Nottingham Forest v Doncaster Rovers, 26 December 2008
| Score | 4-2 to Doncaster Rovers |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | City Ground |
| Attendance | 26,501 |
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Goals:
| Sam Hird | own goal | 68 |
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| Joe Garner | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Lee Camp
Defender
Joel Lynch
Defender
Brendan Moloney
Defender
Wes Morgan
Defender/Centre back
Kelvin Wilson
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Cohen
Defender/Midfielder
James Perch
Midfielder
Paul Anderson
Midfielder
Lewis McGugan
Forward
Robert Earnshaw
Forward
Joe Garner
Substitutions:
| Arron Davies for Kelvin Wilson | 25 |
| Julian Bennett for Joel Lynch | 46 |
| Nathan Tyson for Paul Anderson | 46 |
Cards:
| Joe Garner | 35 | Y |
| James Perch | 57 | Y |
| Arron Davies | 74 | Y |
| Brendan Moloney | 86 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender/Left back
Julian Bennett
Midfielder
Arron Davies
Midfielder
Matt Thornhill
Midfielder/Forward
Garath McCleary
Forward
Nathan Tyson
Comments:
League position: 22nd Manager Colin Calderwood was sacked shortly after this game. Having already used their substitutes, Julian Bennett was injured after 53 minutes. As he could not carry on, Forest played the remainder of the game with only ten men.Goals:
| Paul Heffernan | 12 |
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| Martin Woods | 33 |
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| Richie Wellens | 45 |
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| Paul Heffernan | 65 |
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Starting lineup:
Neil Sullivan
Goalkeeper
Sam Hird
Defender
Matt Mills
Defender
James O'Connor
Defender
James Chambers
Defender/Midfielder
John Spicer
Midfielder
Brian Stock
Midfielder
Richie Wellens
Midfielder
Martin Woods
Midfielder
Lewis Guy
Forward
Paul Heffernan
Forward
Substitutions:
| Gareth Roberts for James Chambers | 69 |
| Mark Wilson for Brian Stock | 69 |
| James Coppinger for Lewis Guy | 75 |
Cards:
| Brian Stock | 40 | Y |
| Mark Wilson | 77 | Y |
| Sam Hird | 84 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Adam Lockwood
Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Roberts
Midfielder
Mark Wilson
Midfielder/Forward
James Coppinger
Forward
Gareth Taylor
Comments:
League position: 22nd Manager Colin Calderwood was sacked shortly after this game. Having already used their substitutes, Julian Bennett was injured after 53 minutes. As he could not carry on, Forest played the remainder of the game with only ten men.Comments:
League position: 23rd