Then. Now. Forever...A NottingHam Forest FIFA 22 Career, presented by BigJDotCom01

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 32

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3:0 STOKE CITY
City Ground (Capacity: 30,576)


Joao Carvalho scored late in the second half to put a bow on this one.

SCORING:
7' - (NFO) - B. Johnson
38' - (NFO) - L. Delap
90'+2 - (NFO) - J. Carvalho

DISCIPLINE:
20' - (NFO) - B. Ojeda (Yellow)

2/12/22
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - Nottingham Forest rebounded from a midweek loss at Blackburn as they blasted Stoke City 3-nil at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon. Two first half goals from Brennan Johnson and Liam Delap put Nottingham Forest in front and they were never really threatened.

Brennan Johnson got Nottingham Forest off to a quick start, hitting one into the far corner in the seventh minute and it was quickly 1-nil.

Stoke City had a few chances to equalize, but Abdallah Sima, the reigning Championship Player of the Month, could not put either of his chances on target.

In the 38th minute, Nottingham Forest would double their advantage as Liam Delap hit one low and into the far right corner of the goal to make it 2-nil. It was Delap's fourth goal in ten matches since the departure of Lewis Grabban. Delap would have a glorious chance to make it a three goal advantage early in the second half, but his shot sailed just wide.

Joao Carvalho would make it 3-nil in the closing moments as he took a pass from Anass Zaroury and one timed it past keeper Josef Bursik.

Nottingham Forest (13-8-11 47 pts) outshot Stoke City (9-12-11, 39 pts) by a margin of 12-8 with a 6-1 advantage on shots that ended up on target. Joao Carvalho earned Man of the Match honors with is goal on the only shot that he took. He had a match rating of 7.3.

Forest will travel to take on third place AFC Bournemouth (18-10-4, 64 pts) next Saturday as their quest for a place in the top six continues. Nottingham Forest dropped a 2-nil decision at home in their first meeting.

Match Day 32 Results:
West Bromwich Albion 2:0 Blackburn Rovers
Millwall 0:1 Cardiff City
Reading 1:1 Coventry City
Blackpool 2:3 AFC Bournemouth
Swansea City 1:1 Bristol City
Middlesbrough 1:2 Derby County
Hull City 1:2 Fulham
Birmingham City 1:1 Luton Town
Barnsley 1:2 Queens Park Rangers
Peterborough United 2:2 Preston North End
Huddersfield Town 1:2 Sheffield United

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 33

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AFC BOURNEMOUTH 5:1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Vitality Stadium (Capacity: 11,364)


Dominic Solanke scored twice in AFC Bournemouth's 5-1 victory over Nottingham Forest.

SCORING:
3' - (NFO) - L. Delap
30' - (BOU) - D. Solanke
48' - (BOU) - V. Claesson
75' - (BOU) - J. Lerma
87' - (BOU) - L. Cook
90' - (BOU) - D. Solanke

DISCIPLINE:
36' - (BOU) - L. Davis (Yellow)

2/19/22
Bournemouth, Dorset (AP) - Nottingham Forest made the trip south on a dreadful Saturday afternoon weather-wise and they were thrashed 5-1 by AFC Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium. Played in an absolute downpour, Nottingham Forest came out on fire, them watched a Bournemouth scored the final five goals to win in a laugher.

Liam Delap got this one off to a great start for Nottingham Forest, scoring in the third minute. Nottingham Forest had two or three incredible chances to add to their early lead as Bournemouth looked disorganized on their back end early in this match. But they could not convert and in the 30th minute, Dominic Solanke would score to level the match at 1-1.

The teams went to the break tied at 1-1, but Nottingham Forest really should have been ahead by at least one, if not two.

Moments into the second half Bournemouth would score to grab a stunning lead. Viktor Cleasson unleashed an absolute cracker from outside the penalty area into the top right corner and Bournemouth had the lead. That gave them a renewed confidence as they took over the match. They would score three more times late, in the final fifteen minutes, to make this one a 5-1 result. Dominic Solanke would put a bow on the match in the 90th minute with his brace and 19th on the campaign.

The win pushed AFC Bournemouth's record to (19-10-4, 67 pts) and leaves them in third position in the table. Nottingham Forest dropped to (13-8-12, 47 pts) having lost two of three after a ten match unbeaten streak. Forest outshot Bournemouth 14-13 and actually had an expected goals advantage of 5.1-4.9 despite Bournemouth's slight edge in shots on target (8-7).

Dominic Solanke earned Man of the Match honors with two goals and two assists to go along with his six shots and 8.1 match rating.

Nottingham Forest with travel to take on 9th place Preston North End (13-10-10, 49 pts) on Tuesday evening with a chance to leapfrog them with a victory.

