Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Sunderland AFC
0 – 5
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Fri 24 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Habib Diarra 51' Y
Y 51' Nicolas Dominguez
Y 58' Elliot Anderson
Y 60' Igor Jesus
Y 69' Neco Williams
Granit Xhaka 75' Y
Y 76' Ryan Yates

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

1
1
Sunderland AFC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-09-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#14 Position #13
4 Points 5
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 2
6 Scored 4
10 Conceded 5
-4 GD -1
0.80 PPG 1.00
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Sunderland AFC are 14th (4 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sunderland AFC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Sunderland AFC
Brian Brobbey 3 G
Nilson Angulo 1 G 1 A
Wilson Isidor 1 G
Nottingham Forest FC
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Dan Ndoye 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sunderland AFC welcome Nottingham Forest FC for this crunch clash at Stadium of Light.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Trai Hume — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' The 23-year-old Elliot Anderson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sunderland AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' The deadlock is broken! Chris Wood gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
  • 34' Morgan Gibbs-White doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Igor Jesus makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact .
  • 46' Sunderland AFC make a change. Chris Rigg trudges off to be replaced by Reinildo on 46 minutes.
  • 50' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Jair Paula is withdrawn and Morato gets his opportunity.
  • 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Habib Diarra on 51.
  • 56' Omar Alderete has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Elliot Anderson is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — card on 58.
  • 60' It’s gonna be a card for Igor Jesus.
  • 65' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Habib Diarra exits the field as Wilson Isidor enters on 65.
  • 67' Igor Jesus makes way for Ryan Yates at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Neco Williams.
  • 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Rigg, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Granit Xhaka. He receives a card.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Ryan Yates gets a card.
  • 81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vítor Pereira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' 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.
  • 88' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Chris Wood by Taiwo Awoniyi on 88 minute.
  • The final score is 0-5.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Pereira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Wood 1
Morgan Gibbs-White 1
Elliot Anderson 1
Igor Jesus 1
Trai Hume 1

Head to Head

2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-09-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

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 L

Nottingham 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 accuracy
3 / 4
0.69 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC to win 58% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC18% Draw24% Nottingham Forest FC58%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
42%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
82%
Sunderland AFC or Nottingham Forest FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC10% Draw43% Nottingham Forest FC47%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted
0 – 5
Actual
0 – 2
13.4%
0 – 1
13.2%
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 3
8.6%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 4
4.3%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 4
3.1%
2 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 8% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 25% 42%
+1.5 58% — 42%
+2 58% 21% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.