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

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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

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

Nottingham Forest FC 38 games · 44 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tony Harrington
Assistant 1 Simon Long
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Arsenal FC	38	85
5	Manchester City FC	38	78
6	Manchester United FC	38	71
7	Aston Villa FC	38	65
8	Liverpool FC	38	60
9	AFC Bournemouth	38	57
10	Sunderland AFC	38	54
11	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	38	53
12	Brentford FC	38	53
13	Chelsea FC	38	52
14	Fulham FC	38	52
15	Newcastle United FC	38	49
16	Everton FC	38	49
17	Leeds United FC	38	47
18	Crystal Palace FC	38	45
19	Nottingham Forest FC	38	44
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	38	41
21	Coventry City FC	0	0
22	Hull City AFC	0	0
23	Ipswich Town FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Nottingham Forest FC host Leicester City FC — let the battle begin!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
16' GOAL! Conor Coady fires home to make it 0-1!
21' Caleb Okoli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' GOAL! Morgan Gibbs-White scores on 25. Assisted by Anthony Elanga
30' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
35' Luke Thomas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
39' The referee calls foul for James Justin. He receives a card.
44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Leicester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
49' Ola Aina has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chris Wood suffering a number of foals already.
56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chris Wood makes it 2-1.
58' A moment of madness from Luke Thomas on 58 minutes earns him a card. Leicester City FC will be frustrated.
60' Poor challenge from Morato. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
60' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Oliver Skipp is replaced by Boubakary Soumare.
61' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Facundo Buonanotte comes on to replace Jordan Ayew.
66' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Leicester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
69' Ola Aina has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
73' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a card in front of him.
74' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Nicolas Dominguez is replaced by Ryan Yates on 74 minute.
77' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Luke Thomas is replaced by Jeremy Monga on 77 minute.
79' Leicester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
81' Facundo Buonanotte has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
83' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Sangare is withdrawn and Taiwo Awoniyi gets his opportunity.
88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jota Silva is hanging Elliot Anderson on the field on 90 minute.
The final score is 2-2.

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

9
Jamie Vardy
6
Wilfred Ndidi
18
Jordan Ayew ↓ Facundo Buonanotte 61'
22
Oliver Skipp ↓ Boubakary Soumare 60'
4
Conor Coady
2
James Justin
3
Wout Faes
33
Luke Thomas ↓ Jeremy Monga 77'
41
Jakub Stolarczyk
35
Kasey McAteer ↓ Victor Kristiansen 77'
11
Bilal El Khannouss ↓ Caleb Okoli 90'

Bench

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brennan Johnson	5
Chris Wood	3
James Maddison	2
Jamie Vardy	1
Djed Spence	1
Morgan Gibbs-White	1
Joe Worrall	1
Conor Coady	1

Head to Head

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.