Match Report
Nottingham Forest, 4th with 80 points, sat 18 points above Stoke City (14th, 62). On the form table Stoke City stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.59/0.87 for Nottingham Forest and 1.24/1.13 for Stoke City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
8 meetings are on record — 2 won by Nottingham Forest, 3 by Stoke City, 3 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup.
The City Ground in Nottingham, capacity 30,603, hosted the game. L. Doughty officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-2.