Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Nottingham Forest 16th on 44, Burnley 19th on 22. Nottingham Forest had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall.
Nottingham Forest carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Burnley had gone 7 games without a win. 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. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
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