Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Southend UnitedSouthend United
John MillerJohn Miller Aron Prater Aron Prater
Teddy EtheringtonT. Etherington51
G
1captain
G
53Jorge SoaresJ. Soares
Wes MorrisW. Morris43
D
2
D
45Ben OakleyB. Oakley
Stuart CoppingerS. Coppinger52
D
3
D
51Giampaolo FiricanoG. Firicano
Alberto RichardsA. Richards50
D
4
D
45David EdworthyD. Edworthy
Ledley VassellL. Vassell39
M
5
D
51Mervin WindassM. Windass
Darius BeresfordD. Beresford51
M
captain6
M
39Egutu BabayaroE. Babayaro
Callum SounessC. Souness56
M
7
M
48Oliver RahnO. Rahn
Ighli CappelliniI. Cappellini49
M
8
M
39Leonardo ZubizarretaL. Zubizarreta
Alun MowbrayA. Mowbray42
A
9
M
46Francis BeckhamF. Beckham
Matthew BrownM. Brown48
A
10
A
49Leon McgovernL. Mcgovern
Said GoossenS. Goossen53
A
11
A
47Eddie RodgersE. Rodgers
 
Rio GordonR. Gordon47
D
12
D
45Morris HeskeyM. Heskey
Andy RobertsA. Roberts38
M
13
M
36José NavarreteJ. Navarrete
Paul BattyP. Batty42
A
14
A
36Alistair HeskeyA. Heskey

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Southend United. A crowd of 9,198 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Byrne.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.58
Leonardo Zubizarreta barges into Alun Mowbray. Leonardo Zubizarreta is warned by the referee! Alun Mowbray runs off the knock.
16.04
Ledley Vassell passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Said Goossen. Said Goossen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giampaolo Firicano.
20.16
Leonardo Zubizarreta comes in with a late challenge on Callum Souness. Leonardo Zubizarreta is given another warning by the referee! Callum Souness runs off the knock.
21.38
With great vision, Wes Morris plays the ball forward to Matthew Brown. Matthew Brown runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Matthew Brown kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Beresford but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.33
Mervin Windass flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Rahn collects the pass. Oliver Rahn sees Eddie Rodgers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Teddy Etherington who gathers it comfortably.
24.45
Wes Morris kicks a strong pass forward to Said Goossen. Said Goossen lofts in a cross ball towards Ledley Vassell. Ledley Vassell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies well off target!
34.09
Leon Mcgovern runs straight at the opposition's defence. Leon Mcgovern lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Rodgers. Eddie Rodgers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
38.09
Francis Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Leon Mcgovern collects the pass. Leon Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Teddy Etherington who gathers it comfortably.
40.29
Ighli Cappellini passes the ball forward to Callum Souness. Callum Souness whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Brown. Matthew Brown outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.50
Egutu Babayaro makes an attacking run forward. Egutu Babayaro knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Mcgovern. Leon Mcgovern finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Leon Mcgovern scores for Southend United!!
45.00
Stuart Coppinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Beresford. Darius Beresford threads the ball through to Ledley Vassell. Ledley Vassell threads the ball through to Said Goossen but he's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Southend United also appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest switch their midfield play to Push Forward and their attack play to Cross Balls.

45.00
Southend United kick off the second half!
47.53
Darius Beresford kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Mowbray. Alun Mowbray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jorge Soares who gathers it comfortably.
55.13
Alberto Richards catches Leonardo Zubizarreta on the ankles. The referee calls over Alberto Richards and shows him a yellow card! Leonardo Zubizarreta gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.20
Callum Souness receives the ball from a throw-in from Stuart Coppinger. Callum Souness surges forward with the ball. Callum Souness whips in a cross ball towards Said Goossen. Said Goossen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
63.08
Francis Beckham passes the ball forward to Egutu Babayaro. Egutu Babayaro shoots from long range. Teddy Etherington is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.04
Wes Morris flicks a high ball forward to Darius Beresford who takes it down. With some swift thinking, Darius Beresford plays the ball forward to Alun Mowbray. Alun Mowbray whips in a cross ball towards Said Goossen. Said Goossen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.52
Seeing a gap ahead, Wes Morris plays the ball forward to Callum Souness. Callum Souness sees Alun Mowbray in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alun Mowbray runs straight at the defence! Alun Mowbray shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.19
Callum Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Brown. Matthew Brown sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
75.08
Mervin Windass chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn knocks the ball forward to Francis Beckham. Francis Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Zubizarreta. Leonardo Zubizarreta flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Teddy Etherington. Excellent save.
77.39
Nottingham Forest have made 2 substitutions with Andy Roberts replacing Ighli Cappellini and Paul Batty replacing Alun Mowbray .
78.43
David Edworthy hacks Darius Beresford from behind! The referee calls over David Edworthy and shows him a yellow card! Darius Beresford stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.12
Mervin Windass threads the ball through to Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn flicks a high pass forward to Leonardo Zubizarreta who brings the ball under control. Leonardo Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.40
Alberto Richards knocks the ball forward to Callum Souness. Callum Souness shoots from outside the area. Jorge Soares comfortably gets down and covers it.
85.26
Ben Oakley barges into Andy Roberts. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andy Roberts carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.32
Showing composure, Oliver Rahn plays the ball forward to Egutu Babayaro. Egutu Babayaro knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Southend United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
20%
45.9%
34.1%

Scorers
Leon Mcgovern 43
Egutu Babayaro 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Egutu Babayaro of Southend United

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

1.Jorge Soares (GK)
6
2.Ben Oakley (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Giampaolo Firicano (DEF)
6
4.David Edworthy (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Mervin Windass (DEF)
6
6.Egutu Babayaro (MID)goal scored
9
7.Oliver Rahn (MID)
7
8.Leonardo Zubizarreta (MID)
5
9.Francis Beckham (MID)
7
10.Leon Mcgovern (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eddie Rodgers (ATT)
6
 
12.Morris Heskey (DEF)
0
13.José Navarrete (MID)
0
14.Alistair Heskey (ATT)
0