Everton FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Everton FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Nottingham Forest FC

Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Goodison Park 39,352 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Chris Wood

0–2 61' Morgan Gibbs-White

James Tarkowski 8' Y

Idrissa Gana Gueye 47' Y

Jarrad Branthwaite 54' Y

Jordan Pickford 65' Y

Y 70' Willy Boly

Overview

Match Preview

Everton FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Goodison Park.

Everton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tony Harrington
Assistant 1 Matt Wilkes (England)
Assistant 2 Marc Perry

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Everton FC 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-29 Everton FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-04-21 Everton FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-12-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC 2023-03-05 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Everton FC 2022-08-20 Everton FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Everton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	1–1	D
22 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	0–0	D
14 Dec	Arsenal FC	A	0–0	D
04 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	4–0	W
01 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	0–4	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Everton FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–0	W
21 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–0	W
14 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	2–1	W
07 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	3–2	W
04 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Everton FC		Nottingham Forest FC
#20	Position	#23
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Everton FC are 20th (0 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Everton FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — let the football do the talking.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
8' James Tarkowski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 8.
13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' What a strike from Chris Wood! The score is 0-1.
20' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Jota Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' Belgium international Matz Sels has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' Everton FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' A tactical swap from Everton FC — Jesper Lindstrom on, Jack Harrison off on 46 minutes.
47' The referee calls foul for Idrissa Gana Gueye. He receives a card.
52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Everton FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
54' Everton FC player sees a card in front of him.
59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
61' Morgan Gibbs-White doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
65' Everton FC player sees a card in front of him.
68' Time for substitution for Everton FC. Idrissa Gana Gueye is replaced by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
69' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Willy Boly comes on to replace Ramon Sosa.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Willy Boly argues furiously but the card stands.
75' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Morgan Gibbs-White is replaced by Jota Silva on 75 minute.
80' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
81' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 81 minute. Neco Williams leaves to be changed by Harry Toffolo.
82' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Elliot Anderson trudges off to be replaced by James Ward-Prowse on 82 minutes.
87' Over 87 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nottingham Forest FC players.

Lineups

Everton FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

10
Iliman Ndiaye
16
Abdoulaye Doucoure
6
James Tarkowski
1
Jordan Pickford
27
Idrissa Gana Gueye ↓ Dominic Calvert-Lewin 68'
18
Ashley Young ↓ Nathan Patterson 68'
11
Jack Harrison ↓ Jesper Lindstrom 46'
8
Orel Mangala
19
Vitalii Mykolenko
32
Jarrad Branthwaite
22
Armando Broja ↓ Beto 75'

Bench

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Chris Wood ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 75'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Jota Silva 75'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina
31
Nikola Milenkovic
16
Nicolas Dominguez
4
Morato
7
Neco Williams ↓ Harry Toffolo 81'
8
Elliot Anderson ↓ James Ward-Prowse 82'
21
Anthony Elanga
24
Ramon Sosa ↓ Willy Boly 69'

Bench

18
James Ward-Prowse ↑ 82'
30
Willy Boly ↑ 69'
15
Harry Toffolo ↑ 81'
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 75'
33
Carlos Miguel
20
Jota Silva ↑ 75'
44
Zach Abbott
17
Eric da Silva Moreira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brennan Johnson	4
Abdoulaye Doucoure	3
Demarai Gray	2
Dwight McNeil	2
Idrissa Gana Gueye	1
Chris Wood	1
Morgan Gibbs-White	1

Head to Head

Everton FC Form

2024-12-29 Everton FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-12-26 Manchester City FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2024-12-22 Everton FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2024-12-14 Arsenal FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2024-12-04 Everton FC 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2024-12-01 Manchester United FC 4–0 Everton FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-12-29 Everton FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2024-12-21 Brentford FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-07 Manchester United FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.54 Everton FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.64 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Everton FC27% Draw42% Nottingham Forest FC31%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	34%	66%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Everton FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

73%

Everton FC or Nottingham Forest FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Everton FC14% Draw69% Nottingham Forest FC17%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

33.7%

0 – 1

17.8%

1 – 0

14.8%

1 – 1

11.8%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

1 – 2

3.6%

2 – 1

0 – 3

1.2%

2 – 2

1.1%

1 – 3

0.8%

3 – 0

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Everton FC

Handicap	Everton FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	18%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	22%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Everton FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

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