Week 31 brings us a match on Feb 9th, where Blackburn Rovers will play host to Nottingham Forest in a clash of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Blackburn Rovers recorded a 0-1 loss against Swansea City. Michael Obafemi struck first for Swansea City in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Blackburn Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Swansea City ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Blackburn Rovers should be reasonably happy with their performance, while nottingham Forest sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Cardiff City. Jordan Hugill struck first for Cardiff City in the 6th minute, then Davies added another in the 65th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Nottingham Forest should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers last played eachother at the The City Ground on Wed Aug 18th. Blackburn Rovers was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Daniel Ayala struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 47th minute, then Philip Zinckernagel got the equalizer for Nottingham Forest in the 69th minute on a feed from Lewis Grabban.
Lewis Grabban has been the most prolific scorer on Nottingham Forest in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Blackburn Rovers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Joe Rothwell and Sam Gallagher each only have 1 goal in their last 5.