Nottingham Forest v Hull City result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 2–1 Hull City

Championship · Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:00 GMT · Wembley Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Hull City · Head-to-head

Nottingham Forest 2–1 Hull City — Nottingham Forest won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nottingham Forest beat Hull City 2–1 at Wembley Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 18 December. Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions. Hull City are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

Nottingham Forest came from behind: Hull City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Hull City: Keane Lewis-Potter (43’, assisted by Sean McLoughlin); Nottingham Forest: L. Grabban (55’ pen) and Brennan Johnson (72’, assisted by L. Grabban).

Discipline

J. Busby showed seven yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Nottingham Forest: J. Colback (29’) and Joseph Worrall (72’); Hull City: Sean McLoughlin (17’), Ryan Longman (36’), Richard Smallwood (52’), Nathan Baxter (54’) and D. Bernard (83’).

What it changes

Hull City have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. Grabban (Nottingham Forest) 8.6, Jacob Greaves (Hull City) 6.0 and Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Hull City next host Brentford on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Hull City: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 2–1 Hull City · Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: J. Busby
Head-to-head (last 6): Nottingham Forest 3 · draws 0 · Hull City 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 2W 3D 0L · Hull City 3W 2D 0L

Nottingham Forest 2–1 Hull City (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 0.5 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 5.86

Corners

against 4.71 / 5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 3.43

Shots on target

against 3.43 / 4.86 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 2

Cards

against 3.14 / 1.71 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.1 yellows

Referee · J. Busby

1.8 home / 2.3 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 December 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 December 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Hull City for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.86 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.86 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.29 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.57 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.43 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.29 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.43 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.57 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Busby — 4.1 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches (1.8 to the home side, 2.3 to the away side).

Home 1.8Away 2.3

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Taylor n 8	27	3.3 4/2	1.3 3/0	—
P. Zinckernagel n 8	62.8	2.3 4/4	2 5/5	—
R. Yates n 8	90	1.8 6/5	1.6 7/4	R. Smallwood
Braian Ojeda n 6	48	1.6 3/2	1.3 4/0	—
M. Lowe n 8	82.6	1.5 5/4	0.8 5/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Grabban n 8	75	2 7/5	0.8 4/1
P. Zinckernagel n 8	62.8	1.8 6/2	0.7 4/0
J. Lolley n 8	44	1.8 5/2	0.8 3/0
L. Taylor n 8	27	1.7 2/1	1.3 1/1
Braian Ojeda n 6	48	1.3 3/1	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Taylor n 8	27	0.8 1/1	0.4 1/0
L. Grabban n 8	75	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
B. Johnson n 8	78.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
James Garner n 8	65.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
P. Zinckernagel n 8	62.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	82.6	3.1 8/5
J. Osei-Tutu n 8	60.5	2.6 7/5
J. Worrall n 8	90	2.5 6/6
J. Colback n 8	81.5	2.3 6/5
D. Spence n 8	90	2.1 6/4

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	2.8 8/4

Hull City

Hull City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Eaves n 8	22	6.1 6/4	0 0/0	—
A. Cannon n 8	54.1	2.5 5/3	1.9 5/3	—
R. Smallwood n 8	84.4	2.4 7/7	0.9 4/2	R. Yates
T. Huddlestone n 8	60.1	1.5 5/3	1.1 4/1	—
D. Bernard n 8	90	1.1 5/3	0.6 4/1	—

Hull City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Wilks n 8	69	2.8 6/5	0.8 4/1
T. Eaves n 8	22	2.6 3/2	0.5 1/0
R. Longman n 8	59.9	1.7 7/2	0.6 3/0
G. Moncur n 8	46.1	1.2 5/0	0.5 2/0
T. Smith n 8	38	1.2 3/1	0.6 2/0

Hull City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Longman n 8	59.9	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
G. Honeyman n 8	87.6	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
M. Wilks n 8	69	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Lewis-Potter n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Elder n 8	68.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Hull City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Honeyman n 8	87.6	3.3 8/6
J. Emmanuel n 8	66.1	3.1 8/5
R. Smallwood n 8	84.4	2.7 8/7
L. Coyle n 8	82.1	2.3 8/7
Jacob Greaves n 8	90	2 6/6

Hull City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Baxter n 8	83.4	4.3 7/6
M. Ingram n 8	90	2.9 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Hull City
54%	Possession	46%
9	Shots	11
3	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	5
7	Shots inside the box	6
5	Corners	5
0	Offsides	3
7	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
416	Passes	336
80%	Pass accuracy	73%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Worrall	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	7
R. Yates	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
S. McKenna	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
D. Spence	90	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	7
James Garner	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
J. Colback	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
B. Johnson	90	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.3
L. Grabban	90	1	1	4	1	2	0	0	7.7
P. Zinckernagel	79	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
J. Osei-Tutu	40	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
João Carvalho sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Mighten sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Tobias Figueiredo sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Hull City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Baxter	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
D. Bernard	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.3
S. McLoughlin	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	Y	7.3
Jacob Greaves	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7
R. Smallwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
G. Docherty	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
K. Lewis-Potter	90	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.6
G. Honeyman	90	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	6.9
J. Magennis	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Longman	64	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
M. Wilks	64	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Elder sub	26	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
T. Smith sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Eaves sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nottingham Forest v Hull City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestDDDWW

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Hull CityWWWDD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nottingham Forest 3 · 0 draws · Hull City 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2019-12-26 Hull City 0–2 Nottingham Forest
2019-10-23 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Hull City
2019-03-09 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Hull City
2018-11-24 Hull City 0–2 Nottingham Forest
2018-02-10 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Hull City
2018-01-27 Hull City 2–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#4 pos80 pts46 pl+33 GD

Hull City#19 pos51 pts46 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.59

Hull City scored0.89

Nottingham Forest conceded0.87

Hull City conceded1.17

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Hull City?: In their last 6 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 3, Hull City won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Hull City?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 2W 3D 0L; Hull City 3W 2D 0L.

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