Saturday , 14 November 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
AFC Bournemouth
1 – 0
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Tue 3 May 2022 · 18:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 82' Scott McKenna
Y 90' Djed Spence
Mark Travers 90' Y
Dominic Solanke 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

7
5
AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-08-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2021-02-13 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth 2020-11-24 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
30 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 3–0 W
26 Apr Swansea City AFC A 3–3 D
23 Apr Fulham FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Coventry City FC A 3–0 W
15 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May AFC Bournemouth A 0–1 L
30 Apr Swansea City AFC H 5–1 W
26 Apr Fulham FC A 1–0 W
23 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–0 W
18 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 4–0 W
15 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AFC Bournemouth have kicked off against Nottingham Forest FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Bournemouth must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' AFC Bournemouth have won 466 goals from 349 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathaniel Phillips made 453 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. AFC Bournemouth seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
  • 45' AFC Bournemouth are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 349 games and scored 466 goals.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' Fresh legs for AFC Bournemouth! Kieffer Moore comes on to replace Jefferson Lerma.
  • 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' Scotland international Ryan Christie has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' Steve Cook has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 24 cards already picked up this season.
  • 79' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's shape.
  • 82' Scott McKenna has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' AFC Bournemouth is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kieffer Moore on 83.
  • 84' Joe Lolley is replacing Steve Cook for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Philip Zinckernagel is replaced by Alexander Mighten on 85 minute.
  • 88' A change in the AFC Bournemouth ranks — Ryan Christie exits the field as Ben Pearson enters on 88.
  • 89' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony is replaced by Chris Mepham.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Djed Spence argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AFC Bournemouth to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dominic Solanke 4
Dango Ouattara 3
Jaidon Anthony 3
Philip Billing 2
Justin Kluivert 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Chris Wood 2
Junior Stanislas 2

Head to Head

2022-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-08-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2021-02-13 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth 2020-11-24 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2022-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-04-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-04-26 Swansea City AFC 3–3 AFC Bournemouth D 2022-04-23 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Fulham FC D 2022-04-18 Coventry City FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-04-15 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC W 2022-04-26 Fulham FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-04-23 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-04-18 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-04-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.1 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth48% Draw31% Nottingham Forest FC21%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
79%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
52%
AFC Bournemouth or Nottingham Forest FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth28% Draw57% Nottingham Forest FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
2.6%
2 – 2
2.6%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 25% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.