Nottingham Forest 0:2 Everton

Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 19 at The City Ground on 30 December 2025, with the half time score at 0:1; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Nottingham Forest

0 : 2

HT 0 : 1

Everton

30 December 2025
Kickoff: 19:30 UTC
Venue: The City Ground | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Referee: M. Oliver

Form and Table

Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin
Everton 13th 49 pts LossLossDrawDrawLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Nottingham Forest

S. Ortega Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
Murillo Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
M. Sels Questionable | Groin Injury
John Victor Questionable | Injury
D. Ndoye Questionable | Injury
T. Awoniyi Questionable | Muscle Injury

Everton

M. Keane Questionable | Injury
K. Dewsbury-Hall Questionable | Hamstring Injury
N. Patterson Questionable | Injury
N. Patterson Questionable | Injury

Match Events

19'
Everton: J. GarnerGoal | Assist: D. McNeil
Nottingham Forest: Douglas LuizSubstitution | Off: N. Dominguez
46'
Nottingham Forest: Douglas LuizYellow Card | Foul
61'
Nottingham Forest: T. AwoniyiSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
62'
72'
Everton: J. GrealishSubstitution | Off: N. Patterson
Nottingham Forest: D. BakwaSubstitution | Off: C. Hudson-Odoi
75'
79'
Everton: T. BarryGoal | Assist: J. Garner
85'
Everton: BetoSubstitution | Off: T. Barry

Match Stats

Nottingham Forest
Everton

70% Ball Possession 30%

1.55 Expected Goals 1.26

21 Total Shots 11

6 Shots on Goal 3

8 Shots off Goal 4

7 Blocked Shots 4

12 Shots Inside Box 7

9 Shots Outside Box 4

9 Corner Kicks 2

Offsides

11 Fouls 9

1 Yellow Cards 0

Red Cards

1 Goalkeeper Saves 6

665 Total Passes 301

600 Accurate Passes 223

90% Pass Accuracy 74%

0.94 Goals Prevented 0.94

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

John Victor

O. Zinchenko Murillo N. Milenkovic N. Williams

N. Dominguez E. Anderson

C. Hudson-Odoi M. Gibbs-White O. Hutchinson

Igor Jesus

Substitutes

26 | M. Sels | G
9 | T. Awoniyi | F
12 | Douglas Luiz | M
29 | D. Bakwa | F
24 | J. McAtee | M
15 | A. Kalimuendo | F
4 | Morato | D
37 | N. Savona | D
44 | Z. Abbott | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Everton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

J. Pickford

V. Mykolenko J. O'Brien J. Tarkowski N. Patterson

J. Garner T. Iroegbunam

D. McNeil M. Rohl T. Dibling

T. Barry

Substitutes

31 | T. King | G
12 | M. Travers | G
18 | J. Grealish | M
9 | Beto | F
64 | R. Welch | D
92 | C. Bates | M
39 | A. Aznou | D
73 | E. Campbell | D
58 | B. Graham | F

Coach: Leighton Baines

Player Ratings: Top 5

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Neco Williams	90	8.2
Nikola Milenković	90	7.9
Elliot Anderson	90	7.7
Douglas Luiz	45	7.2
Dilane Bakwa	15	7.0

Everton
Player	Minutes	Rating
James Garner	90	9.7
Jordan Pickford	90	8.3
James Tarkowski	90	8.0
Jake O'Brien	90	7.9
Thierno Barry	85	7.3

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC