Nottingham Forest FC vs Sheffield United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nottingham Forest FC vs Sheffield United FC — Premier League at City Ground.
- Nottingham Forest FC 38 games · 44 pts (2025/26)
- Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Assistant 1 Harry Lennard
- Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
24 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Aug Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W 12 Aug Arsenal FC A 1–2 L 28 May Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D 20 May Arsenal FC H 1–0 W 13 May Chelsea FC A 2–2 D 08 May Southampton FC H 4–3 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L 12 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 0–1 L 08 May Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W 04 May Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L 29 Apr Preston North End FC H 4–1 W 26 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Nottingham Forest FC0-152/116-30–/131-455/146-602/261-752/176+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to City Ground that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Sheffield United FC.
- 3' Goal! Taiwo Awoniyi scores his 58 goal in 294 matches.
- 8' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 18' John Egan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 23' Orel Mangala needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
- 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 33' 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.
- 36' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
- 41' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 44' The referee calls foul for Serge Aurier. He receives a Yellow card.
- 45' It’s a booking for Sheffield United FC player. Oliver Norwood gets a Yellow card.
- 46' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yasser Larouci is hanging Max Lowe on the field on 46 minute.
- 47' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Max Lowe is replaced by Yasser Larouci on 47 minute.
- 48' What an equalizer from Gustavo Hamer!
- 53' 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.
- 57' Chris Basham is replacing Vinicius Souza for the Sheffield United FC side.
- 58' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Vinicius Souza by Chris Basham on 58 minute.
- 63' Sheffield United 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.
- 68' It’s high time Steve Cooper made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gustavo Hamer.
- 74' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. William Osula departs to be replaced by Andre Brooks.
- 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 82' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Benie Traore departs to be replaced by Antwoine Hackford.
- 85' Chris Wood has so much to prove this time. He replaces Taiwo Awoniyi on 85 minute.
- 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Osborn.
- 89' Goal! Chris Wood scores his 63 goal in 331 matches.
- Another three points for Nottingham Forest FC.
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Lineups
Nottingham Forest FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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Willy Boly ↓ Anthony Elanga 69'
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Orel Mangala ↓ Ryan Yates 69'
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9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Chris Wood 85'
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Bench
- 34
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Cheikhou Kouyate ↑ 90'
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Chris Wood ↑ 85'
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Ryan Yates ↑ 69'
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Moussa Niakhate ↑ 90'
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Anthony Elanga ↑ 69'
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Coach Steve CooperSheffield United FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Max Lowe ↓ Yasser Larouci 46'
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Vinicius Souza ↓ Chris Basham 58'
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William Osula ↓ Andre Brooks 74'
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Bench
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Chris Basham ↑ 58'
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- 38
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Yasser Larouci ↑ 46'
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Antwoine Hackford ↑ 82'
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Andre Brooks ↑ 74'
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Coach Paul Heckingbottom -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Callum Hudson-Odoi 2 Morgan Gibbs-White 2 Ryan Yates 2 Brennan Johnson 2 Lewis Grabban 2 Taiwo Awoniyi 1 Enda Stevens 1 Gustavo Hamer 1 Head to Head
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2023-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W 2023-08-12 Arsenal FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2023-05-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2023-05-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Arsenal FC W 2023-05-13 Chelsea FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2023-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 4–3 Southampton FC WSheffield United FC Form
2023-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC L 2023-08-12 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2023-05-08 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2023-05-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-04-29 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.62 Nottingham Forest FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 Sheffield United FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nottingham Forest FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.82Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 75%Draw or Sheffield United FC 50%Nottingham Forest FC or Sheffield United FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.8%0 – 0 7.8%2 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 1 6.2%2 – 2 5.4%3 – 1 4.9%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 4.1%3 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC
Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 21% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 16% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.