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

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CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER OF THE MONTH: David McGoldrick ST (Sheffield United)

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 26

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


Liam Delap scored his first goal with Nottingham Forest in his Championship debut.

SCORING:
11' - (NFO) - L. Delap

DISCIPLINE:
5' - (BAR) - C. Gomes (Red)
66' - (BAR) - A. Halme (Yellow)
87' - (BAR) - C. Styles (Yellow)

1/1/22
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - Nottingham Forest turned the page to 2022 and maybe their fortunes are changing also. On Saturday afternoon the Tricky Trees defeated Barnsley 1-nil at City Ground to snap a four match winless streak.

With the departure of Lewis Grabban, the club needed someone to pick up the scoring slack and youngster Liam Delap did just that, scoring in the 11th minute. The 18-year-old was acquired this summer from Manchester City and scored his first goal for the club. The play developed as Philip Zinckernagel sent a cross into the box and Liam Delap headed it into the far corner to make it 1-nil.

Barnsley was playing a man down because Claudio Gomes was sent off in the fifth minute for a harsh tackle on Cafu.

Despite playing a man down, Barnsley was a pretty lively side. They had a few chances and their constant pressure gave Nottingham Forest fits for the majority of the match. But they could not find an equalizer and Nottingham Forest left with a much needed three points.

Barnsley (4-7-15, 19 pts) were outshot 13-8, but did manage six on target attempts to just five for Forest. Nottingham Forest's keeper, Milan Borjan, was named the Man of the Match with a rating of 7.6. He made six saves, on the eight Barnsley shots.

Philip Zinckernagel had to leave the match in the second half with a knee injury. The injury is just believed to be a sprain and he should only miss about a month of action.

Nottingham Forest (9-7-10, 34 pts) will next host Aston Villa from the Premier League on Saturday in the FA Cup third round tie.

Match Day 26 Results:
Swansea City 0:2 Fulham
Reading 0:1 Derby County
Blackburn Rovers 1:2 Huddersfield Town
Blackpool 1:2 Hull City
Sheffield United 2:1 Middlesbrough
Coventry City 1:2 Luton Town
West Bromwich Albion 1:1 Cardiff City
Stoke City 2:1 Preston North End
AFC Bournemouth 2:1 Peterborough United
Birmingham City 0:1 Queens Park Rangers
Bristol City 2:1 Millwall

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EMIRATES FA CUP THIRD ROUND



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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1:1 ASTON VILLA
City Ground (Capacity: 30,576)


Liam Delap has now scored twice in two matches for Nottingham Forest.

SCORING:
48' - (AVL) - D. Ings
81' - (NFO) - L. Delap

DISCIPLINE:
73' - (AVL) - D. Luiz (Yellow)

1/8/22
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - Nottingham Forest got a late equalizer from youngster Liam Delap to force a draw with Aston Willa in their third round Emirates FA Cup tie. Delap, with a big weight on his shoulders, has scored in both of his appearances after the departure of Lewis Grabban on New Year's Day.

Aston Villa dominated the opening half, outshooting Nottingham Forest 11-3, but had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard. But in the opening moments of the second half, Danny Ings raced in and scored as he headed home his own rebound to put Villa in front 1-nil. The goal took the wind out of the sails of the home crowd, and Villa seemed destined to double their advantage as they peppered Milan Borjan with shots over the next ten minutes of so. But they could not find a second.

Liam Delap came on as a substitute in the 74th minute and just seven minutes later he found the back of the net. He took a long pass from Robert Navarro, split the defense and beat Emiliano Martinez with a shot just inside the far post. The goal was his second this week as the teams looks to replace the recently departed Lewis Grabban, who led the side with 13 goals.

Joe Lolley had a chance to put Nottingham Forest in front in added time, but his shot from just inside the six yard box was stopped by Martinez and the match ended level, forcing a replay in Birmingham.

