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Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
27 Sept 2025, 17:30 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Tony HarringtonPremier League 2025/2026 · 11 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Nottingham ForestMin
Sunderland- 9′
Noah Sadiki
Yellowcard
Foul
- 31′
Arthur Masuaku
Yellowcard
Foul
Nicolás Domínguez
Yellowcard
Simulation
36′- 38′⚽
Omar Alderete 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Granit Xhaka
Header
Nikola Milenković
Yellowcard
Argument
38′- ⇄
Morgan Gibbs-White
Substitution
Off: Nicolás Domínguez
46′ Neco Williams
Yellowcard
Foul
49′- 59′⇄
Lutsharel Geertruida
Substitution
Off: Arthur Masuaku
- 59′⇄
Bertrand Traoré
Substitution
Off: Chris Rigg
- ⇄
Igor Jesus
Substitution
Off: Dan Ndoye
60′ - ⇄
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Substitution
Off: James McAtee
60′ - ⇄
Omari Hutchinson
Substitution
Off: Dilane Bakwa
72′ - 75′⇄
Dan Ballard
Substitution
Off: Enzo Le Fée
Elliot Anderson
Yellowcard
Foul
82′- 85′⇄
Simon Adingra
Substitution
Off: Chemsdine Talbi
- 85′⇄
Brian Brobbey
Substitution
Off: Wilson Isidor
- ⇄
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Substitution
Off: Chris Wood
90′
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 | 6.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7.46 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.99 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.13 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.88 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.56 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 7.74 | |
| 72 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6.57 | |
| 60 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
| 60 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6.81 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6.75 | |
| 30 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.79 | |
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| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.77 | |
| 18 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 7.62 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Nottingham Forest
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Sunderland
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Nottingham Forest’s ground: 2 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Nottingham Forest’s home games with Sunderland’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.
Nottingham Forest
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Sunderland
Assists
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.
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
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.
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
Previous meetings
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