Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United, 18 August 2023

Score2-1 to Nottingham Forest
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,432

View Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Nottingham Forest won: 1 Drawn: 1 Sheffield United won: 1 Nottingham Forest scored: 2 Sheffield United scored: 3 . Taiwo Awoniyi’s opener was the 100th goal that Nottingham Forest had scored against Sheffield United in the top division.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

1 Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 3 G
Chris Wood 89 G

Goals:

Gustavo Hamer 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Scott McKenna
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Starting lineup:

Wes Foderingham Goalkeeper
Anel Ahmedhodžić Defender
John Egan Defender
Max Lowe Defender/Midfielder
Jack Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Vinícius Souza Midfielder
Ben Osborn Midfielder/Forward
Bénie Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Will Osula Forward

Substitutions:

Anthony Elanga for Willy Boly 69
Ryan Yates for Orel Mangala 69
Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi 84
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Danilo 90+1
Moussa Niakhaté for Brennan Johnson 90+1

Substitutions:

Yasser Larouci for Max Lowe 46
Chris Basham for Vinícius Souza 58
Andre Brooks for Will Osula 74
Antwoine Hackford for Bénie Traoré 82

Cards:

Willy Boly 36 Y
Serge Aurier 44 Y

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 45+2 Y
Gustavo Hamer 72 Y
Ben Osborn 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward HWANG Ui-jo
Forward Chris Wood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Davies
Defender Auston Trusty
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Yasser Larouci
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder Femi Seriki
Midfielder/Forward Andre Brooks
Forward Antwoine Hackford
Forward Louie Marsh

Comments:

League position: 8th . Nottingham Forest had now won four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since January 1996. . Taiwo Awoniyi had now equalled Stan Collymore’s club record of scoring in six consecutive games in the Premier League. . Forest avoided losing their opening two games in a season in the top division for the first time since 1971-72 in League Division One.

Comments:

League position: 17th . This was Sheffield United's 200th game in the Premier League (won 53, lost 96). . Oliver Norwood had now equalled Carl Bradshaw’s club record of making 72 appearances in the Premier League. . The Blades had now won their opening away league game in two of the last 34 seasons (lost 20).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 3 G
Chris Wood 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Scott McKenna
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Substitutions:

Anthony Elanga for Willy Boly 69
Ryan Yates for Orel Mangala 69
Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi 84
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Danilo 90+1
Moussa Niakhaté for Brennan Johnson 90+1

Cards:

Willy Boly 36 Y
Serge Aurier 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward HWANG Ui-jo
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 8th . Nottingham Forest had now won four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since January 1996. . Taiwo Awoniyi had now equalled Stan Collymore’s club record of scoring in six consecutive games in the Premier League. . Forest avoided losing their opening two games in a season in the top division for the first time since 1971-72 in League Division One.

1 Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Goals:

Gustavo Hamer 48 G

Starting lineup:

Wes Foderingham Goalkeeper
Anel Ahmedhodžić Defender
John Egan Defender
Max Lowe Defender/Midfielder
Jack Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Vinícius Souza Midfielder
Ben Osborn Midfielder/Forward
Bénie Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Will Osula Forward

Substitutions:

Yasser Larouci for Max Lowe 46
Chris Basham for Vinícius Souza 58
Andre Brooks for Will Osula 74
Antwoine Hackford for Bénie Traoré 82

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 45+2 Y
Gustavo Hamer 72 Y
Ben Osborn 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Davies
Defender Auston Trusty
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Yasser Larouci
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder Femi Seriki
Midfielder/Forward Andre Brooks
Forward Antwoine Hackford
Forward Louie Marsh

Comments:

League position: 17th . This was Sheffield United's 200th game in the Premier League (won 53, lost 96). . Oliver Norwood had now equalled Carl Bradshaw’s club record of making 72 appearances in the Premier League. . The Blades had now won their opening away league game in two of the last 34 seasons (lost 20).