Nottm Forest vs Leicester 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
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4 - 1
4 - 1
FA Cup holders Leicester thrashed by Nottingham Forest
Leicester City's hopes of retaining the FA Cup came to a brutal end as they suffered a 4-1 drubbing away to Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest.
Match Commentary
- 23': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Leicester City 0. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis with a headed pass.
- 24': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Leicester City 0. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
- 32': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 0. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 1.
- 59': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! Nottingham Forest 4, Leicester City 1. Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a through ball.
- 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jack Colback replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 65': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Keinan Davis.
- 74': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces James Garner.
- 88': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xande Silva replaces Brennan Johnson.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 28,762
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 28,762
Statistics
 LEI |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 62.1 | Possession | 37.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 379 | Accurate Passes | 188 |
| 463 | Passes | 283 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 23 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 20 | Clearances | 27 |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 27 | Steve Cook |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 11 | Philip Zinckernagel |
| 15 | Max Lowe |
| 2 | Djed Spence |
| 9 | Keinan Davis |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi  |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 37 | Ademola Lookman |
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