Friday April 22, 2011 Day 43 Finished City Ground
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Nottingham Forest
- Leicester City
90+4' FULL TIME! IT'S ALL OVER AT THE CITY GROUND! Leicester's play-off hopes go up in smoke, and Forest move ahead of Leeds and into sixth! What a fantastic result for the hosts, and the roar from the fans is deafening at the final whistle!
90+3' Vitor stops another Forest break with a sloppy challenge, and into the book he goes- 90+1' Gunter breaks into the area in acres of space on the left, but none of the red shirts in the box can reach his low ball square!
- 90' We'll have four minutes of stoppage-time, and Leicester just can't get the ball
- 89' Taken short, and drilled against a blue shirt for another throw
- 88' The ball goes out for a corner, and this is agonising for Leicester!
- 87' The Forest forwards are still holding onto the ball by the corner flag, and eating up precious seconds at the end of this match!
- 86' The temp of this match is absolutely furious now, and the City Ground is a cauldron of noise! Forest trying to keep hold of the ball in Leicester's half, as Moloney rides a heavy challenge from Mee by the corner flag
84' GOOOOAL!! FOREST TAKE THE LEAD AGAIN! AND IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HOWLER FROM CHRIS WEALE! Leicester's defence fails to deal with a high ball, and McKenna hits a first-time volley from the edge of the box. It's a tame strike, but Weale somehow lets the ball bounce underneath his body and into the goal!
82' The ball is hoofed long up towards Findley, and the American sub gets to it at the same time as Weale! The keeper dives bravely at the big striker's feet, and is rewarded with a goal kick as the ball is clipped over the touchline- 81' The corner is looped towards the near post... and HEADED JUST WIDE OF THE RIGHT STICK BY BEN MEE!
- 81' Desperate defending from Brendan Moloney, who slices a clearance over his own goal to concede a corner! Forest look so nervous now, and what a difference a few minutes can make!
80' FOREST SUB: Robert Earnshaw off, Robbie Findley on- 79' The ball is swept into the Forest box from the left wing, and it falls to Bruma at the back stick. BRUMA HITS THE BALL ON THE VOLLEY! It's too weak, though, and straight at Lee Camp
- 78' Vassell goes on a mazy run along the right wing, carrying the ball to the edge of the box and SHOOTING JUST OVER THE TOP-RIGHT CORNER!
- 77' LEICESTER SUB: Diomansy Kamara off, Steve Howard on
- 76' FOREST SUB: Marcus Tudgay off, Kris Boyd on
- 75' What an unbelievable turn of events here! Suddenly the Leicester fans are up off their seats, and Leicester are right back in this match!
- 74' GOOOOAL!! LEICESTER COME BACK ONCE AGAIN! INCREDIBLE SCENES AT THE CITY GROUND! Naughton carries the ball inside from the right wing, before drilling a low shot in on goal from an acute angle. Camp parries it, and Darius Vassell pokes the ball home!
- 73' Earnshaw looked slightly offside there, but the red shirts aren't complaining! That could be the most important goal of Forest's season!
- 73' GOOOAL! FOREST GO AHEAD AGAIN! McGugan slams a stunning strike towards Weale's goal, but the Leicester keeper can only parry the ball to Earnshaw who tucks the ball into the bottom-right corner!
- 70' Both teams need to sort themselves out here, and sharpish. If this match ends in a 1-1 draw, then Leeds will take to the field against Reading tonight knowing that a win will move them five points clear in sixth place!
- 69' Swyles comments: 'Of the Leicester team there's Naughton (on loan from Tottenham), Bruma (Loan from Chelsea), Vitor (Loan from Benfica), Mee (Loan from Man City), Yakubu (Loan from Everton) and Kamara (Loan from Fulham) along with Van Aanholt from Chelsea in the squad. Surely this isn't sustainable and when all seven leave, who takes their place?'
- 68' The corner is lifted high to the far corner of the penalty area, but the training ground routine comes to nothing as Wellens slips on the turf!
- 67' Wellens is back on the ball again, and wins a corner after charging along the left byline and into penalty area
- 66' Leicester just starting to show a little more promise in this half, after a sluggish 20 minutes for both teams
- 65' Wellens has the ball on the left, holding it up and waiting for some support
- 64' Forest playing some tidey football in the middle of the park, under pressure from Leicester who are working really hard out there to keep their play-off dreams alive
- 63' King tries to keep in a long ball along the left wing, but Moussi shepherds it out expertly for a Forest goal kick. It's a long way around Guy Moussi!
