English Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Nottingham Forest
    FT
    0 - 1
    Sunderland
    • 38': Omar Alderete

    Sunderland beat Forest to ruin Ange's home debut

    Sunderland clinched their first away win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in Ange Postecoglou's first home game in charge.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 5': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Arthur Masuaku (Sunderland).
    • 5': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 5': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
    • 6': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 9': Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
    • 9': James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Enzo Le Fée.
    • 22': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dilane Bakwa.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
    • 28': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
    • 29': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
    • 29': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Arthur Masuaku (Sunderland).
    • 31': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Arthur Masuaku (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
    • 32': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Roefs.
    • 36': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 36': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1. Omar Alderete (Sunderland) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
    • 43': Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest).
    • 43': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dilane Bakwa with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
    • 47': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Arthur Masuaku.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Roefs.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 49': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
    • 49': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Arthur Masuaku (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chris Wood.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 55': Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
    • 55': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
    • 58': Attempt blocked. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dilane Bakwa.
    • 59': Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Arthur Masuaku.
    • 59': Substitution, Sunderland. Bertrand Traoré replaces Chris Rigg.
    • 60': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces James McAtee because of an injury.
    • 60': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Dan Ndoye.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 65': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bertrand Traoré.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko following a corner.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
    • 70': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
    • 70': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Dilane Bakwa.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
    • 74': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 75': Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Enzo Le Fée.
    • 77': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.
    • 82': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 82': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Neco Williams.
    • 85': Substitution, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey replaces Wilson Isidor.
    • 85': Substitution, Sunderland. Simon Adingra replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
    • 86': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 86': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Offside, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
    • 88': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Neco Williams.
    • 89': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Igor Jesus.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
    • 90': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Chris Wood.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Morato (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Sunderland 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 2
    35.4 Possession 64.6
    11 SHOTS 22
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    258 Accurate Passes 521
    318 Passes 578
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    19 Crosses 42
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 38
    33 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    10 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 1
    42 Effective Clearances 20
    42 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 30,226

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 7 +11 16
    2 Liverpool 7 +4 15
    3 Tottenham Hotspur 7 +8 14
    4 AFC Bournemouth 7 +3 14
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 Matz Sels (GK)
    4 Morato
    31 Nikola Milenkovic Yellow Card
    35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    3 Neco Williams Yellow Card
    24 James McAtee
    8 Elliot Anderson Yellow Card
    16 Nicolás Domínguez Yellow Card
    11 Chris Wood
    14 Dan Ndoye
    29 Dilane Bakwa
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Jair Paula, John, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ibrahim Sangaré, Igor Jesus, Ryan Yates, Omari Hutchinson, Arnaud Kalimuendo.

    SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Robin Roefs (GK)
    15 Omar Alderete
    20 Nordi Mukiele
    26 Arthur Masuaku Yellow Card
    32 Trai Hume
    11 Chris Rigg
    27 Noah Sadiki Yellow Card
    34 Granit Xhaka
    18 Wilson Isidor
    28 Enzo Le Fée
    7 Chemsdine Talbi
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Eliezer Mayenda, Anthony Patterson, Bertrand Traoré, Brian Brobbey, Luke O'Nien, Lutsharel Geertruida, Simon Adingra, Danny Ballard, Daniel Neil.

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