Stoke City v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Stoke City 1–1 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:00 GMT · bet365 Stadium

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

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

Stoke City 1–1 Nottingham Forest — this Championship match was drawn.

Next for Stoke City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Stoke City 1–1 Nottingham Forest · Championship
Venue: bet365 Stadium · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: D. Whitestone
Head-to-head (last 5): Stoke City 2 · draws 1 · Nottingham Forest 2 · 3.4 goals/game
Recent form: Stoke City 1W 3D 1L · Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L

Stoke City 1–1 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

0.63 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 5.5

Corners

against 5.43 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.43 / 3

Shots on target

against 2.71 / 4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.71 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.71 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.43 yellows

Referee · D. Whitestone

1.86 home / 1.57 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Stoke City for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	8 for · 8.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.25 for · 12.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.43 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: D. Whitestone — 3.43 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 21 fouls over 7 matches (1.86 to the home side, 1.57 to the away side).

Home 1.86Away 1.57

Stoke City

Stoke City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 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
N. Powell n 8	74.4	2.1 6/3	3.8 8/7	S. Sow
Jordan Thompson n 8	64.4	2.1 7/4	0.9 5/0	S. Sow
S. Fletcher n 8	63.4	2.1 7/4	1.1 4/2	—
T. Campbell n 8	85	1.9 8/4	0.8 5/1	—
J. McClean n 8	71.6	1.7 6/3	0.6 3/1	A. Knockaert

Stoke City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 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+
S. Vokes n 8	31.6	4.3 5/3	2.1 5/1
T. Campbell n 8	85	2.4 7/6	1.2 5/2
Thibaud Verlinden n 8	33.1	2 4/2	0.3 1/0
S. Fletcher n 8	63.4	1.4 5/2	0.4 2/0
S. Clucas n 8	79.8	1.3 6/2	0.6 3/1

Stoke City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Campbell n 8	85	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
Thibaud Verlinden n 8	33.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
J. Allen n 8	75	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. Fletcher n 8	63.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Fox n 8	83	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Stoke City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Thibaud Verlinden n 8	33.1	2.4 4/2
M. Fox n 8	83	2.3 8/5
N. Powell n 8	74.4	2 7/5
H. Souttar n 8	90	1.8 7/3
J. Allen n 8	75	1.8 6/2

Stoke City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Lonergan n 8	90	2.5 6/5
J. Bursik n 8	90	1.6 4/2

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 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
S. Sow n 8	58.9	2.9 7/4	1.1 5/1	Jordan Thompson
J. Colback n 8	81.4	2.5 8/5	1.9 5/3	—
Miguel Guerrero n 8	46.9	2.4 6/4	0.2 1/0	—
A. Knockaert n 8	47.9	2.3 4/3	2.6 6/4	J. McClean
H. Arter n 8	62.4	2 6/3	0.7 3/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 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+
L. Grabban n 8	62	2.2 5/3	0.4 2/0
L. Taylor n 8	66.3	2 5/4	0.7 3/1
S. Ameobi n 8	66.9	1.9 5/4	0.7 3/1
H. Arter n 8	62.4	1.4 5/2	0.4 2/0
Miguel Guerrero n 8	46.9	1.4 4/2	0.5 1/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Grabban n 8	62	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Knockaert n 8	47.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Jenkinson n 8	62.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
A. Mighten n 8	46	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Yuri Ribeiro n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sow n 8	58.9	3.8 7/6
S. Ameobi n 8	66.9	2.9 7/5
J. Colback n 8	81.4	2.8 7/6
R. Yates n 8	80.6	2.2 6/5
Tobias Figueiredo n 8	84.4	1.6 7/4

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 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	3.1 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Stoke City		Nottingham Forest
46%	Possession	54%
6	Shots	14
4	Shots on target	2
2	Shots off target	9
0	Blocked shots	3
3	Shots inside the box	7
1	Corners	9
3	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
413	Passes	475
77%	Pass accuracy	80%

Stoke City player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Bursik	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
N. Collins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
H. Souttar	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
J. Chester	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Smith	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.3
J. McClean	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
S. Vokes	90	0	3	3	1	0	0	6.9
J. Brown	82	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.7
N. Powell	81	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
Jordan Thompson	68	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
J. Allen	61	0	1	0	0	4	0	7
S. Clucas sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Obi Mikel sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Ince sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Oakley-Boothe sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Christie	90	2	0	0	0	6.7
Tobias Figueiredo	90	1	0	0	0	7
J. Worrall	90	0	0	1	0	6.2
Yuri Ribeiro	90	0	0	1	1	6.3
R. Yates	90	3	1	1	2	7.3
S. Sow	90	0	0	0	3	6.2
A. Knockaert	90	1	0	1	1	6.9
Cafú	90	1	1	4	0	6.9
L. Grabban	76	1	0	0	0	6.7
S. Ameobi	64	1	0	0	1	6.2
J. Lolley sub	26	1	0	0	0	6.5
L. Taylor sub	14	0	0	1	0	6.6

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

Recent form

Stoke CityDDWLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestLLWDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Stoke City 2 · 1 draw · Nottingham Forest 2 · 3.4 goals/game

2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest 1–4 Stoke City
2019-09-27 Stoke City 2–3 Nottingham Forest
2019-03-02 Stoke City 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2018-11-10 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Stoke City
2018-09-26 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Stoke City

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Stoke City#14 pos60 pts46 pl-2 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos52 pts46 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

Stoke City scored1.09

Nottingham Forest scored0.8

Stoke City conceded1.13

Nottingham Forest conceded0.98

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What is the head-to-head record between Stoke City and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City won 2, Nottingham Forest won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Stoke City and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Stoke City 1W 3D 1L; Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L.

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