SM
Man Utd vs. Chelsea: 20 hrs 7 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
NF
Championship
Aug 29, 2015 at 3pm UK
 
CC

1-2

Antonio (86')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Jones (23'), Mason (49')

Kenwyne Jones, Joe Mason on target as Cardiff City win at Nottingham Forest

:Headline: Result: Kenwyne Jones, Joe Mason on target as Cardiff City win at Nottingham Forest: ID:242648: from db_amp
Cardiff City defeat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at the City Ground following goals from strike partners Kenwyne Jones and Joe Mason.

Cardiff City have beaten Nottingham Forest 2-1 at the City Ground following goals from strike partners Kenwyne Jones and Joe Mason.

Mason had an early penalty appeal waved away for the visitors by referee Oliver Langford following a challenge from Jack Hobbs.

Michail Antonio then threatened for Forest, forcing Fabio to smuggle the ball behind for a corner which resulted in little more.

There were half chances from Anthony Pilkington and Mason before Cardiff took the lead with a Peter Whittingham cross finding the head of Jones, who scored his second goal of the season after 23 minutes.

Mason continued to intimidate the Forest defence and forced keeper Dorus de Vries into a save after a powerful shot from an acute angle.

Forest's Tyler Walker stung the palms of Cardiff keeper David Marshall and captain Matt Mills had a chance to equalise shortly after the break, but the first half finished with the Bluebirds in the lead.

The home side had an chance early in the second half as substitute Ben Osborn forced Marshall into a save, but Cardiff doubled their lead minutes later when Mason picked up a deserved goal by diverting a Pilkington shot into the Forest net.

Marshall was called into action again 15 minutes later as Forest enjoyed a spell of possession, with winger Antonio forcing the Scotland international into a left-handed save following a good run.

Substitute Dexter Blackstock then had his own chance five minutes after coming on for the home side, but could only head the ball into the grasp of Marshall following an Osborn cross.

Antonio was eventually rewarded for his positive second-half play with four minutes to go as the winger slotted the ball beyond Marshall to halve the deficit and give Forest a fighting chance of picking up the draw.

Despite six additional minutes being added, it was Cardiff who ultimately pressed and finished off as winners.

amp_article__242648 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2015-08-30 09:12:18:
html db last update - 2015-08-30 09:12:18 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley126511751223
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
8Bristol City134721717019
9Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
10Middlesbrough135351415-118
11Millwall124441512316
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .