Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sheffield Utd
2023-08-18 · Matchweek 2
· Referee: Peter Bankes · VAR: Michael Oliver
A quiet game for the whistle — 5 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Peter Bankes refereed it
Bankes showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.9, and awarded 14 fouls against an average of 22.0.
Match statistics
| Nottingham Forest | Sheffield Utd | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 5 | 9 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Normal Goal | Nottingham Forest | T. Awoniyi | 1-0 |
| 36' | Yellow Card | Nottingham Forest | Willy Boly | 1-0 |
| 44' | Yellow Card | Nottingham Forest | Serge Aurier | 1-0 |
| 45+2' | Yellow Card | Sheffield Utd | Oliver Norwood | 1-0 |
| 48' | Normal Goal | Sheffield Utd | G. Hamer | 1-1 |
| 72' | Yellow Card | Sheffield Utd | Gustavo Hamer | 1-1 |
| 86' | Yellow Card | Sheffield Utd | Ben Osborn | 1-1 |
| 89' | Normal Goal | Nottingham Forest | C. Wood | 2-1 |