Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest, 2024-25 English Premier League
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Wood brace earns Nottingham Forest derby win at Leicester
Chris Wood scored a brace as Nottingham Forest moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over hosts Leicester City in the East Midlands derby on Friday, underlining their excellent start to the season.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 1': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 4': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 4': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
- 9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Murillo.
- 11': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a cross.
- 15': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 16': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
- 16': Goal! Leicester City 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 18': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 20': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 22': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 22': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Winks with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 25': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 27': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 32': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
- 35': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 35': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 37': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 39': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 41': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
- 41': Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte following a set piece situation.
- 44': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross.
- 45': Delay in match (Leicester City).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Justin.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 46': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 46': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Goal! Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 51': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 53': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 54': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 54': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Álex Moreno following a fast break.
- 56': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 58': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 58': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Goal! Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 3. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 63': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 63': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Murillo.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Ricardo Pereira.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 68': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Justin.
- 69': Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Wood following a corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Murillo following a corner.
- 71': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Álex Moreno.
- 73': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 74': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 74': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 78': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 78': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 78': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
- 80': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 80': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
- 82': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Murillo.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramón Sosa.
- 87': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 88': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 88': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 88': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates is caught offside.
- 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramón Sosa following a fast break.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+3': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 90'+3': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 90'+5': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Hand ball by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 3.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 3.
Statistics
 NFO |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 35.6 | Possession | 64.4 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 482 |
| 305 | Passes | 560 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 21 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 30 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,879
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,879
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 8 | +7 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira  |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 7 | Fatawu Issahaku |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 19 | Álex Moreno |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 14 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Anthony Elanga |
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