Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nottingham Forest 17th with 32 points, Sheffield United 20th with 16, 16 apart. Recent form flatters Nottingham Forest's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Per game in the league, Sheffield United were scoring 0.92 and conceding 2.74, Nottingham Forest 1.29 and 1.76, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Sheffield United had been beaten in four straight games.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Sheffield United have 3 wins to Nottingham Forest's 5, with 6 draws, at 2.14 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield (capacity 32,050). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.