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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 3 (setup 1, season 26)
Nottingham Forest
v.
Gillingham
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Sergei RYZHIKOV17Joe HART
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Roman SHISHKIN27Glen JOHNSON
Maurizio DOMIZZI738Leighton BAINES
Cristian Daniel LEDESMA48Ashley COLE
Jeffrey GOUWELEEUW58Gary CAHILL
Maynor Alexis FIGUEROA Róchez6John TERRY
Keisuke HONDA77Aaron LENNON
Kevin DE BRUYNE687Steven GERRARD
HÉLDER Manuel Marques POSTIGA79Wayne ROONEY
Joe ALLEN610Aaron RAMSEY
Anthony STOKES611Gareth BALE
ManagerCunny Funt
Jaroslav PLASIL12Rickie LAMBERT
Stipe PLETIKOSA13Ben FOSTER
Lee CATTERMOLE14Ross BARKLEY
Djibril CISSÉ15Adam LALLANA
Johan ELMANDER16Jack WILSHERE

Nottingham Forest 0 Gillingham 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 50,762, Stadium: City Ground, Referee: Fred GRAHAM 6)
Scorers34 Rooney, 63 Bale
Substitutions
Sendings off
56 AllenBookings
7Corners4
4Fouls12
2Offsides8
4Shots on8
2Shots off10
6Total shots18
4Shots saved6
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Ashley COLE
4COLE beat two Nottingham Forest players and stroked a golden opportunity wide.
7A free-kick from DE BRUYNE went over.
8HÉLDER POSTIGA's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Gillingham post.
15A twenty-five yard shot from HÉLDER POSTIGA caused the Gillingham 'keeper no problem.
15JOHNSON's shot was well saved by the Nottingham Forest 'keeper.
18A cross from GERRARD left BALE in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
27ROONEY headed just beyond the far post.
34GOAL!! The Nottingham Forest 'keeper got into trouble with a backpass from FIGUEROA and ROONEY managed to poke the ball into the net. (1-0 Gillingham)
37A corner found DE BRUYNE who flicked the ball wide.
38A drive from DE BRUYNE seemed a certain goal but the Gillingham 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
40The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from DE BRUYNE dropped just over.
45BALE fluffed an easy chance.
45+1Uncertainty in the Nottingham Forest defence enabled RAMSEY to crack the ball wide.
 
47The Nottingham Forest 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from ROONEY.
54A brilliant strike from RAMSEY was dealt with by a useful stop from the 'keeper.
55RYZHIKOV did well to hold onto a wicked shot from BALE.
56The referee yellow cards ALLEN for violent conduct against TERRY.
61COLE clipped the ball through a ruck of players but RYZHIKOV was a match for it as he dived to his left.
61A lovely effort from BAINES scraped the woodwork.
63GOAL!! A wonderful dummy from LENNON allowed JOHNSON to lay a nice ball off to BALE who thrust the ball into the net. (2-0 Gillingham)
67A strike from DE BRUYNE held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
69BALE was put clear by JOHNSON and he raced past RYZHIKOV but thrust his shot just beyond the far post.
84BALE fired a right foot shot over from just outside the area.
85JOHNSON floated the ball to CAHILL who turned it wide.
88The 'keeper dived to his left to save an accurate drive from Gillingham's RAMSEY.