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16/10/2035, City Ground, Nottingham, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round 4
Forest Vs Arsenal

Forest play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: P Galle (GK) , D Moreman (CB) , A Miller (CB) , F Gallagher (RB) , D Parry (LB) , R Shadden (CDM) , P Brody (CAM) , D Gartley (RM) , J McDermott (LM) , D Wenzell (ST) , A McGowan (ST) And the subs are: J McAleese (CB) , S McCardell (CB) , A Belches (CM) , D Gwenn (CM) , F McGraw (ST)

Arsenal play in a 3-5-2 Def formation, and line up with: R MacGuire (GK) , P Meaney (CB) , V Astudillo (CB) , R McCammon (CB) , S Owens (CM) , J Bigg (CM) , R Dewart (CDM) , R Britto (RM) , Z Cousar (LM) , B Inuwa (ST) , S McFarland (ST) And the subs are: P Musgrave (CB) , S Carver (CB) , Q Hernandes (CM) , C Watts (CM) , N Rayburn (ST)
Welcome to City Ground in Nottingham, England where Nottingham Forest will face Arsenal.  This is round 4 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 30000.

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

6' - Dave Gartley passes to Denton Parry.  Denton Parry passes to Andy Miller.  Andy Miller passes a long ball to Paul Brody.  Paul Brody tries to use ball skills to beat Ron McCammon, but is illegally impeded.    The referee shows Ron McCammon the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Forest.  

7' - Roger Shadden will take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Dave Gartley.  Dave Gartley gets above the defence and heads the ball down towards the bottom corner...and Dave Gartley scores!  That's a good goal from the Forest player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

8' - Arsenal kick the ball off for the restart.  

13' - Vicente Astudillo slides the ball to Robert Dewart.  Robert Dewart plays the ball to Vicente Astudillo.  Vicente Astudillo passes to Paul Meaney.  Paul Meaney sees Bart Inuwa making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Bart Inuwa is able to control the ball.  Bart Inuwa looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

15' - Pernell Galle passes to Frank Gallagher.  Frank Gallagher spots a run from Paul Brody.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Paul Brody runs on to the ball.  Paul Brody reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Vicente Astudillo gets back and intercepts the ball!  

16' - Vicente Astudillo sees Sam Owens making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

20' - Sam McFarland sees a run from Joel Bigg.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Joel Bigg runs on to the ball.  Joel Bigg attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Robert Dewart gets to the ball first...Robert Dewart fires a shot towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

21' - Pernell Galle sees Davin Wenzell making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

23' - Davin Wenzell hits the ball from long range...but its wide!

26' - Robert MacGuire slides the ball to Robert Dewart.  Davin Wenzell dispossesses Robert Dewart and gains possession for his team.  Forest attempt to counter.  Paul Meaney tackles Davin Wenzell and takes possession.  Paul Meaney spots a run from Joel Bigg.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Joel Bigg has strayed offside!  

30' - Frank Gallagher plays a long ball to Denton Parry.  Denton Parry runs with the ball, beating Paul Meaney.  

31' - Denton Parry curls in a cross and finds Paul Brody.  Paul Brody jumps up and gets his head to the ball attempting to beat Robert MacGuire...and Paul Brody scores!  That's a nice goal from the Forest player!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

31' - Arsenal kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - Sam Owens finds Paul Meaney with a short pass.  Paul Meaney slides the ball to Sam Owens.  Sam Owens plays a short pass to Joel Bigg.  Joel Bigg plays the ball to Rico Britto.  Rico Britto curls in a cross, but Andy Miller intercepts the ball.  

40' - Robert Dewart dispossesses Andy Miller and gains possession for his team.  Arsenal try to launch a counter attack.  Robert Dewart passes to Bart Inuwa.  Bart Inuwa whips in a cross, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

41' - Paul Brody spots a run from Dave Gartley.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Dave Gartley is able to control the ball.  Dave Gartley tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

45' - Robert MacGuire plays a short pass to Vicente Astudillo.  Vicente Astudillo plays a long pass to Paul Meaney.  Paul Meaney plays the ball to Bart Inuwa.  Bart Inuwa brings the ball forward, outpacing Dave Moreman.  

46' - Bart Inuwa crosses the ball, but the ball misses everyone.  

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

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

50' - Vicente Astudillo plays a short pass to Sam Owens.  Sam Owens passes to Joel Bigg.  Joel Bigg sees Bart Inuwa making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

53' - Dave Gartley plays a long pass to Andy Miller.  Andy Miller plays a short pass to Andy McGowan.  Andy McGowan tries to use ball skills to beat Joel Bigg, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

58' - Andy McGowan plays the ball to John McDermott.  John McDermott plays a short pass to Davin Wenzell.  Davin Wenzell sees Paul Brody making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Paul Brody is able to take the ball.  Paul Brody tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

59' - Robert MacGuire spots a run from Bart Inuwa.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sam McFarland is going to be taken off.  Noel Rayburn is going to be brought on.  

64' - Frank Gallagher successfully tackles Robert Dewart and gains possession for his team.  Frank Gallagher spots a run from Davin Wenzell.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Davin Wenzell is able to control the ball.  Davin Wenzell takes a shot towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

65' - Robert MacGuire spots a run from Sam Owens.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Sam Owens has strayed offside!  

68' - Dave Gartley chips a long ball to Frank Gallagher.  Vicente Astudillo tackles Frank Gallagher and gains possession for his team.  Vicente Astudillo plays a long pass to Sam Owens.  Denton Parry dispossesses Sam Owens and takes possession.  With a turn of pace, Denton Parry beats Joel Bigg.  

68' - Denton Parry sees Davin Wenzell making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Davin Wenzell has strayed offside!  

73' - Rico Britto finds Robert Dewart with a long pass.  Paul Brody tackles Robert Dewart and the ball goes loose.  Paul Brody passes to Frank Gallagher.  Frank Gallagher finds Dave Gartley with a long pass.  Dave Gartley curls in a cross, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

74' - John McDermott spots a run from Andy McGowan.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Vicente Astudillo will come off.  Paul Musgrave joins the game from the bench.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Zach Cousar is going to be taken off.  Quiqui Hernandes is going to be brought on.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Dave Moreman is going to be taken off.  Steven McCardell joins the game from the bench.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Davin Wenzell is going to be taken off.  Fraser McGraw is going to be brought on.  

85' - Paul Brody passes to Frank Gallagher.  Frank Gallagher passes a long ball to Denton Parry.  Denton Parry attempts a shot from outside the area...and Denton Parry scores!  That's a nice goal from the Forest player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

85' - Arsenal kick the ball off for the restart.  

90' - Paul Meaney passes to Robert Dewart.  Robert Dewart passes to Rico Britto.  John McDermott tackles Rico Britto and gains possession for his team.  Forest attempt a quick counter attack.  John McDermott slides the ball to Fraser McGraw.  Fraser McGraw passes the ball to Andy McGowan.  Andy McGowan attempts to hit a long range shot...but Robert MacGuire gets down to stop the shot!  

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



The match has ended Nottingham Forest 3 - 0 Arsenal.