (of 5724)
Total:: 7285 (of 7505)
Played:: 3 years, 9 months, 3 days ago

Notes:: Rescheduled due to Covid-19

Review
Seriously? Seriously? After spending a season looking the playoffs in the face, we lose out in the last 15 minutes of the season. We only needed ONE point in the last three games. We only needed to not allow Swansea City (in 7th place) to turn around a FIVE goal difference. Then we lost 4-1 and they won 4-1 so we lose out on the playoffs by a single goal. Would it have made a difference if we got into the playoffs? Probably not. We would have been as dismal as we have been the last few games and threw it away anyway, but for us to be SO lax in the lead up to this and then to let in FOUR goals? Come on.

Stats:
Due to coronavirus, the game was played behind closed doors so the official attendance was zero

FOREST
Manager: Sabri Lamouchi
Prior form: WDLDDL (Old to recent)

Goals
Tobias Figueiredo (61') - Tobias Figueiredo last goal

STOKE CITY
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Prior form: LWLWDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Danny Batth (19')
James McClean (73')
Lee Gregory (78')
Nuno da Costa (96') (OG)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
12	GK	25	Jordan Smith
11	M	22	Matty Cash	Last game
2	D	23	Yuri Ribeiro off for Alex Mighten (91')
3	D	26	Tobias Figueiredo (61')
4	D	23	Joe Worrall
8	M	35	Ben Watson (c)	Last game
19	M	28	Sammy Ameobi
21	D	31	Samba Sow off for Tiago Silva (24')
22	M	22	Ryan Yates off for Nuno da Costa (80')
23	M	27	Joe Lolley
7	F	32	Lewis Grabban
Subs
43	GK	19	George Shelvey
20	D	36	Michael Dawson
16	D	28	Carl Jenkinson
13	M	28	John Bostock
28	M	27	Tiago Silva on for Samba Sow (24')	Last game
48	F	18	Alex Mighten on for Yuri Ribeiro (91')
40	F	19	Brennan Johnson
34	F	23	Tyler Walker
9	F	29	Nuno da Costa on for Ryan Yates (80')

	Totals	Last Game
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
12	GK	25	Jordan Smith	54		3	2
11	M	22	Matty Cash	141	13	15	5
2	D	23	Yuri Ribeiro off for Alex Mighten (91)	57	1	3	2
3	D	26	Tobias Figueiredo (61)	121	3	3	2
4	D	23	Joe Worrall	226	5	3	2
8	M	35	Ben Watson (c)	80	3	3	2
19	M	28	Sammy Ameobi	81	8	3	2
21	D	31	Samba Sow off for Tiago Silva (24)	42		3	2
22	M	22	Ryan Yates off for Nuno da Costa (80)	199	17	3	2
23	M	27	Joe Lolley	171	26	7	3
7	F	32	Lewis Grabban	149	56	3	2
Subs
43	GK	19	George Shelvey			3	2
20	D	36	Michael Dawson	123	8	3	2
16	D	28	Carl Jenkinson	15		3	2
13	M	28	John Bostock	9		3	2
28	M	27	Tiago Silva on for Samba Sow (24)	47	4	3	2
48	F	18	Alex Mighten on for Yuri Ribeiro (91)	67	4	3	2
40	F	19	Brennan Johnson	109	29	7	3
34	F	23	Tyler Walker	45	7	3	2
9	F	29	Nuno da Costa on for Ryan Yates (80)	14		3	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
16	GK	Adam Davies
15	D	Bruno Martins Indi
6	D	Danny Batth
12	D	James Chester
14	D	Tommy Smith
11	M	James McClean
24	M	Jordan Cousins 91
34	M	Jordan Thompson (62')
20	M	Tashan Oakley-Boothe (71')
9	F	Sam Vokes (72')
19	F	Lee Gregory (82')
Subs
1		Jack Butland
37		Nathan Collins
5		Liam Lindsey
35		Josh Tyman (71')
7		Tom Ince (82')
33		Lasse Sorenson (62')
26		Tyrese Campbell (72')
48		Adam Porter
		?