- 61' A ball is lifted into the opposite penalty area towards King, but Chambers gets there first with a brave, low header. He takes a boot to the head for his troubles, but gets straight back up to his feet. Cracking defending
- 60' Earnshaw receives the ball in space on the left, and he SHOOTS! That's a pretty bizarre effort from the journeyman - lifting a slow, chipped shot straight into the hands of Weale
- 59' Gunter carries the ball along the left wing, but gets his low ball up the line horribly wrong to give away a throw. Poor pass from the Welshman
- 58' LEICESTER SUB: Ayegbeni Yakubu off, Darius Vassell on
- 57' The corner is swung in to the near post, and MET BY TUDGAY! HEADED OVER THE BAR!
- 56' Forest lift the ball along the left wing, meanwhile, and they're rewarded with a corner kick
- 55' Chambers looks to be in a bit of pain at the moment, after picking up a knock. It's Leicester who are eyeing up another change, though, with Darius Vassell readying himself to come on
54' Wes Morgan does well to hold off Yakubu under another long, high ball, but the linesman's flag is up again for offside. It's getting a bit scrappy, this- 53' Earnshaw thinks he's sprung the Leicester offside trap as he chases a ball over the top of the defence, but the linesman's flag is already up
- 52' Forest should be back in front here, that was a golden opportunity for Earnshaw, whose first touch just took him a little too wide of goal
- 51' Wellens is dispossessed by a rough-looking challenge from McKenna in the middle of the pitch, but the Forest man gets away with it! He slips the ball through to Earnshaw in the penalty area, and EARNSHAW SHOOTS! SAVED BY WEALE AT THE NEAR POST!
- 50' LEICESTER SUB: Matt Oakley off, Yuki Abe on
- 50' The corner is hit woefully long, and goes straight out for a throw. Leicester, meanwhile, are lining up their first substitution of the match
- 49' A Leicester player finally gets a touch on the ball, but it's Vitor sliding in to clear the ball out for a corner!
- 48' Leicester can't get a touch here, as the red shirts exchange a good 20 passes around the middle of the park!
- 47' Iceman Sven Goran Erikkson looks typically composed on the sidelines, as Forest enjoy the lions' share of possession early on
46' We're back underway at the City Ground! There's been no changes to tell you about at half-time, and both of these sides will be desperate to come out strongly for the second half!- 45+1' HALF TIME! And there goes the half time whistle! It's 1-1, after two quite sensational goals. Forest on course for their 16th draw of the season, which would be absolutely no use to either side!
- 45' We'll have one minute of stoppage-time at the City Ground
- 45' Wellens receives the ball at his feet in the box, and his shot is blocked! The ball falls into the path of King, who trips over his own feet and goes down eight yards out!
- 44' Leicester hold the ball up in their own half, before pumping the ball along the right wing and throwing away possession
- 42' Tudgay is penalised for the meakest of pushes on Bruma, as the two went up under a high ball on the edge of the Foxes' box
- 41' The Nigerian responds to taunts from the home fans that he might be carrying a few excess pounds by proudly baring his belly for all to see! Meanwhile, his side have the ball, deep in their own half
- 40' Yakubu chases a long ball to the corner flag on the right wing, only to be rewarded with a Forest goal-kick from the referee
- 39' McKenna pings a ball along the left sideline, which Naughton intercepts to concede a throw-in
- 38' Paul McKenna tries to lift a ball into the left channel with his left boot, but there's no one there to meet it. It's end to end stuff at the City Ground, but the final ball it letting both side's down
- 37' King receives the ball wide left for Leicester, and there's plenty of blue shirts to aim for in the box! The winger doesn't even find the box, however, pinging his cross straight out for a goal kick
- 35' Chambers picks out Tudgay from the right wing, and Tudgay carries the ball to the edge of the box, before blasting the ball horribly high and wide! He had other options then, and shooting perhaps wasn't the best decision
- 34' Wes Morgan holds the ball for an age at the back for Forest, before finding Chris Cohen with a lovely ball through the middle. Cohen turns, and SHOOTS FROM RANGE! Well held by Weale!
- 33' Swung into the box by McGugan's right foot... and glanced wide of the right post by Tudgay!
