Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Wolves' Cunha punishes struggling Forest with brace in 2-2 draw
Matheus Cunha scored twice for Wolverhampton Wanderers in his first start in two months as relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest let a second-half lead slip in their 2-2 Premier League draw at the City Ground on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 3': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams.
- 6': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danilo.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 12': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danilo.
- 16': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Pablo Sarabia.
- 16': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danilo following a corner.
- 17': Attempt saved. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
- 17': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 17': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 23': Delay in match (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 26': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
- 27': Attempt blocked. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 29': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 29': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 30': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 32': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 32': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 33': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
- 38': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 40': Foul by Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 40': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by José Sá.
- 42': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by João Gomes.
- 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Matheus Cunha.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
- 45'+1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
- 45'+1': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+4': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+5': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+5': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 48': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 48': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 50': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 50': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 52': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 53': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 56': Giovanni Reyna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 57': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 59': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces João Gomes.
- 59': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Matt Doherty.
- 60': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 60': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 61': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
- 62': Attempt saved. Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 62': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 64': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Attempt saved. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 64': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by José Sá.
- 65': Attempt saved. Giovanni Reyna (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 66': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Ryan Yates.
- 67': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 67': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 70': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Divock Origi replaces Giovanni Reyna.
- 73': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 73': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 77': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 82': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 83': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.
- 86': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
- 86': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Nélson Semedo.
- 88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Fraser replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 89': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Rodrigo Ribeiro replaces Danilo.
- 89': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nuno Tavares replaces Ola Aina.
- 90'+1': Foul by Rodrigo Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+1': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+5': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nathan Fraser (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+6': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Statistics
 WOL |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 453 | Accurate Passes | 361 |
| 525 | Passes | 438 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 5 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 30 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,604
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,604
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 40 | Murillo  |
| 32 | Andrew Omobamidele |
| 43 | Ola Aina |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 28 | Danilo |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 14 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 20 | Giovanni Reyna |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 4 | Santiago Bueno |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 20 | Tommy Doyle |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 12 | Matheus Cunha |
| 21 | Pablo Sarabia |
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