EFL Championship · Wed 18 Aug 2021 · The City Ground
- Philip Zinckernagel 69'
- Daniel Ayala 47'
- Darragh Lenihan 86'
The story
Blackburn Rovers won 2-1 away to Nottingham Forest at The City Ground in EFL Championship, matchday 3.
Nottingham Forest's goal came from Philip Zinckernagel (69'); Daniel Ayala (47') and Darragh Lenihan (86') replied for Blackburn Rovers.
It was 0-0 at half-time.
Jordan Gabriel of Nottingham Forest was sent off (90', second booking).
Nottingham Forest had 61% of the ball and 7 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 9.
Match stats
Key moments
- 47' Daniel Ayala Goal · Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Assist: Harry Pickering
- 69' Philip Zinckernagel Goal · Nottingham Forest 1-1 Assist: Lewis Grabban
- 86' Darragh Lenihan Goal · Blackburn Rovers 1-2
- 90' Jordan Gabriel Sent off (second booking) · Nottingham Forest
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest
- Brice SambaGoalkeeper
- Scott McKennaDefender
- Jordan GabrielDefender
- Tobias FigueiredoDefender
- Ryan YatesMidfielder
- Jack Colbackoff 85'Midfielder
- Jordi Osei-Tutuoff 17'Midfielder
- Brennan JohnsonForward
- Alex Mightenoff 64'Forward
- Philip ZinckernagelForward
- Lewis GrabbanForward
Blackburn Rovers
- Thomas KaminskiGoalkeeper
- Darragh LenihanDefender
- Harry PickeringDefender
- Hayden CarterDefender
- Daniel AyalaDefender
- Joe Rothwelloff 74'Midfielder
- Lewis TravisMidfielder
- John BuckleyMidfielder
- Ben Brereton DíazForward
- Sam GallagherForward
- Tyrhys Dolanoff 74'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (9)
- 47' ⚽ Daniel Ayalaassist Harry Pickering
- 54' 🟨 Jack Colback
- 66' 🟨 Sam Gallagher
- 69' ⚽ Philip Zinckernagelassist Lewis Grabban
- 71' 🟨 Hayden Carter
- 85' 🟨 Jordan Gabriel
- 86' ⚽ Darragh Lenihan
- 90' 🟨🟥 Jordan Gabriel
- 90+2' 🟨 Ben Brereton Díaz
Head to head
5Nottingham Forest wins1Draws0Blackburn Rovers wins