Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
Ref: Tony Harrington, EnglandThe City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 30,576 cap
Match recap
Sunderland beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Alderete scored for Sunderland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.68 for Nottingham Forest versus 1.66 for Sunderland. Nottingham Forest sit 16th in the Premier League table while Sunderland are 7th.
First Half
9'
Sadiki
Yellow Card
31'
Masuaku
Yellow Card
Domínguez
Yellow Card
Milenković
Yellow Card
38'
⚽
Alderete
Assist: Xhaka
Second Half
⇄
Domínguez
Williams
Yellow Card
59'
⇄
Masuaku
59'
⇄
Rigg
⇄
Ndoye
⇄
McAtee
⇄
Bakwa
75'
⇄
Le Fée
Anderson
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
Isidor
85'
⇄
Talbi
⇄
Wood
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 |  Tottenham | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Nottingham ForestSunderland
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.68VS1.66
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
11
6
Shots on target
3
15
Shots in the box
8
7
Shots outside box
3
10
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
578
Total passes
318
521
Accurate passes
258
90%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
6
4
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
6
6
Blocked shots
3
1
Goals prevented
1
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 4MoratoD
- 8E. AndersonM
- 11C. WoodF
- 14D. NdoyeM
- 16N. DomínguezM
- 24J. McAteeM
- 26M. SelsG
- 29D. BakwaM
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 35O. ZinchenkoD
Substitutes
- 6I. SangaréM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiF
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 13JohnG
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 19Igor JesusF
- 21O. HutchinsonF
- 22R. YatesM
- 23JairD
Sunderland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7C. TalbiM
- 11C. RiggM
- 15O. AldereteD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 26A. MasuakuD
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 4D. NeilM
- 5D. BallardD
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienM
- 24S. AdingraF
- 25B. TraoréF
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/2 |
| Morato | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Matz Sels | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Domínguez | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McAtee | M | 60 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dilane Bakwa | M | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/6 |
| Dan Ndoye | M | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Chris Wood(C) | F | 89 | 5.6 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Yates | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Victor | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jair | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omari Hutchinson | F | 18 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | F | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Igor Jesus | F | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chemsdine Talbi | M | 85 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Arthur Masuaku | D | 59 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wilson Isidor | F | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Chris Rigg | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke O'Nien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Neil | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Patterson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Simon Adingra | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bertrand Traoré | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |