Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth, 2025-26 English Premier League
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Bournemouth missed out on a Champions League place as Morgan Gibbs-White responded to being left out of England's World Cup squad by scoring for Nottingham Forest in a 1-1 draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 2': Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt missed. Alex Tóth (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rayan.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 10': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 10': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 11': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 18': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
- 22': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 23': Attempt missed. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Tóth following a corner.
- 23': Delay in match (Nottingham Forest).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 29': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
- 30': Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 31': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 32': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 33': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 33': James Hill (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Bournemouth 0. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 37': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alex Tóth.
- 45': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 45': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Bournemouth 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Bournemouth 0.
- 46': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 46': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 49': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Morato.
- 50': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 54': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Bournemouth 1. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
- 56': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
- 57': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Alex Tóth.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Kroupi.
- 58': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 58': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 58': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 60': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 62': Attempt saved. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
- 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Jair Cunha.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 65': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 65': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 66': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
- 69': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 70': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Delay in match (Bournemouth).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Junior Kroupi.
- 73': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Evanilson.
- 73': Substitution, Bournemouth. Amine Adli replaces Rayan.
- 74': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 74': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 78': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Omari Hutchinson.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic with a headed pass.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 89': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
- 89': Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Adam Smith.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+1': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 90'+7': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+8': Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+10': Offside, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee is caught offside.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Bournemouth 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Bournemouth 1.
Statistics
 BOU |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.8 | Possession | 45.2 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 409 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
| 485 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 18 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,741
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,741
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 4 | Morato |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 23 | Jair Paula |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 21 | Omari Hutchinson |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 5 | Marcos Senesi |
| 23 | James Hill  |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 15 | Adam Smith |
| 22 | Junior Kroupi |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 27 | Alex Tóth |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
| 37 | Rayan |
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