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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 18 (setup 4, season 27)
Nottingham Forest
v.
Port Vale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Jordan SMITH81Bram VERBIST
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Tendayi DARIKWA2Brice DJA DJEDJE
Armand TRAORÉ3Jelle VAN DAMME
Liam BRIDCUTT47Andrew SURMAN
Joe WORRALL57Kenneth OMERUO
Jack HOBBS6Alex BAPTISTE
Matty CASH7Thomas BUFFEL
Barrie McKAY78Oliver BURKE
Daryl MURPHY97Denis Andrés STRACQUALURSI
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ10Kevin VANDENBERGH
Jamie WARD611Valeri BOJINOV
Manager
Ben OSBORN12Leroy LITA
Dimitar EVTIMOV13Christian PANDER
Eric LICHAJ14Marcus TUDGAY
Chris COHEN7157Chris EAGLES
Mustapha CARAYOL616WENDEL Raul Gonçalves Gomes

Nottingham Forest 1 Port Vale 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 18,135, Stadium: City Ground, Referee: Steve TANNER 7½)
16 MurphyScorers
51 Brereton Díaz <=> Carayol, 51 Cash <=> CohenSubstitutions77 Omeruo <=> Eagles
Sendings off
56 CohenBookings1 Vandenbergh, 85 Bojinov
1Corners7
16Fouls2
2Offsides5
5Shots on9
4Shots off6
9Total shots15
3Shots saved8
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Jordan SMITH
1VANDENBERGH booked.
2A twenty-five yard shot from CASH caused the Port Vale 'keeper no problem.
7STRACQUALURSI's shot was well saved by the Nottingham Forest 'keeper.
16GOAL!! A tackle from DJA DJEDJE gave Nottingham Forest a free-kick twenty-five yards out which MURPHY slammed past the 'keeper. (1-0 Nottingham Forest)
20A great save prevented BURKE from scoring an exceptional goal.
24A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
28A shot from VAN DAMME was smothered by the 'keeper.
29The Nottingham Forest 'keeper saved a swerving shot from VAN DAMME.
31CASH's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Port Vale woodwork.
34BRERETON DÍAZ made space on the right and pulled the ball to HOBBS who fired the ball over.
36SMITH did well to hold onto an amazing strike from VANDENBERGH.
38A mix up in the Nottingham Forest defence enabled DJA DJEDJE to volley the ball inches over.
39MURPHY fired the ball through a crowd of players but VERBIST was a match for it as he dived to his right.
 
48STRACQUALURSI dummied CASH but flicked the ball into the arms of the Nottingham Forest 'keeper.
51VANDENBERGH worked the ball to SURMAN, BURKE latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of SMITH.
56A high challenge on VANDENBERGH by COHEN results in a booking.
60A perfect strike from BURKE was dealt with by a good stop from the Nottingham Forest 'keeper.
65A weak shot from MURPHY trickled agonisingly wide.
70MCKAY rushed an easy chance.
82BURKE beat MCKAY and blasted the ball to DJA DJEDJE who dragged his shot wide.
85BOJINOV booked by TANNER.
90BUFFEL kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.