Exeter City v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Exeter City 2–2 Nottingham Forest

FA Cup · Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:00 GMT · St James Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Exeter City · Nottingham Forest

Exeter City 2–2 Nottingham Forest — this FA Cup match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Exeter City and Nottingham Forest drew 2–2 at St James Park in the FA Cup on Tuesday 11 February. Exeter City are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Nottingham Forest led 2–1 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Exeter City: Joshua Magennis (5’, 50’, 120+1’ pen) and Tony Yogane (120+7’ pen); Nottingham Forest: R. Sosa (15’, assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré), Taiwo Awoniyi (37’, assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré), Christopher Wood (120+2’ pen), Morgan Gibbs-White (120+4’ pen), Elliot Anderson (120+6’ pen) and Neco Williams (120+8’ pen). E. Turns (87’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Exeter City 0.00, Nottingham Forest 0.00, from 12 shots to 31 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Kitchen showed three yellow cards and one red — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Exeter City: Jack McMillan (38’) and Tony Yogane (115’); Nottingham Forest: Neco Williams (105+1’).

What it changes

Exeter City have scored 12 goals, the 17th-most (shared) of the 745 clubs (this season so far, after 4 games, ranked per game). Exeter City have conceded six goals, the 292nd-fewest (shared) of the 745 clubs.

Nottingham Forest have scored five goals, the 351st-fewest (shared) of the 745 clubs (this season so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Nottingham Forest have conceded five goals, the 83rd-fewest (shared) of the 745 clubs.

Exeter City have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Joshua Magennis (Exeter City) 9.6, R. Sosa (Nottingham Forest) 8.6 and Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) 8.1 led the match.

Next up

Exeter City next travel to Huddersfield on 7 November 2026.

Nottingham Forest next host Manchester City on 7 November 2026.

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

Next for Exeter City: Huddersfield v Exeter City, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Exeter City 2–2 Nottingham Forest · FA Cup
Venue: St James Park · Exeter, Devon
Referee: A. Kitchen
Recent form: Exeter City 0W 1D 4L · Nottingham Forest 3W 1D 1L

Exeter City 2–2 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup): 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 2.38

Goals

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

over 8 matches

3.6 / 3.88

Corners

against 6.6 / 6 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.4 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 5 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.8 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.8 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 February 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 February 2025. 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	Exeter City for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.6 for · 6.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	3.88 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	7.8 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11.88 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.4 for · 13.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Exeter City

Exeter City Defensive

Exeter City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. 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. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
J. McMillan n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0	—
J. Magennis n 8	73.4	0.9 4/2	0.3 2/0	—
I. Niskanen n 8	64.3	1.1 4/2	0.7 4/0	—
E. Francis n 8	90	1 5/2	1 5/3	—
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Exeter City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0
J. McMillan n 8	90	1.9 8/3
J. Magennis n 8	73.4	0 0/0
I. Niskanen n 8	64.3	2.5 8/4
E. Francis n 8	90	2.9 7/5
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Exeter City Attacking

Exeter City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. McMillan n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Magennis n 8	73.4	0.9 4/1	0.5 3/0
I. Niskanen n 8	64.3	0.9 3/1	0.2 1/0
E. Francis n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
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Exeter City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. McMillan n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Magennis n 8	73.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
I. Niskanen n 8	64.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Francis n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest Defensive

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 1 February 2025. 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
C. Wood n 8	76.4	0.4 3/0	0.7 4/1	—
M. Sels n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
O. Aina n 8	88.6	0.8 4/2	0.8 4/2	—
N. Milenković n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0	—
Murillo n 8	85	1.1 6/2	0.4 3/0	—
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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 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	76.4	0.3 2/0
M. Sels n 8	90	0 0/0
O. Aina n 8	88.6	1.5 6/5
N. Milenković n 8	90	1.4 7/2
Murillo n 8	85	2.4 7/5
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Nottingham Forest Attacking

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 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	76.4	2.1 5/4	1.2 5/1
M. Sels n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Aina n 8	88.6	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
N. Milenković n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
Murillo n 8	85	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
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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 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	76.4	1 5/1	0.3 2/0
M. Sels n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Aina n 8	88.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
N. Milenković n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Murillo n 8	85	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Exeter City		Nottingham Forest
23%	Possession	77%
12	Shots	31
7	Shots on target	12
3	Shots off target	12
2	Blocked shots	7
9	Shots inside the box	20
8	Corners	10
1	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	23
2	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
9	Saves	5
225	Passes	788
49%	Pass accuracy	84%

Exeter City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Whitworth	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.7
I. Niskanen	120	0	1	1	0	3	0	7
A. MacDonald	120	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Magennis	120	2	4	4	1	0	0	8.9
J. McMillan	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
E. Turns	87	0	1	0	1	2	R	6.2
V. Harper	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
E. Francis	83	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.3
J. Richards	83	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
D. Mitchell	74	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
R. Trevitt	71	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Watts sub	49	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
Tony Yogane sub	46	0	0	0	1	2	Y	7.5
R. Woods sub	37	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
R. Cole sub	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
P. Jones sub	37	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Bird sub	30	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7

Nottingham Forest Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Eric da Silva Moreira	120	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	6.6
W. Boly	120	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
H. Toffolo	120	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.7
Jota Silva	120	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	6.9
R. Sosa	120	1	0	1	1	6	1	0	8.3
Álex Moreno	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Awoniyi	90	1	0	4	4	1	0	0	7.6
I. Sangaré	72	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	8.5
R. Yates	71	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
Carlos Miguel	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Danilo	59	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.6
M. Sels sub	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
N. Domínguez sub	61	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	7.9
E. Anderson sub	49	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	8
Morgan Gibbs-White sub	48	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	7.6
C. Wood sub	30	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6.6
N. Williams sub	30	0	0	1	1	2	0	Y	7.2

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

Recent form

Exeter CityLDLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 1 scored / 3 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestWDWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Goals per game

Exeter City scored1

Nottingham Forest scored2.6

Exeter City conceded3

Nottingham Forest conceded1.6

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