Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield United: result and report
Premier League · Friday 18 August 2023
Result
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield United
Premier League · Friday 18 August 2023, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield United: match report
Nottingham Forest won against Sheffield United 2-1 in the Premier League on Friday 18 August 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.
Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Nottingham Forest's goals came from Taiwo Awoniyi (3') and Chris Wood (89'). Sheffield United scored through Gustavo Hamer (48').
Discipline: Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 4 yellow cards.
Nottingham Forest went on to finish that season 17th with 36 points, and Sheffield United 20th with 16.
Nottingham Forest lined up in a 3-4-3 and Sheffield United in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Serge Aurier of Nottingham Forest (8.2), ahead of Morgan Gibbs-White (7.9).
Key events
- 3'Goal · Taiwo Awoniyi
- 36'Yellow card · Willy Boly
- 44'Yellow card · Serge Aurier
- 45+2'Yellow card · Oliver Norwood
- 45+3'Yellow card · Paul Heckingbottom
- 48'Goal · Gustavo Hamer
- 72'Yellow card · Gustavo Hamer
- 86'Yellow card · Ben Osborn
- 89'Goal · Chris Wood
Team news
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Nottingham Forest line-up (3-4-3)
Matt Turner, Willy Boly, Joe Worrall, Scott McKenna, Serge Aurier, Danilo, Orel Mangala, Neco Williams, Brennan Johnson, Taiwo Awoniyi, Morgan Gibbs-White
Sheffield United line-up (3-4-2-1)
Wes Foderingham, Anel Ahmedhodzic, John Egan, Jack Robinson, Ben Osborn, Oliver Norwood, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Max Lowe, Gustavo Hamer, Bénie Traoré, William Osula