EFL Championship · Wed 1 Jan 2020 · The City Ground
- Joe Lolley 22'
- Lewis Grabban 25' (pen)
- Lewis Grabban 55'
- Joe Worrall 71' (og)
- Stewart Downing 39'
The story
Nottingham Forest beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 at The City Ground in EFL Championship, matchday 26.
Nottingham Forest's goals came from Joe Lolley (22'), Lewis Grabban (25', pen, 55') and an own goal by Joe Worrall (71'); Stewart Downing (39') replied for Blackburn Rovers.
It was 2-1 at half-time.
Blackburn Rovers had 66% of the ball and 11 shots to Nottingham Forest's 10.
Match stats
Key moments
- 22' Joe Lolley Goal · Nottingham Forest 1-0 Assist: Matty Cash
- 25' Lewis Grabban Penalty · Nottingham Forest 2-0
- 39' Stewart Downing Goal · Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Assist: Adam Armstrong
- 55' Lewis Grabban Goal · Nottingham Forest 3-1 Assist: Sammy Ameobi
- 71' Joe Worrall Own goal · Nottingham Forest 4-1
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest
- Brice SambaGoalkeeper
- Matty CashDefender
- Joe WorrallDefender
- Chema Rodríguezoff 27'Defender
- Tobias FigueiredoDefender
- Samba Sowoff 67'Midfielder
- Tiago SilvaMidfielder
- Ben WatsonMidfielder
- Lewis GrabbanForward
- Joe Lolleyoff 87'Forward
- Sammy AmeobiForward
Blackburn Rovers
- Christian WaltonGoalkeeper
- Tosin AdarabioyoDefender
- Amari'i BellDefender
- Darragh LenihanDefender
- Joe RothwellMidfielder
- Corry EvansMidfielder
- Lewis Travisoff 65'Midfielder
- Elliott Bennettoff 72'Midfielder
- Stewart DowningMidfielder
- Adam ArmstrongForward
- Ben Brereton Díazoff 65'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (7)
- 22' ⚽ Joe Lolleyassist Matty Cash
- 25' ⚽ Lewis Grabban (pen)
- 39' ⚽ Stewart Downingassist Adam Armstrong
- 45+1' 🟨 Samba Sow
- 55' ⚽ Lewis Grabbanassist Sammy Ameobi
- 71' ⚽ Joe Worrall (og)
- 90+2' 🟨 Amari'i Bell
Head to head
4Nottingham Forest wins1Draws1Blackburn Rovers wins