Everton v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Everton 0–2 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00 GMT · Goodison Park

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

Everton 0–2 Nottingham Forest — Nottingham Forest won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nottingham Forest won 2–0 at Goodison Park in the Premier League on Sunday 29 December. Nottingham Forest have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Nottingham Forest led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Nottingham Forest: Christopher Wood (15’, assisted by Anthony Elanga) and Morgan Gibbs-White (61’, assisted by Christopher Wood).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Everton 0.89, Nottingham Forest 1.48, from 13 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Harrington showed five yellow cards — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Everton: James Tarkowski (8’), I. Gueye (47’), Jarrad Branthwaite (54’) and Jordan Pickford (65’); Nottingham Forest: W. Boly (70’).

What it changes

Everton are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Nottingham Forest have won their last five matches in all competitions. Nottingham Forest have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Christopher Wood (Nottingham Forest) 7.4, Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) 5.5 and Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) 5.2 led the match.

Next up

Everton next travel to Arsenal on 24 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

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

Next for Everton: Arsenal v Everton, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Everton 0–2 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park · Liverpool
Referee: T. Harrington
Head-to-head (last 4): Everton 2 · draws 2 · Nottingham Forest 0 · 2.25 goals/game
Recent form: Everton 1W 3D 1L · Nottingham Forest 4W 0D 1L

Everton 0–2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League): 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

0.63 / 1.25

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 3.63

Corners

against 5.13 / 6.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.25 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.5 yellows

Referee · T. Harrington

1.13 home / 1.38 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Everton for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.63 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.13 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Harrington — 2.5 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 19.63 fouls over 8 matches (1.13 to the home side, 1.38 to the away side).

Home 1.13Away 1.38

Everton

Everton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2024. 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
Beto n 8	28.1	3.6 5/3	3.2 5/3	—
H. Armstrong n 4	18.3	2.5 2/0	1.2 1/0	—
I. Gueye n 8	87	2.1 8/5	1.4 6/3	E. Anderson
Dominic Calvert-Lewin n 8	67.8	1.8 7/3	1 5/1	—
A. Doucouré n 8	85.1	1.7 7/3	0 0/0	N. Domínguez

Everton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Beto n 8	28.1	3.6 5/3	1.6 3/1
Dominic Calvert-Lewin n 8	67.8	2 5/3	0.8 4/1
J. Lindstrøm n 8	47.1	1.9 4/3	1 3/1
D. McNeil n 8	86.6	1.6 5/4	0.6 4/1
J. Harrison n 8	46.9	1.4 4/2	0.2 1/0

Everton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Broja n 8	16.1	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
M. Keane n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
D. McNeil n 8	86.6	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
J. O'Brien n 8	71.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Beto n 8	28.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Everton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Young n 8	85.8	3.7 8/6
I. Gueye n 8	87	3.6 8/8
J. Lindstrøm n 8	47.1	2.9 6/4
N. Patterson n 8	50.5	2.7 7/3
I. Ndiaye n 8	85.4	2.4 6/6

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2024. 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
Jota Silva n 8	42.4	3.5 8/4	2.7 5/3	—
R. Sosa n 8	13.6	3.3 3/1	0 0/0	—
R. Yates n 8	73.6	3.1 8/4	2.1 6/5	—
E. Anderson n 8	60.3	1.7 7/2	1.5 3/2	I. Gueye
N. Domínguez n 8	56.3	1.6 4/3	0.4 1/1	A. Doucouré

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Elanga n 8	49.6	2 5/3	1.1 3/2
T. Awoniyi n 8	16.5	2 3/0	0 0/0
R. Sosa n 8	13.6	1.7 2/0	0.8 1/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	73.6	1.4 6/2	0.9 5/1
C. Wood n 8	76.8	1.2 4/3	0.7 4/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Elanga n 8	49.6	0.7 3/0	0.2 1/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	73.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
E. Anderson n 8	60.3	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
W. Boly n 8	67	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
N. Milenković n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Anderson n 8	60.3	4.7 8/5
Eric da Silva Moreira n 3	32	4.7 2/2
W. Boly n 8	67	3.5 6/5
N. Domínguez n 8	56.3	3.4 7/6
N. Williams n 8	70.3	3.2 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Everton		Nottingham Forest
64%	Possession	36%
0.89	Expected goals (xG)	1.48
13	Shots	11
2	Shots on target	7
9	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	0
9	Shots inside the box	7
5	Corners	4
1	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	10
4	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
484	Passes	288
81%	Pass accuracy	68%

Everton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Pickford	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
J. Tarkowski	90	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
Jarrad Branthwaite	90	1	0	1	1	Y	7
V. Mykolenko	90	0	0	3	3	0	7
O. Mangala	90	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Doucouré	90	0	0	2	2	0	6.2
I. Ndiaye	90	2	0	0	1	0	7.2
A. Broja	75	3	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Young	68	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
I. Gueye	68	0	0	0	4	Y	6.9
J. Harrison	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. Lindstrøm sub	45	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
N. Patterson sub	22	0	0	1	0	0	7
Dominic Calvert-Lewin sub	22	2	1	1	0	0	7.2
Beto sub	15	1	1	0	1	0	7

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
O. Aina	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
N. Milenković	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Morato	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
N. Domínguez	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7
A. Elanga	90	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	7.2
N. Williams	82	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
E. Anderson	82	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
Morgan Gibbs-White	76	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.9
C. Wood	76	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	7.7
R. Sosa	69	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	6.9
W. Boly sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
T. Awoniyi sub	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Jota Silva sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
H. Toffolo sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Ward-Prowse sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

EvertonLWDDD

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

Nottingham ForestLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Everton 2 · 2 draws · Nottingham Forest 0 · 2.25 goals/game

2024-04-21 Everton 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2023-12-02 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Everton
2023-03-05 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Everton
2022-08-20 Everton 1–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Everton#13 pos48 pts38 pl-2 GD

Nottingham Forest#7 pos65 pts38 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Everton scored1.11

Nottingham Forest scored1.53

Everton conceded1.16

Nottingham Forest conceded1.21

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What is the head-to-head record between Everton and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 4 meetings, Everton won 2, Nottingham Forest won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.25 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Everton and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Everton 1W 3D 1L; Nottingham Forest 4W 0D 1L.

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