As we hit the business end of the season, there are plenty of clubs dreaming of that all-important promotion to the Premier League. Will West Brom continue to run riot at the top? Will Leeds defy the annual “falling apart” narrative? Will Forest end their 20-year absence from the top flight? Will Fulham bounce back… Read more →
Nottingham Forest gave their feint play-off hopes a boost on Saturday thanks to a 2-1 triumph over Brentford, with goals coming from Lewis Grabban and Molla Wague. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Nottingham Forest Costel Pantilimon – the Romanian looked at times suspect, half-spilling one cross and one shot that he might have… Read more →
A brace and man-of-the-match performance from Lewis Grabban saw Nottingham Forest boost their promotion hopes with a convincing 2-0 win over bottom side Ipswich Town. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Nottingham Forest Costel Pantilimon – the Romanian came in for some criticism for his performance against Aston Villa on Wednesday, but had… Read more →
Nottingham Forest were cruelly denied the first win of their 2018-19 Championship campaign due to a late equalizer from Matt Phillips, in a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Nottingham Forest Costel Pantilimon – commanded his area well from set pieces, but might have done better with… Read more →
Nottingham Forest were cruelly denied the first win of their 2018-19 Championship campaign due to a late equalizer from Matt Phillips, in a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion. Here’s six things from the game. Forest’s first half pressure Adlene Guedioura brilliantly called the shots in midfield, bringing Tendayi Darikwa and Joe Lolley into play… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Championship season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Nottingham Forest fan Lee Clarke (@clarkey_no1). There appears to be a lot of excitement on Trentside at present. Do you put that down to the ambitious nature of the summer recruitment? Personally, I think that is only 50% of the reason. The club… Read more →
A battling performance saw 10-man Birmingham City boost their Championship survival chances with a 2-0 win over weakened Huddersfield Town side. But what have we learnt from the game? Committed start Within five seconds of the first whistle, Huddersfield were forced to pass back to centre-backs Martin Cranie and Mark Hudson, such was the ferocity… Read more →
Huddersfield received a taste of their own medicine in a 4-1 defeat to Fulham on Saturday. We normally associate with pressing high up the pitch, but instead that was what their opponents did. The Terriers led after four minutes through Chris Loewe’s penalty but after that, they invited pressure. Eight outfield players were based in their… Read more →
Bristol City helped their survival chances with a 4-0 win over promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town. They got their goals from Lee Tomlin, Tammy Abraham, Aden Flint and a David Cotterill penalty – but how did players on both teams rate? Bristol City Frank Fielding – pushed away Van La Parra’s first half effort and denied Quaner after… Read more →
Bristol City helped their survival chances with a 4-0 win over promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town. They got their goals from Lee Tomlin, Tammy Abraham, Aden Flint and a David Cotterill penalty – but what have we learnt from the game? Hogg’s importance In a way, this was the game that best demonstrates Jonathan Hogg’s importance to Huddersfield Town… Read more →