Sunderland AFC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 38 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- Nottingham Forest FC 38 games · 44 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.8 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 24 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–5 L 19 Apr Aston Villa FC A 3–4 L 12 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W 22 Mar Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W 14 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L 08 Mar Port Vale FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Apr Sunderland AFC A 5–0 W 19 Apr Burnley FC H 4–1 W 16 Apr FC Porto H 1–0 W 12 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D 09 Apr FC Porto A 1–1 D 22 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 3–0 W Season Stats
Sunderland AFC Nottingham Forest FC #7 Position #16 54 Points 44 38 Played 38 14 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 11 / 11 / 16 42 Scored 48 48 Conceded 51 -6 GD -3 1.42 PPG 1.16 37% Win % 29% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season24% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this seasonSunderland AFC are 7th (54 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (44 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sunderland AFC0-151/116-303/–31-45–/546-601/361-751/–76+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededNottingham Forest FC0-152/116-30–/131-455/146-602/261-752/176+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Sunderland AFCBrian Brobbey 7 G 1 A Wilson Isidor 6 G Nottingham Forest FCMorgan Gibbs-White 15 G 5 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sunderland AFC to score. At the same time, Nottingham Forest FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Trai Hume made 19 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 17' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Trai Hume on 17.
- 22' 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 Luca Netz suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 357 games and scored 341 goals.
- 31' Goal! Chris Wood scores his 62 goal in 330 matches.
- 34' GOAL! Morgan Gibbs-White scores on 34. Assisted by Igor Jesus
- 37' GOAL! Igor Jesus scores on 37.
- 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Reinildo. He replaces Chris Rigg on 46 minute.
- 50' Morato is replacing Jair Paula for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
- 51' The referee calls foul for Habib Diarra. He receives a card.
- 56' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Elliot Anderson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 58' Elliot Anderson was booked on 58.
- 60' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a card on 60.
- 65' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Habib Diarra by Wilson Isidor on 65 minute.
- 67' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 67 minute. Igor Jesus leaves to be changed by Ryan Yates.
- 69' The referee calls foul for Neco Williams. He receives a card.
- 74' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' Granit Xhaka was booked on 75.
- 76' Ryan Yates was booked on 76.
- 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 86' Nottingham Forest FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Morgan Gibbs-White scoring 1 goals.
- 88' Taiwo Awoniyi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Wood on 88 minute.
- Another three points for Nottingham Forest FC.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 20
- 15
- 28
- 32
- 5
- 22
- 9
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19
Habib Diarra ↓ Wilson Isidor 65'
- 27
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11
Chris Rigg ↓ Reinildo 46'
Bench
- 13
- 6
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18
Wilson Isidor ↑ 65'
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17
Reinildo ↑ 46'
- 31
- 3
- 12
- 7
- 50
Coach Regis Le BrisNottingham Forest FC Lineups
Starting XI
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11
Chris Wood ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 88'
- 10
- 6
- 26
- 34
- 31
- 3
- 8
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21
Omari Hutchinson ↓ Luca Netz 67'
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23
Jair Paula ↓ Morato 50'
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19
Igor Jesus ↓ Ryan Yates 67'
Bench
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22
Ryan Yates ↑ 67'
- 27
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9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 88'
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16
Nicolas Dominguez ↑ 46'
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4
Morato ↑ 50'
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25
Luca Netz ↑ 67'
- 14
- 29
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Igor Jesus 1 Trai Hume 1 Chris Wood 1 Morgan Gibbs-White 1 Elliot Anderson 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC L 2026-04-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-03-08 Port Vale FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC LNottingham Forest FC Form
2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-04-19 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Burnley FC W 2026-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 FC Porto W 2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2026-04-09 FC Porto 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-03-22 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.82 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2 Nottingham Forest FC xGI would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC to win 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nottingham Forest FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.82Actual: No — clean sheetOver / 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
Sunderland AFC or Draw 44%Draw or Nottingham Forest FC 81%Sunderland AFC or Nottingham Forest FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–5 not predicted0 – 5Actual0 – 2 11.7%0 – 1 11.4%1 – 1 10.5%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 0 7.7%0 – 3 7.6%1 – 3 6.3%1 – 0 4.1%2 – 2 3.9%2 – 1 3.8%0 – 4 3.8%1 – 4 3.2%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 3% 96% -1.5 4% — 96% -1 4% 9% 87% -0.5 13% — 87% +0.5 36% — 64% +1 36% 24% 40% +1.5 60% — 40% +2 60% 20% 20% +2.5 80% — 20% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.