Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland match stats & report

0–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 6 · City Ground, Nottingham · Ref T. Harrington

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Nottingham Forest lost to Sunderland 0–1 in the Premier League on 27 September 2025. Expected goals finished 1.68–1.66. Nottingham Forest had 65% of the ball.

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland match statistics

Nottingham ForestSunderland

65% Ball possession 35%
1.68 Expected goals (xG) 1.66
22 Total shots 11
6 Shots on target 3
10 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 3
15 Shots inside the box 8
7 Corners 4
11 Fouls 6
0 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 2
578 Passes 318
90% Pass accuracy 81%
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

9' Yellow card N. Sadiki Sunderland
31' Yellow card Arthur Masuaku Sunderland
36' Yellow card N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
38' Yellow card N. Milenkovic Nottingham Forest
38' Goal O. Alderete (assist G. Xhaka) Sunderland
49' Yellow card N. Williams Nottingham Forest
82' Yellow card E. Anderson Nottingham Forest

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Vitor Pereira

26 M. Sels

35 Oleksandr Zinchenko 4 Morato 31 N. Milenkovic 3 N. Williams

8 E. Anderson 16 N. Domínguez

14 D. Ndoye 24 J. McAtee 29 D. Bakwa

11 C. Wood

Bench John , I. Sangare , R. Yates , M. Gibbs-White , Igor Jesus , Jair , C. Hudson-Odoi , A. Kalimuendo , O. Hutchinson

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Regis Le Bris

22 R. Roefs

26 Arthur Masuaku 15 O. Alderete 20 N. Mukiele 32 T. Hume

27 N. Sadiki 34 G. Xhaka

28 E. Le Fée 11 C. Rigg 7 C. Talbi

18 W. Isidor

Bench A. Patterson , B. Traore , B. Brobbey , L. O'Nien , D. Ballard , L. Geertruida , D. Neil , S. Adingra , Eliezer Mayenda

Form guide

Nottingham Forest at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
19 Jul 24	Nottingham Forest v Sunderland	1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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