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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 6, season 21)
Nottingham Forest
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
DIOGO Meireles COSTA1Aynsley PEARS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Daniel CARVAJAL Ramos72Darryl WESTLAKE
RENAN Augusto LODI dos Santos83Omar RICHARDS
Mateo KOVACIC847João Rafael Brito TEIXEIRA
Moussa NIAKHATÉ5Jon GUTHRIE
Axel DISASI76Oliver LANCASHIRE
Federico CHIESA7Jérémie BELA
Moises Isaac CAICEDO Corozo8Danel SINANI
Randal KOLO-MUANI89Caleb EKUBAN
Leon GORETZKA10Shane FERGUSON
RAFAEL Alexandre da Conceição LEÃO6116Nuno DA COSTA Joia
Lee AvramovicManager
Axel TUANZEBE12Josh GINNELLY
Robert Lynch SÁNCHEZ13Liam ROBERTS
SÉRGIO GÓMEZ Martin14Julien DACOSTA
Sam SURRIDGE15Ben GORDON
Carlos VINICIUS Alves Morais16Anthony O'CONNOR

Nottingham Forest 4 Walsall 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 30,537, Stadium: City Ground, Referee: Andy PENN 7½)
36 Chiesa, 42 Kolo-Muani, 50 Kolo-Muani, 75 KovacicScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
9 CaicedoBookings
5Corners7
13Fouls13
8Offsides3
6Shots on5
12Shots off1
18Total shots6
2Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Randal KOLO-MUANI
1KOVACIC ran onto a delightful ball from CAICEDO but fumbled his effort wide of the goal.
2CAICEDO knocked the ball to RAFAEL LEÃO who forced it just beyond the near post.
3RAFAEL LEÃO worked the ball to CHIESA, KOLO-MUANI collected his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
9CAICEDO booked for dangerous play.
12SINANI nutmegged CARVAJAL but placed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
18RAFAEL LEÃO rushed an easy chance.
27The bemused PEARS stared in disbelief as a backpass from RICHARDS dropped just wide.
30A mix up in the Walsall defence enabled CHIESA to volley the ball over.
33GORETZKA's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
34CHIESA was put clear by GORETZKA and he beat PEARS but rammed his shot over the bar.
36GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed KOVACIC to knock the ball to CHIESA who hit a right foot shot into the net. (1-0 Nottingham Forest)
41The 'keeper was able to claw away a poor shot from RICHARDS.
42GOAL!! A shot from RENAN LODI was scuffed off the line only for KOLO-MUANI to drive the ball in. (2-0 Nottingham Forest)
43EKUBAN rattled a simple chance past the near post.
 
47KOLO-MUANI brought the ball past TEIXEIRA and stroked a poor shot over the bar.
50GOAL!! A great solo effort from KOLO-MUANI who beat a number of defenders before rocketing the ball into the net. (3-0 Nottingham Forest)
53A thirty yard shot from EKUBAN caused DIOGO COSTA little difficulty.
57The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from SINANI.
58CHIESA whacked a right foot shot just beyond the far post from twenty yards out.
62A free-kick from CHIESA floated inches over.
64KOLO-MUANI headed just beyond the far post.
69An outswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the Nottingham Forest 'keeper by SINANI.
75GOAL!! A great dummy from CHIESA allowed RAFAEL LEÃO to lay a low ball off to KOVACIC who thrust the ball over the line. (4-0 Nottingham Forest)
84A fine ball from CHIESA on the left fell to KOLO-MUANI who sliced his shot inches over.
90A pin-point pass was collected by KOLO-MUANI and his right foot shot flew narrowly wide.