[場內] 諾定咸森林 vs 錫菲聯 (FT: 1-0)

森林經過兩場作客敗仗後，週三零晨回歸主場迎戰到訪的錫菲聯(Sheffield United)，希望能夠延續主場七連勝的強勢。主場的森林作出三個調動，上仗休息的翼鋒保羅‧安達臣(Paul Anderson)代替泰臣(Nathan Tyson)，另外一對射手安梳爾(Robert Earnshaw)及布力史托(Dexter Blackstock)亦悉數上陣。

開賽僅四分鐘，馬捷維斯基(Radoslav Majewski)開出角球，安達臣頭鎚異傳予禁區內的安梳爾近門射入，替主隊領先一比零，並射入職業生涯第一百五十個入球。打開缺口後，森林一眾球員放下近幾場的心理包袱，表現相當對板，屢次於客隊禁區內製造不少驚險場面，可惜未能將紀錄拉開。稍為喘定的鍚菲聯慢慢重拾比賽節奏，尤其以剛由米堡(Middlesbrough)加盟的耶廸斯(Mark Yeates)最為活躍。易邊後，客隊追平的決心更大。可惜僅兩分鐘，前鋒軒達臣(Darius Henderson)開掙被逐離場，滿以為森林可以輕取對手，反而客隊採出硬朗的踢法，頻頻用犯規戰術阻止森林策動攻勢，與森林踢成均勢。及後高漢(Chris Cohen)扣過對手施射被門將馬克‧賓恩(Mark Bunn)撲出，安達臣補射又中網側。後備入替的泰臣接應安梳爾的右路落底左腳施射，又被門將賓恩托出底線。完場前，錫菲聯狂攻森林，幸好主隊眾球員非常集中，最後以一比零氣走十人應戰的錫菲聯，聯賽主場八連勝，同晚次席的西布朗(West Brom)只能迫和卡廸夫城(Cardiff City)，令森林與榜首的西布朗及紐卡素(Newcastle)只相差兩分但多打一至兩場，重燃取得直接升班的希望。

Nottingham Forest: Camp, Morgan, Wilson, Gunter, Perch, Cohen, McKenna (C), Anderson (Tyson 73min), Majewski (Moussi 88min), Earnshaw (McGoldrick 80min), Blackstock
Subs not used: Smith, Chambers, Garner, Adebola,
Bookings: Majewski 29min, Perch 52min
Scorer: Earnshaw 4min

Sheffield United: Bunn, Bartley, Gearey (Quinn 39min) Kallio, Montgomery(C), Nosworth, Henderson, Yeates, Williamson (Evans 78min), Ward, Camara (Cresswell 66min)
Subs not used: Bennett, Stewart, Little, Fortune
Bookings: Henderson 46min RED Card, Williamson 53min, Yeates 55min, Tallio 81min,, Cresswell 90+5min

Referee: N S Miller
Attendance: 22,076 Away attn: 1,473