Match summary
Before kickoff, Nottingham Forest were 17th in the table but 11th on points from the last five league games.
Everton won with 30% of the possession.
Nottingham Forest vs EvertonResult, Lineups & H2H
The City Ground
Nottingham Forest vs Everton in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Everton moved from 12th to 7th in the Premier League table with this result.5 places up. Table rebuilt from 180 results before kickoff and 184 after it (including 3 matches played at the same time); 20 teams; 28 points after 19 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Nottingham Forest2W 0D 3L
Nottingham ForestEverton
6Pointsof 157
6Goals scored4
7Goals conceded3
1Clean sheets3
1Scored in a row0
0Unbeaten in a row1
2Without a win3
2Conceded in a row0
Head to head7 meetings · Aug 2022 – Dec 2025
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 1
- Draws
- 2
- Everton wins
- 4
2.14goals per meeting
29%both teams scored
29%3+ goals
29%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNottingham Forest 1W 0D 4L · 1.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 180 earlier results
Nottingham ForestEverton
#17Position#12
18Points18 v 18 games25
-10Goal difference-2
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.41
1.56Conceded per game1.11
#11Form table position#8
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Nottingham ForestEverton
- 85'Substitution · Everton · Beto · InOut: Thierno Barry
- 79'Goal · Everton · Thierno Barry0-2
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Dilane Bakwa · InOut: Callum Hudson-Odoi75'
- 72'Substitution · Everton · Jack Grealish · InOut: Nathan Patterson
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Taiwo Awoniyi · InOut: Igor Jesus62'
- Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Douglas Luiz61'
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Douglas Luiz · InOut: Nicolás Domínguez46'
- 19'Goal · Everton · James Garner0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Nottingham ForestEverton
70%Ball Possession30%
21Shots Total11
6Shots On Target3
9Corners2
11Fouls9
1Yellow Cards0
1Saves6
665Passes301
8Shots Off Target4
111Attacks68
92Dangerous Attacks29
12Shots Inside Box7
9Shots Outside Box4
0Goals2
9Free Kicks11
7Shots Blocked4
3Substitutions2
21Tackles23
0Assists2
600Accurate Passes223
52Total Crosses7
9Accurate Crosses2
5Interceptions9
58Duels Won63
1Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 74(90%) | 5 | 9/14 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 123(91%) | 3 | 10/18 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 68(91%) | 3 | 7/9 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 55(93%) | - | 5/10 | |
| 7.1 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 46(96%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 7.0 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 39(95%) | 1 | 5/7 | |
| 7.0 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 6(100%) | - | 2/4 | |
Murillo DF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 77(88%) | 3 | 7/12 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 65(86%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.8 | 15' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7(83%) | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 6.6 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(92%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 58(93%) | 1 | 1/12 | |
| 6.3 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 4(50%) | - | 1/12 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(81%) | - | - |
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