Match Day 33 Results:
Luton Town 2:1 West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield United 3:2 Swansea City
Derby County 2:1 Peterborough United
Preston North End 0:2 Reading
Bristol City 1:2 Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers 2:2 Millwall
Fulham 1:0 Huddersfield Town
Queens Park Rangers 2:1 Hull City
Cardiff City 1:0 Blackpool
Stoke City 0:1 Birmingham City
Coventry City 1:0 Barnsley

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 34

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PRESTON NORTH END 4:3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Deepdale (Capacity: 23,408)


Ched Evans scores in injury time to help Preston North End secure the full three points.

SCORING:
3' - (NFO) A. Zaroury
31' - (PNE) - D. Johnson
49' - (PNE) - E. Riis
78' - (PNE) - C. Evans
82' - (NFO) - J. Colback
89' - (NFO) - J. Carvalho
90'+2 - (PNE) - C. Evans

DISCIPLINE:
2' - (PNE) - R. Ledson (Yellow)
18' - (NFO) - B. Ojeda (Yellow)
26' - (NFO) - B. Ojeda (Yellow/Red)
29' - (PNE) - D. Johnson (Yellow)
72' - (PNE) - S. Sinclair (Yellow)

2/22/22
Preston, Lancashire (AP) - Nottingham Forest dropped a wild 4-3 decision on Tuesday evening to Preston North End after a wild comeback, leading to a heartbreaking defeat. Ched Evans goal in the second minute of injury time sent Preston North End onto victory in a match that saw five yellow cards and one red card to go along with seven goals.

Anass Zaroury got things going in the third minute taking a pass from Robert Navarro, splitting the defense and scoring to put Nottingham Forest up 1-nil. But Braian Ojeda would pick up two yellow cards in a stretch of eight minutes and was sent off in the 26th minute, leaving Nottingham Forest a man down over the final 64 plus minutes.

Just five minutes later, Preston North End would find their equalizer as Daniel Johnson got his head onto a deflected cross and directed past Milan Borjan to level the match.

An entertaining opening half but it was mild in comparison to the wild second half. In the 48th minute PNE would grab their first lead as Emil Riis would strike a left footed shot from inside the penalty area and into the top right corner. Ched Evans would then make it 3-1 in the 78th minute after working a pretty give and go with Daniel Johnson that freed him of his marker and he easily struck it past Milan Borjan for what looked like an insurance goal.

But down a man, Nottingham Forest stormed back with goals from Jack Colback in the 82nd minute and Joao Carvalho in the 89th minute to level the match. It looked like it was destined to be a well deserved draw and a point for both sides.

But wait, Ched Evans and Daniel Johnson worked a perfect give and go at the top of the box that left Evans free and he made no mistakes, burying it in the right side netting to put Preston North End in front in the second minute of injury time.

Preston North End (14-10-10, 52 pts) would hold onto move five points clear of Nottingham Forest (13-8-13, 47 pts), who have now dropped three of four after a ten match unbeaten streak.

Daniel Johnson earned Man of the Match honors with a 7.7 match rating. He scored a goal, assisted on the other three and had five shots with four on target.

Nottingham Forest has little time to sulk as they entertain Bristol City (9-8-17, 35 pts) on Saturday at the City Ground and then host Newcastle United on Tuesday in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup.

Match Day 34 Results:
Hull City 2:3 Barnsley
Swansea City 1:3 AFC Bournemouth
Bristol City 2:3 Coventry City
Middlesbrough 1:2 West Bromwich Albion
Reading 2:1 Birmingham City
Queens Park Rangers 2:2 Blackpool
Sheffield United 2:0 Blackburn Rovers
Huddersfield Town 1:2 Cardiff City
Derby County 2:1 Millwall
Fulham 2:1 Peterborough United
Stoke City 1:1 Luton Town

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2021-22 EUROPA LEAGUE PRELIMINARY ROUND

EUROPA LEAGUE PRELIMINARY ROUND: This round features home and away matches between the teams that finished second in their group in Europa League group play against teams that finished third in their group in the Champions League. The matches will take place on February 17th and 24th.

SL Benfica 0:2 (3:3) AS Monaco (SL Benfica advances 5-4 on penalties)
Manchester City 1:0 (2:1) Frankfurt
FC Porto 1:1 (3:2) Olympique Marsaille
Malmo FF 0:2 (2:3) KRC Genk
Manchester United 1:0 (4:1) Rangers FC
LOSC Lille 1:0 (4:0) FC Midtjylland
Besiktas 2:0 (3:0) Celtic
Shaktar Donetsk 1:4 (3:8) Leicester City

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2021-22 EUROPA CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY ROUND

EUROPA CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY ROUND: This round features home and away matches between the teams that finished second in their group in Europa Conference group play against teams that finished third in their group in the Europa League. The matches will take place on February 17th and 24th.

