Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sun 11 May 2025 · 13:15 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,245 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Conor Coady
Morgan Gibbs-White 25' 1–1
Chris Wood 56' 2–1
2–2 81' Facundo Buonanotte
Y 39' James Justin
Y 58' Luke Thomas
Morato 60' Y
Ola Aina 69' Y
Elliot Anderson 73' Y
Y 79' Facundo Buonanotte

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Assistant 1 Simon Long
  • Assistant 2
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 12.9 goals/game 🟥 2 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

3
1
1
Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · Avg 3.8 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC 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

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Leicester City FC H 2–2 D
05 May Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D
01 May Brentford FC H 0–2 L
27 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
21 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W
12 Apr Everton FC H 0–1 L
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
03 May Southampton FC H 2–0 W
26 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–3 L
20 Apr Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
12 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–2 D
07 Apr Newcastle United FC H 0–3 L

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' The ball is rolling at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest FC are looking to make home advantage count against Leicester City FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The 29-year-old Nikola Milenkovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 16' What composure from Conor Coady! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 25' Assisted by Anthony Elanga with the perfectly-timed delivery and Morgan Gibbs-White makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Wilfred Ndidi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Justin on 39.
  • 44' Leicester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nuno Espírito Santo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ruud van Nistelrooy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Sensational shot from Chris Wood. Nottingham Forest FC is back in the lead.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a card for Luke Thomas.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Morato is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — card on 60.
  • 60' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Oliver Skipp is withdrawn and Boubakary Soumare gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Facundo Buonanotte is replacing Jordan Ayew for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Ayew, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 69' Ola Aina is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 73' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a card on 73.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Nicolas Dominguez is replaced by Ryan Yates.
  • 77' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Luke Thomas by Jeremy Monga on 77 minute.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Facundo Buonanotte on 79 minutes.
  • 81' The Argentina midfielder Facundo Buonanotte breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 2-2!
  • 83' Taiwo Awoniyi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahim Sangare on 83 minute.
  • 88' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Elliot Anderson is withdrawn and Jota Silva gets his opportunity.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brennan Johnson 5
Chris Wood 3
James Maddison 2
Philip Zinckernagel 1
Kelechi Iheanacho 1
Harvey Barnes 1
Patson Daka 1
Ryan Yates 1

Head to Head

2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC 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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-05 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-04-21 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC L

Leicester City FC Form

2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-03 Leicester City FC 2–0 Southampton FC W 2025-04-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-04-20 Leicester City FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2025-04-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-04-07 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Leicester City FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC44% Draw26% Leicester City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Leicester City FC
56%
Nottingham Forest FC or Leicester City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC31% Draw45% Leicester City FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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