Villa outshot Nottingham Forest 18-6 and looked the better side, but Forest was better over the final quarter hour and almost escaped with the win.

Milan Borjan won Man of the Match honors with a 7.9 match rating, making eight saves on nine shots on target.

The third round replay will take place on Wednesday evening at Villa Park in Birmingham.

FA Cup Third Round Results:
Crystal Palace 3:1 Barnsley
Bolton 1:1 MK Dons
Ipswich Town 0:1 Newcastle United
Luton Town 0:2 Blackburn Rovers
Brentford 3:2 Lincoln City
Wolverhampton 3:1 Morecambe
Leicester City 3:0 Blackpool
Charlton Athletic 1:2 Cardiff City
Doncaster Rovers 0:1 Peterborough United
Fulham 1:2 Reading
Birmingham City 1:1 Barrow
Huddersfield Town 1:2 Derby County
Rotherham United 2:1 Fleetwood Town
Leeds United 0:4 Manchester United
Southampton 0:0 West Bromwich Albion
Chelsea 0:1 Norwich City
Everton 2:0 Preston North End
West Ham United 3:2 Bradford
Watford 1:1 Shrewsbury
Sutton 1:2 Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle 0:2 Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur 3:0 Oxford United
Burton Albion 2:1 Hull City
Sheffield United 1:3 Arsenal
Burnley 2:1 Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City 1:2 Liverpool
Walsall 1:1 Salford
Brighton & Hove Albion 2:0 Bristol City
Millwall 1:1 Manchester City
Middlesbrough 0:2 Swansea City
Gillingham 1:1 AFC Bournemouth

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EMIRATES FA CUP THIRD ROUND REPLAY



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ASTON VILLA 1:2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Villa Park (Capacity: 42,749)


Liam Delap is turning into a budding star at Nottingham Forest.

SCORING:
16' - (NFO) - L. Delap
53' - (AVL) - O. Watkins
76' - (NFO) - B. Ojeda

DISCIPLINE:
13' - (NFO) - Cafu (Yellow)
38' - (AVL) - M. Cash (Red)
90' - (AVL) - M. Sanson (Yellow)

1/12/22
Aston, Birmingham (AP) - Nottingham Forest have advanced to the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup after defeating Aston Villa 2- 1in their third round replay at Villa Park on Wednesday evening. Braian Ojeda's goal in the 76th minute put Nottingham Forest ahead for good as they knock off the Premier League side.

In the 16th minute it was new star Liam Delap who put Nottingham Forest in front. He ran onto a through ball from Brennan Johnson and struck a right footed rocket into the top left corner for his third goal in as many games to give Nottingham Forest a 1-nil advantage.

Nottingham Forest would take that lead into the half despite being dominated by Aston Villa. Villa outshot Forest 11-2 in the opening 45 minutes and outchanced them at every turn, but trailed. Their problems were compounded in the 38th minute when Matty Cash was sent off for a harsh challenge of Joe Lolley.

Just like Saturday, Aston Villa responded almost immediately after the half. Ollie Watkins took advantage of a Cafu turnover in the penalty area in the 53rd minute and hit a left footed missile past a helpless Milan Borjan to level the match at 1-1.

Manager Ninja once again made a second half substitution that made a huge impact. He brought on Braian Ojeda for Cafu in the 58th minute and in the 76th minute the move paid off. Liam Delap drew two defenders at the top of the box. He turned and passed it to Ojeda, who ran past an attempted tackle from Konsa. Ojeda dribbled into the box and went high and to the short side of Emiliano Martinez, beating him and scoring to give Nottingham Forest a 2-1 lead.

Milan Borjan would come up with a couple of big stops in the dying embers to keep Nottingham Forest in front as they prevailed. Villa outshot Forest 16-6, including 8-3 on target but it wasn't good enough as they could only beat Borjan once. Milan Borjan was named Man of the Match for the third straight match, stopping seven of eight shots on target.

