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10/09/2058, City Ground, Nottingham, England
EFL Cup, Round 3

Forest Vs Wigan

Forest play in a 3-5-2 Att formation, and line up with: A Ryan (GK) , M Maddox (CB) , H Lang (CB) , S Evans (CB) , M Urie (CM) , M Fallaw (CM) , Y Margolin (CAM) , K Creelman (RM) , P Furguson (LM) , I Cranston (ST) , I Phillips (ST) And the subs are: J MacNeil (GK) , S Iloenyosi (CDM) , M Abba (CAM) , B Pryce (LM) , P McAndrew (ST)

Wigan play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Kitchen (GK) , J MacGibbon (CB) , P Lloyd (CB) , P McRoberts (CB) , O McClelland (RB) , M Abraham (LB) , P Leary (CDM) , G Christodoulou (CAM) , D Mulryan (RM) , P Carey (LM) , J Kemp (ST) And the subs are: L McCowen (CB) , A Rebecca (CB) , T Curvis (CM) , D Berne (CM) , M Trakas (ST)

Welcome to City Ground in Nottingham, England where Nottingham Forest will face Wigan.  This is round 3 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 28314.

1' - Forest kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Hayden Lang slides the ball to Peter Furguson.  Peter Furguson slides the ball to Matt Fallaw.  John Kemp dispossesses Matt Fallaw and the ball goes loose.  Hayden Lang dispossesses John Kemp and takes possession.  Hayden Lang passes a long ball to Yulian á Margolin.  Yulian á Margolin brings the ball forward, outpacing Oscar McClelland.  

5' - Yulian á Margolin curls in a cross, but the ball misses everyone.  

12' - Patrick McRoberts hits the ball long to Phylip Lloyd.  Phylip Lloyd finds Danny Mulryan with a short pass.  Michael Maddox successfully tackles Danny Mulryan and the ball goes loose.  Greg Christodoulou spots a run from Patrick Carey.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Patrick Carey is able to take the ball.  Patrick Carey shoots towards goal...but Arthur Ryan stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...John Kemp pounces on the loose ball...John Kemp looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and John Kemp scores!  That's a nice goal from the Wigan player!  The keeper had no chance!

13' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

29' - Patrick McRoberts sees a run from John Kemp.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John Kemp takes the ball.  John Kemp tries to dribble round  the advancing keeper...and is able to do so!John Kemp tries to slide the ball into the unguarded net...and John Kemp scores!  Its a goal for Wigan!

29' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - Hayden Lang plays the ball to Sam Evans.  Sam Evans plays the ball to Hayden Lang.  Hayden Lang finds Matt Fallaw with a short pass.  Matt Fallaw sees Kris Creelman making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Kris Creelman has strayed offside!  

39' - Paul Leary hits the ball long to Oscar McClelland.  Matt Urie successfully tackles Oscar McClelland and takes the ball.  Matt Urie spots a run from Ian Phillips.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

43' - Paul Leary passes the ball to Oscar McClelland.  Oscar McClelland passes to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and Greg Christodoulou scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Wigan player!  The keeper had no chance!

43' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Wigan kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ian Cranston will come off.  Patrick McAndrew is brought on from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Maddox is going to be taken off.  Stephen Iloenyosi is brought on from the bench.  

56' - Matt Urie plays the ball to Patrick McAndrew.  Patrick McAndrew curls in a cross, but John MacGibbon intercepts and takes possession.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ian Phillips is going to be taken off.  Michael Abba is going to be brought on.  

58' - Michael Abraham sees a run from Greg Christodoulou.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Greg Christodoulou is able to take the ball.  Greg Christodoulou hits a shot towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

61' - Arthur Ryan sees Peter Furguson making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Peter Furguson is able to take the ball.  Peter Furguson tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

63' - Robert Kitchen passes a long ball to Oscar McClelland.  Oscar McClelland tries to use ball skills to beat Yulian á Margolin and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

71' - Sam Evans plays a long ball to Hayden Lang.  Hayden Lang sees Matt Fallaw making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Matt Fallaw runs on to the ball.  Matt Fallaw tries to cutback and the ball reaches Peter Furguson.  Peter Furguson attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot hits the upright!  Peter Furguson is first to the loose ball...Peter Furguson looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Peter Furguson scores!  That's an exquisite goal from the Forest player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

72' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

74' - Patrick Carey finds Greg Christodoulou with a short pass.  Greg Christodoulou passes the ball to Patrick McRoberts.  Patrick McRoberts sees a run from Greg Christodoulou.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Greg Christodoulou is able to take the ball.  Greg Christodoulou takes a shot...but its wide!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Phylip Lloyd is going to be taken off.  Leighton McCowen is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John MacGibbon is going to be taken off.  Amon Rebecca joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Yulian á Margolin sees a run from Matt Urie.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Matt Urie is caught offside!  

84' - Paul Leary plays a long pass to Leighton McCowen.  Yulian á Margolin tackles Leighton McCowen and gains possession for his team.  Yulian á Margolin plays a long ball to Matt Fallaw.  Matt Fallaw looks to hit a long range shot...and its in! It's a fine goal from Matt Fallaw for Forest!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

84' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

86' - Amon Rebecca plays a short pass to Leighton McCowen.  Leighton McCowen finds Michael Abraham with a short pass.  Michael Abraham takes the ball past Peter Furguson with a turn of pace.  

88' - Michael Abraham looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

90' - John Kemp strikes the ball from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...but Arthur Ryan gets down to stop the shot!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Nottingham Forest 2 - 3 Wigan.