Nottingham Forest vs Everton

Nottingham Forest

0 - 2

Everton

🕒 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 16 · Everton 13

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

29 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	38%
Draws	24%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (21-11).
Nottingham Forest controlled possession (70%).
Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Everton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

21 / 23

Avg: 1.11 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.05

PPG

1.37

1.05

1.11

1.21

42%

O2.5

37%

47%

BTTS

47%

32%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Everton rank13th

Nottingham Forest points44

Everton points49

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3

34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Everton: #13 · 49 pts · GD -3

29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-4

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Everton last 5 away

L D L D L

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-9

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Everton trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%

Everton score away68%

Everton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%

Everton score first47%

Everton win after scoring first78%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Everton 22%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Everton 27.8'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22

Everton score away1.11 vs 1.22

Everton concede away1.21 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Everton score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Everton are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS0%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Everton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

665

301

Passes Accurate

600

223

Passes %

90%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

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19' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Garner

Normal Goal · Assist: D. McNeil

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Domínguez

1st substitution · For: Douglas Luiz

61'

61' Douglas Luiz

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Igor Jesus

2nd substitution · For: T. Awoniyi

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ N. Patterson

1st substitution · For: J. Grealish

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ C. Hudson-Odoi

3rd substitution · For: D. Bakwa

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

T. Barry

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Garner

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ T. Barry

2nd substitution · For: Beto

Nottingham Forest vs Everton 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Everton took the lead at 19' when J. Garner scored, with the assist credited to D. McNeil, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Domínguez replacing Douglas Luiz. Douglas Luiz received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 61'. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Igor Jesus replacing T. Awoniyi. Everton made their 1st substitution at 72', with N. Patterson replacing J. Grealish. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 75', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing D. Bakwa. Everton extended the lead at 79' when T. Barry scored, with the assist credited to J. Garner, making the score 0-2. Everton made their 2nd substitution at 85', with T. Barry replacing Beto.

Nottingham Forest used 3 substitutions while Everton used 2 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card.