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Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 11Kick-off on September 30, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
2-1
Sheffield Utd

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd?

Nottingham Forest won 2-1 on September 30, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 3′J. LundstramSheffield Utd
  • 9′J. CummingsNottingham Forest
  • 27′K. DowellNottingham Forest

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

3-4-1-2
  1. 35J. Cummings
  2. 9Daryl Michael Murphy
  1. 20K. Dowell
  1. 11B. Osborn
  2. 7L. Bridcutt
  3. 42J. Worrall
  4. 27T. Darikwa
  1. 13D. Fox
  2. 6Armand Traoré
  3. 4M. Mancienne
  1. 43J. Smith

Sheffield Utd

3-5-1-1
  1. 11Clayton Andrew Donaldson
  1. 7J. Lundstram
  1. 15P. Coutts
  2. 21Mark James Duffy
  3. 4J. Fleck
  4. 16C. Carter-Vickers
  5. 5J. O'Connell
  1. 2G. Baldock
  2. 3E. Stevens
  3. 6C. Basham
  1. 27J. Blackman
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 7 wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 11, 0 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 26, 2017Fulham(home)1-3Championship
Sep 23, 2017Aston Villa(away)1-2Championship
Sep 20, 2017Chelsea(away)1-5League Cup
Sep 16, 2017Wolves(home)1-2Championship
Sep 12, 2017Sunderland(away)1-0Championship
Sheffield Utd
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 27, 2017Wolves(home)2-0Championship
Sep 24, 2017Sheffield Wednesday(away)4-2Championship
Sep 16, 2017Norwich(home)0-1Championship
Sep 12, 2017Bolton(away)1-0Championship
Sep 9, 2017Sunderland(away)2-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Nottingham Forest wins, 0 draws, 1 Sheffield Utd win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 16, 2014Sheffield Utd 3-1 Nottingham ForestFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Sheffield Utd vs Nottingham Forest on Feb 16, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 1.5 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.8 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest1.51.9310/1511/15
Sheffield Utd1.81.166/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
15Sheffield Utd10334141412

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