Thursday , 2 July 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

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at City Ground, Nottingham. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It’s high time Ruud van Nistelrooy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The travelling Leicester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' Leicester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Conor Coady on 16.
  • 21' Leicester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' What a strike from Morgan Gibbs-White! The score is 1-1.
  • 30' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. James Justin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a card on 39.
  • 44' Jamie Vardy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Chris Wood puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Luke Thomas. He receives a card.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Morato. He receives a card.
  • 60' Boubakary Soumare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Skipp on 60 minute.
  • 61' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Facundo Buonanotte is hanging Jordan Ayew on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ola Aina on 69.
  • 73' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Yates is hanging Nicolas Dominguez on the field on 74 minute.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Luke Thomas is replaced by Jeremy Monga.
  • 79' Facundo Buonanotte is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 81' What a strike from Facundo Buonanotte! The score is 2-2.
  • 83' Taiwo Awoniyi is replacing Ibrahim Sangare for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 88' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' The whistle greets Elliot Anderson as he departs to be replaced by Jota Silva.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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

Bench

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brennan Johnson 5
Chris Wood 3
James Maddison 2
Harvey Barnes 1
Patson Daka 1
Ryan Yates 1
Jamie Vardy 1
Djed Spence 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.