Reading v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Sat, 05 Dec 2020 12:30 GMT · Madejski Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Reading · Nottingham Forest · Head-to-head

Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest — Reading won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Reading beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 at Madejski Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 5 December. Reading have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Reading led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Reading: Lucas João (16’ pen) and M. Morrison (53’, assisted by Michael Olise). Ryan Yates (15’) was sent off.

Discipline

G. Ward showed two yellow cards and one red — against 2.9 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Reading: O. Richards (83’); Nottingham Forest: Cafú (90’).

What it changes

Reading have scored 62 goals, the seventh-most of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Reading have conceded 54 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Nottingham Forest have scored 37 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Nottingham Forest have conceded 45 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Reading are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Nottingham Forest are winless in their last five matches in all competitions. Nottingham Forest have failed to score in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Laurent (Reading) 8.8, Michael Olise (Reading) 6.5 and Lucas João (Reading) 6.3 led the match.

Head-to-head

Reading are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Nottingham Forest.

Next up

Reading next travel to Plymouth on 31 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next travel to Brentford on 31 October 2026.

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

Next for Reading: Plymouth v Reading, Saturday 31 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Brentford v Nottingham Forest, Saturday 31 October — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest · Championship
Venue: Madejski Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
Referee: G. Ward
Head-to-head (last 6): Reading 2 · draws 3 · Nottingham Forest 1 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 1W 2D 2L · Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L

Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest (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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 0.63

Goals

against 2.25 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.86 / 5.67

Corners

against 3.14 / 5.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

6 / 2.83

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 3.83 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

0.57 / 1.33

Cards

against 2.71 / 1.83 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

2.92 yellows

Referee · G. Ward

21.67 fouls a game

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over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 2 December 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.86 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.67 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	14.43 for · 9.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.83 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.86 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.5 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	0.57 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: G. Ward — 2.92 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.67 fouls over 12 matches.

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Reading

Reading Goalkeeper

Reading — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Rafael Cabral	15	901350 min	312.1 /90	191.3 /90	10.1 /90
L. Southwood	2	90180 min	73.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Reading before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	2.1 4/2

Reading Defensive

Reading — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Morrison	16	901440 min	120.8 /90	140.9 /90	not recorded in Championship	835.2 /90	80.5 /90	10.1 /90
O. Richards	16	861373 min	392.6 /90	221.4 /90	not recorded in Championship	1217.9 /90	191.2 /90	30.2 /90
L. Moore	14	891250 min	100.7 /90	130.9 /90	not recorded in Championship	584.2 /90	90.6 /90	10.1 /90
T. Holmes	9	70632 min	142 /90	121.7 /90	not recorded in Championship	486.8 /90	60.9 /90	20.3 /90
Tomás Esteves	8	66525 min	183.1 /90	30.5 /90	not recorded in Championship	366.2 /90	20.3 /90	00 /90
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Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Reading before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. 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
M. Morrison n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.6 4/1	—
J. Laurent n 8	90	1.3 6/2	0.3 2/0	—
A. Rinomhota n 8	87.5	0.9 5/2	2.2 7/4	L. Taylor
O. Richards n 8	90	1.1 6/2	2.1 7/5	—
M. Olise n 8	62	1.1 3/2	2.4 6/5	L. Taylor
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Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Reading before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Morrison n 8	90	0.9 5/2
J. Laurent n 8	90	1.9 7/5
A. Rinomhota n 8	87.5	2.2 8/6
O. Richards n 8	90	2.3 8/7
M. Olise n 8	62	1.6 5/3
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Reading Attacking

Reading — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Lucas João	15	821237 min	130.9 /90	40.3 /90	342.5 /90	231.7 /90	161.2 /90	292.1 /90
S. Aluko	10	56560 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	71.1 /90	40.6 /90	81.3 /90	182.9 /90
G. Puşcaş	5	65326 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	51.4 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	51.4 /90
S. Baldock	5	44218 min	00 /90	00 /90	52.1 /90	20.8 /90	52.1 /90	41.7 /90
M. McNulty	2	58115 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.8 /90
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Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Reading before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Morrison n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Laurent n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0.4 3/0
A. Rinomhota n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Richards n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.4 3/0
M. Olise n 8	62	1.5 5/3	0.4 2/0
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Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Reading before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Morrison n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Laurent n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
A. Rinomhota n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Richards n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Olise n 8	62	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
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Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest Goalkeeper