Lineup notes:
Due to Coronavirus, each team was allowed to use up to 5 subs from a bench of 9

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Wed Jul 22, 2020)

Home	Score	Away
Birmingham City	1-3	Derby County
Brentford	1-2	Barnsley
Bristol City	1-1	Preston North End
Cardiff City	3-0	Hull City
Leeds United	4-0	Charlton Athletic
Luton Town	3-2	Blackburn Rovers
Millwall	4-1	Huddersfield Town
Nottingham Forest	1-4	Stoke City
Reading	1-4	Swansea City
Sheffield Wednesday	1-2	Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion	2-2	Queens Park Rangers
Wigan Athletic	1-1	Fulham

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

CHAMPIONSHIP								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Leeds United	45	27	9	9	73	35	14	5	3	36	14	13	4	6	37	21	38	90	DWWWWW	Champions
2	West Bromwich Albion	45	22	16	7	75	43	10	9	3	42	25	12	7	4	33	18	32	82	WWWDLL	Safe
3	Brentford	45	24	9	12	79	36	14	5	3	43	16	10	4	9	36	20	43	81	WWWWWL	Safe
4	Fulham	45	23	11	11	63	47	15	2	6	40	26	8	9	5	23	21	16	80	WWWWWW	Safe
5	Nottingham Forest	45	18	16	11	57	46	10	5	7	26	23	8	11	4	31	23	11	70	WDLDDL	Safe
6	Cardiff City	45	18	16	11	65	58	10	9	3	32	21	8	7	8	33	37	7	70	LWLLWW	Safe
7	Swansea City	45	17	16	12	58	52	10	5	8	27	23	7	11	4	31	29	6	67	DWWLDW	Safe
8	Preston North End	45	18	11	16	58	53	12	4	7	39	29	6	7	9	19	24	5	65	LWWDLW	Safe
9	Millwall	45	16	17	12	53	50	9	8	5	29	24	7	9	7	24	26	3	65	DWLWWL	Safe
10	Blackburn Rovers	45	17	12	16	64	60	10	9	4	33	24	7	3	12	31	36	4	63	LLWDLW	Safe
11	Bristol City	45	17	11	17	59	64	8	6	8	29	32	9	5	9	30	32	-5	62	LLWWDL	Safe
12	Derby County	45	16	13	16	59	63	11	8	4	33	21	5	5	12	26	42	-4	61	WDLLLL	Safe
13	Wigan Athletic	45	15	13	17	56	55	10	6	6	32	22	5	7	11	24	33	1	58	WLWWWD	Safe
14	Queens Park Rangers	45	16	9	20	65	74	9	5	9	42	42	7	4	11	23	32	-9	57	LWLLDW	Safe
15	Reading	45	15	11	19	58	54	7	4	11	25	30	8	7	8	33	24	4	56	LWLWLL	Safe
16	Sheffield Wednesday	45	15	11	19	57	64	7	7	8	18	28	8	4	11	39	36	-7	56	LLLWLL	Safe
17	Stoke City	45	15	8	22	58	67	11	3	9	36	26	4	5	13	22	41	-9	53	LWLWDW	Safe
18	Huddersfield Town	45	13	12	20	51	66	8	6	9	26	30	5	6	11	25	36	-15	51	WLWLWW
19	Middlesbrough	45	12	14	19	46	60	6	8	9	20	29	6	6	10	26	31	-14	50	LLWLWL
20	Birmingham City	45	12	14	19	53	72	6	7	9	32	39	6	7	10	21	33	-19	50	LLLLDL
21	Charlton Athletic	45	12	12	21	50	61	8	6	9	28	27	4	6	12	22	34	-11	48	WLLLDD
22	Luton Town	45	13	9	23	51	80	7	7	8	30	35	6	2	15	21	45	-29	48	DLDWDW
23	Barnsley	45	11	13	21	47	68	7	9	7	29	33	4	4	14	18	35	-21	46	WLDLLW
24	Hull City	45	12	9	24	57	84	7	3	13	29	37	5	6	11	28	47	-27	45	WLLLLL

