| 8¹ | A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper. |
| 8¹ | JOHNSON brought the ball round WARD-PROWSE and stroked a poor shot into the crowd. |
| 15¹ | GREALISH headed the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area. |
| 17¹ | DONNARUMMA dived to his left to block a fierce shot from Nottingham Forest's HERNÁNDEZ. |
| 17¹ | The motionless Nottingham Forest 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from WARD-PROWSE fell just over. |
| 18¹ | A lovely cross from ISCO was tapped goalbound by RONALDO only for the Plymouth Argyle 'keeper to claw away. |
| 23¹ | DONNARUMMA blocked a lovely shot from KOVACIC. |
| 24¹ | KOVACIC galloped through the Plymouth Argyle defence but shot straight at the 'keeper. |
| 27¹ | WARD-PROWSE's header was well saved by DONNARUMMA. |
| 29¹ | A cross from FERNÁNDEZ left GREALISH in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot. |
| 31¹ | RAYA was able to palm clear a weak shot from GREALISH. |
| 34¹ | A bad tackle on VALVERDE by HERNÁNDEZ results in a booking. |
| 39¹ | The referee books GUENDOUZI for a high tackle. |
| 40¹ | A delightful shot from NÚÑEZ was dealt with by a good block from the Nottingham Forest 'keeper. |
| 43¹ | ISCO booked by the ref. |
| 1² | GOAL!! Some steady work by KOVACIC on the right, left JOTA yards clear, and he raced past the Plymouth Argyle 'keeper and drove the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Nottingham Forest)| 9² | GUENDOUZI played the ball to FERNÁNDEZ who forced it inches over. | | 14² | AKÉ booked. | | 34² | A free-kick from KOVACIC flew wide. | | 39² | A header by AKÉ at the near post was comfortably collected by DONNARUMMA. | | 40² | The Plymouth Argyle 'keeper managed to block a wicked shot. | | 42² | ISCO snapped at an easy chance. | |