Dundee face English Championship side Nottingham Forest in Murcia in Spain on Tuesday and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v Nottingham Forest
COMPETITION: Pre-Season Friendly
DATE: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
KICK OFF: 6.30pm (local time) – 5.30pm (UK time)
VENUE: Pinatar Arena
Ticketing Information
This match is pay at the gate.
Tickets prices are €10 for adults, €5 for 5-16-year-olds and free of charge for Under 5s.
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1865
STADIUM: City Ground
CAPACITY: 30,445
PITCH SIZE: 115m x 78m
MANAGER: Sabri Lamouchi
CHAIRMAN: Nicholas Randall QC
NICKNAME: Forest, The Reds
MASCOT: Robin Hood
CLUB COLOURS: Red and white
HONOURS: UEFA European Champions Cup winners: 1978/79, 1979/80
UEFA Super Cup winners: 1979
Football League First Division (1st tier) winners: 1977/18
FA Cup winners: 1897/98, 1958/59
Football League Cup winners: 1977/78, 1978/79, 1988/89, 1989/90
Football League Second Division (2nd tier) winners: 1906/07,
1921/22
Football League First Division (2nd tier) winners: 1997/98
Football League Third Division (3rd tier) winners: 1950/51
FA Charity Shield winners: 1978
Full Members’ Cup winners; 1988/89, 1991/92
Anglo-Scottish Cup winners: 1977
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 49,946 v Manchester United, First Division, 28/10/1967
RECORD WIN: 14-0 v Clapton (a) FA Cup 1st Round, 17/1/1891
WEBSITE: www.nottinghamforest,co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of the Pinatar Arena is Av. del Mojón, s/n, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
San Pedro del Pinatar is located on the Mediterranean coast in the Murcia region of southeast Spain.
Sitting next to San Javier, its airport, Murcia de San Javier would be the most convenient, if you are flying into the area and is around 13 km away. Alicante Airport has a connecting bus service to Murcia and is some 45 minutes travel time away.
The town of San Pedro is around an hour away from Murcia and then the Arena itself is a couple of kilometres on from there.
Last Dundee v Nottingham Forest Match
- 21/4/1897 | Neutral | Friendly | Lost 2-1 | 5,000 | Smith
Last Meeting
Having travelled to London the previous Easter to play a series of friendly games, including a game against Corinithians at the Queens Club in West Kensington where a new world record crowd of 60,000 was set, Dundee went south again over Easter 1987 and faced a Nottingham Forest side at Crystal Palace.
On Wednesday 21st April Dundee faced Forest at the Crystal Palace Grounds in London and when The Dee emerged from the changing room, the crowd were heard to shout “Play Up Marmalade!” in reference to the first brand of commercial marmalade that originated from Dundee.
The pitch at the Crystal Palace Grounds was of large dimensions but was a little soft which meant the ball became heavier as the game wore on. Dundee created plenty of chances, especially for Willocks and Devlin but they couldn’t make the break through and against the run of play Forest scored twice. Right on full time Thomson fed the ball to Jim Smith who ran in on goal to score a consolation and with Forest winning 2-1 they were given prize of £11
Dundee FC: Hillman, Kelso, Burgess, Hall, McArthur, Keillor, Allan, Clark, Devlin, Willocks, Smith
Goals: Smith (90).
Attendance: 5,000.
Nottingham Forest Season So Far
Forest’s first pre-season game of the new campaign was away at Alfreton Town last Saturday and they won 2-1 thanks to goals from Brennan Johnson and Karim Ansarifard.
How To Watch
A full match replay and highlights will be available on DeeTV following the match.
The goals will also be available on DeeTV and on the club’s social media platforms.
