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  • Kick-off: 13:00
  • Venue: Whaddon Road Ground
  • Attendance: 5012
  • Referee: Miller, P

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

80mins

Nottm Forest are replacing Kris Commons with Nathan Tyson.

76mins

Jennison Myrie-Williams is being taken off, Ashley Vincent has come on in his place.

76mins

Nottm Forest are replacing Wes Morgan with Ian Breckin.

68mins

The referee has booked Wes Morgan.

66mins

Goal!! Nottm Forest have scored with Kris Commons putting it in the back of the net.

64mins

Craig Reid is replaced by Gavin Caines.

57mins

Michael Townsend is booked for dissent.

52mins

Julian Bennett is booked for unsporting behaviour.

48mins

John Finnigan goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 2.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Goal!! Nottm Forest have scored with Kris Commons putting it in the back of the net.

11mins

Goal!! Nottm Forest have scored with Kris Commons putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Nottingham Forest underlined their League One promotion credentials with a display of ruthless efficiency at Cheltenham Town.

Kris Commons was the star of the show with an impressive hat-trick, but his team were all-round way to strong for the struggling Robins.

Forest started strongly and it took them only 11 minutes to take the lead.

Chris Cohen played the ball out to left-back Julian Bennett and his in-swinging cross was headed in by Commons, who had made a clever run across the box.

Cheltenham's Dean Sinclair had the ball in the net shortly afterwards but the goal was ruled out for offside and Forest looked sharper than their hosts all across the pitch.

Northern Ireland international Sammy Clingan had a shot blocked as the visitors dominated the opening stages.

Cheltenham's former Nottingham Forest left-back Alan Wright saw a free-kick from the edge of the box saved at full-stretch by Forest goalkeeper Paul Smith, but the game was all but decided in the moments before half-time.

Grant Holt sent a header inches wide from a cross by Clingan, but only seconds after that, Commons darted through a big gap in the heart of the Cheltenham defence before drilling a low shot beyond goalkeeper Shane Higgs.

Clingan saw a shot cleared off the line by defender Andy Gallinagh at the start of the second half, but Commons completed his hat-trick after 66 minutes.

A sliced clearance from Higgs struck Forest's Grant Holt and spun across for Commons, who hit the ball first time from 35 yards into an empty net to make it seven games unbeaten and move his team up to third place in the table.

Cheltenham, meanwhile, will be hoping caretaker boss Keith Downing can inspire his charges to pick up points before a decision is made on whether he will get the job on a full-time basis.

Cheltenham Town Team

Nottingham Forest Team

Cheltenham Town

Nottingham Forest

Corners

75

Fouls

1425

Goal attempts

1310

Shots off target

76

Offsides

50

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