Liam Delap's emergence is a huge relief for Manager Ninja after losing Grabban at the opening of the transfer window. Delap has scored in three straight matches and the youngster could be the spark that Forest needs to make a run at the top six in the Championship.

Up next for Nottingham Forest is a return to Championship play on Saturday as they will head to London to take on Millwall. Forest dropped a 3-2 decision to Millwall back in September.

FA Cup Third Round Replay Results:
Manchester City 2:4 Millwall
MK Dons 1:1 Bolton (MK Dons advanced 4-3 on penalties)
Shrewsbury 0:2 Watford
Salford 2:1 Walsall
West Bromwich Albion 3:1 Southampton
Barrow 0:3 Birmingham City
AFC Bournemouth 2:0 Gillingham

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 27

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MILLWALL 0:0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
The Den (Capacity: 20,146)


Milan Borjan has been a wall on the back end for Nottingham Forest.

SCORING:
NONE

DISCIPLINE:
90' - (MIL) - D. Ballard (Yellow)

1/15/22
Bermondsey, South East London (AP) - Nottingham Forest and Millwall played to a rather uninspiring draw on Saturday afternoon at the Den in south London. Both sides seemed content to play for a draw after playing mid-week FA Cup replay matches.

Millwall (9-8-10, 35 pts) outshot Nottingham Forest 13-7 in the match and had the better of the chances with 4.6 expected goals on seven on target attempts. Nottingham Forest managed just one on target attempt in the match and looked frustrated by Millwall's defense.

Milan Borjan earned Man of the Match honors for the fourth consecutive match. He earned a match rating of 8.3 making seven saves on seven on target attempts. Liam Delap managed Nottingham Forest's only shot on target.

Nottingham Forest (9-8-10, 35 pts) has been in a run of stalemates as they are just (3-6-1) over their last 10 matches in all competitions. They will return home for a mid-week match with rival Derby County (5-5-17, 20 pts) who currently sit in the relegation zone in 23rd position. The two sides played to a scoreless draw back in August.

Match Day 27 Results:
Peterborough United 1:2 Coventry City
Fulham 2:1 Bristol City
Luton Town 1:2 AFC Bournemouth
Preston North End 2:0 Birmingham City
Cardiff City 2:1 Blackburn Rovers
Barnsley 2:0 Blackpool
Middlesbrough 0:2 Reading
Derby County 2:2 Sheffield United
Hull City 0:3 Stoke City
Queens Park Rangers 0:1 West Bromwich Albion
Huddersfield Town 1:3 Swansea City

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 28

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


Nottingham Forest celebrate a victory over their rivals.

SCORING:
73' - (NFO) - J. Carvalho
78' - (NFO) - A. Mighten

DISCIPLINE:
75' - (DER) - L. Buchanan (Yellow)
81' - (DER) - J. Stretton (Yellow)

1/19/22
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - Nottingham Forest came up with a huge effort on Tuesday evening as they defeated their rivals Derby County 2-nil in the East Midland Derby. Joao Carvalho's goal in the 73rd minute broke a scoreless tie and propelled Nottingham Forest to extend thier unbeaten streak to seven matches across all competitions.

After the teams played to an entertaining scoreless opening half, Joao Carvalho broke onto the scoresheet with a tremendous individual effort in the 73rd minute. He stole the ball near midfield, raced in and beat Ryan Allsop cleanly to put Nottingham Forest in front, much to the delight of the home crowd.

Just five minutes later Alex Mighten would double the advantage racing onto a through ball from Lian Delap and unleashing a left footed rocket into the bottom right corner.

Nottingham Forest (10-8-10, 38 pts) would see it out to get back to .500 as they continue to try and claw their way back into the promotion playoff picture.

Shots in this one favored Derby County 16-10 although Nottingham Forest held a 7-6 advantage in on target attempts. Derby County, the lowest scoring team in the Championship, fell to (5-5-18, 20 pts) and they have their work cut out from them if they are to avoid relegation to League One.


