The home side Nottingham Forest were in control leading 1-0 in the Championship. But Cardiff turned the game around and won 2-1.
Nottingham Forest took an early lead when Lewis Grabban netted after 23 minutes, with an assist by Max Lowe, making it 0-1.
It took a long time before the next goal came. With more than 30 minutes on the clock, Cardiff’s Rubin Colwill scored and equalised.
Rubin Colwill scored the deciding goal in the 73rd minute with an assist by Kieffer Moore. The team had then turned the match around. The 1-2 goal was the last goal of the game.
The game was the sixth in a row without a win for Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest have 1 draw 4 losses with a 4–8 goal difference in the last 5 games, while Cardiff have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and a 10–6 goal difference.
Cardiff are in eighth place after the game, while Nottingham Forest are in 24th and last.
The last meeting between the teams ended in a 1-0 away win for Nottingham Forest in April 2021.
Cardiff are unbeaten away from home, with one win in two tries so far in the league.
Nottingham Forest have scored 5 goals. They have scored three goals at home. They’ve conceded 10 goals in total.
Cardiff have scored 11 goals in this campaign. Away from home they have scored 11 goals. They’ve conceded 7 goals in total.
Nottingham Forest have opened the score in 1 of their 5 of the games, and have a winning ratio of 0 percent when scoring the first goal.
After this game in the Championship, Nottingham Forest will take on Middlesbrough (home) on 14 September 2021, Huddersfield Town (away) on 17 September 2021 and Millwall (home) on 24 September 2021. Cardiff play Coventry City (away) on 14 September 2021, Bournemouth (home) on 17 September 2021 and Blackburn Rovers (away) on 24 September 2021.
