Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.
Nottm ForestNottingham Forest1BlackburnBlackburn Rovers3
Nottingham Forest lost at home for the first time this season as Blackburn came from behind to win at the City Ground.
Matty Fryatt put Forest ahead after Britt Assombalonga's effort hit the post and kindly fell to him.
Rovers pushed forward and scored three times in 11 minutes in the second half.
Alex Baptiste fired them level, Rudy Gestede's header put them in front and Jordan Rhodes's effort from the edge of the area secured three points.
Stuart Pearce's Forest impressed in the first half, with both Assombalonga and Fryatt wasting good opportunities.
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| Blackburn have won six of the last 11 meetings at the City Ground in all competitions, drawing three and losing just two. |
The pair combined for the opening goal, with Robert Tesche finding Assombalonga, whose bending shot hit the upright and rebounded to Fryatt, who finished into an empty net.
Blackburn levelled after keeper Karl Darlow failed to deal with a Ben Marshall cross and defender Baptiste drilled in.
Henri Lansbury nearly restored the home side's lead but was denied first by a Jason Steele save and then the post.
The visitors secured all three points as Gestede headed home from Lee Williamson's cross and then Rhodes pounced on a defensive error to place a shot inside the far post.
Forest manager Stuart Pearce:
"We were reasonably pleased in the first half to come in ahead. We felt we could get on top of them in the second half; we felt we could get a second goal.
"But we did not take the game by the scruff of the neck and the more Blackburn got on top of us, the more we did not show the leadership required to stem the flow.
"It was a disappointing afternoon and I am not going to gloss over that."
Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer:
"We have put performances like that in before this season, we have shown that we can create chances.
"We have ability in the dressing room to create chances and score goals.
"It is important for us to get on a run now. But if you look at the Championship there are probably 15 teams who could break into the play-off places with a couple of wins."
Line-ups
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Darlow
- 17Hunt
- 4Mancienne
- 6Wilson
- 3Harding
- 27Burke
- 32TescheSubstituted forPatersonat 80'minutes
- 24Vaughan
- 18Antonio
- 9Assombalonga
- 7FryattSubstituted forLansburyat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lichaj
- 10Lansbury
- 13Fox
- 16Lascelles
- 21Paterson
- 23Blackstock
- 29de Vries
Blackburn
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 30Steele
- 15Baptiste
- 5Hanley
- 22Duffy
- 14Olsson
- 25Tunnicliffe
- 17WilliamsonBooked at 90mins
- 29EvansBooked at 35minsSubstituted forGestedeat 63'minutes
- 12MarshallSubstituted forConwayat 78'minutes
- 10Cairney
- 11RhodesSubstituted forVarneyat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Henley
- 4Kilgallon
- 8Dunn
- 13Eastwood
- 16Varney
- 32Conway
- 39Gestede
- Referee:
- Oliver Langford
- Attendance:
- 27,345
Match Stats
Home TeamNottm ForestAway TeamBlackburn
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home3
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.
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Foul by Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest).
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Tom Cairney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt missed. Chris Burke (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
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Attempt blocked. Luke Varney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe with a headed pass.
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Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
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Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Conway.
Booking
Lee Williamson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Michail Antonio (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lee Williamson (Blackburn Rovers).
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Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Harding.
Substitution
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Luke Varney replaces Jordan Rhodes.
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Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
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Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by David Vaughan with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Markus Olsson.
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Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross.
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Foul by Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest).
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Tom Cairney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
