Nottingham Forest 2-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 7 March 2015

Result

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 7 March 2015, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Nottingham Forest · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Nottingham Forest won against Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 7 March 2015. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Nottingham Forest's goals came from G. Gardner (34') and Dexter Blackstock (65'). Middlesbrough scored through an own goal by Michael Mancienne (27').

Discipline: Nottingham Forest received no yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Nottingham Forest were 9th on 50 points from 35 and Middlesbrough 2nd on 66 points from 35. Nottingham Forest went on to finish that season 14th with 59 points, and Middlesbrough 4th with 89.

Nottingham Forest lined up in a 4-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Nottingham Forest wins, 4 draws and 3 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Nottingham Forest's last five read L-W-W-W-D and Middlesbrough's W-L-W-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Own goal · Michael MancienneMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 34'Goal · G. GardnerNottingham Forest · 1-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Grant LeadbitterMiddlesbrough
  • 65'Goal · Dexter BlackstockNottingham Forest · 2-1
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Emilio NsueMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Nottingham Forest 3, draws 4, Middlesbrough 3.

Team news

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Nottingham Forest expected line-up (4-4-2)

Karl Darlow, Jamaal Lascelles, Eric Lichaj, Greg Halford, Danny Fox, Henri Lansbury, Andy Reid, C. Burke, Michael Mancienne, Jamie Mackie, James Freitas

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Dimitris Konstantopoulos, George Friend, Yuki Takahashi, Grant Leadbitter, Adam Reach, Dean Whitehead, Jelle Vossen, Kike García