Then. Now. Forever...A NottingHam Forest FIFA 22 Career, presented by BigJDotCom01

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 11

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BIRMINGHAM CITY 1:0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
St. Andrews (Capacity: 29,409)


Jeremie Bela's strike in the 90th minute decoded this match.

SCORING:
90' - (BIR) - J. Bela

DISCIPLINE:
90' - (BIR) - I. Sunjic (Yellow)
90' - (BIR) - J. Bella (Yellow)

10/2/21
Birmingham, West Midlands (AP) - Nottingham Forest played a very tight defensive match with Birmingham City on Saturday afternoon and only some late heroics from Jeremie Bela prevented a scoreless draw as his laser in the 90th minute sent City onto victory.

This was a match which featured both teams keeping their shape and offering very few good scoring opportunities.

Nottingham Forest produced few chances in the opening half but had several in the second half. Anass Zaroury missed from in close in the 57th minute. Alex Mighten struck one over the bar in the 67th minute. Joao Carvalho whiffed on one inside the 18 yard box in the 73rd minute and Alex Balde hit the cross bar just moments after Jeremie Bela's go ahead goal. Forest outshot Birmingham City 12-10, but only managed two on target.

Striker Lewis Grabban, who has been white hot, was a late scratch from the lineup today.

This was the fifth time in 11 league matches that Nottingham Forest failed to score, but they have 19 goals in their other six matches.

Birmingham City improved to (4-6-1, 18 pts), while Nottingham Forest fell to (4-2-5, 14 pts) and sits mid-table in the highly competitive Championship. After the two week international break, they will host Blackpool at City Ground.

Match Day 11 Results:
Barnsley 1:2 Millwall
Hull City 0:3 Middlesbrough
Luton Town 2:1 Huddersfield Town
Coventry City 1:2 Fulham
Peterborough United 1:2 Bristol City
Blackpool 1:2 Blackburn Rovers
Cardiff City 1:0 Reading
Queens Park Rangers 1:1 Preston North End
Derby County 1:3 Swansea City
Stoke City 2:4 West Bromwich Albion
AFC Bournemouth 2:1 Sheffield United

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 12

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1:0 BLACKPOOL
City Ground (Capacity: 30,576)


Joe Lolley slips it past the keep for the game winner.

SCORING:
82' - (NFO) - J. Lolley

DISCIPLINE:
NONE

10/16/21
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - Nottingham Forest played an exciting contest with Blackpool on a rainy Saturday afternnon at the City Ground with Forest coming away with a 1-nil victory. Joe Lolley's goal in the 82nd minute capped off a frenetic ten minutes of play late that ended with a well deserved goal for Forest.

The teams went to the break scorless with each side landing three shots on target in an highly entertaining first half. The second half was more of the same with each side going up and down the pitch. Joe Lolley had a gteat chance to put Nottingham Forest in front in the 77th minute, but his shot glanced off teh ourside of the woodwork.

Lolley would get his goal five minutes later on a great passing play that sent him in all alone on Chris Maxwell, and Lolley beat him to the short side to put Nottingham Forest up 1-nil.

Grant Ward nearly tied it for Blackpool in the 90th minute, but his shot hit off the outside of the post and stayed out.

The loss dropped Blackpool to (1-5-6, 8 pts) and barely above the relegation zone. They outshot Nottingham Forest 13-9 with Forest having a 5-4 advantage in shots on target. Forest led in possession 62-38% as they usually do.

Joe Lolley earned Man of the Match honors with the lone goal in teh match and a rating of 7.6. Nottingham Forest (5-2-5, 17 pts) will travel to Bristol for a midweek match with Britol City (3-4-5, 13 pts) before returning home next Saturday to face Fulham.

Match Day 12 Results:
Sheffield United 2:2 Stoke City
Middlesbrough 2:2 Peterborough United
Fulham 1:0 Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich ALbion 1:1 Birmingham City
Reading 2:1 Barnsley
Bristol City 1:2 AFC Bournemouth
Blackburn Rovers 2:1 Coventry City
Swansea City 1:1 Cardiff City
Preston North End 2:2 Derby County
Huddersfield Town 3:1 Hull City
Millwall 3:0 Luton Town

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 13

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BRISTOL CITY 1:3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Ashton Gate (Capacity: 27,000)


Joe Lolley and Nottingham Forest celebrate at Ashton Gate.

SCORING:
22' - (NFO) - L. Grabban
39' - (NFO) - J. Lolley
42' - (NFO) - B. Johnson
90'+4 - (BSC) - J. Worrall (OG)

DISCIPLINE:
9' - (NFO) - J. Lolley (Yellow)
28' - (BSC) - T. Bakinson (Yellow)
45' - (BSC) - L. Britton (Yellow)
55' - (NFO) - J. Garner (Yellow)
85' - (BSC) - A. King (Yelow)

10/19/21
Bristol, South West England (AP) - Nottingham Forest played maybe their best match of the campaign on Tuesday evening in a 3-1 defeat of Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Three first half goals put Nottingham Forest in front and they were never threatened as they jumped back over .500 for the first time all season.

Bristol City came out pressing in the opening half and had some early chances with Nahki Wells twice just missing scoring opportunities in the opening twenty minutes.

