Nottingham Forest FC vs Sheffield United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Nottingham Forest FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Sheffield United FC

Fri 18 Aug 2023 · 18:45 UTC City Ground 29,432 HT 45' · FT 45'

Taiwo Awoniyi 3' 1–0

1–1 48' Gustavo Hamer

Chris Wood 89' 2–1

Willy Boly 36' Y

Serge Aurier 44' Y

Y 45' Oliver Norwood

Y 72' Gustavo Hamer

Y 86' Ben Osborn

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Sheffield United FC — Premier League at City Ground.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Peter Bankes
Assistant 1 Harry Lennard
Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)

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

Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC 2022-05-17 Nottingham Forest FC 4–4 Sheffield United FC 2022-05-14 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-03-04 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

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

Sheffield United FC

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 history

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at City Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
3' Taiwo Awoniyi puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
8' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
13' 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.
18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Neco Williams made 409 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
28' Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
33' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
36' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
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' A meaty challenge results in booking for Serge Aurier on 44.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oliver Norwood.
46' Yasser Larouci is replacing Max Lowe for the Sheffield United FC side.
47' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Max Lowe is replaced by Yasser Larouci.
48' Goal! Gustavo Hamer scores his 42 goal in 232 matches.
53' 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.
57' Chris Basham is replacing Vinicius Souza for the Sheffield United FC side.
58' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Vinicius Souza is replaced by Chris Basham.
63' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Orel Mangala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
68' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Orel Mangala by Ryan Yates on 69 minute.
72' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a Yellow card on 72.
74' The whistle greets William Osula as he departs to be replaced by Andre Brooks.
79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
82' Antwoine Hackford is replacing Benie Traore for the Sheffield United FC side.
85' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Taiwo Awoniyi departs to be replaced by Chris Wood.
86' Sheffield United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
89' Goal! Chris Wood scores his 89 goal in 342 matches.
90' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 90 minute. Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira leaves to be changed by Cheikhou Kouyate.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nottingham Forest FC players.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

24
Serge Aurier
30
Willy Boly ↓ Anthony Elanga 69'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
5
Orel Mangala ↓ Ryan Yates 69'
1
Matt Turner
26
Scott McKenna
4
Joe Worrall
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Chris Wood 85'
20
Brennan Johnson ↓ Moussa Niakhate 90'
7
Neco Williams
28
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira ↓ Cheikhou Kouyate 90'

Bench

34
Ethan Horvath
8
Cheikhou Kouyate ↑ 90'
11
Chris Wood ↑ 85'
22
Ryan Yates ↑ 69'
15
Harry Toffolo
19
Moussa Niakhate ↑ 90'
23
Remo Freuler
21
Anthony Elanga ↑ 69'
35
Ui-jo Hwang

Coach Steve Cooper

Sheffield United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	2
Callum Hudson-Odoi	2
Morgan Gibbs-White	2
Ryan Yates	2
Brennan Johnson	2
Chris Wood	1
Taiwo Awoniyi	1
Enda Stevens	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 W

Sheffield 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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.62 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC50% Draw25% Sheffield United FC25%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC33% Draw46% Sheffield United FC21%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 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

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.