English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 27, 2025
Sunderland LLWDD 1
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Nottingham Forest LLLDD 0
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The City Ground · 30,226 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SUN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 4MoratoCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  6. 24James McAteeAM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 16Nicolás DomínguezRM
  9. 11Chris WoodF
  10. 14Dan NdoyeAM-L
  11. 29Dilane BakwaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Jair PaulaSUB
  2. 13John VictorSUB
  3. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  4. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  5. 6Ibrahim SangaréSUB
  6. 19Igor JesusSUB
  7. 22Ryan YatesSUB
  8. 21Omari HutchinsonSUB
  9. 15Arnaud KalimuendoSUB

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 20Nordi MukieleCD-R
  4. 26Arthur MasuakuLB
  5. 32Trai HumeRB
  6. 11Chris RiggAM
  7. 27Noah SadikiLM
  8. 34Granit XhakaRM
  9. 18Wilson IsidorF
  10. 28Enzo Le FéeAM-L
  11. 7Chemsdine TalbiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Eliezer MayendaSUB
  2. 1Anthony PattersonSUB
  3. 25Bertrand TraoréSUB
  4. 9Brian BrobbeySUB
  5. 13Luke O'NienSUB
  6. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaSUB
  7. 24Simon AdingraSUB
  8. 5Danny BallardSUB
  9. 4Daniel NeilSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Arthur Masuaku (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 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.
  5. 38' Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  7. 49' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Arthur Masuaku.
  9. 59' Substitution, Sunderland. Bertrand Traoré replaces Chris Rigg.
  10. 60' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces James McAtee because of an injury.
  11. 60' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Dan Ndoye.
  12. 72' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Dilane Bakwa.
  13. 75' Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Enzo Le Fée.
  14. 82' Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 85' Substitution, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey replaces Wilson Isidor.
  16. 85' Substitution, Sunderland. Simon Adingra replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
  17. 90' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Chris Wood.

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