Rotherham United 2-1 Nottingham Forest: result and report
Championship · Saturday 6 April 2019
Result
Rotherham United 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Championship · Saturday 6 April 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
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Rotherham United 2-1 Nottingham Forest: match report
Rotherham United beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 6 April 2019. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Michael Smith opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Michael Smith (10') and Michael Ihiekwe (60'). Nottingham Forest scored through Lewis Grabban (28').
Discipline: Rotherham United received no yellow cards; Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Rotherham United were 22nd on 36 points from 39 and Nottingham Forest 9th on 57 points from 39. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 22nd with 40 points, and Nottingham Forest 9th with 66.
Rotherham United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Will Vaulks of Rotherham United (8.2), ahead of Michael Smith (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rotherham United wins, 3 draws and 4 for Nottingham Forest.
Key events
- 10'Goal · Michael Smith
- 28'Goal · Lewis Grabban
- 42'Yellow card · Saidy Janko
- 60'Goal · Michael Ihiekwe
Head-to-head
Team news
Rotherham United line-up (4-3-3)
Marek Rodák, Billy Jones, Michael Ihiekwe, Richard Wood, Joe Mattock, Will Vaulks, Semi Ajayi, Richie Towell, Jon Taylor, Michael Smith, Joe Newell
Nottingham Forest line-up (4-4-2)
Costel Pantilimon, Saidy Janko, Molla Wagué, Yohan Benalouane, Ben Osborn, Matty Cash, Ben Watson, Jack Colback, Joe Lolley, Lewis Grabban, Daryl Murphy