Table after:

	CHAMPIONSHIP								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Leeds United	46	28	9	9	77	35	15	5	3	40	14	13	4	6	37	21	42	93	WWWWWW	Champions	4-0
	2	West Bromwich Albion	46	22	17	7	77	45	10	10	3	44	27	12	7	4	33	18	32	83	WWDLLD	Promoted	2-2
	3	Brentford	46	24	9	13	80	38	14	5	4	44	18	10	4	9	36	20	42	81	WWWWLL	Safe	1-2
	4	Fulham	46	23	12	11	64	48	15	2	6	40	26	8	10	5	24	22	16	81	WWWWWD	Promoted	1-1
1	5	Cardiff City	46	19	16	11	68	58	11	9	3	35	21	8	7	8	33	37	10	73	WLLWWW	Safe	3-0
1	6	Swansea City	46	18	16	12	62	53	10	5	8	27	23	8	11	4	35	30	9	70	WWLDWW	Safe	4-1
2	7	Nottingham Forest	46	18	16	12	58	50	10	5	8	27	27	8	11	4	31	23	8	70	DLDDLL	Safe	1-4
1	8	Millwall	46	17	17	12	57	51	10	8	5	33	25	7	9	7	24	26	6	68	WLWWLW	Safe	4-1
1	9	Preston North End	46	18	12	16	59	54	12	4	7	39	29	6	8	9	20	25	5	66	WWDLWD	Safe	1-1
2	10	Derby County	46	17	13	16	62	64	11	8	4	33	21	6	5	12	29	43	-2	64	DLLLLW	Safe	3-1
1	11	Blackburn Rovers	46	17	12	17	66	63	10	9	4	33	24	7	3	13	33	39	3	63	LWDLWL	Safe	2-3
1	12	Bristol City	46	17	12	17	60	65	8	7	8	30	33	9	5	9	30	32	-5	63	LWWDLD	Safe	1-1
1	13	Queens Park Rangers	46	16	10	20	67	76	9	5	9	42	42	7	5	11	25	34	-9	58	WLLDWD	Safe	2-2
1	14	Reading	46	15	11	20	59	58	7	4	12	26	34	8	7	8	33	24	1	56	WLWLLL	Safe	1-4
2	15	Stoke City	46	16	8	22	62	68	11	3	9	36	26	5	5	13	26	42	-6	56	WLWDWW	Safe	4-1
	16	Sheffield Wednesday	46	15	11	20	58	66	7	7	9	19	30	8	4	11	39	36	-8	56	LLWLLL	Safe	1-2
2	17	Middlesbrough	46	13	14	19	48	61	6	8	9	20	29	7	6	10	28	32	-13	53	LWLWLW	Safe	2-1
	18	Huddersfield Town	46	13	12	21	52	70	8	6	9	26	30	5	6	12	26	40	-18	51	LWLWWL	Safe	1-4
3	19	Luton Town	46	14	9	23	54	82	8	7	8	33	37	6	2	15	21	45	-28	51	LDWDWW	Safe	3-2
	20	Birmingham City	46	12	14	20	54	75	6	7	10	33	42	6	7	10	21	33	-21	50	LLLDLL	Safe	1-3
2	21	Barnsley	46	12	13	21	49	69	7	9	7	29	33	5	4	14	20	36	-20	49	LDLLWW	Safe	2-1
1	22	Charlton Athletic	46	12	12	22	50	65	8	6	9	28	27	4	6	13	22	38	-15	48	LLLDDL	Relegated	0-4
10	23	Wigan Athletic	46	15	14	17	57	56	10	7	6	33	23	5	7	11	24	33	1	47*	LWWWDD	Relegated	1-1
	24	Hull City	46	12	9	25	57	87	7	3	13	29	37	5	6	12	28	50	-30	45	LLLLLL	Relegated	0-3

*Wigan deducted 10 points for entering administration