Joao Carvalho earned Man of the Match honors with his game winning goal. He earned a 7.6 match rating and took eight of Nottingham Forest's ten shots.

Up next for Forest is a fourth round FA Cup tie with Cardiff City in Wales on Sunday afternoon.

Match Day 28 Results:
Bristol City 2:0 Cardiff City
AFC Bournemouth 2:1 Hull City
Reading 2:2 Huddersfield Town
Blackpool 1:1 Millwall
Blackburn Rovers 1:3 Middlesbrough
Birmingham City 2:1 Barnsley
Coventry City 1:2 Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion 1:0 Peterborough United
Swansea City 1:2 Preston North End
Stoke City 2:2 Fulham
Sheffield United 1:0 Luton Town

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EMIRATES FA CUP FOURTH ROUND



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CARDIFF CITY 1:2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Cardiff City Stadium (Capacity: 33,316)


Xande Silva celebrates his match winning goal as Nottingham Forest advances.

SCORING:
36' - (NFO) - R. Navarro
75' - (CAR) - H. Kiyotake
81' - (NFO) - X. Silva

DISCIPLINE:
3' - (CAR) - M. Pack (Yellow)
27' - (CAR) - M. Pack (Yellow/Red)
48' - (CAR) - R. Colwill (Yellow)

1/23/22
Cardiff, Wales (AP) - Nottingham Forest traveled to Wales fielding their "B" side in a fourth round FA Cup tie and emerged victorious with a stunning 2-1 victory over Cardiff City on Sunday evening. Xande Silva's goal in the 81st minute broke a 1-1 stalemate and sends Nottingham Forest onto the fifth round.

Nottingham Forest has really shored up their defense as of late and they are starting to get scoring at key moments. Sunday afternoon, after a huge midweek East Midlands Derby win, Manager Ninja put out his "B" side because he felt that fresh legs were more important in this contest. It paid off.

In the 36th minute, Robert Navarro took a pass from Anass Zaroury, split the Cardiff City defense and slotted the ball into the right corner netting to put Forest ahead 1-nil. They dominated possession in the opening half, despite both sides managing four shots apiece.

Cardiff City's Marlon Pack was sent off in the 27th minute after picking up his second yellow card in the opening half an hour. That meant the hosts would have to play the final hour and change down a man.

In the 75th minute, Cardiff City substitute Hiroshi Kiyotake would take a pass from Mark Harris at the top of the box and he calmly drilled a left footed rocket past a diving Milan Borjan to level the match.

But just five minutes later, Xande Silva beat the offside trap and then beat keeper Alex Smithies to put Nottingham Forest back in front 2-1.

Mark Harris had a glorious opportunity to level the match in injury time, but his shot from inside the box sailed just over the bar and Nottingham Forest escaped with the victory.

Robert Navarro earned Man of the Match honors with a 7.3 rating. He had a goal and six shots in the match. Nottingham Forest outshot Cardiff City 17-9 and avenged an early Championship loss at home by a score of 2-nil. These two teams will play again, right back at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday in a Championship match.

FA Cup Fourth Round Results:
Millwall 1:3 Newcastle United
Manchester United 2:2 Swansea City
Birmingham City 1:2 Brighton & Hove Albion
West Bromwich Albion 1:1 Liverpool
Blackpool 1:2 Salford
Coventry City 1:1 AFC Bournemouth
Reading 0:2 Burnley
West Ham United 4:2 Brentford
MK Dons 1:1 Tottenham Hotspur
Watford 3:1 Burton Albion
Wolverhampton 2:1 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 1:3 Norwich
Queens Park Rangers 1:0 Arsenal
Derby County 0:2 Everton
Rotherham 2:2 Peterborough United

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CARABAO CUP SEMIFINALS

Carabao Cup Semifinal Results:
Brighton & Hove Albion 2:2 (3:5) Liverpool
Arsenal 1:3 (3:3) Everton (Everton advances 4-3 on penalties)