Premier League · Fri, 24 Apr 2026 ·
Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest — 0 - 5
Stadium of Light · Referee: D. England
Match report
Nottingham Forest win 5-0 at Sunderland
Sunderland were beaten 5-0 by Nottingham Forest at Stadium of Light on Friday, 24 April 2026 in Premier League matchday 34. T. Hume (17' og), C. Wood (31'), M. Gibbs-White (34'), Igor Jesus (37') and E. Anderson (90') scored for Nottingham Forest. It was 0-4 at half-time.
Sunderland had 61% of the ball and 14 shots (4 on target) against Nottingham Forest’s 10 (6 on target). Nikola Milenković (Nottingham Forest) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Nottingham Forest 13th on 5.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 12 Dec 2026, Sunderland – Nottingham Forest
Match events
- 17'own goalT. Hume(own goal)Own Goal
- 31'goalC. WoodAssist: M. Gibbs-White
- 34'goalM. Gibbs-WhiteAssist: Igor Jesus
- 37'goalIgor JesusNormal Goal
- 46'substitutionC. RiggOff: R. Mandava
- 46'substitutionI. SangareOff: N. Dominguez
- 50'substitutionCunhaOff: Morato
- 51'yellow cardHabib DiarraYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardNicolás DomínguezYellow Card
- 58'yellow cardElliot AndersonYellow Card
- 60'yellow cardIgor JesusYellow Card
- 63'VAR decisionDaniel BallardGoal cancelled
- 65'substitutionH. DiarraOff: W. Isidor
- 67'substitutionIgor JesusOff: R. Yates
- 67'substitutionO. HutchinsonOff: L. Netz
- 69'yellow cardNeco WilliamsYellow Card
- 75'yellow cardGranit XhakaYellow Card
- 76'yellow cardRyan YatesYellow Card
- 88'substitutionC. WoodOff: T. Awoniyi
- 90'goalE. AndersonAssist: T. Awoniyi
Lineups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 11C. RiggM
- 19H. DiarraM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 31M. EllborgG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 50H. JonesM
- 7C. TalbiF
- 13L. O'NienM
- 17R. MandavaD
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 12E. MayendaF
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 26M. SelsG
- 34O. AinaD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 23CunhaD
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 6I. SangareM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 11C. WoodF
Substitutes
- 27S. OrtegaG
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 22R. YatesM
- 29D. BakwaF
- 25L. NetzD
- 24J. McAteeM
- 16N. DominguezM
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 4MoratoD
Match statistics
- 61%Possession39%
- 0.70Expected goals (xG)1.10
- 14Total shots10
- 4Shots on target6
- 3Shots off target2
- 7Blocked shots2
- 7Shots inside the box6
- 7Shots outside the box4
- 3Corners6
- 1Offsides1
- 13Fouls15
- 2Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves4
- 436Passes273
- 358Accurate passes199
- 82%Pass accuracy73%
- 0.28Goals prevented0.28
Player statistics
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Habib DiarraM | 65 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 31Melker EllborgG | – | – | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | – | – | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD | – | – | ||
| 17Reinildo MandavaD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Luke O'NienM | – | – | ||
| 50Harrison JonesM | – | – | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiF | – | – | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | – | – | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 25 | 6.9 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Matz SelsG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 23JairD | 50 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićDTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 34Ola AinaD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 6Ibrahim SangaréM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 21Omari HutchinsonM | 67 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Chris WoodF | 88 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 19Igor JesusF | 67 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27Stefan OrtegaG | – | – | ||
| 4MoratoD | 40 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Luca NetzD | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Ryan YatesM | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| 24James McAteeM | – | – | ||
| 9Taiwo AwoniyiF | 10 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 14Dan NdoyeF | – | – | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaF | – | – |