Nottingham Forest v Burton Albion result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 2–0 Burton Albion

Championship · Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:00 BST

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Burton Albion

Nottingham Forest 2–0 Burton Albion — Nottingham Forest won this Championship match.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Burton Albion: Burton Albion v Bradford, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 2–0 Burton Albion · Championship
Referee: Keith Stroud, England
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 1W 0D 4L · Burton Albion 0W 2D 3L

Nottingham Forest 2–0 Burton Albion (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 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.38

Goals

against 2.25 / 2.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 2.33

Corners

against 5.75 / 8.33 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5 / 2

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 5.5 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 1.17

Cards

against 1.5 / 0.67 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 October 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 October 2017. 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	Burton Albion for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.75 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	2.33 for · 8.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	15 for · 14.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	6.33 for · 17.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	7 for · 11.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 14.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.17 for · 0.67 against n 6 Last 5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. 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
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	2 7/7	1.1 6/2	—
M. Carayol n 5	19.8	1.8 2/0	0.9 1/0	—
A. Bouchalakis n 8	67	1.7 8/2	1 4/1	—
M. Mills n 8	90	1.6 7/3	0.6 4/1	—
B. Brereton n 8	53.6	1.3 3/1	2.5 6/3	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Cummings n 8	43	5.5 6/4	1.3 3/2
K. Dowell n 8	68.5	3.3 7/6	1 4/2
M. Carayol n 5	19.8	2.7 2/1	0.9 1/0
A. Bouchalakis n 8	67	2.5 7/5	1 4/2
D. Murphy n 8	79.8	2.4 7/4	1.1 5/2

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Carayol n 5	19.8	0.9 1/0	0 0/0
B. McKay n 8	68	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
D. Murphy n 8	79.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
A. Traoré n 8	88.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
A. Bouchalakis n 8	67	0.3 1/1	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	0 0/0
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Worrall n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Mills n 8	90	0 0/0
A. Traoré n 8	88.4	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Smith n 8	90	3 8/5

Burton Albion

Burton Albion — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. 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
T. Flanagan n 6	33.8	1.8 2/1	1.8 3/1	—
L. Akins n 8	80.3	1.7 7/3	2 6/5	—
M. Lund n 8	70.6	1.6 5/2	1.6 6/2	—
H. Akpan n 8	48.3	1.6 6/1	0.9 2/1	—
L. Murphy n 8	84.4	1.3 7/2	1.7 7/4	—

Burton Albion — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Marvin Sordell n 8	58.8	2.5 7/3	0.2 1/0
M. Palmer n 5	60.4	2.1 3/2	0.6 1/1
H. Akpan n 8	48.3	1.9 6/2	0.2 1/0
J. Mason n 6	57.5	1.8 3/3	0.8 3/0
J. Allen n 8	82.5	1.5 6/4	0.4 3/0

Burton Albion — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Mason n 6	57.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
M. Lund n 8	70.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
L. Dyer n 8	52.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
S. Warnock n 8	83	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Akins n 8	80.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Burton Albion — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Buxton n 8	90	0 0/0
L. Murphy n 8	84.4	0 0/0
K. McFadzean n 8	83.5	0 0/0
S. Warnock n 8	83	0 0/0
J. Allen n 8	82.5	0 0/0

Burton Albion — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Bywater n 8	90	2.4 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Burton Albion
69%	Possession	31%
13	Shots	10
6	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	6
5	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	6
13	Fouls	11
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
608	Passes	255
83%	Pass accuracy	55%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
J. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
E. Lichaj	90	1	0	1	1	0	7.7
M. Mancienne	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
D. Fox	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
L. Bridcutt	90	0	0	2	1	2	7.5
B. McKay	90	1	1	3	1	1	8.1
B. Osborn	90	0	0	2	1	2	6.3
D. Murphy	90	0	0	2	1	1	6.6
D. Vaughan	74	0	0	2	1	1	7.2
J. Cummings	73	0	0	0	0	2	6.5
A. Traoré	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Worrall sub	67	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
K. Dowell sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	7
A. Bouchalakis sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	7

Burton Albion player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
S. Bywater	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Buxton	90	1	0	0	0	6.4
K. McFadzean	90	0	0	0	0	7.1
L. Murphy	90	1	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Allen	90	0	0	2	0	7.6
S. Warnock	90	0	0	1	0	6.5
S. Scannell	90	1	0	1	0	7
L. Dyer	90	3	1	0	0	6.7
B. Turner	80	0	0	2	Y	6.6
T. Flanagan	76	1	0	1	0	6.7
L. Akins	45	1	0	0	0	6.5
Marvin Sordell	45	2	0	0	0	6.2
J. Brayford	14	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Varney	10	0	0	1	0	6.6

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 Burton Albion — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Burton AlbionLDLLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#17 pos35 pts31 pl-15 GD

Burton Albion#24 pos25 pts31 pl-34 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.13

Burton Albion scored0.77

Nottingham Forest conceded1.61

Burton Albion conceded1.87

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