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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 17 (setup 1, season 30)
Nottingham Forest
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Wesley FODERINGHAM16Bill HAMID
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Emiliano Adrián INSÚA628Michael ESSIEN
Maurizio DOMIZZI38Elderson Uwa ECHIEJILE
Jaroslav PLASIL748Artur YUSUPOV
Maynor Alexis FIGUEROA Róchez75FELIPE Dias da Silva dal Belo
Cristian Daniel LEDESMA67Andy WILKINSON
Chris BURKE677Cristhian Ricardo STUANI Curbelo
Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves VARELA8Stewart DOWNING
HÉLDER Manuel Marques POSTIGA79Bradley FEWSTER
Jamie WARD106Leon OSMAN
Johan ELMANDER117David NUGENT
Manager
Anthony STOKES12Adam REACH
Sebastian MIELITZ13Tomas MEJÍAS Osorio
Matty FRYATT614Kieran RICHARDSON
Daniel PINILLOS González15Remie STREETE
Jeffrey GOUWELEEUW16Yanic WILDSCHUT

Nottingham Forest 1 Middlesbrough 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 28,421, Stadium: City Ground, Referee: Goran MARKOV 7½)
23 VarelaScorers14 Osman, 41 Downing
74 Domizzi <=> FryattSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners6
1Fouls10
6Offsides5
7Shots on10
9Shots off12
16Total shots22
4Shots saved7
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Michael ESSIEN
2ELMANDER made space on the left and knocked the ball to VARELA who rasped the ball over.
8A looping shot from VARELA was tipped over by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
12A header by NUGENT at the near post was easily collected by the Nottingham Forest 'keeper.
14The hapless Middlesbrough 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from WILKINSON fell just over.
14GOAL!! A wonderful shot from YUSUPOV was palmed away by the 'keeper only as far as OSMAN who shot the ball past the stranded Nottingham Forest 'keeper. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
19A penalty box scramble resulted in VARELA driving the ball wide.
23GOAL!! A cross from LEDESMA was headed away by ECHIEJILE only for WARD to volley the ball back into the box for VARELA to force into the net. (1-1)
26A twenty-five yard drive from DOWNING caused FODERINGHAM no problem.
38VARELA hit a left foot shot wide from twenty yards out.
41GOAL!! DOWNING dribbled forward, glanced up and thundered a shot into the Nottingham Forest net. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
42WARD raced past ECHIEJILE but placed the ball into the arms of HAMID.
 
47WILKINSON beat a number of Nottingham Forest players and fired a golden opportunity over the bar.
54A corner fell to DOWNING who flicked an effort wide.
57A strike from ECHIEJILE held little difficulty for FODERINGHAM.
58FEWSTER beat LEDESMA and whacked the ball to DOWNING who blasted his shot wide.
62HÉLDER POSTIGA fluffed an easy chance.
66A drive from FELIPE seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to palm the ball away.
70A pin-point pass found STUANI and his right foot effort floated narrowly wide.
79STUANI rattled a simple chance past the near post.
82OSMAN shot over.
90YUSUPOV hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
90+2PLASIL was put clear by LEDESMA and he nutmegged HAMID but thrust his shot over.