Nottingham Forest FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Nottingham Forest FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.
- Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- AFC Bournemouth 5 games · 3 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 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #17 |
| 5 | Points | 3 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 0 / 3 / 2 |
| 4 | Scored | 6 |
| 5 | Conceded | 8 |
| -1 | GD | -2 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 0.60 |
| 20% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
Nottingham Forest FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
AFC Bournemouth this season
Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Nottingham Forest FC
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 1 G | 2 A |
| Dan Ndoye | 1 G |
AFC Bournemouth
| Marcus Tavernier | 3 G |
| Alex Scott | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds City Ground, Nottingham will turn into a battlefield for Nottingham Forest FC and AFC Bournemouth.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and AFC Bournemouth are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' AFC Bournemouth fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 33' Poor challenge from James Hill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 34' Morgan Gibbs-White adds to his 1 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 49' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 54' Against the run of play, Marcus Tavernier has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 59' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 64' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Bournemouth backline.
- 67' Taiwo Awoniyi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 67.
- 72' Hungary international Alex Toth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 77' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 82' James Hill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 87' With 3 assists to his name this season, Evanilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
- It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and AFC Bournemouth share the spoils 1-1.
Lineups
Nottingham Forest FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 11
- 10
- 6
- 26
- 31
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 21
- 23
- 19
Bench
- 22
- 27
- 9
- 16
- 25
- 14
- 24
- 44
- 45
Coach
Vítor Pereira
AFC Bournemouth Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 15
- 16
- 23
- 12
- 5
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 27
- 37
- 22
Bench
- 4
- 7
- 19
- 26
- 29
- 18
- 21
- 8
- 11
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
0.91
Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for:
AFC Bournemouth or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 2.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
63%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
70%
Nottingham Forest FC or AFC Bournemouth
68%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC
| Handicap | Nottingham Forest FC covers | Push | AFC Bournemouth covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 18% | 73% |
| -0.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 22% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
41%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.