Nottingham Forest vs Everton, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueEverton dent Forest's UCL hopes with late Abdoulaye Doucoure winner
Nottingham Forest's Champions League qualification hopes were hit by a 1-0 defeat against Everton after Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a 94th-minute winner at the City Ground on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armando Broja.
- 6': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jack Harrison (Everton).
- 8': Foul by Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest).
- 8': Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 9': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton).
- 12': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Armando Broja (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 16': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
- 16': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Armando Broja.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Foul by Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest).
- 22': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 24': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 25': Attempt saved. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 25': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 26': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Murillo.
- 27': Attempt saved. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a through ball.
- 29': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 29': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 31': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 33': Offside, Everton. Vitalii Mykolenko is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross.
- 37': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton).
- 39': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 45': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 0.
- 46': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
- 46': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 51': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 55': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Tarkowski with a through ball.
- 55': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 55': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 58': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Everton).
- 58': Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
- 59': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Jota Silva.
- 60': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 62': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Armando Broja.
- 65': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Murillo.
- 67': Substitution, Everton. Carlos Alcaraz replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
- 68': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Murillo.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jake O'Brien (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 70': Beto (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 71': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 71': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 75': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré following a fast break.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 78': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 82': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 82': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
- 83': Jack Harrison (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 86': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 87': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Everton. Dwight McNeil replaces Jack Harrison.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Beto.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 90'+4': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 1. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 1.
Statistics
 EVE |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 362 | Accurate Passes | 249 |
| 444 | Passes | 333 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 24 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 9 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 43 |
| 29 | Clearances | 43 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,199
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,199
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 34 | +48 | 82 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 34 | +34 | 67 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 34 | +21 | 62 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 34 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 19 | Álex Moreno |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 14 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 20 | Jota Silva |
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 32 | Jarrad Branthwaite  |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 19 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 15 | Jake O'Brien |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 22 | Armando Broja |
| 10 | Iliman Ndiaye |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
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