Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest, 30 April 2005
| Score | 2-1 to Queens Park Rangers |
| Referee | Kevin Wright |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Loftus Road |
| Attendance | 17,834 |
View Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest head to head
Goals:
| John Curtis | own goal | 45 |
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| Marc Bircham | 51 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Generoso Rossi
Defender/Centre back
Danny Shittu
Defender/Midfielder
Marcus Bignot
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Bircham
Defender/Midfielder
Georges Santos
Defender/Left back
Gino Padula
Midfielder
Martin Rowlands
Forward
Lee Cook
Forward
Paul Furlong
Forward
Kevin Gallen
Forward
Tony Thorpe
Substitutions:
| Marcus Bean for Marc Bircham | 90 |
Cards:
| Kevin Gallen | 39 | Y |
| Generoso Rossi | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Marcus Bean
Comments:
League position: 11th Unused substitutes: Chris Day, Richard Edghill, Jamie Cureton and Adam MillerGoals:
| Eugen Bopp | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Paul Gerrard
Goalkeeper
John Curtis
Defender
Andy Melville
Defender
Wes Morgan
Defender
Gregor Robertson
Defender
Kris Commons
Midfielder
Paul Evans
Midfielder
Ross Gardner
Midfielder
Darryl Powell
Midfielder
Scott Dobie
Forward
Gareth Taylor
Forward
Substitutions:
| Neil Harris for Scott Dobie | 56 |
| Eugen Bopp for Paul Evans | 62 |
| Matthieu Louis-Jean for Gregor Robertson | 67 |
Cards:
| Darryl Powell | 18 | Y |
| Darryl Powell | 32 | Y |
| Darryl Powell | 32 | R |
Comments:
League position: 11th Unused substitutes: Chris Day, Richard Edghill, Jamie Cureton and Adam MillerComments:
League position: 23rd Unused substitutes: Colin Doyle and Jon-Olav Hjelde This result confirmed Nottingham Forest's relegation from the Championship so becoming the first former European Cup winners to be demoted to the third tier of their domestic league competition: