Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vinicio E. Statuto | V. Statuto |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Peter Lampard | P. Lampard | |||||||||
| Titus Riggott | T. Riggott | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 |  | Rui Reis | R. Reis | |||||||||
| Marcello Brioschi | M. Brioschi | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Francis Shields | F. Shields | |||||||||
| J-David Martin | J. Martin |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Nigel Adams | N. Adams | |||||||||
| Gonçalo Maldonado | G. Maldonado |  | 67 | M | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Eddie Wetherall | E. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Michael Bravo | M. Bravo |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Graham Watson | G. Watson | |||||||||
| Muzzy Ayaz | M. Ayaz |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Trevor Lua-Lua | T. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Eben Edusei | E. Edusei |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Sol Windass | S. Windass | |||||||||
| Ruel Keegan | R. Keegan | | 59 | M | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Joe Terry | J. Terry | |||||||||
| Yuri Kanchelskis | Y. Kanchelskis |  | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Alan Brand | A. Brand | |||||||||
| Kieron Venus | K. Venus | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Brian Defoe | B. Defoe | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 4,796 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Nottingham Forest start the match!
3.23
0-0Gonçalo Maldonado decides to run forward with the ball. Gonçalo Maldonado passes the ball forward but Kieron Venus is offside!
6.42
0-0Nigel Adams passes the ball forward to Trevor Lua-Lua. Trevor Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Alan Brand. Alan Brand knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.42
0-0Sol Windass clumsily knocks into Gonçalo Maldonado. The referee calls over Sol Windass and shows him a yellow card! Gonçalo Maldonado stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.01
0-0Sol Windass sees space and advances. Sol Windass finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
10.06
0-0Trevor Lua-Lua advances with the ball. Trevor Lua-Lua plays a perfect one-two with Alan Brand and rushes in on goal... Trevor Lua-Lua shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.54
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
15.57
Sheffield United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
21.44
J-David Martin passes the ball forward to Michael Bravo. Michael Bravo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.16
Sheffield United are easily keeping Nottingham Forest at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
26.00
Gonçalo Maldonado makes a probing pass to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Wetherall.
28.20
1-0J-David Martin lofts the ball long. Kieron Venus whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis directs the ball goalwards with his head. Peter Lampard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.05
Francis Shields deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson makes a simple pass to Joe Terry. Joe Terry shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.48
Graham Watson chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Defoe. Brian Defoe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Riggott.
38.39
Titus Riggott threads the ball through to Gonçalo Maldonado. Gonçalo Maldonado makes a probing pass to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis knocks in a cross ball towards Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.20
Sheffield United are easily keeping Nottingham Forest at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United kick off!
51.54
Trevor Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Brand. Alan Brand whips in a cross ball towards Brian Defoe. Brian Defoe connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
55.04
Sol Windass chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Defoe. Brian Defoe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Riggott.
59.44
Michael Bravo flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis knocks in a cross ball towards Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
60.07
Titus Riggott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Bravo. Michael Bravo knocks the ball forward to Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.15
Nottingham Forest are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
66.53
J-David Martin brings the ball forward. J-David Martin flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis chips the ball to his team mate, Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
69.06
Gonçalo Maldonado sees a break and surges forward. Gonçalo Maldonado finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
71.32
Nottingham Forest are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sheffield United's defence.
75.09
Trevor Lua-Lua makes a probing pass to Brian Defoe. Brian Defoe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Riggott.
78.09
Sheffield United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Nottingham Forest's defence.
81.14
Francis Shields sees space and advances. Francis Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Brand. Alan Brand sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.16
Eben Edusei takes it forward alone. Eben Edusei plays a perfect one-two with Kieron Venus and rushes in on goal... Eben Edusei tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
26.9%
44.9%
28.2%
Scorers