Nottingham Forest v Sunderland result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland

Premier League · Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:30 BST · Wembley Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Sunderland

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland — Sunderland won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Sunderland: 1.94 to 1.43 in expected goals, from 11 shots to 22, ahead on xG from the 89th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Sunderland won 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 27 September. Nottingham Forest are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. Sunderland are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sunderland led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sunderland: O. Alderete (38’, assisted by Granit Xhaka).

Discipline

T. Harrington showed six yellow cards — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Nottingham Forest: Nicolás Domínguez (36’), Nikola Milenković (38’), Neco Williams (49’) and Elliot Anderson (82’); Sunderland: Noah Sadiki (9’) and A. Masuaku (31’).

What it changes

Nottingham Forest move down from 13th to 16th (six league matches played).

Sunderland move up from seventh to third (six league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) 6.8, Robin Roefs (Sunderland) 6.4 and O. Alderete (Sunderland) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

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

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 · Premier League
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: T. Harrington
Head-to-head (last 2): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 0 · Sunderland 1 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 0W 2D 3L · Sunderland 1W 3D 1L

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 5.5

Corners

against 4.38 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 3

Shots on target

against 4.38 / 3.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 2.38

Cards

against 2 / 1.38 · 2 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 24 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 September 2025. 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	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.13 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.63 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 1.38 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

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 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
R. Yates n 8	23.1	3.4 3/2	1.9 2/1	—
Igor Jesus n 8	46.3	1.7 5/2	1 3/1	—
E. Anderson n 8	89.1	1.4 5/4	1.8 6/4	G. Xhaka
N. Savona n 8	79.3	1.4 6/4	0.6 4/0	—
I. Sangaré n 8	63.4	1.4 3/2	0.4 2/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Igor Jesus n 8	46.3	2.9 6/3	1.9 5/2
C. Wood n 8	74.4	2.6 8/7	1.4 6/3
J. McAtee n 8	45.6	1.7 3/2	0.5 1/1
A. Kalimuendo n 8	40.6	1.7 3/2	1.1 2/1
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	58.4	1.5 5/2	1.2 5/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Igor Jesus n 8	46.3	1 2/2	0 0/0
D. Ndoye n 8	71.9	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
D. Bakwa n 8	41.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Kalimuendo n 8	40.6	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
C. Wood n 8	74.4	0.5 2/1	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Anderson n 8	89.1	2.9 8/6
N. Williams n 8	86.4	2.6 8/7
O. Zinchenko n 8	66.4	2.4 6/4
I. Sangaré n 8	63.4	2 6/3
Douglas Luiz n 8	33.9	2 4/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Sels n 8	90	3 7/4

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 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
E. Le Fée n 8	77.4	1.9 6/4	1.6 6/4	—
J. Seelt n 8	59.4	1.9 5/3	1.1 4/1	—
G. Xhaka n 8	88.5	1.8 8/4	1.4 6/4	E. Anderson
J. Bellingham n 8	33.4	1.7 4/1	2 4/2	—
P. Roberts n 8	57.6	1.6 4/3	1.2 5/1	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Isidor n 8	51.6	2.6 6/3	1.1 3/2
Marc Guiu n 8	38.1	2.1 5/1	1.2 3/1
Dan Ballard n 8	66.4	1.5 5/2	0.8 4/1
Eliezer Mayenda n 8	75.3	1.3 6/2	1 6/1
C. Talbi n 8	64.8	1.2 4/1	0.3 1/1

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Isidor n 8	51.6	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
E. Le Fée n 8	77.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Eliezer Mayenda n 8	75.3	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
P. Roberts n 8	57.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
G. Xhaka n 8	88.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Seelt n 8	59.4	3.2 6/5
T. Hume n 8	93.8	2.9 8/8
E. Le Fée n 8	77.4	2.5 7/5
N. Sadiki n 8	89.1	2.1 8/6
G. Xhaka n 8	88.5	2 8/5

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	93.8	2.9 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Sunderland
65%	Possession	35%
1.68	Expected goals (xG)	1.66
22	Shots	11
6	Shots on target	3
10	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	3
15	Shots inside the box	8
7	Corners	4
0	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	6
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	6
578	Passes	318
90%	Pass accuracy	81%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Williams	90	0	0	4	3	Y	7.2
N. Milenković	90	1	0	0	0	Y	7
Morato	90	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
O. Zinchenko	90	0	0	1	3	0	7
E. Anderson	90	3	1	1	4	Y	7.3
C. Wood	89	6	1	0	0	0	5.6
D. Bakwa	72	1	1	3	0	0	6.5
J. McAtee	60	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Ndoye	60	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
N. Domínguez	45	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
Morgan Gibbs-White sub	45	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
C. Hudson-Odoi sub	30	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Igor Jesus sub	30	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
O. Hutchinson sub	18	2	2	4	1	0	7.7
A. Kalimuendo sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9.2
T. Hume	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Mukiele	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
O. Alderete	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	8.6
G. Xhaka	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	8.3
N. Sadiki	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
C. Talbi	85	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
W. Isidor	85	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
E. Le Fée	75	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Masuaku	59	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
C. Rigg	59	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Geertruida sub	31	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
B. Traoré sub	31	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.3
Dan Ballard sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Adingra sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Brobbey sub	12	0	0	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 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 ForestLLLDD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

SunderlandLDWDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

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

2017-12-30 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland
2017-09-12 Sunderland 0–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2025/26

Nottingham Forest#16 pos44 pts38 pl-3 GD

Sunderland#7 pos54 pts38 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.26

Sunderland scored1.11

Nottingham Forest conceded1.34

Sunderland conceded1.26

Shot map and expected goals

Nottingham Forest 1.43 xG from 22 shots, Sunderland 1.94 from 11. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Nottingham Forest (attacking right)Sunderland (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Nottingham Forest	22	0	1.43
Sunderland	11	1	1.94

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Sunderland?: In their last 2 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Sunderland won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1 goals per game.
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