Nottingham Forest FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Nottingham Forest FC

2 – 3

Full Time

AFC Bournemouth

Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Anthony Elanga 47' 1–0

1–1 51' Dominic Solanke

1–2 58' Dominic Solanke

Chris Wood 74' 2–2

2–3 90+4' Dominic Solanke

Willy Boly 5' Y

Willy Boly 23' YR

Y 31' Alex Scott

Y 65' Antoine Semenyo

Y 68' Ryan Christie

Overview

Match Preview

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

Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
AFC Bournemouth 10 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Assistant 1 Wade Smith
Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

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

Nottingham Forest FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals AFC Bournemouth

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-23 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth 2023-01-21 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-09-03 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth 2022-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-08-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–3	L
15 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–2	L
09 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D
06 Dec	Fulham FC	A	0–5	L
02 Dec	Everton FC	H	0–1	L
25 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–3	L

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	3–2	W
09 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	3–0	W
06 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–0	W
03 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	2–2	D
25 Nov	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
11 Nov	Newcastle United FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		AFC Bournemouth
#16	Position	#7
9	Points	15
10	Played	10
2 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 3
9	Scored	16
13	Conceded	14
-4	GD	+2
0.90	PPG	1.50
20%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

30% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 7th (15 pts).

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

AFC Bournemouth

0-15

3/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

1/3

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

AFC Bournemouth

Evanilson	5 G	4 A
Marcus Tavernier	5 G
Alex Scott	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Nottingham Forest FC vs AFC Bournemouth — let the football do the talking.
5' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 5.
10' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' 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.
23' It’s gonna be a Red card for Willy Boly.
26' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Moussa Niakhate comes on to replace Divock Origi.
29' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Lewis Cook by Alex Scott on 29 minute.
31' Alex Scott has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and AFC Bournemouth are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Callum Hudson-Odoi on, Orel Mangala off on 46 minutes.
47' GOAL! Anthony Elanga scores on 47.
51' What an equalizer from Dominic Solanke!
56' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Dominic Solanke does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Bournemouth surge ahead!
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Antoine Semenyo on 65 minutes.
68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Christie on 68 minutes.
70' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Antoine Semenyo has done his job and it is now time for Luis Sinisterra to step up.
74' Chris Wood adds to his 0 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
79' Neco Williams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
82' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Philip Billing departs to be replaced by David Brooks.
85' Harry Toffolo makes way for Ola Aina at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
90' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Morgan Gibbs-White is replaced by Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nottingham Forest FC 2-3 AFC Bournemouth.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

27
Divock Origi ↓ Moussa Niakhate 26'
11
Chris Wood
22
Ryan Yates
30
Willy Boly
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 90'
15
Harry Toffolo ↓ Ola Aina 85'
5
Orel Mangala ↓ Callum Hudson-Odoi 46'
1
Matt Turner
7
Neco Williams
21
Anthony Elanga
40
Murillo

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Antoine Semenyo ↓ Luis Sinisterra 70'
9
Dominic Solanke
29
Philip Billing ↓ David Brooks 82'
4
Lewis Cook ↓ Alex Scott 29'
15
Adam Smith
16
Marcus Tavernier
1
Neto
10
Ryan Christie
25
Marcos Senesi
27
Illia Zabarnyi
11
Dango Ouattara ↓ Kieffer Moore 82'

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

2023-12-23 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-12-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2023-12-06 Fulham FC 5–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2023-12-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2023-11-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

AFC Bournemouth Form

2023-12-23 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-12-09 Manchester United FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-12-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-12-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2023-11-25 Sheffield United FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-11-11 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Newcastle United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.06 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 AFC Bournemouth xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC20% Draw24% AFC Bournemouth56%

Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

44%

Draw or AFC Bournemouth

80%

Nottingham Forest FC or AFC Bournemouth

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC17% Draw43% AFC Bournemouth40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 3

6.2%

0 – 3

5.8%

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	23%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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