Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest match stats & report

0–5 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 34 · Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Ref D. England

Sunderland stats & fixtures · Nottingham Forest stats & fixtures

Sunderland lost to Nottingham Forest 0–5 in the Premier League on 24 April 2026. Expected goals finished 0.70–1.10. Sunderland had 61% of the ball.

Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest match statistics

SunderlandNottingham Forest

61% Ball possession 39%
0.70 Expected goals (xG) 1.10
14 Total shots 10
4 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 2
7 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside the box 6
3 Corners 6
13 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 5
436 Passes 273
82% Pass accuracy 73%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

17' Own goal T. Hume Nottingham Forest
31' Goal C. Wood (assist M. Gibbs-White) Nottingham Forest
34' Goal M. Gibbs-White (assist Igor Jesus) Nottingham Forest
37' Goal Igor Jesus Nottingham Forest
51' Yellow card H. Diarra Sunderland
51' Yellow card N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
58' Yellow card E. Anderson Nottingham Forest
60' Yellow card Igor Jesus Nottingham Forest
69' Yellow card N. Williams Nottingham Forest
75' Yellow card G. Xhaka Sunderland
76' Yellow card R. Yates Nottingham Forest
90' Goal E. Anderson (assist T. Awoniyi) Nottingham Forest

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Regis Le Bris

22 R. Roefs

32 T. Hume 15 O. Alderete 5 D. Ballard 20 N. Mukiele

27 N. Sadiki 34 G. Xhaka

28 E. Le Fée 19 H. Diarra 11 C. Rigg

9 B. Brobbey

Bench M. Ellborg , D. Cirkin , Harrison Jones , C. Talbi , L. O'Nien , R. Mandava , L. Geertruida , W. Isidor , Eliezer Mayenda

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-4-2 Vitor Pereira

26 M. Sels

3 N. Williams 23 Jair 31 N. Milenkovic 34 O. Aina

10 M. Gibbs-White 8 E. Anderson 6 I. Sangare 21 O. Hutchinson

11 C. Wood 19 Igor Jesus

Bench S. Ortega , T. Awoniyi , R. Yates , D. Bakwa , L. Netz , J. McAtee , N. Domínguez , D. Ndoye , Morato

Form guide

Sunderland at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nottingham Forest away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Sep 25	Nottingham Forest v Sunderland	0–1
19 Jul 24	Nottingham Forest v Sunderland	1–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head record