Everton vs Nottingham Forest, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueNottingham Forest rise to second after 2-0 win at Everton
Goals from Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White gave Nottingham Forest a 2-0 win over Everton on Sunday to move up to second in the Premier League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 1': Jack Harrison (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 8': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 8': Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': James Tarkowski (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Anderson following a fast break.
- 13': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross.
- 15': Goal! Everton 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a headed pass.
- 19': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
- 21': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 22': Attempt missed. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
- 24': Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
- 25': Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Armando Broja (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 29': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 29': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Jack Harrison (Everton).
- 30': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Armando Broja (Everton) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
- 32': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Armando Broja (Everton).
- 33': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Armando Broja (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 40': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
- 43': Foul by Armando Broja (Everton).
- 43': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Armando Broja (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Everton 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Substitution, Everton. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Jack Harrison.
- 46': Ashley Young (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest).
- 47': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 47': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
- 51': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Elanga following a fast break.
- 53': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton).
- 53': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa is caught offside.
- 56': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
- 58': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Goal! Everton 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 64': Attempt saved. Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Attempt saved. Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 64': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 64': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Armando Broja.
- 65': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Orel Mangala.
- 65': Jordan Pickford (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 68': Substitution, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 68': Substitution, Everton. Nathan Patterson replaces Ashley Young.
- 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Willy-Arnaud Boly replaces Ramón Sosa.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Willy-Arnaud Boly (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Foul by Armando Broja (Everton).
- 70': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 74': Attempt missed. Orel Mangala (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Patterson with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Armando Broja.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
- 76': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 76': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jota Silva.
- 79': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 79': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin with a headed pass.
- 81': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James Ward-Prowse replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Harry Toffolo replaces Neco Williams.
- 83': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm with a cross.
- 84': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 84': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Nottingham Forest).
- 88': Attempt saved. Beto (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jarrad Branthwaite.
- 88': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 90': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 90': Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jota Silva.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 90'+3': Beto (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+5': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Everton 0, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, Everton 0, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
 NFO |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 36.3 | Possession | 63.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 196 | Accurate Passes | 391 |
| 288 | Passes | 484 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 8 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 39 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,352
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,352
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | +28 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | +22 | 43 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | +10 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 21 | +15 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK)  |
| 32 | Jarrad Branthwaite |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 19 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 8 | Orel Mangala |
| 22 | Armando Broja |
| 10 | Iliman Ndiaye |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 4 | Felipe Rodrigues |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 24 | Ramón Sosa |
| 21 | Anthony Elanga |
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