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Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest
24 Apr 2026, 20:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Darren EnglandPremier League 2025/2026 · 23 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
SunderlandMin
Nottingham Forest- 17′⚽
Trai Hume 0-1
Own Goal · Header
Header
- 31′⚽
Chris Wood 0-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Morgan Gibbs-White
Left foot shot
- 34′⚽
Morgan Gibbs-White 0-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Igor Jesus
Right foot shot
- 37′⚽
Igor Jesus 0-4
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 46′⇄
Nicolás Domínguez
Substitution
Off: Ibrahim Sangaré
- ⇄
Reinildo Mandava
Substitution
Off: Chris Rigg
46′ - 50′⇄
Morato
Substitution
Off: Jair Cunha
Habib Diarra
Yellowcard
Argument
51′- 51′
Nicolás Domínguez
Yellowcard
Foul
- 58′
Elliot Anderson
Yellowcard
Foul
- 60′
Igor Jesus
Yellowcard
Foul
- VAR
Dan Ballard
VAR · Goal Disallowed
63′ - ⇄
Wilson Isidor
Substitution
Off: Habib Diarra
65′ - 67′⇄
Luca Netz
Substitution
Off: Omari Hutchinson
- 67′⇄
Ryan Yates
Substitution
Off: Igor Jesus
- 69′
Neco Williams
Yellowcard
Foul
Granit Xhaka
Yellowcard
Argument
75′- 76′
Ryan Yates
Yellowcard
Foul
- 88′⇄
Taiwo Awoniyi
Substitution
Off: Chris Wood
- 90+5′⚽
Elliot Anderson 0-5
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Taiwo Awoniyi
Right foot shot
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5.20 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.17 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6.24 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.00 | |
| 46 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
| 65 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.17 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.35 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.32 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.49 | |
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| 25 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.76 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Sunderland
Latest: Tottenham Hotspur · 1–0
Match stats
12 Apr 2026, 14:00 · Home vs Tottenham Hotspur · 2025/2026
Nottingham Forest
Latest: Tottenham Hotspur · 3–0
Match stats
22 Mar 2026, 14:15 · Away vs Tottenham Hotspur · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sunderland’s ground: 2 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sunderland’s home games with Nottingham Forest’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Nottingham Forest
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Sunderland
Nottingham Forest
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Sunderland
Nottingham Forest
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Sunderland
Nottingham Forest
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.