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Estadio da Nora, Albufeira Wed 22 Jul, 2026

Match Recap

Forest Flex Muscles in Comfortable Blackburn Victory

Nottingham Forest swept aside Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in a pre-season friendly at the City Ground, with goals from Jesus, Kalimuendo and Awoniyi securing a convincing home win.

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Match Events

40' I. Jesus Nottingham Forest

46' N. Milenković → C. Nwosu Nottingham Forest

46' N. Domínguez → G. McDonnell Nottingham Forest

46' Jair → Z. Abbott Nottingham Forest

46' R. Yates → T. Bindon Nottingham Forest

46' J. McAtee → D. Bakwa Nottingham Forest

46' Morato → O. Richards Nottingham Forest

46' N. Williams → L. Netz Nottingham Forest

46' O. Aina → E. d. S. Moreira Nottingham Forest

46' M. Gibbs-White → A. Kalimuendo Nottingham Forest

46' I. Jesus → T. Awoniyi Nottingham Forest

46' M. Sels → J. Victor Nottingham Forest

48' A. Kalimuendo Nottingham Forest

51' T. Awoniyi Nottingham Forest

62' Blackburn Rovers A. Guðjohnsen → A. Henriksson

62' Blackburn Rovers R. Morishita → D. De Neve

62' Blackburn Rovers T. Cantwell → L. Houghton

62' Blackburn Rovers O. Afolayan → M. Baradji

62' Blackburn Rovers S. Tavares → J. Garrett

62' Blackburn Rovers K. Montgomery → A. Forshaw

62' Blackburn Rovers Y. Ribeiro → H. Pickering

62' Blackburn Rovers T. Atcheson → G. Pratt

62' Blackburn Rovers S. McLoughlin → H. Carter

62' Blackburn Rovers R. Alebiousu → M. Litherland

62' Blackburn Rovers B. Tóth → A. Pears

Highlights

Full Match Highlights

Forest 3 - 0 Blackburn — Full Highlights

Lineups Predicted

Nottingham Forest

4-4-2

Starting XI

26M. Sels 3N. Williams 31N. Milenković 4Morato 23Jair 10M. Gibbs-White 21O. Hutchinson 16N. Domínguez 6I. Sangaré 19I. Jesus 11C. Wood

Substitutes

34O. Aina 25L. Netz 29D. Bakwa 9T. Awoniyi 24J. McAtee 22R. Yates 14D. Ndoye 44Z. Abbott 61J. Sinclair 51A. Whitehall 17E. d. S. Moreira 67K. Willows 13J. Victor 15A. Kalimuendo 6C. Nwosu 10K. Thompson 45L. Sillah 27O. Richards 6T. Bindon 77Z. Blake 63A. Bott

Blackburn Rovers

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

22B. Tóth 3H. Pickering 38T. Atcheson 16S. Wharton 15S. McLoughlin 28A. Forshaw 25R. Morishita 28M. Baradji 29M. Jørgensen 23Y. Ohashi 2R. Alebiousu

Substitutes

4Y. Ribeiro 10T. Cantwell 31K. Montgomery 21O. Afolayan 17H. Carter 14D. De Neve 1A. Pears 8S. Tavares 26C. O'Riordan 54V. Joseph 11A. Guðjohnsen 7A. Kargbo 53F. Vare 43G. Pratt 3H. Pates 32I. Tyjon 34J. Garrett 2L. Houghton 4M. Decandia 7T. Pitt 18A. Henriksson 12L. Miller 52N. Dlamini

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Head to Head Last 5 • See 10 →

Nottingham Forest Wins

Draws

Blackburn Rovers Wins

5 meetings • Goals: 8 - 2

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition
22 Jul 2026	W	3 - 0	L	Club Friendlies
09 Feb 2022	W	2 - 0	L	Club Friendlies
18 Aug 2021	L	1 - 2	W	Club Friendlies
20 Feb 2021	W	1 - 0	L	Club Friendlies
17 Oct 2020	W	1 - 0	L	Club Friendlies

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