FOREST 3 - 2 STOKE CITY - Wed Sep 26, 2018 (League Cup)
- Date:
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Cup
- Round:
- 3
- Score:
- 3-2 (Won)
- Half-time: 2-0
- Season:
- 2018-19
- Referee:
- Darren England
- Sponsor:
- BetBright
- Attendance:
- 12,915
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- 2/9th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- 2/18th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 2)
- League Cup:
- Burton Albion
- Stoke City:
- Nov 10, 2018
- GAME COUNT:
- League Cup:
- 203 (of 217)
- Competitive:
- 5441 (of 5721)
- Total:
- 7185 (of 7500)
- Sources:
- WorldFootball.net (Link)
Review
A great finish after being 3-0 up. Goncalves was sent off with 20 minutes to go meaning the last 10 minutes were a nailbiter but we're into the 4th round for the first time in 14 years.
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | GK |  Luke Steele | |
| 27 | D | Tendayi Darikwa | |
| 3 | D |  Tobias Figueiredo | |
| 20 | D | Michael Dawson | |
| 11 | D | Ben Osborn  (19) | |
| 26 | D |  Liam Bridcutt | |
| 8 | M | Ben Watson (c) | |
| 31 | F | Gil Dias off for Matty Cash (72) | |
| 23 | M | Joe Lolley (50) 63 off for Danny Fox (84) | |
| 19 | F | Diogo Goncalves 77 | |
| 9 | F |  Daryl Murphy (40) off for Lewis Grabban (56) | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | GK | Jordan Smith | |
| 4 | M | Danny Fox on for Joe Lolley (84) 91 | |
| 14 | M | Matty Cash on for Gil Dias (72) | |
| 21 | D |  Saidy Janko | |
| 24 | M |  Claudio Yacob | First bench appearance |
| 43 | F | Arvin Appiah | |
| 7 | F | Lewis Grabban on for Daryl Murphy (56) |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | GK | Adam Federici |
| 30 | D | Thomas Edwards (83) |
| 36 | D | Harry Souttar |
| 5 | D | Ashley Williams |
| 15 | D | Bruno Martins Indi |
| 16 | M | Charlie Adam 65 |
| 2 | M | Moritz Bauer (57) |
| 24 | M | Darren Fletcher (c) |
| 27 | M | Bojan |
| 25 | F | Peter Crouch (55) |
| 19 | F | Saido Berahino |
| Subs | ||
| 29 | Jakob Haugaard | |
| 23 | Cuco Martina | |
| 17 | Ryan Shawcross | |
| 4 | Joe Allen | |
| 7 | Tom Ince (57) | |
| 9 | Benik Afobe (55) | |
| 26 | Tyrese Campbell (83) |