Nottingham Forest v Birmingham result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 3–0 Birmingham

Championship · Sat, 17 Aug 2019 15:00 BST · Wembley Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Nottingham Forest 3–0 Birmingham — Nottingham Forest won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nottingham Forest beat Birmingham 3–0 at Wembley Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 17 August. Nottingham Forest have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Nottingham Forest led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Nottingham Forest: J. Lolley (15’, assisted by B. Watson), L. Grabban (22’, assisted by J. Lolley) and M. Dawson (65’, assisted by Tiago Silva).

Discipline

T. Harrington showed two yellow cards — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Birmingham: I. Sunjic (15’) and Álvaro Giménez (63’).

What it changes

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Birmingham are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Lolley (Nottingham Forest) 11.2, K. Pedersen (Birmingham) 8.1 and S. Sow (Nottingham Forest) 7.5 led the match.

Next up

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Birmingham next travel to Cardiff on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 3–0 Birmingham · Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: T. Harrington
Head-to-head (last 4): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 1 · Birmingham 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 3W 1D 1L · Birmingham 1W 3D 1L

Nottingham Forest 3–0 Birmingham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.8 / 5.25

Corners

against 6.8 / 6.13 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.2 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 5 / 3.88 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 August 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 August 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.8 for · 6.8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.8 for · 13.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	13.25 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.2 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.2 for · 14.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12.38 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Harrington.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Yates n 8	81	2.5 7/6	2.2 6/5	—
Tiago Silva n 8	80.6	2.5 7/7	3.2 7/6	—
K. Ansarifard n 8	35.8	2.5 5/3	2.5 5/3	—
J. Colback n 8	88.6	2.3 8/7	2.5 8/7	—
B. Watson n 8	75.1	1.9 6/4	0.3 2/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	84.9	3.8 8/6	1.2 5/3
D. Murphy n 8	43.8	2.8 7/2	0.8 2/1
K. Ansarifard n 8	35.8	2.8 4/3	1.9 4/1
L. Grabban n 8	61.6	2.4 8/2	0.9 4/1
M. Cash n 8	89	2.1 6/6	0.6 3/2

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Ansarifard n 8	35.8	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
J. Lolley n 8	84.9	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
A. Adomah n 8	65.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
João Carvalho n 8	52.9	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
D. Murphy n 8	43.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alfa Semedo n 8	49.8	2.7 5/3
J. Colback n 8	88.6	2.2 8/5
B. Watson n 8	75.1	1.8 6/4
S. Byram n 8	78.4	1.7 5/4
J. Robinson n 8	90	1.5 6/3

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Pantilimon n 8	90	3.8 6/5
L. Steele n 8	84.4	3.3 7/5
A. Murić n 7	90	1.4 3/1

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Davis n 8	75	2.6 7/5	0.8 3/2	—
C. Adams n 8	84.1	2.3 7/6	1.6 5/2	—
G. Gardner n 8	82.5	2.2 6/5	1.1 6/2	—
I. Sunjic n 8	52	2.2 6/2	1.1 3/2	—
C. Gardner n 8	41.5	1.9 3/1	1.6 5/1	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Gardner n 8	41.5	3.5 6/4	1.4 3/1
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	78.6	3.3 7/6	1.1 5/2
C. Adams n 8	84.1	3.2 8/7	1.6 5/4
Jota Peleteiro n 8	61.5	2.4 6/4	0.7 4/0
G. Gardner n 8	82.5	2 6/4	0.1 1/0

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jota Peleteiro n 8	61.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	78.6	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
J. Maghoma n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
I. Vassell n 8	25.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
M. Morrison n 8	78.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Harding n 8	67.4	1.7 6/4
C. Lakin n 8	42.9	1.6 5/1
J. Maghoma n 8	67.6	1.5 3/2
I. Sunjic n 8	52	1.3 3/2
G. Gardner n 8	82.5	1.2 6/1

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Stockdale n 8	90	3 5/4
L. Camp n 8	90	2.8 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Birmingham
46%	Possession	54%
14	Shots	9
5	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	2
11	Shots inside the box	5
3	Corners	6
3	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
414	Passes	471
74%	Pass accuracy	76%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. Murić	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
M. Cash	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.2
M. Dawson	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.5
J. Worrall	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Robinson	90	0	0	1	0	2	4	7.9
B. Watson	90	0	1	0	0	2	4	7
J. Lolley	90	1	1	4	2	2	1	8.7
L. Grabban	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	6.8
S. Ameobi	79	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.7
S. Sow	73	0	0	1	0	0	6	7.2
Alfa Semedo	57	0	0	1	0	0	2	6.6
Tiago Silva sub	33	0	1	0	0	2	1	6.9
A. Adomah sub	17	0	0	1	0	1	2	6.8
Rafa Mir sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.7

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Camp	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
M. Colin	90	0	0	2	3	0	6.5
M. Roberts	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
H. Dean	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
K. Pedersen	90	0	0	0	7	0	6.5
D. Davis	90	0	0	1	4	0	6.6
I. Sunjic	90	1	0	0	3	Y	6.8
Francisco Villalba	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
L. Jutkiewicz	90	4	2	0	1	0	7.2
D. Crowley	89	1	0	3	1	0	7.2
G. Gardner	60	2	0	1	1	0	6.5
Álvaro Giménez	30	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
S. Seddon	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nottingham Forest v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestWWLDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

BirminghamDDWLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Nottingham Forest 1 · 1 draw · Birmingham 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2019-02-02 Birmingham 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Birmingham
2018-03-03 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Birmingham
2017-11-18 Birmingham 1–0 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#7 pos70 pts46 pl+8 GD

Birmingham#20 pos50 pts46 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.26

Birmingham scored1.17

Nottingham Forest conceded1.09

Birmingham conceded1.63

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Birmingham?: In their last 4 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Birmingham won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Birmingham?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 3W 1D 1L; Birmingham 1W 3D 1L.

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