English FA Cup

Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

· English FA Cup
Nottingham Forest
  • 23': Philip Zinckernagel
  • 24': Brennan Johnson
  • 32': Joe Worrall
  • 61': Djed Spence
FT
4 - 1
Leicester City
  • 40': Kelechi Iheanacho

FA Cup holders Leicester thrashed by Nottingham Forest

Leicester City's hopes of retaining the FA Cup came to a brutal end as they suffered a 4-1 drubbing away to Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
  • 2': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 4': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
  • 9': Foul by Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).
  • 9': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 11': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by James Garner.
  • 13': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
  • 13': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
  • 15': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
  • 16': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 18': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Brennan Johnson following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Leicester City 0. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis with a headed pass.
  • 24': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Leicester City 0. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 27': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
  • 27': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 28': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 30': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Danny Ward.
  • 32': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 0. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 37': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
  • 38': Foul by Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest).
  • 38': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
  • 40': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 42': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
  • 42': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+1': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+4': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Philip Zinckernagel tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 3, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 47': Hand ball by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 48': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
  • 50': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
  • 50': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patson Daka following a fast break.
  • 54': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest).
  • 54': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 54': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 58': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
  • 58': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 58': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 61': Goal! Nottingham Forest 4, Leicester City 1. Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a through ball.
  • 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jack Colback replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 64': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Steve Cook.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 65': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
  • 65': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but James Justin is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Max Lowe (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner.
  • 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Max Lowe.
  • 69': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Colback.
  • 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Keinan Davis.
  • 72': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 72': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 74': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 74': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 76': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Hand ball by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 79': Foul by Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest).
  • 79': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Colback.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 83': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
  • 87': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. James Garner (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 88': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces James Garner.
  • 88': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xande Silva replaces Brennan Johnson.
  • 90': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Max Lowe (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+2': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Leicester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 1
62.1 Possession 37.9
11 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
379 Accurate Passes 188
463 Passes 283
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
23 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 67
18 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 9
23 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 6
20 Effective Clearances 27
20 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 28,762

Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
27 Steve Cook
26 Scott McKenna
4 Joe Worrall
37 James Garner
22 Ryan Yates
11 Philip Zinckernagel
15 Max Lowe
2 Djed Spence
9 Keinan Davis
20 Brennan Johnson
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Jack Colback, Richie Laryea, Sam Surridge, Xande Silva, Joe Lolley, Tobias Figueiredo, Ethan Horvath, Cafú, Braian Ojeda.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Danny Ward (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
18 Daniel Amartey
33 Luke Thomas
2 James Justin
10 James Maddison
25 Wilfred Ndidi Yellow Card
8 Youri Tielemans
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
7 Harvey Barnes
37 Ademola Lookman
Leicester City Substitutes:
Ricardo Pereira, Boubakary Soumaré, Hamza Choudhury, Jannik Vestergaard, Kasper Schmeichel, Patson Daka, Marc Albrighton, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Ayoze Pérez.

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