Middlesbrough 0-2 Nottingham Forest: result and report

Middlesbrough 0-2 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Saturday 6 October 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough lost to Nottingham Forest 0-2 in the Championship on Saturday 6 October 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

Joe Lolley opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Middlesbrough did not score. Nottingham Forest scored through Joe Lolley (49') and Lewis Grabban (77').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 2nd on 22 points from 11 and Nottingham Forest 11th on 16 points from 11. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 73 points, and Nottingham Forest 9th with 66.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-3-3 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Lolley of Nottingham Forest (9.1), ahead of Costel Pantilimon (7.8).

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