- 32' Forest look to counter, and they win a free kick wide on the left wing
- 31' Richie Wellens carries the ball along the left, as the Leicester forwards charge into the box. He loops in a ball to KAMARA! HEADED JUST WIDE OF THE LEFT POST! Glorious chance for the striker, who just couldn't get over the ball
- 30' Taken short by McGugan, who cuts inside and SHOOTS WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT! Well saved by Weale, though the shot was hit from a very acute angle
- 30' Yakubu just can't reach a long ball over the top, and Forest then respond with a huge ball forward of their own. Vitor gets there just ahead of Tudgay, and clears for a throw
- 29' Play is switched left to Andy King, who cuts inside from the wing and SHOOTS! Well held by Camp, diving low to his left! Cracking effort from King, low and across the face of goal
- 28' Leicester back on the ball, and it's knocked long towards Yakubu. Chambers lets it bounce, before fouling the big Nigerian to concede a kick some 40 yards out
- 27' The ball is eventually fired long, and Chris Weale has to come out of his box to dink the ball out for a throw
- 27' Forest with the ball at the back again, under no pressure at all in their own third
- 25' STAT: Forest are unbeaten in 13 home league games v Leicester, and haven’t lost at home to the Foxes in the league since Jan 1972 (OptaJoe)
- 24' Yakubu brings the ball down 20 yards out with his back to goal. He lays off to Kamara who SHOOTS! High and wide over the top-left corner
- 23' Moussi grapples with Yakubu by the left corner flag, and there's only going to be one winner in that battle! Yakubu spins away with the ball, but his low ball into the box is easily cleared
- 22' What a strike that was! It was close to Camp, but the Forest keeper was beaten by the brutal pace of the shot
- 21' GOOOAL! LEICESTER DRAW LEVEL WITH AN ABSOLUTE SCREAMER! The ball falls to Matt Oakley some 20 yards out, and he pings past an unsighted Camp with a fierce left-foot to level the scores!
- 20' Leicester press forwards, and Naughton lifts a lovely ball to the back stick. Gallagher turns it goalwards, AND IT'S CLEARED OFF THE LINE!
- 19' The ball is swept in from the left towards Kamara, but it drifts over his head
- 18' Vitor cuts inside from right-back, and sweeps a ball across to Jeffrey Bruma. Leicester enjoying a bit more of the ball now, but well inside their own half
- 17' Robert Earnshaw gets his first sight of goal, and pings a shot well over the bar from a good 35 yards! Poor effort from the veteran
- 16' Questions will be asked as to how 5'9" Tudgay managed to get between Leicester's centre-halves, but the credit for the goal has to go to MgGugan, who put the goal on a plate with that tremendous cross
- 15' GOOOAL! FOREST OPEN THE SCORING WITH A SENSATIONAL GOAL! McGugan receives the ball wide right, and cuts inside onto his left foot. He drills an absolutely stunning diagonal ball into the box, which Tudgay guides pefectly into the bottom-left corner!
- 13' Marcus Tudgay chests down a long ball for McGugan on the edge of the box. MGUGAN SHOOTS! The ball flies a yard over the bar!
- 12' Angelo Miguel Vitor clears the ball out of play in his own half, handing forest a throw-in
- 11' Yakubu slips again as he tries to inject some pace to the right flank, allowing Chris Gunter to sneak in and whip the ball away. The Nigerian must be wondering if he's got the right studs in!
- 10' Kamara continues to hare around up top for Leicester, but he loses the ball and responds with an absolute shocker of a tackle through the back of Lewis McGugan! He's shown a yellow, and he'll have to be careful for the next 80 minutes!
- 9' The ball is eventually hoofed long up the left wing, and Leicester regain possession
- 8' Paul Gallagher charges down Brendan Moloney, and once again Forest pass the ball back to Camp. The ball has hardly left the Forest third in the last five minutes!
- 7' Forest with the ball at the back once again, before playing right back to Lee Camp. Camp finds Chambers, who in turn finds Moussi. Patient football being played here
- 6 Guy Moussi concedes a sloppy throw on the Forest right - miscontroling the ball and knocking it straight out of play
- 5' Forest with the ball at the back, playing the ball along the ground
- 4' Yakubu runs at Luke Chambers, who backs off and backs off as the Nigerian edges closer to the penalty area. Thankfully for the defender, Yakubu loses his footing and tumbles to the ground
- 3' The atmosphere in the City Ground today is absolutely electric! Both sets of fans are well aware of how important this match is, and they're certainly making their voices heard!
- 2' Lively start from Leicester as Diomansy Kamara buzzes around up top harrying the Forest defence
1' We're underway at the City ground! Forest playing from right to left, both sides in their traditional colours- - The players are on the pitch, and we're moments away from kick-off in one of the most importand East Midlands derbies in decades! Three points seperate these two sides in the table, and only a win will do for Leicester today if they're to reach the play-offs! Forest will be equally desperate for a win, which would propel them into the play-offs at least until Leeds play Reading later today
- - The referee is Mark Clattenburg
- - NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Camp, Gunter, Chambers, Morgan, Moloney, McGugan, Moussi, McKenna, Cohen, Tudgay, Earnshaw. Subs: Darlow, McCleary, McGoldrick, Boyd, Findley, Majewski, Bennett ////LEICESTER: Weale, Naughton, Miguel Vitor, Bruma, Mee, Wellens, Oakley, King, Gallagher, Yakubu, Kama. Subs: Pereira, Teixeira, Howard, Dyer, Berner, Abe, Vassell
- - If you've not quite had your fill of Championship football today, then you're in luck! We've got minute-by-minute coverage of two more matches today, the first of which is Nottingham Forest v Leicester City in 15 minutes!
