Match summary
Before kickoff, Nottingham Forest (7th, 61 pts) were 40 points ahead of Leicester City (19th, 21 pts). Before kickoff, Leicester City were 19th in the table but 12th on points from the last five league games.
Nottingham Forest vs Leicester CityResult, Lineups & H2H
- Gibbs-White25'
- Wood 56'
- Coady16'
- Buonanotte81'
The City Ground, Nottingham
Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Nottingham Forest1W 1D 3L
Nottingham ForestLeicester City
4Pointsof 154
3Goals scored4
7Goals conceded9
0Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row1
1Unbeaten in a row1
3Without a win0
6Conceded in a row0
Head to head15 meetings · Dec 2009 – Oct 2024
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 6
- Draws
- 4
- Leicester City wins
- 5
3.53goals per meeting
53%both teams scored
73%3+ goals
53%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNottingham Forest 3W 1D 1L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueLeicester City1-3Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest2-0Leicester City
- Premier LeagueLeicester City4-0Nottingham Forest
- FA CupNottingham Forest4-1Leicester City
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest2-2Leicester City
Show all 15 meetings
- ChampionshipLeicester City0-2Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest2-3Leicester City
- ChampionshipLeicester City2-2Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipLeicester City0-0Nottingham Forest
- FA CupLeicester City4-0Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest2-2Leicester City
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest3-2Leicester City
- ChampionshipLeicester City1-0Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipLeicester City3-0Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest5-1Leicester City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 356 earlier results
Nottingham ForestLeicester City
#7Position#19
61Points35 v 35 games21
+12Goal difference-47
1.54Scored per gameleague avg 1.470.83
1.2Conceded per game2.17
#12Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Nottingham ForestLeicester City
- 90+3'Substitution · Leicester City · Caleb Okoli · InOut: Bilal El Khannouss
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Jota Silva · InOut: Elliot Anderson90+1'
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Taiwo Awoniyi · InOut: Ibrahim Sangaré83'
- 81'Goal · Leicester City · Facundo Buonanotte2-2
- 79'Yellow Card · Leicester City · Facundo Buonanotte
- 77'Substitution · Leicester City · Jeremy Monga · InOut: Kasey McAteer
- 77'Substitution · Leicester City · Victor Kristiansen · InOut: Luke Thomas
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Ryan Yates · InOut: Nicolás Domínguez74'
- Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Elliot Anderson73'
- Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Ola Aina69'
- 61'Substitution · Leicester City · Facundo Buonanotte · InOut: Jordan Ayew
- 60'Substitution · Leicester City · Boubakary Soumaré · InOut: Oliver Skipp
- Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Morato60'
- 58'Yellow Card · Leicester City · Luke Thomas
- Goal · Nottingham Forest · Chris Wood 2-156'
- 39'Yellow Card · Leicester City · James Justin
- Goal · Nottingham Forest · Morgan Gibbs-White1-125'
- 16'Goal · Leicester City · Conor Coady0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Nottingham ForestLeicester City
56%Ball Possession44%
16Shots Total12
4Shots On Target6
4Corners4
11Fouls11
3Yellow Cards3
1Offsides2
4Saves2
433Passes347
12Free Kicks12
16Throw-ins17
7Goal Kicks12
101Attacks75
52Dangerous Attacks32
10Goal Attempts8
11Shots Off Target4
10Shots Inside Box9
6Shots Outside Box3
2Goals2
5Shots Blocked0
3Substitutions5
17Tackles11
368Accurate Passes276
0Red Cards0
84Ball Safe73
1Injuries1
84.99%Pass Accuracy79.54%
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Substitutes
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 1/5 | 44(89%) | 2 | 2/8 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 18(89%) | - | 6/9 | |
| 7.5 | 83' | 0 | 0 | - | 50(93%) | 5 | 7/9 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/5 | 12(36%) | - | 5/11 | |
| 7.2 | 74' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 46(88%) | 2 | 4/9 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 61(81%) | 2 | 11/24 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(67%) | - | - | |
| 6.8 | 16' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 9(75%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(86%) | 4 | 6/12 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(86%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
Ola Aina DF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(92%) | - | 2/3 |
Morato DF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(89%) | - | 2/5 |
| 6.5 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0/1 |
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