| 0¹ | A cynical foul gets JOVETIC a yellow card. |
| 1¹ | VOLLAND waltzed past FABINHO and rattled a weak shot well wide. |
| 5¹ | A strike from JORGINHO held no problem for the Darlington 'keeper. |
| 6¹ | A useful ball from ZINCHENKO on the right found VOLLAND who scuffed his shot wide. |
| 12¹ | A shot from JIMÉNEZ was booted off the line by LAROUCI. |
| 14¹ | The Darlington 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked shot from MIKEL. |
| 19¹ | JIMÉNEZ flicked a deadly shot over from twenty yards out. |
| 23¹ | The 'keeper saved a clever shot from MIKEL. |
| 32¹ | NELSON was put clear by LEES-MELOU and he nutmegged the 'keeper but thrust his shot over. |
| 33¹ | MAVROPANOS booked for a high tackle. |
| 39¹ | A perfect shot from MIKEL was dealt with by a good block from LLORIS. |
| 40¹ | The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from LEES-MELOU fell just over. |
| 6² | VOLLAND's shot was well saved by the Darlington 'keeper. |
| 8² | CROSSLEY cautions WELBECK for violent conduct against JIMÉNEZ. |
| 9² | GOAL!! With his back to goal MIKEL turned and poked the ball past LLORIS. (1-0 Nottingham Forest)| 15² | A header by WELBECK at the near post was easily collected by SCHMEICHEL. | | 23² | FABINHO booked by the referee for a poor challenge. | | 23² | MANGALA hoofed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area. | | 34² | JOVETIC made space on the right and knocked the ball to NELSON who clipped the ball over. | | 35² | A mix up in the Darlington defence enabled JIMÉNEZ to fire the ball just beyond the far post. | | 37² | A penalty box meleé resulted in NELSON cracking the ball wide. | | 46² | GOAL!! An outswinging corner nodded out by BALOTELLI was knocked into the back of the net by JIMÉNEZ. (2-0 Nottingham Forest) | |