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Summary
- 84' GOOOOAL!! FOREST TAKE THE LEAD AGAIN! AND IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HOWLER FROM CHRIS WEALE! Leicester's defence fails to deal with a high ball, and McKenna hits a first-time volley from the edge of the box. It's a tame strike, but Weale somehow lets the ball bounce underneath his body and into the goal!
- 82' The ball is hoofed long up towards Findley, and the American sub gets to it at the same time as Weale! The keeper dives bravely at the big striker's feet, and is rewarded with a goal kick as the ball is clipped over the touchline
- 81' The corner is looped towards the near post... and HEADED JUST WIDE OF THE RIGHT STICK BY BEN MEE!
- 78' Vassell goes on a mazy run along the right wing, carrying the ball to the edge of the box and SHOOTING JUST OVER THE TOP-RIGHT CORNER!
- 74' GOOOOAL!! LEICESTER COME BACK ONCE AGAIN! INCREDIBLE SCENES AT THE CITY GROUND! Naughton carries the ball inside from the right wing, before drilling a low shot in on goal from an acute angle. Camp parries it, and Darius Vassell pokes the ball home!
- 73' GOOOAL! FOREST GO AHEAD AGAIN! McGugan slams a stunning strike towards Weale's goal, but the Leicester keeper can only parry the ball to Earnshaw who tucks the ball into the bottom-right corner!
- 57' The corner is swung in to the near post, and MET BY TUDGAY! HEADED OVER THE BAR!
- 51' Wellens is dispossessed by a rough-looking challenge from McKenna in the middle of the pitch, but the Forest man gets away with it! He slips the ball through to Earnshaw in the penalty area, and EARNSHAW SHOOTS! SAVED BY WEALE AT THE NEAR POST!
- 34' Wes Morgan holds the ball for an age at the back for Forest, before finding Chris Cohen with a lovely ball through the middle. Cohen turns, and SHOOTS FROM RANGE! Well held by Weale!
- 31' Richie Wellens carries the ball along the left, as the Leicester forwards charge into the box. He loops in a ball to KAMARA! HEADED JUST WIDE OF THE LEFT POST! Glorious chance for the striker, who just couldn't get over the ball
- 30' Taken short by McGugan, who cuts inside and SHOOTS WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT! Well saved by Weale, though the shot was hit from a very acute angle
- 29' Play is switched left to Andy King, who cuts inside from the wing and SHOOTS! Well held by Camp, diving low to his left! Cracking effort from King, low and across the face of goal
- 21' GOOOAL! LEICESTER DRAW LEVEL WITH AN ABSOLUTE SCREAMER! The ball falls to Matt Oakley some 20 yards out, and he pings past an unsighted Camp with a fierce left-foot to level the scores!
- 20' Leicester press forwards, and Naughton lifts a lovely ball to the back stick. Gallagher turns it goalwards, AND IT'S CLEARED OFF THE LINE!
- 15' GOOOAL! FOREST OPEN THE SCORING WITH A SENSATIONAL GOAL! McGugan receives the ball wide right, and cuts inside onto his left foot. He drills an absolutely stunning diagonal ball into the box, which Tudgay guides pefectly into the bottom-left corner!
- 13' Marcus Tudgay chests down a long ball for McGugan on the edge of the box. MGUGAN SHOOTS! The ball flies a yard over the bar!
- - NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Camp, Gunter, Chambers, Morgan, Moloney, McGugan, Moussi, McKenna, Cohen, Tudgay, Earnshaw. Subs: Darlow, McCleary, McGoldrick, Boyd, Findley, Majewski, Bennett ////LEICESTER: Weale, Naughton, Miguel Vitor, Bruma, Mee, Wellens, Oakley, King, Gallagher, Yakubu, Kama. Subs: Pereira, Teixeira, Howard, Dyer, Berner, Abe, Vassell
Team Line-up & Ratings
Nottingham ForestManager: Billy Davies
Leicester CityManager: Sven-Göran Eriksson
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Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- L. Camp
- B. Moloney
- W. Morgan
- L. Chambers
- C. Gunter
- P. McKenna
- L. McGugan
- C. Cohen
- G. Moussi
- M. Tudgay
- R. Earnshaw
Subs
- K. Boyd
76′ - J. Bennett
- R. Majewski
- G. McCleary
- D. McGoldrick 86′
- R. Findley 80′
- K. Darlow
Starting line-up
- C. Weale
- K. Naughton
- M. Vítor
- J. Bruma
- B. Mee
- M. Oakley
- A. King
- R. Wellens
- P. Gallagher
- D. Kamará
- Y. Aiyegbeni
Subs
- D. Vassell 58′
- L. Dyer
- B. Berner
- S. Howard 76′
- Y. Abe 50′
- Ricardo
- J. Teixeira
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