There was a very important game at the City Ground this weekend as Nottingham Forest hosted Bristol City. Both teams were standing close to the play-off places in the table and this game could have taken either one them closer to that all-important top six.
It promised to be an interesting encounter between two teams in the Championship with different styles of attacking football. In this tactical analysis we will have a look at how both teams manifested themselves going forward and the change in formation that won Bristol the game.
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Former Republic of Ireland boss Martin ONeill came in as the new Nottingham Forest manager. The club legend chose to start with a 4-4-2 formation with Grabban and Murphy playing as the two strikers. He had to set out a different team to their defeat earlier against Reading. The away team hadnt been beaten in 10 games and Bristol Citys Lee Johnson opted for a 4-1-4-1 formation with captain Pack playing between the defence and midfield.
The home team remained in the 4-4-2 formation throughout the game. The introduction of Guedioura and Dias as subs didnt not affect the formation. Bristol did make a change however, with Johnson switching to a 4-4-1-1 formation after Palmer came on in the 64th minute. The move certainly had its effect on the game, since Diedhious winner was a result of that change in formation.
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