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Samba	16	901440 min	402.5 /90	181.1 /90	00 /90

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	2.4 5/2

Nottingham Forest Defensive

Nottingham Forest — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Tobias Figueiredo	14	901260 min	141 /90	181.3 /90	not recorded in Championship	684.9 /90	151.1 /90	40.3 /90
C. Christie	13	901170 min	251.9 /90	231.8 /90	not recorded in Championship	735.6 /90	151.2 /90	10.1 /90
S. McKenna	11	90990 min	70.6 /90	90.8 /90	not recorded in Championship	615.5 /90	30.3 /90	20.2 /90
Yuri Ribeiro	8	90720 min	81 /90	91.1 /90	not recorded in Championship	526.5 /90	50.6 /90	00 /90
N. Ioannou	5	81404 min	112.5 /90	102.2 /90	not recorded in Championship	235.1 /90	51.1 /90	00 /90
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Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. 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. Samba n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
L. Taylor n 8	90	2.1 7/5	1.3 8/1	M. Olise
Tobias Figueiredo n 8	90	1.3 7/2	0.3 1/1	—
R. Yates n 8	75.9	1.3 5/1	3.1 8/6	—
S. Ameobi n 8	65.8	2.2 6/3	0.9 4/1	—
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Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Taylor n 8	90	0.4 2/1
Tobias Figueiredo n 8	90	1 5/2
R. Yates n 8	75.9	1.6 5/2
S. Ameobi n 8	65.8	0.7 4/0
C. Christie n 8	90	2.1 7/5
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Nottingham Forest Attacking

Nottingham Forest — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
L. Taylor	15	64955 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	232.2 /90	111 /90	80.8 /90	40.4 /90
L. Grabban	8	70556 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	182.9 /90	20.3 /90	61 /90	50.8 /90
Miguel Guerrero	5	59294 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.2 /90	20.6 /90	51.5 /90	51.5 /90
R. Yates	14	821147 min	00 /90	20.2 /90	181.4 /90	50.4 /90	100.8 /90	30.2 /90
S. Ameobi	14	67944 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	131.2 /90	70.7 /90	101 /90	222.1 /90
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Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Samba n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Taylor n 8	90	2.4 8/6	1.1 4/3
Tobias Figueiredo n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Yates n 8	75.9	1.2 4/4	0.3 2/0
S. Ameobi n 8	65.8	0.7 3/1	0.7 3/1
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Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 2 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Samba n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Taylor n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
Tobias Figueiredo n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Yates n 8	75.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Ameobi n 8	65.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Nottingham Forest
65%	Possession	35%
24	Shots	2
9	Shots on target	1
8	Shots off target	0
7	Blocked shots	1
15	Shots inside the box	2
7	Corners	3
1	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	7
582	Passes	304
90%	Pass accuracy	77%

Reading Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
T. Holmes	90	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.3
M. Morrison	90	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.6
L. Moore	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	7.2
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Laurent	90	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	8.2
O. Richards	86	0	0	1	1	2	3	Y	7.6
Lucas João	86	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	7.3
M. Olise	81	0	1	2	2	4	0	0	7.9
O. Ejaria	81	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.2
Y. Meïté	74	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.5
Alfa Semedo sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
L. Gibson sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Tomás Esteves sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Aluko sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
S. Baldock sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Nottingham Forest Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
C. Christie	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
J. Worrall	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Yuri Ribeiro	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Cafú	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Lolley	90	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
L. Taylor	71	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
H. Arter	60	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Knockaert	60	0	0	1	0	0	7
S. McKenna	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
R. Yates	15	0	0	0	0	R	3
Tobias Figueiredo sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Ameobi sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Sow sub	30	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
W. Swan sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

ReadingLLDWD

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

Nottingham ForestWLLLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Reading 2 · 3 draws · Nottingham Forest 1 · 2.17 goals/game

2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Reading
2020-01-11 Reading 1–1 Nottingham Forest
2019-01-12 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2018-08-11 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Reading
2018-02-20 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Reading
2017-10-31 Reading 3–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#7 pos70 pts46 pl+8 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos52 pts46 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.35

Nottingham Forest scored0.8

Reading conceded1.17

Nottingham Forest conceded0.98

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 6 meetings, Reading won 2, Nottingham Forest won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Reading 1W 2D 2L; Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L.

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