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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 6 (setup 4, season 29)
Nottingham Forest
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Jordan SMITH61Milos VESIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Yohan BENALOUANE27Michael MORRISON
Joe WORRALL63Jason LOWE
Ben OSBORN48Stewart DOWNING
Michael HEFELE5Marc ROBERTS
Michael DAWSON6Carl JENKINSON
Tendayi DARIKWA87Craig GARDNER
Joe LOLLEY788Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Lewis GRABBAN69Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Apostolos VELLIOS610Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Jamie WARD11Ché ADAMS
Manager
Andreas BOUCHALAKIS12Maxime COLIN
Dimitar EVTIMOV13David STOCKDALE
Mustapha CARAYOL14Jérémie BOGA
Daryl MURPHY15Isaac VASSELL
Ryan YATES16Josh DACRES-COGLEY

Nottingham Forest 2 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 17,275, Stadium: City Ground, Referee: Rob SHOEBRIDGE 7½)
37 Grabban, 44 GrabbanScorers9 Gardner, 14 Arnautovic
Substitutions
Sendings off
46 DawsonBookings65 Jenkinson
2Corners2
14Fouls11
2Offsides2
3Shots on4
2Shots off10
5Total shots14
1Shots saved2
41%Possession59%
Man of the match: Tendayi DARIKWA
9GOAL!! A delightful ball from JENKINSON left DOWNING in the clear, he made the Nottingham Forest 'keeper commit himself before knocking the ball to GARDNER to score. (1-0 Birmingham City)
12KIEFTENBELD rushed a simple chance.
14GOAL!! A quick-witted ARNAUTOVIC pounced on a loose ball on the left and made no mistake. (2-0 Birmingham City)
17The Nottingham Forest 'keeper saved a swerving effort from KIEFTENBELD.
18ARNAUTOVIC ran onto a delightful ball from DOWNING but dragged his shot wide.
22A corner bobbled toward ARNAUTOVIC who touched an effort just beyond the far post.
31JUTKIEWICZ made space on the left and knocked the ball to DOWNING who fired the ball wide.
33DARIKWA kicked the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
36A pin-point pass found MORRISON and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
37GOAL!! A swerving inswinging corner was headed in at the near post by GRABBAN. (2-1 Birmingham City)
40A brilliant strike from GRABBAN was dealt with by a useful stop from the 'keeper.
44GOAL!! A mishit backpass by JENKINSON enabled GRABBAN to run in and slip the ball past the 'keeper. (2-2)
45+1LOWE beat three Nottingham Forest players and stroked a great chance just beyond the far post.
 
46A high challenge on DOWNING by DAWSON results in a booking.
56A shot from JUTKIEWICZ seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
58ADAMS played the ball to MORRISON who forced it inches wide.
65JENKINSON booked.
69A cross from GARDNER left JUTKIEWICZ in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
74A fine ball from DOWNING on the left fell to LOWE who mishit his effort wide.
77A penalty box meleé resulted in GRABBAN driving a low shot wide.
80JUTKIEWICZ flicked a looping shot over from just outside the area.