Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Hexi LeeHexi Lee Firoz Mohamed Firoz Mohamed
Isaiah WalshI. Walsh66
G
1
G
54Patricio CarrascoP. Carrasco
Albert ButraguenoA. Butragueno64
D
2
D
65Cristiano FerreiraC. Ferreira
Daniel RamosD. Ramos66
D
3
D
65Jean-Pierre CharvetJ. Charvet
Albert MolownyA. Molowny66
D
4
D
55Mike NaylorM. Naylor
Warren HoweyW. Howey60
D
5
M
49Arturo JimenezA. Jimenez
Paul HigginbothamP. Higginbotham64
M
6
M
65Gilles FoxG. Fox
Richard KanouteR. Kanoute67
M
7captain
M
52Kevin HendryK. Hendry
Torsten KoschmiederT. Koschmieder64
M
8
M
53Ighli ZampagnaI. Zampagna
Ian CooperI. Cooper68
A
9
A
55Eddie YoudsE. Youds
David ShearerD. Shearer68
A
captain10
A
70Artur NevesA. Neves
Kevin GelbK. Gelb66
A
11
A
63Alpay AyazA. Ayaz
 
Duncan NewbyD. Newby63
G
12
D
57Dale MorrisD. Morris
Anthony HeskeyA. Heskey60
M
13
M
55Mark JonesM. Jones
Eduardo NunezE. Nunez63
A
14
A
61Mitchell BrouwersM. Brouwers

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 12,518 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Emile King.


0.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the match underway!
3.32
Showing composure, Gilles Fox laces a weighted ball forward to Artur Neves. Artur Neves threads a neat ball through to Eddie Youds. Eddie Youds muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
8.24
Torsten Koschmieder hacks Cristiano Ferreira from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cristiano Ferreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.48
Torsten Koschmieder knocks the ball to his team mate, David Shearer. David Shearer threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Torsten Koschmieder provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Torsten Koschmieder scores for Nottingham Forest!!
14.10
Paul Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward. David Shearer controls it well on his chest. David Shearer runs straight at the defence! David Shearer shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
16.44
Albert Molowny passes the ball forward to Torsten Koschmieder. Torsten Koschmieder threads a neat ball through to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb rushes past Mike Naylor! Some good footwork from Kevin Gelb provides some space. He shoots at goal. Kevin Gelb scores for Nottingham Forest!!
20.49
Ighli Zampagna sees Arturo Jimenez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Jimenez plays a one-two with Alpay Ayaz and rushes in on goal... Arturo Jimenez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
24.15
Arturo Jimenez laces a weighted ball forward to Artur Neves. Artur Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz makes a deft header but it is deflected wide by Torsten Koschmieder.
25.21
Gilles Fox takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Kevin Hendry side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.47
Richard Kanoute threads a neat ball through to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb plays a scrappy one-two with Ian Cooper and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Kevin Gelb provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Nottingham Forest are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
28.59
Daniel Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Richard Kanoute controls it well on his chest. Richard Kanoute flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Higginbotham. Paul Higginbotham threads the ball through to Ian Cooper but he's offside!
34.21
Torsten Koschmieder threads the ball through to Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb whips in a cross ball towards Paul Higginbotham. Paul Higginbotham connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies well off target!
39.51
Mike Naylor threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Ferreira. With imagination, Cristiano Ferreira picks a pass forward to Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion kick off!
55.48
Arturo Jimenez surges forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Arturo Jimenez stretches the opposition's defence. Arturo Jimenez whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Youds. Warren Howey clumsily knocks into Eddie Youds. Penalty for West Bromwich Albion!!
55.48
The referee points to the spot..
56.43
Artur Neves takes a long run up but it goes wide.
61.57
Albert Butragueno threads the ball through to Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Higginbotham. Paul Higginbotham makes a convincing header but it's well over the bar!
63.23
Albert Butragueno sees Torsten Koschmieder in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Torsten Koschmieder knocks the ball forward to David Shearer. David Shearer edges inside the box! David Shearer strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.10
Warren Howey knocks the ball forward to Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristiano Ferreira.
69.14
Albert Molowny flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Gelb who takes it down. Kevin Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.55
Albert Molowny passes the ball forward to Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute makes a simple pass to David Shearer. David Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
75.38
Torsten Koschmieder kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute knocks the ball forward, putting Kevin Gelb through on goal. Kevin Gelb strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies just wide!
77.24
Mike Naylor threads the ball through to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry darts forward. Kevin Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
78.15
Gilles Fox brings the ball forward. Gilles Fox finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.09
Albert Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Koschmieder holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Torsten Koschmieder threads the ball through to David Shearer. David Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gelb but the linesman indicates offside!
83.22
Kevin Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Neves. Artur Neves gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.21
Warren Howey knocks the ball forward to Daniel Ramos. Daniel Ramos threads the ball through to Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper plays a one-two with David Shearer and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Ian Cooper provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
28%
42.7%
29.3%

Scorers
Torsten Koschmieder 10
Kevin Gelb 16, 73
Alpay Ayaz 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Gelb of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Isaiah Walsh (GK)
6
2.Albert Butragueno (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Ramos (DEF)
6
4.Albert Molowny (DEF)
6
5.Warren Howey (DEF)
6
6.Paul Higginbotham (MID)
6
7.Richard Kanoute (MID)
7
8.Torsten Koschmieder (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
9.Ian Cooper (ATT)
6
10.David Shearer (ATT)
8
11.Kevin Gelb (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Duncan Newby (GK)
0
13.Anthony Heskey (MID)
0
14.Eduardo Nunez (ATT)
0

1.Patricio Carrasco (GK)
6
2.Cristiano Ferreira (DEF)
7
3.Jean-Pierre Charvet (DEF)
6
4.Mike Naylor (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Jimenez (MID)
7
6.Gilles Fox (MID)
6
7.Kevin Hendry (MID)
7
8.Ighli Zampagna (MID)
6
9.Eddie Youds (ATT)
6
10.Artur Neves (ATT)
6
11.Alpay Ayaz (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Dale Morris (DEF)
0
13.Mark Jones (MID)
0
14.Mitchell Brouwers (ATT)
0