Spartak Moscow 3:1 (5:2) FK Bodo/Glimt
Leverkusen 3:1 (5:2) SK Brann
PSV 2:1 (2:3) CFR 1907 Cluj
Galatasaray 3:4 (3:7) Tottenham Hotspur
Hammarby IF 1:2 (1:2) KAA Gent
Dinamo Zagreb 2:1 (5:2) Lechia Gdansk
Royal Antwerp FC 2:1 (4:3) Basaksehir
Brondby IF 0:1 (1:6) Slavia Praha

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 35

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1:1 BRISTOL CITY
City Ground (Capacity: 30,576)


Ryan Yates goal was hist first on the campaign for Nottingham Forest.

SCORING:
11' - (NFO) - R. Yates
65' - (BSC) - A. Weimann

DISCIPLINE:
2' - (BSC) - S. Pearson (Yellow)

2/26/22
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - Nottingham Forest managed a 1-1 draw with Bristol City on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the City Ground. It was a rather wide open affair but in the end neither team could find a winner and both teams left with a point apiece.

Nottingham Forest (13-9-13, 48 pts) grabbed the lead in the 11th minute as Ryan Yates scored his first goal on the campaign. Each team had ten shots in the opening half, but Bristol City had more attempts on target.

Bristol City (9-9-17, 36 pts) pressed in the second half against a tired Nottingham Forest and the pressure paid off in the 65th minute as a turnover led to an Andreas Weimann goal that leveled the match at 1-1. Weimann had a great chance in the dying moments but he banged one off of the woodwork.

The shots favored Bristol City 17-13 and the visitors had an 8-2 advantage in on target attempts. Ryan Yates earned Man of the Match honors with a 7.6 match rating. He scored the Nottingham Forest goal and had two shots and three tackles.

Up next for Nottingham Forest is a mid-week match in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup as they will host Premier League side Newcastle United. They will return to Championship action next Saturday as they travel to league leader Sheffield United.

Match Day 35 Results:
Coventry City 2:1 Preston North End
Barnsley 0:2 Middlesbrough
Peterborough United 2:1 Hull City
Birmingham City 2:2 Huddersfield Town
Cardiff City 0:2 Fulham
Luton Town 0:3 Derby County
Blackpool 0:2 Reading
Blackburn Rovers 1:2 Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion 2:0 Swansea City
Millwall 0:1 Sheffield United
AFC Bournemouth 2:2 Stoke City

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CARABAO CUP FINAL

Carabao Cup Final Result:
Liverpool 1:2 Everton

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EMIRATES FA CUP FIFTH ROUND



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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1:0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
City Ground (Capacity: 30,576)


Phillip Zinckernagel notched the lone goal as Nottingham Forest advanced in the Emirates FA Cup.

SCORING:
40' - (NFO) - P. Zinckernagel

DISCIPLINE:
55' - (NEW) - J. Lascelles (Yellow)
84' - (NEW) - C. WIlson (Yellow)

3/1/22
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - Nottingham Forest got some magnificent play from Milan Borjan in goal as they stun Newcastle United 1-nil to advance to the quarterfinals of the Emirates FA Cup on Tuesday evening. Phillip Zinckernagel's goal in the 40th minute proved to be the difference as Nottingham Forest advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1995-96 when they lost to Aston Villa.

Nottingham Forest appeared to play on the front foot for most of this match, asking most of the questions in the opening half. Milan Borjan came up with a couple of big saves on the only Newcastle United first half chances to keep it scoreless.

In the 40th minute, Robert Navarro fed Phillip Zinckernagel with a beautiful pass that set him free up the right side. He raced in a fired a shot just inside of the far post to put Nottingham Forest in front in what seemed like a fair outcome of the opening 45 minutes.

Nottingham Forest would really keep their shape in the second half, buckling down on the defensive end and allowing very few good chances for Newcastle. Newcastle United would outshoot Nottingham Forest 15-13 with a 7-6 advantage in on target attempts, but most of these were easy saves for Milan Borjan. Nottingham Forest controlled the ball though, holding possession for 70% of the match.

Milan Borjan earned Man of the Match honors with his six saves on seven on target shots. He was helped by the woodwork in the 88th minute off of a header by Callum Wilson.

Nottingham Forest returns to Championship action on Saturday as they will travel to take on first place Sheffield United. Sheffield United won the first meeting 2-nil at City Ground back in early November.

FA Cup Fifth Round Results:
Burnley 0:1 Brighton & Hove ALbion
Liverpool 1:2 West Ham United
Watford 0:3 Wolverhampton
Peterborough United 0:1 Manchester United
Coventry City 0:2 Everton
Norwich City 3:1 Queens Park Rangers
Salford City 3:2 Tottenham Hotspur