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

Match Preview

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

Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tony Harrington
Assistant 1 Simon Long
Assistant 2

6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Leicester City FC get us underway at City Ground, Nottingham.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Leicester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
16' Conor Coady adds to his 0 season tally! Leicester City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Brilliant from the ! Morgan Gibbs-White makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 25.
30' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leicester City FC backline.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
39' Leicester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
44' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ruud van Nistelrooy will be considering his options from the bench.
54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' What a strike from Chris Wood! The score is 2-1.
58' Controversy at the stadium! Luke Thomas argues furiously but the card stands.
60' Morato picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Boubakary Soumare is replacing Oliver Skipp for the Leicester City FC side.
61' Facundo Buonanotte is replacing Jordan Ayew for the Leicester City FC side.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
69' That looks like a foul for a card for Ola Aina.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Elliot Anderson.
74' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Nicolas Dominguez is replaced by Ryan Yates.
77' Jeremy Monga is replacing Luke Thomas for the Leicester City FC side.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Facundo Buonanotte is booked for Leicester City FC — card on 79.
81' Magnificent from Facundo Buonanotte! That is 15 goals in 196 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
83' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Taiwo Awoniyi on, Ibrahim Sangare off on 83 minutes.
88' Leicester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
90' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Elliot Anderson by Jota Silva on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Leicester City FC share the spoils 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
Kelechi Iheanacho	1
Harvey Barnes	1
Patson Daka	1
Ryan Yates	1
Jamie Vardy	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.