Nottingham Forest vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueGarner and Barry strike as Everton edge past Forest
James Garner and Thierno Barry scored as Everton sealed a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 4': Handball by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 7': Attempt saved. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Victor (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 11': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 15': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 15': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 1. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a through ball.
- 23': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez with a cross.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 24': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 24': Tyler Dibling (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams.
- 34': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Everton).
- 34': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 36': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
- 36': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 41': Handball by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
- 44': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton).
- 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Handball by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+1': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 1.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Douglas Luiz replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo.
- 48': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tyler Dibling.
- 50': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 52': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Merlin Röhl.
- 54': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 54': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 55': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton).
- 56': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
- 58': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 58': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 61': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest).
- 61': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Igor Jesus.
- 65': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 65': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Merlin Röhl (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
- 69': Attempt saved. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
- 71': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 71': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 71': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Everton. Jack Grealish replaces Nathan Patterson.
- 73': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 73': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 73': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 74': Handball by Jack Grealish (Everton).
- 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 76': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 76': Tyler Dibling (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 77': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 79': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 2. Thierno Barry (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Garner with a through ball following a fast break.
- 82': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
- 83': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi with a headed pass.
- 83': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
- 84': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
- 86': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
- 86': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 87': Attempt missed. Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+2': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Garner.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 2.
Statistics
EVE |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 30.3 | Possession | 69.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 223 | Accurate Passes | 600 |
| 301 | Passes | 665 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 7 | Crosses | 52 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 23 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 53 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 53 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,617
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,617
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | +30 | 53 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 26 | +10 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 26 | +10 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | John Victor (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Omari Hutchinson |
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 15 | Jake O'Brien |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 2 | Nathan Patterson |
| 34 | Merlin Röhl |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 42 | Tim Iroegbunam |
| 11 | Thierno Barry |
| 7 | Dwight McNeil |
| 20 | Tyler Dibling |
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