Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Leicester City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Fri 25 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC King Power Stadium 31,879 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Ryan Yates
Jamie Vardy 23' 1–1
1–2 47' Chris Wood
1–3 60' Chris Wood
Ricardo Pereira 35' Y
Y 41' Alex Moreno
Stephy Mavididi 46' Y
Harry Winks 58' Y
Y 78' Nicolas Dominguez
Jordan Ayew 88' Y
Boubakary Soumare 90' Y
Y 90' Nikola Milenkovic

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

1
1
3
Leicester City FC 5 games · Avg 3.8 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-25 Leicester City FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-01-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Leicester City FC 2022-10-03 Leicester City FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-02-06 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 1–3 L
19 Oct Southampton FC A 3–2 W
05 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
28 Sep Arsenal FC A 2–4 L
21 Sep Everton FC H 1–1 D
14 Sep Crystal Palace FC A 2–2 D
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Leicester City FC A 3–1 W
21 Oct Crystal Palace FC H 1–0 W
06 Oct Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Fulham FC H 0–1 L
22 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–2 D
14 Sep Liverpool FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Liam Delap 3 G
Dan Ndoye 2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Leicester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 16' Nottingham Forest FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ryan Yates on 16.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ricardo Pereira made 365 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' What an equalizer from Jamie Vardy!
  • 28' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ricardo Pereira.
  • 40' Jota Silva has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Alex Moreno.
  • 46' Stephy Mavididi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' GOAL! Chris Wood scores on 47. Assisted by Elliot Anderson
  • 52' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' Harry Winks picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' A stunning finish from Chris Wood — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 65' Leicester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 68' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Ricardo Pereira by Bilal El Khannouss on 68 minute.
  • 71' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Elliot Anderson trudges off to be replaced by Neco Williams on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Morato gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Alex Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Wilfred Ndidi departs to be replaced by Boubakary Soumare.
  • 76' Ramon Sosa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Hudson-Odoi at the 76 minute mark.
  • 78' Nicolas Dominguez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 81 minute. Chris Wood leaves to be changed by Taiwo Awoniyi.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Hudson-Odoi, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a card for Jordan Ayew.
  • 90' Boubakary Soumare is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brennan Johnson 5
Chris Wood 3
James Maddison 2
Jamie Vardy 1
Djed Spence 1
Morgan Gibbs-White 1
Joe Worrall 1
Conor Coady 1

Head to Head

2024-10-25 Leicester City FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-01-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Leicester City FC 2022-10-03 Leicester City FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-02-06 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Leicester City FC

Leicester City FC Form

2024-10-25 Leicester City FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-10-19 Southampton FC 2–3 Leicester City FC W 2024-10-05 Leicester City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2024-09-28 Arsenal FC 4–2 Leicester City FC L 2024-09-21 Leicester City FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2024-09-14 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-10-25 Leicester City FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-10-21 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-10-06 Chelsea FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2024-09-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Fulham FC L 2024-09-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2024-09-14 Liverpool FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Nottingham Forest FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC31% Draw28% Nottingham Forest FC41%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
69%
Leicester City FC or Nottingham Forest FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC23% Draw46% Nottingham Forest FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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