Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers

Nottingham Forest beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in the Club Friendlies 3 on Wednesday 22 July 2026, 1-0 at half-time. In their last 6 meetings, including this one, Blackburn Rovers won 1, Nottingham Forest won 5 and 0 were drawn.

Club Friendlies 3 Wed 22 Jul 2026, 11:00 Save

Nottingham Forest

HT 1-0

Blackburn Rovers

The City Ground, Nottingham

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Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers key moments

40' Igor Jesus 1-0 Goal · Field Goal, Nottingham Forest
48' Arnaud Kalimuendo 2-0 Goal · Field Goal, Nottingham Forest
51' Taiwo Awoniyi 3-0 Goal · Field Goal, Nottingham Forest

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Nottingham ForestBlackburn Rovers

53% Possession 47%

83 Attacks 85

31 Dang. Attacks 45

8 Shots 8

4 Shots On Target 2

1 Corners 4

11 Fouls 16

0 Offsides 2

Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers lineups

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Nottingham Forest 3-5-2

22 Balázs Tóth

4 Yuri Ribeiro
38 Tom Atcheson
15 Sean McLoughlin
2 Ryan Alebiosu

8 Sidnei Tavares
31 Kristi Montgomery

25 Ryoya Morishita
10 Todd Cantwell
21 Oladapo Afolayan

11 Andri Gudjohnsen

Substitutes

1 Aynsley Pears 62'
3 Harry Pickering 62'
14 Dion De Neve 62'
17 Hayden Carter 62'
18 Axel Henriksson 62'
20 Moussa Baradji 62'
28 Adam Forshaw 62'
29 Mathias Jørgensen
30 Jake Garrett 62'
33 L. Houghton 62'
40 Matthew Litherland 62'
43 George Pratt 62'

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1

26 Matz Sels

23 Jair Cunha
31 Nikola Milenković
4 Morato

34 Ola Aina
8 Nicolás Domínguez
22 Ryan Yates
24 James McAtee
3 Neco Williams

10 Morgan Gibbs-White
19 Igor Jesus

Substitutes

9 Taiwo Awoniyi 46'
13 John Victor 46'
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo 46'
17 Eric da Silva Moreira 46'
25 Luca Netz 46'
27 Omar Richards 46'
29 Dilane Bakwa 46'
32 Tyler Bindon 46'
44 Zach Abbott 46'
49 Grady McDonnell 46'
61 Jimmy Sinclair
65 Kalum Thompson
67 Keehan Willows
76 Chinaza Nwosu 46'

Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers player stats

Nottingham Forest player stats
								Rtg			xG	xGoT	KP	BCC	BCM	Drb	Off		Pass%	KP	F3rd	Crs	ACrs	LB	Tch	Tkl	Int	Clr	Blk	Rec	Duel	Aer	DrbP		FlsD	YC	Disp	Lost	Err	Sv	SvIn	HC	Tch	LB	Pass%
22 Balázs Tóth GK	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
4 Yuri Ribeiro DEF	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
38 Tom Atcheson DEF	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
15 Sean McLoughlin DEF	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
25 Ryoya Morishita MID	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
8 Sidnei Tavares MID	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
10 Todd Cantwell MID	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
31 Kristi Montgomery MID	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
2 Ryan Alebiosu MID	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
11 Andri Gudjohnsen FWD	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
21 Oladapo Afolayan FWD	62	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
1 Aynsley Pears GK Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
40 Matthew Litherland DEF Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
33 L. Houghton DEF Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
43 George Pratt DEF Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
17 Hayden Carter DEF Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
3 Harry Pickering DEF Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
28 Adam Forshaw MID Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
30 Jake Garrett MID Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
18 Axel Henriksson MID Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
14 Dion De Neve MID Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
20 Moussa Baradji MID Sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0

Blackburn Rovers player stats

26 Matz Sels GK	46	0
3 Neco Williams DEF	46	0
34 Ola Aina DEF	46	0
31 Nikola Milenković DEF	46	0
4 Morato DEF	46	0
23 Jair Cunha DEF	46	0
22 Ryan Yates MID	46	0
24 James McAtee MID	46	0
8 Nicolás Domínguez MID	46	0
10 Morgan Gibbs-White MID	46	0
19 Igor Jesus FWD	46	1
13 John Victor GK Sub	44	0
17 Eric da Silva Moreira DEF Sub	44	0
25 Luca Netz DEF Sub	44	0
27 Omar Richards DEF Sub	44	0
32 Tyler Bindon DEF Sub	44	0
44 Zach Abbott DEF Sub	44	0
29 Dilane Bakwa MID Sub	44	0
49 Grady McDonnell MID Sub	44	0
76 Chinaza Nwosu MID Sub	44	0
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo FWD Sub	44	1
9 Taiwo Awoniyi FWD Sub	44	1

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn Rovers team news

Nottingham Forest were without 3 players and Blackburn Rovers had no reported absences.

Nottingham Forest 3 out

Lewis Miller Achilles tendon rupture · Missed 30 games Injured

Scott Wharton Achilles tendon problems Injured

Augustus Kargbo Hamstring Injury · Missed 53 games Injured

Blackburn Rovers 0 out

No reported absences.

Form

Nottingham Forest W D L D L

Blackburn Rovers D L W D L

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest head to head

1 Blackburn Rovers wins 0 draws 5 Nottingham Forest wins

2.5 goals per game 33% both teams scored 50% over 2.5 goals

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Match info

Venue: The City Ground, Nottingham Capacity 30,445 · Grass
Weather: 22°C, overcast clouds Wind 12 km/h · Humidity 63%
Managers: Tony Mowbray Nottingham Forest Oliver Glasner Blackburn Rovers

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