Premier League · Tue, 30 Dec 2025 ·
Nottingham Forest vs Everton — 0 - 2
City Ground · Referee: M. Oliver
Match report
Everton win 2-0 at Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest were beaten 2-0 by Everton at City Ground on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 19. J. Garner (19') and T. Barry (79') scored for Everton. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Nottingham Forest had 70% of the ball and 21 shots (6 on target) against Everton’s 11 (3 on target). James Garner (Everton) was the top-rated player with 9.7. The result leaves Nottingham Forest 13th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Everton 7th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 19 Dec 2026, Nottingham Forest – Everton
Match events
- 19'goalJ. GarnerAssist: D. McNeil
- 46'substitutionN. DominguezOff: Douglas Luiz
- 61'yellow cardDouglas LuizYellow Card
- 62'substitutionIgor JesusOff: T. Awoniyi
- 72'substitutionN. PattersonOff: J. Grealish
- 75'substitutionC. Hudson-OdoiOff: D. Bakwa
- 79'goalT. BarryAssist: J. Garner
- 85'substitutionT. BarryOff: Beto
Lineups
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 13John VictorG
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 5MurilloD
- 35O. ZinchenkoD
- 8E. AndersonM
- 16N. DominguezM
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 19Igor JesusF
Substitutes
- 26M. SelsG
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 12Douglas LuizM
- 29D. BakwaF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 4MoratoD
- 37N. SavonaD
- 44Z. AbbottD
Everton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Leighton Baines
Starting XI
- 1J. PickfordG
- 2N. PattersonD
- 6J. TarkowskiD
- 15J. O'BrienD
- 16V. MykolenkoD
- 42T. IroegbunamM
- 37J. GarnerM
- 20T. DiblingM
- 34M. RohlM
- 7D. McNeilM
- 11T. BarryF
Substitutes
- 31T. KingG
- 12M. TraversG
- 18J. GrealishM
- 9BetoF
- 64R. WelchD
- 92C. BatesM
- 39A. AznouD
- 73E. CampbellD
- 58B. GrahamF
Match statistics
- 70%Possession30%
- 1.55Expected goals (xG)1.26
- 21Total shots11
- 6Shots on target3
- 8Shots off target4
- 7Blocked shots4
- 12Shots inside the box7
- 9Shots outside the box4
- 9Corners2
- –Offsides–
- 11Fouls9
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves6
- 665Passes301
- 600Accurate passes223
- 90%Pass accuracy74%
- 0.94Goals prevented0.94
Player statistics
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13John VictorG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 5MurilloD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM | 75 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Igor JesusF | 62 | 5.5 | ||
| 26Matz SelsG | – | – | ||
| 4MoratoD | – | – | ||
| 37Nicolò SavonaD | – | – | ||
| 44Zach AbbottD | – | – | ||
| 12Douglas LuizM | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 24James McAteeM | – | – | ||
| 9Taiwo AwoniyiF | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 15Arnaud KalimuendoF | – | – | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaF | 15 | 7.0 |
Everton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jordan PickfordG | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 2Nathan PattersonD | 72 | 7.0 | ||
| 6James TarkowskiD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 15Jake O'BrienD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 16Vitaliy MykolenkoD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Dwight McNeilM | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 20Tyler DiblingM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Merlin RöhlM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 37James GarnerMTop rated | 90 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 42Tim IroegbunamM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Thierno BarryF | 85 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 12Mark TraversG | – | – | ||
| 31Tom KingG | – | – | ||
| 39Adam AznouD | – | – | ||
| 64Reece WelchD | – | – | ||
| 73Elijah CampbellD | – | – | ||
| 18Jack GrealishM | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| 92Callum BatesM | – | – | ||
| 9BetoF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 58Braiden GrahamF | – | – |