Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Stoke CityStoke City
John MillerJohn Miller Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Teddy EtheringtonT. Etherington51
G
1
G
55Andres CamachoA. Camacho
Wes MorrisW. Morris43
D
2
D
45Brian WallworkB. Wallwork
Stuart CoppingerS. Coppinger52
D
3captain
D
47Steve MurphyS. Murphy
Alberto RichardsA. Richards50
D
4
D
51Mick ShiltonM. Shilton
Ledley VassellL. Vassell39
M
5
M
50Ivan MersonI. Merson
Darius BeresfordD. Beresford51
M
captain6
M
44Brian HulmeB. Hulme
Callum SounessC. Souness56
M
7
M
50Ben PlowrightB. Plowright
Ighli CappelliniI. Cappellini48
M
8
M
49Ivan GalliI. Galli
Alun MowbrayA. Mowbray42
A
9
A
42Robbie GilchristR. Gilchrist
Matthew BrownM. Brown48
A
10
A
51Eusebio GrittiE. Gritti
Said GoossenS. Goossen53
A
11
A
44Seth LampardS. Lampard
 
Rio GordonR. Gordon47
D
12
D
40Sylvain MarrS. Marr
Andy RobertsA. Roberts38
M
13
M
39James KahnJ. Kahn
Paul BattyP. Batty42
A
14
A
36Seth BanksS. Banks

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Stoke City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Nottingham Forest and Stoke City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Copping.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.21
Alberto Richards threads the ball through to Wes Morris. Wes Morris flicks a high ball forward to Said Goossen who takes it down. Said Goossen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.08
Stuart Coppinger advances with the ball. Stuart Coppinger makes a probing pass to Alun Mowbray. Alun Mowbray runs straight at the defence! Alun Mowbray rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
14.34
Wes Morris flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cappellini collects the pass. Ighli Cappellini finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.24
Brian Wallwork hacks Ighli Cappellini from behind! The referee calls over Brian Wallwork and shows him a yellow card! Ighli Cappellini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.41
Callum Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ighli Cappellini. Ighli Cappellini plays a one-two with Callum Souness and rushes in on goal... Ighli Cappellini side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
27.41
Wes Morris knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Souness. Callum Souness tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
28.38
Wes Morris takes a long throw-in. Stuart Coppinger sees Matthew Brown in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthew Brown makes a simple pass to Alun Mowbray. Alun Mowbray knocks the ball forward, putting Said Goossen through on goal. Said Goossen comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it rises well off target!
32.15
Ighli Cappellini barges into Ivan Merson. The referee calls over Ighli Cappellini and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Merson runs off the knock.
34.59
Ivan Galli flicks a high pass forward. Eusebio Gritti controls it well on his chest. Eusebio Gritti passes the ball forward to Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stoke City!
40.31
Darius Beresford flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Coppinger collects the pass. Stuart Coppinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Goossen. Said Goossen shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
Seeing Ben Plowright's attacking run, Brian Hulme quickly throws the ball into his path. Ben Plowright flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Gilchrist. Robbie Gilchrist runs straight at the defence! Robbie Gilchrist shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Teddy Etherington smothers it!
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. Stoke City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Stoke City start the second half!
49.48
Ivan Merson sees Ben Plowright in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ben Plowright makes a probing pass to Ivan Merson but he's offside!
51.01
Mick Shilton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Merson. Ivan Merson flicks a high pass forward. Brian Hulme controls it well on his chest. Brian Hulme threads the ball through to Eusebio Gritti but he's offside!
59.22
Matthew Brown threads a neat ball through to Darius Beresford. Darius Beresford threads the ball through into the box. Said Goossen comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Said Goossen scores for Nottingham Forest!!
69.49
Ledley Vassell hacks Mick Shilton from behind! Ledley Vassell is shown the yellow card! Mick Shilton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.37
Wes Morris surges forward with the ball. Wes Morris knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Said Goossen is offside!
73.50
Mick Shilton takes a long throw-in. Steve Murphy knocks the ball to his team mate, Mick Shilton. Mick Shilton flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Gilchrist holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Gilchrist plays a scrappy one-two with Seth Lampard and stumbles forward towards the goal... Robbie Gilchrist shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Teddy Etherington reads it well. Great keeping!
77.18
Ivan Galli flicks a high pass forward. Brian Hulme controls it well on his chest. Brian Hulme shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
78.52
Ivan Galli decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Gilchrist. Robbie Gilchrist muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
79.41
Darius Beresford flicks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Vassell. Ledley Vassell skips past Brian Wallwork! Ledley Vassell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.41
Callum Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Ighli Cappellini. Ighli Cappellini shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Stoke City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
29.7%
44.6%
25.7%

Scorers
Said Goossen 59
Ighli Cappellini 83
Seth Lampard 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ighli Cappellini of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Teddy Etherington (GK)
7
2.Wes Morris (DEF)
7
3.Stuart Coppinger (DEF)
8
4.Alberto Richards (DEF)
7
5.Ledley Vassell (MID)yellow card
5
6.Darius Beresford (MID)
8
7.Callum Souness (MID)
7
8.Ighli Cappellini (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
9.Alun Mowbray (ATT)
7
10.Matthew Brown (ATT)
7
11.Said Goossen (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Rio Gordon (DEF)
0
13.Andy Roberts (MID)
0
14.Paul Batty (ATT)
0

1.Andres Camacho (GK)
6
2.Brian Wallwork (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Steve Murphy (DEF)
6
4.Mick Shilton (DEF)
6
5.Ivan Merson (MID)
6
6.Brian Hulme (MID)
6
7.Ben Plowright (MID)
6
8.Ivan Galli (MID)
7
9.Robbie Gilchrist (ATT)
7
10.Eusebio Gritti (ATT)
7
11.Seth Lampard (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Sylvain Marr (DEF)
0
13.James Kahn (MID)
0
14.Seth Banks (ATT)
0