Match Report
44 points for Nottingham Forest (16th), 49 for Everton (13th): a 5-point gap. On the form table Nottingham Forest stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Nottingham Forest 1.26 scored and 1.34 conceded per game, Everton 1.24 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.38.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nottingham Forest 1, draws 2, Everton 4, at 2.14 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
The venue was The City Ground, with room for 30,445 spectators. Everton led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Everton: James Garner (19'), Thierno Barry (79')
Key stats
Possession: Nottingham Forest 70% · Everton 30% · Total shots: 21-11 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 9-2