Nottingham Forest FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Nottingham Forest FC

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AFC Bournemouth

Sun 24 May 2026 · 15:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,741 HT 45' · FT 45'

Morgan Gibbs-White 34' 1–0

1–1 54' Marcus Tavernier

Y 33' James Hill

Taiwo Awoniyi 67' Y

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest FC 3 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
AFC Bournemouth 3 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Lee Betts
Assistant 2

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 20.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals AFC Bournemouth

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2025-10-26 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-01-25 AFC Bournemouth 5–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2024-02-04 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–1	D
17 May	Manchester United FC	A	2–3	L
10 May	Newcastle United FC	H	1–1	D
07 May	Aston Villa FC	A	0–4	L
04 May	Chelsea FC	A	3–1	W
30 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	1–0	W

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–1	D
19 May	Manchester City FC	H	1–1	D
09 May	Fulham FC	A	1–0	W
03 May	Crystal Palace FC	H	3–0	W
22 Apr	Leeds United FC	H	2–2	D
18 Apr	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		AFC Bournemouth
#16	Position	#15
2	Points	2
3	Played	3
0 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 1
2	Scored	4
3	Conceded	5
-1	GD	-1
0.67	PPG	0.67
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (2 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 15th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AFC Bournemouth

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	1 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

AFC Bournemouth

Marcus Tavernier	2 G
Alex Scott	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Nottingham Forest FC host AFC Bournemouth — let the battle begin!
5' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against AFC Bournemouth's 4-2-3-1 shape.
15' Nikola Milenkovic, a Serbia , has 50 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 336 games and scored 442 goals.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' That is a card for AFC Bournemouth. James Hill will be fuming at that decision.
34' The England Morgan Gibbs-White breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-0!
39' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' AFC Bournemouth fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcus Tavernier makes it 1-1.
59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Taiwo Awoniyi argues furiously but the card stands.
72' Igor Jesus has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
82' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
87' Omari Hutchinson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Bournemouth so far.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Pereira

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-05-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2026-05-17 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-05-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-05-04 Chelsea FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W

AFC Bournemouth Form

2026-05-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2026-05-19 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2026-05-09 Fulham FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2026-04-22 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.84 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.17 AFC Bournemouth xG

I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC28% Draw32% AFC Bournemouth40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

61%

Draw or AFC Bournemouth

72%

Nottingham Forest FC or AFC Bournemouth

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC18% Draw54% AFC Bournemouth28%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.8%

0 – 1

14.4%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 2

8.8%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

5.3%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

1 – 3

3 – 1

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	23%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

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