Match Report
Accrington Stanley and Nottingham Forest U21 went into the game level on 6 points, 1st against 2nd in the table. The last five rounds placed Accrington Stanley no better than 16th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Accrington Stanley were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.67, Nottingham Forest U21 1.67 and 1, against a competition average of 1.7 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Nottingham Forest U21 in 8 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Accrington Stanley against 11/15 for Nottingham Forest U21.
The venue was Wham Stadium in Accrington, with room for 5,057 spectators. On the scoreboard, Nottingham Forest U21 led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.