Nottingham Forest vs Shrewsbury: result 2-1 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 8, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Shrewsbury?
Nottingham Forest won 2-1 on August 8, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 29′M. CarayolNottingham Forest (pen.)
- 75′J. CummingsNottingham Forest
- 79′S. WhalleyShrewsbury (pen.)
Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Shrewsbury
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nottingham Forest
- 35J. Cummings
- 39A. Vellios
- 8Chris Cohen
- 18M. Carayol
- 20K. Dowell
- 31A. Bouchalakis
- 2E. Lichaj
- 5Matt Mills
- 13D. Fox
- 25J. Hobbs
- 26D. Evtimov
Shrewsbury
- 11A. Gnahoua
- 19N. Ennis
- 8Abumere Tafadzwa Ogogo
- 17E. Adams
- 20J. Nolan
- 23A. Rodman
- 5Mathew John Sadler
- 12Junior Brown
- 13J. Bolton
- 22A. Nsiala
- 1D. Henderson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Shrewsbury have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2017 | Millwall(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| May 7, 2017 | Ipswich(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Apr 29, 2017 | QPR(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Reading(home) | 3-2 | Championship |
| Apr 17, 2017 | Cardiff(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2017 | Northampton(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 30, 2017 | Oxford United(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Southend(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 17, 2017 | Northampton(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Walsall(home) | 1-1 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Nottingham Forest score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Shrewsbury score 1.0 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Shrewsbury | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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