Nottingham Forest v Sunderland result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland

Championship · Sat, 30 Dec 2017 15:00 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Sunderland

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland — Sunderland won this Championship match.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland · Championship
Referee: Darren Bond, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 0 · Sunderland 0 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L · Sunderland 1W 2D 2L

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland (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 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.25 / 3.57

Corners

against 5 / 5.86 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.88 / 3.86

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 3.71 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 2.86

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.71 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2017. 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	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.25 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.57 for · 5.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.57 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.88 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.86 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.57 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.86 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. 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
B. Brereton n 8	37	3 6/3	1.2 4/0	J. Maja
A. Bouchalakis n 8	27.3	2.5 4/2	1.7 4/0	—
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	2.3 8/6	1.5 7/3	—
J. Ward n 8	25.9	2.2 3/1	1.7 4/0	—
D. Vaughan n 8	73.4	1.8 6/4	0.8 4/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Cash n 3	20	7.5 2/2	1.5 1/0
M. Carayol n 8	33	4.4 7/4	1.7 4/1
J. Cummings n 8	56.9	4.2 7/4	1 4/1
Zach Clough n 8	22.9	3.4 5/1	1 2/0
T. Walker n 8	78.6	2.3 8/6	1.3 6/3

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Brereton n 8	37	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
T. Walker n 8	78.6	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
B. McKay n 8	64.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
K. Dowell n 8	89.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Mancienne n 8	90	0 0/0
E. Lichaj n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Worrall n 8	90	0 0/0
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	0 0/0
K. Dowell n 8	89.8	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Smith n 8	90	2.5 5/3

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. 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
J. Asoro n 8	16.4	3.4 4/1	2.1 3/0	—
J. Vaughan n 8	41.3	2.2 5/2	2.5 7/1	—
L. Cattermole n 8	85.3	2.1 6/6	0.4 3/0	—
P. McNair n 6	45.2	2 4/2	1 2/1	—
J. Maja n 3	15	2 1/0	4 2/0	B. Brereton

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Maja n 3	15	6 2/1	2 1/0
E. Robson n 3	6.3	4.7 1/0	0 0/0
J. Vaughan n 8	41.3	2.7 4/3	1.1 2/2
J. Asoro n 8	16.4	2.7 3/1	0.7 1/0
L. Grabban n 8	85.1	2.5 8/5	1.3 8/2

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Maja n 3	15	2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Asoro n 8	16.4	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
D. Watmore n 6	53.7	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
L. Grabban n 8	85.1	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
D. Ndong n 8	68	0 0/0	0.5 3/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Matthews n 8	90	0 0/0
J. O'Shea n 8	90	0 0/0
D. Love n 4	87.5	0 0/0
G. Honeyman n 8	86.6	0 0/0
B. Oviedo n 8	86	0 0/0

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robbin Ruiter n 8	90	2.5 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Sunderland
62%	Possession	38%
22	Shots	1
3	Shots on target	1
12	Shots off target	0
7	Blocked shots	0
15	Shots inside the box	1
5	Corners	1
0	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	3
589	Passes	364
85%	Pass accuracy	76%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
J. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	6.4
E. Lichaj	90	3	0	2	0	6.6
J. Worrall	90	0	0	1	0	7.1
M. Mancienne	90	1	0	0	0	6.9
B. Osborn	90	1	0	7	0	7.4
D. Vaughan	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Brereton	90	3	1	0	0	6.7
K. Dowell	90	4	1	4	0	7.3
D. Murphy	69	8	1	2	0	6.8
B. McKay	61	1	0	2	0	5.6
A. Bouchalakis	45	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Traoré sub	45	0	0	0	Y	6.6
M. Carayol sub	29	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Cummings sub	21	1	0	1	0	6.5

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
Robbin Ruiter	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Guangtai Jiang	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. O'Shea	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
M. Wilson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Love	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
G. Honeyman	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
D. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Matthews	90	0	1	0	0	1	6.9
A. McGeady	83	1	0	1	1	0	7.6
Callum Henry McManaman	70	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Maja	65	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Vaughan	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
L. Gooch	20	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
B. Oviedo	7	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 Sunderland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestLWLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

SunderlandLDWDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Nottingham Forest 1 · 0 draws · Sunderland 0 · 1 goals/game

2017-09-12 Sunderland 0–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#17 pos35 pts31 pl-15 GD

Sunderland#23 pos26 pts31 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.13

Sunderland scored1.1

Nottingham Forest conceded1.61

Sunderland conceded1.77

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Sunderland?: In their last 1 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Sunderland won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Sunderland?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L; Sunderland 1W 2D 2L.

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