But it was Lewis Grabban who got the scoring started in the 22nd minute on a tap in off of a rebound on a Brennan Johnson shot. It was Grabban's ninth goal on the campaign.

Bristol then turned up the heat and had a couple of great chances but MIlan Borjan thrawted those efforts to keep Nottingham Forest in front. Finally in the 39th minute Nottingham Forest made Bristol City pay on the counter attack as Joe Lolley scored with a blistering left footed crack into the top corner.

Brennan Johnson would make it 3-nil in the 42nd minute as Lewis Grabban dribbled into the box and two defenders went to him. He slipped the ball across to Johnson, who only had to tap it home to make it 3-nil.

Nottingham Forest would dominate possession in the second half playing a very conservative brand of keep away and Bristol City just could not get the ball. But they would get a last gasp chance in added time. Saikou Janneh broke down the left side, dribbled into the box and tried crossing it into Chris Martin, but Joe Worrall would deflect the pass into his own goal to ruin the clean sheet and at least get Bristol City on the score sheet.

James Garner had to be helped off of the pitch in the 72nd minute after a nasty tackle. He appeared to injure his knee and early reports out of the Nottingham Forest camp are that he will miss significant time.

Lewis Grabban earned Man of the Match honors for the third time this campaign with his goal and assist. He had a match rating of 7.3.

Bristol City (3-4-6, 13 pts) outshot Nottingham Forest 17-8 but only managed four shots on target. Forest blocked six shots as their back line was stellar. Nottingham Forest (6-2-5, 20 pts) held a 2-1 advantage in possession but held it for almost 75% of the second half.

Up next for Forest is a home match against title contender Fulham (9-2-2, 29 pts), who sit in third position, on Saturday afternoon at City Ground.

Match Day 13 Results:
Derby County 1:2 Luton Town
Sheffield United 2:1 Millwall
Fulham 1:1 Cardiff City
Queens Park Rangers 1:2 Blackburn Rovers
Stoke City 1:3 AFC Bournemouth
Preston North End 1:2 Coventry City
Middlesbrough 1:1 Barnsley
Huddersfield Town 2:0 Birmingham City
Hull City 0:2 Peterborough United
Swansea City 1:1 West Bromwich Albion
Reading 2:0 Blackpool

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 14

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0:2 FULHAM
City Ground (Capacity: 30,576)


Harry Wilson converts a spot kick in the seventh minute to put Fulham in front for good.

SCORING:
7' - (FUL) - H. Wilson (Pen)
90' - (FUL) - T. Cairney

DISCIPLINE:
36' - (FUL) - N. Chalobah (Yellow)
52' - (FUL) - A. Cavaleiro (Yellow)
74' - (FUL) - H. Wilson (Yellow)

10/23/21
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - Fulham got an early beneficial call that awarded them a spot kick, which they converted, and they would leave City Ground with full points after a 2-nil victory over Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon. Harry Wilson converted the penalty in the seventh minute and Tom Cairney put a bow on it in the 90th minute to allow Fulham to escape with all three points.

Fulham (10-2-2, 32 pts) was awarded a penalty in the seventh minute as Joe Worrall fouled Jay Stansfield in the area. Harry Wilson went for placement and Milan Borjan got a hand on it but the ball went in off of the woodwork to put Fulham in front, 1-nil.

It would remain that way until the closing moments when Tom Cairney put away his own rebound in the 90th minute to make it 2-nil.

Nottingham Forest (6-2-6, 20 pts) looked up to the task for most of the match, but they could not find a goal and in the end came away with no points. Their best opportunity may have come just before halftime as Brennan Johnson raced down the left side and hit one just over the bar.

Joao Carvalho had Forest's best chance after halftime, sailing one just over the bar in the 52nd minute.

Fulham outshot Nottingham Forest 20-5, with nine of those on target. Forest had none on target. Possession was split equally.

Jay Stansfield earned Man of the Match honors for Fulham with a 7.4 match rating. He assisted on the Tom Cairney goal and had a match high seven shots on goal with three on target.

Nottingham Forest returns to Championship play next Saturday as they will travel to London to take on Queens Park Rangers (2-6-6, 12 pts), who currently sit in 18th position. Third-place Fulham has a fourth round Carabao Cup match mid-week as they will host Leicester City.

Match Day 14 Results:
West Bromwich Albion 3:2 Bristol City
Cardiff City 2:2 Middlesbrough
Luton Town 1:2 HullCity
AFC Bournemouth 4:0 Huddersfield Town
Coventry City 0:1 Derby County
Birmingham City 3:1 Swansea City
Millwall 1:1 Stoke City
Barnsley 1:2 Sheffield United
Blackpool 0:1 Preston North End
Peterborough United 2:1 Queens Park Rangers
Blackburn Rovers 2:4 Reading

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CARABAO CUP FOURTH ROUND

Carabao Cup Fourth Round Results:
Burton Albion 1:1 Aston Villa (Burton Albion advanced 5-4 on penalties)
Everton 2:2 Tottenham Hotspur (Everton advanced 5-4 on penalties)
Brighton & Hove Albion 2:1 Southampton
Millwall 0:2 Liverpool
Fulham 0:3 Leicester City
Burnley 1:2 Wolverhampton
Watford 1:0 Chelsea
Derby County 0:3 Arsenal