Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nottingham Forest 16th with 44 points, Burnley 19th with 22, 22 apart. Nottingham Forest had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Nottingham Forest 1.26 scored and 1.34 conceded per game, Burnley 1 and 1.97, with the league averaging 1.38.
6 matches unbeaten backed Nottingham Forest's arrival. Burnley's winless run stood at 7. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Nottingham Forest against 1/15 for Burnley.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nottingham Forest 3, draws 5, Burnley 7, at 2.33 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 27% of the meetings.
The match was played at The City Ground (capacity 30,445). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Burnley led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest: Morgan Gibbs-White (77'), Morgan Gibbs-White (69'), Igor Jesus (90'), Morgan Gibbs-White (62') · Burnley: Zian Flemming (45')
Key stats
Possession: Nottingham Forest 51% · Burnley 49% · Total shots: 10-4 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-4