Nottingham Forest 0:1 Sunderland

Sunderland beat Nottingham Forest 1:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 6 at The City Ground on 27 September 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 : 1

HT 0 : 1

Sunderland

27 September 2025
Kickoff: 16:30 UTC
Venue: The City Ground | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Referee: T. Harrington

Form and Table

Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin
Sunderland 7th 54 pts WinWinDrawDrawLoss

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

Sunderland

D. Ballard Questionable | Ankle Injury
B. Brobbey Questionable | Injury
D. Ballard Questionable | Ankle Injury
L. F. Hjelde Questionable | Achilles Tendon Injury
R. Mundle Questionable | Hamstring Injury
O. Alderete Questionable | Concussion
A. Alese Questionable | Shoulder Injury

Match Events

9'
Sunderland: Noah SadikiYellow Card | Foul
31'
Sunderland: Arthur MasuakuYellow Card | Foul
Nottingham Forest: Nicolás DomínguezYellow Card | Simulation
36'
Nottingham Forest: Nikola MilenkovićYellow Card | Argument
38'
38'
Sunderland: O. AldereteGoal | Assist: G. Xhaka
Nottingham Forest: M. Gibbs-WhiteSubstitution | Off: N. Dominguez
46'
Nottingham Forest: Neco WilliamsYellow Card | Foul
49'
59'
Sunderland: B. TraoreSubstitution | Off: C. Rigg
59'
Sunderland: L. GeertruidaSubstitution | Off: A. Masuaku
Nottingham Forest: Igor JesusSubstitution | Off: D. Ndoye
60'
Nottingham Forest: C. Hudson-OdoiSubstitution | Off: J. McAtee
60'
Nottingham Forest: O. HutchinsonSubstitution | Off: D. Bakwa
72'
75'
Sunderland: D. BallardSubstitution | Off: E. Le Fee
Nottingham Forest: Elliot AndersonYellow Card | Foul
82'
85'
Sunderland: B. BrobbeySubstitution | Off: W. Isidor
85'
Sunderland: S. AdingraSubstitution | Off: C. Talbi
Nottingham Forest: A. KalimuendoSubstitution | Off: C. Wood
90'

Match Stats

Nottingham Forest
Sunderland

65% Ball Possession 35%

1.68 Expected Goals 1.66

22 Total Shots 11

6 Shots on Goal 3

10 Shots off Goal 5

6 Blocked Shots 3

15 Shots Inside Box 8

7 Shots Outside Box 3

7 Corner Kicks 4

0 Offsides 1

11 Fouls 6

4 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

2 Goalkeeper Saves 6

578 Total Passes 318

521 Accurate Passes 258

90% Pass Accuracy 81%

1.69 Goals Prevented 1.69

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

M. Sels

O. Zinchenko Morato N. Milenkovic N. Williams

E. Anderson N. Dominguez

D. Ndoye J. McAtee D. Bakwa

C. Wood

Substitutes

13 | John Victor | G
6 | I. Sangare | M
22 | R. Yates | M
10 | M. Gibbs-White | M
19 | Igor Jesus | F
23 | Cunha | D
7 | C. Hudson-Odoi | F
15 | A. Kalimuendo | F
21 | O. Hutchinson | F

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Sunderland

Formation: 4-2-3-1

R. Roefs

A. Masuaku O. Alderete N. Mukiele T. Hume

N. Sadiki G. Xhaka

E. Le Fee C. Rigg C. Talbi

W. Isidor

Substitutes

1 | A. Patterson | G
25 | B. Traore | F
9 | B. Brobbey | F
13 | L. O'Nien | M
5 | D. Ballard | D
6 | L. Geertruida | D
4 | D. Neil | M
24 | S. Adingra | F
12 | E. Mayenda | F

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Player Ratings: Top 5

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Omari Hutchinson	18	7.7
Elliot Anderson	90	7.3
Neco Williams	90	7.2
Morato	90	7.2
Nikola Milenković	90	7.0

Sunderland
Player	Minutes	Rating
Robin Roefs	90	9.2
Omar Alderete	90	8.6
Granit Xhaka	90	8.3
Nordi Mukiele	90	7.2
Noah Sadiki	90	7.0

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC