Match Report
AFC Bournemouth (6th, 57 pts) visited Nottingham Forest (16th, 44 pts) with 13 points between them. Nottingham Forest ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Nottingham Forest 1.26 scored and 1.34 conceded per game, AFC Bournemouth 1.53 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.38.
AFC Bournemouth carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Across 15 recorded meetings, Nottingham Forest have 2 wins to AFC Bournemouth's 8, with 5 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was The City Ground, with room for 30,445 spectators. Nottingham Forest led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest: Morgan Gibbs-White (34') · AFC Bournemouth: Marcus Tavernier (54')
Key stats
Possession: Nottingham Forest 45% · AFC Bournemouth 55% · Total shots: 15-17 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-3




