At 3:45 Beijing time on February 10, the 31st round of the Championship continued, with James Garner taking the lead in the first half, Rennihan receiving a red card in the second half, Johnson locking in the win on a penalty in 93 minutes, and Nottingham Forest's 2-0 victory over Blackburn. In the case of a 1 round of the junior round, Nottingham Forest broke into the top 6 and saw hope of an upgrade.
Nottingham Forest is an established Premier League team with 2 Champions League titles and 1 Top League trophy. But since being relegated from the Premier League in 1999, Nottingham Forest has struggled in the lower leagues.
This season, Nottingham Forest suddenly broke out, and in addition to the upper reaches of the Championship rankings, it also became a big nemesis in the FA Cup. In the quarter-finals, Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal 1-0 away to eliminate the Gunners. Just three days ago, Nottingham Forest beat defending champions Leicester City 4-1 away and successfully reached the round of 16.
Back in the league, Nottingham Forest continued to play well, putting Blackburn, who was 3rd in the table, under the horse. Starting with the defeat of Arsenal on 10 January this year, Nottingham Forest has scored a two-line attack, with an impressive record of 7 wins and 1 loss in 8 games.
For the first time since 2020, Nottingham Forest beat the top 3 teams in the table, thus overtaking Sheffield United, West Brom, Luton and Middlesbrough to 6th in the table. According to the rules of the Championship, the first two places of the season land directly in the Premier League, and the 3rd to 6th places are brutally contested in the play-offs to compete for the last promotion place.
In other words, Nottingham Forest now sees hope of an upgrade that could end a 23-year wait. In this game, James Garner, who was loaned by Manchester United to Nottingham Forest, performed well, helping Nottingham Forest break the deadlock.
In the last three games, the 20-year-old James Garner has contributed to the game, handing over 1 goal and 2 assists, directly involved in 3 goals.
In the 22nd minute, Davis crossed from the left and James Garner scored the ball inside the penalty area, calmly swung past the opposing defender and fired a right-footed shot into the net.
After scoring, James Garner ran wildly, shouting and celebrating at his teammates, and then put his finger to his mouth to signal the home audience to shut up.