Nottingham Forest 0-2 Everton — Premier League, 30 Dec 2025
Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Premier League on 30 December 2025 at City Ground, Nottingham. James Garner and T. Barry scored for Everton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and Everton 4.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-119'assist: D. McNeil
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 61'Foul
- 62'out: T. Awoniyi
- 72'
- 75'
- 0-279'assist: James Garner
- 85'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
9.7
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.2Neco WilliamsD
- 7.9Nikola MilenkovićD
- 7.7Elliot AndersonM
- 7.2Douglas LuizM
- 7.0Dilane BakwaF
- 6.9Omari HutchinsonM
- 6.7MurilloD
- 6.7Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.7Taiwo AwoniyiF
- 6.6Callum Hudson-OdoiM
- 6.5Oleksandr ZinchenkoD
- 5.9John VictorG
- 5.6Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 5.5Igor JesusF
Everton
- 9.7James GarnerM
- 8.3Jordan PickfordG
- 8.0James TarkowskiD
- 7.9Jake O'BrienD
- 7.3Thierno BarryF
- 7.2Vitalii MykolenkoD
- 7.0Nathan PattersonD
- 6.9Merlin RöhlM
- 6.9Tim IroegbunamM
- 6.7Dwight McNeilM
- 6.6Tyler DiblingM
- 6.3BetoF
- 6.3Jack GrealishM
Line-ups
Everton4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
GlobalScoreX
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 26Matz SelsG
- 9T. Awoniyi62'F6.7
- 12Douglas Luiz61'46'M7.2
- 4MoratoD
- 29D. Bakwa75'F7.0
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 37N. SavonaD
- 44Z. AbbottD
EvertonLeighton Baines
Substitutes
- 12Mark TraversG
- 18Jack Grealish72'M6.3
- 31Thomas KingG
- 9Beto85'F6.3
- 64Reece WelchD
- 73E. CampbellD
- 58Braiden GrahamF
- 39A. AznouD
- 92C. BatesM
Team statistics
70%Possession30%
1.55Expected goals (xG)1.26
21Total shots11
6Shots on target3
8Shots off target4
7Blocked shots4
9Corners2
11Fouls9
1Yellow cards0
1Goalkeeper saves6
0.94Goals prevented0.94
665Total passes301
600Accurate passes223
90%Pass accuracy74%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Douglas Luiz | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Dilane Bakwa | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | 6.9 |
| Murillo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 6.6 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| John Victor | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 5.6 |
| Igor Jesus | 62 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 5.5 |
Everton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Garner | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9.7 |
| Jordan Pickford | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| James Tarkowski | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Jake O'Brien | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Thierno Barry | 85 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Vitalii Mykolenko | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Nathan Patterson | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Merlin Röhl | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Tim Iroegbunam | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Dwight McNeil | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Tyler Dibling | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.6 |
| Beto | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Grealish | 18 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 06 Dec 25Everton3-0Nottingham Forest
- 12 Apr 25Nottingham Forest0-1Everton
- 29 Dec 24Everton0-2Nottingham Forest
- 21 Apr 24Everton2-0Nottingham Forest
- 02 Dec 23Nottingham Forest0-1Everton
- 05 Mar 23Nottingham Forest2-2Everton
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 38 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 | Leeds | 38 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 | Tottenham | 38 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham | 38 | -19 | 39 |
Before and after
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester City, 27 Dec 2025 · Premier League
- Next: Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest, 3 Jan 2026 · Premier League
Everton
- Previous: Burnley 0-0 Everton, 27 Dec 2025 · Premier League
- Next: Everton 2-4 Brentford, 4 Jan 2026 · Premier League
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