Premier League

Season 2025/2026

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Nottingham Forest vs Everton – Lineups & Match Details

Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0. Goals: J. Garner (19'), T. Barry (79'). Nottingham Forest had 70% possession against Everton's 30%. Shots on target: 6-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 19

Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

EvertonEverton

Referee: Michael Oliver, England

Lineups

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest4-2-3-1
John Victor13John VictorG
N. Williams3N. WilliamsD
N. Milenkovic31N. MilenkovicD
Murillo5MurilloD
O. Zinchenko35O. ZinchenkoD
E. Anderson8E. AndersonM
N. Dominguez16N. DominguezM
O. Hutchinson21O. HutchinsonM
M. Gibbs-White10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
C. Hudson-Odoi7C. Hudson-OdoiM
Igor Jesus19Igor JesusF

Substitutes

26M. SelsG
4MoratoD
9T. AwoniyiF
12Douglas LuizM
15A. KalimuendoF
24J. McAteeM
29D. BakwaF
37N. SavonaD
44Z. AbbottD
EvertonEverton4-2-3-1
J. Pickford1J. PickfordG
N. Patterson2N. PattersonD
J. Tarkowski6J. TarkowskiD
J. O'Brien15J. O'BrienD
V. Mykolenko16V. MykolenkoD
T. Iroegbunam42T. IroegbunamM
J. Garner37J. GarnerM
T. Dibling20T. DiblingM
M. Rohl34M. RohlM
D. McNeil7D. McNeilM
T. Barry11T. BarryF

Substitutes

12M. TraversG
31T. KingG
9BetoF
18J. GrealishM
39A. AznouD
58B. GrahamF
64R. WelchD
73E. CampbellD
92C. BatesM

Match Events

19'G

J. Garner

Assist: D. McNeil

46'S

N. Domínguez

Substitution 1

61'Y

Douglas Luiz

62'S

Igor Jesus

Substitution 2

72'S

N. Patterson

Substitution 1

75'S

C. Hudson-Odoi

Substitution 3

79'G

T. Barry

Assist: J. Garner

85'S

T. Barry

Substitution 2

Statistics

Nottingham Forest
70%30%
Everton
1.55Expected Goals (xG)1.26
21Total Shots11
6Shots on Target3
9Corners2
11Fouls9
0Offsides0
90Pass Accuracy (%)74
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nottingham Forest host Everton on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 at The City Ground. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Nottingham Forest go into the match 15th in the table; Everton sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nottingham Forest have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Everton have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 6 Dec 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Everton; 12 Apr 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Everton; 29 Dec 2024: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Everton. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0. Everton replied with J. Garner 19', T. Barry 79'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 79 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nottingham Forest held 70% of the ball against 30% for Everton. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 1.55 for Nottingham Forest, 1.26 for Everton.

Verdict

Everton take the three points; Nottingham Forest look at a thin night for the home crowd. Nottingham Forest sat 15th and Everton 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.