Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Everton FC
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,199 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+4' Abdoulaye Doucoure
Y 16' Abdoulaye Doucoure
Y 39' Jarrad Branthwaite
Y 87' Idrissa Gana Gueye

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

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

1
2
5
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Everton FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC 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

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Everton FC H 0–1 L
05 Apr Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
01 Apr Manchester United FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 4–3 W
15 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 4–2 W
08 Mar Manchester City FC H 1–0 W
Everton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
05 Apr Arsenal FC H 1–1 D
02 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–1 L
15 Mar West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
08 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
26 Feb Brentford FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC Everton FC
#23 Position #20
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds City Ground, Nottingham will turn into a battlefield for Nottingham Forest FC and Everton FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Nikola Milenkovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 16' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Abdoulaye Doucoure on 16 minutes.
  • 21' Everton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
  • 26' Iliman Ndiaye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Everton FC so far.
  • 31' Everton FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 372 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jarrad Branthwaite on 39.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nuno Espírito Santo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 49' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 54' Everton FC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Jota Silva by Anthony Elanga on 59 minute.
  • 64' Armando Broja makes way for Beto at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Everton FC.
  • 67' Carlos Alcaraz gets the nod from Everton FC. He replaces Iliman Ndiaye and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Everton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Nicolas Dominguez as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Yates steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 80' Neco Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 26 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 87' Everton FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 90' Everton FC make a change. Jack Harrison trudges off to be replaced by Dwight McNeil on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Everton FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Everton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Moyes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC 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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-04-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester United FC W 2025-03-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-03-15 Ipswich Town FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W

Everton FC Form

2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC W 2025-04-05 Everton FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2025-04-02 Liverpool FC 1–0 Everton FC L 2025-03-15 Everton FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2025-03-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2025-02-26 Brentford FC 1–1 Everton FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.35 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.43 Everton FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC24% Draw49% Everton FC27%
Actual: Everton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 51%
49%
± 1.5 20%
80%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Everton FC
76%
Nottingham Forest FC or Everton FC
51%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC9% Draw79% Everton FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
48.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 0
2.3%
1 – 2
1.9%
2 – 1
1.5%
0 – 3
0.5%
2 – 2
0.5%
1 – 3
0.3%
3 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Everton FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 15% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 19% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
65% ✗
Everton FC keeps clean sheet
70% ✓

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