Forest host Everton at The City Ground, Nottingham on 19 December 2026 at 15:00 in the Premier League. Forest's last five results: L L L D L (1 draw and 4 losses). Everton's last five: D L L W W (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Forest have won 1, Everton 5, with 0 draws.
Forest vs Everton kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 19 December 2026 in the Premier League, at The City Ground, Nottingham. The City Ground holds 30,445 people. The confirmed lineups replace the predicted XIs on this page about an hour before kick-off, and the live score and match stats follow from 15:00.
Forest vs Everton is being played at The City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday 19 December 2026, the home ground of Forest, which holds 30,445 people. Kick-off is at 15:00 UK time, and the match is part of the Premier League.
Forest have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 8, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Brentford in the Premier League on 31 October.
Everton have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 6, with results reading W D L L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win away to Newcastle in the Premier League on 2 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Forest have won 1, Everton have won 5 and 0 were drawn, with Forest scoring 2 goals to Everton's 9. The most recent was Nottingham Forest 0-2 Everton on 30 December 2025 in the Premier League.
Liam Delap leads Forest with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Forest player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Forest player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Thierno Barry leads Everton with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Everton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Everton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Until the team news for Forest vs Everton is in, the Lineups tab shows the XI each side last started with: Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Everton's XI from their 1-0 win at Newcastle on Mon 2 Nov 2026. Predicted lineups replace them once the team news is in, and the confirmed XIs about an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Forest the favourite with a 47% chance of winning, against 24% for Everton and 29% for the draw. Projected goals are Forest 1.4 - 0.9 Everton.
The most likely score in Forest vs Everton is 1-1, a draw, at 13%, from Statz's projection model. Both teams to score is 46% likely and over 2.5 goals 40%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz projects 9 player markets for Forest vs Everton, from goals and shots to fouls, cards, tackles and passes, for every starter on the Projections tab of this page. The Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365, and the match projection gives each side's chance of winning.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2025 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Everton | 0-2 |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Premier League | Everton vs Nottingham Forest | 3-0 |
| 12 Apr 2025 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Everton | 0-1 |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Premier League | Everton vs Nottingham Forest | 0-2 |
| 21 Apr 2024 | Premier League | Everton vs Nottingham Forest | 2-0 |
| 2 Dec 2023 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Everton | 0-1 |
Statz's projection model expects Forest 1.4 - 0.9 Everton in goals. It gives Forest a 47% chance of winning, the draw 29% and Everton 24%. Both teams to score is 46% likely, over 1.5 goals 68% and over 2.5 goals 40%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (13%), 1-0 (13%), 0-0 (11%), 2-0 (10%), 2-1 (9%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 13% |
| 1-0 | Forest win | 13% |
| 0-0 | Draw | 11% |
| 2-0 | Forest win | 10% |
| 2-1 | Forest win | 9% |
Predicted lineups for Forest vs Everton are not in yet, so these are the XIs each side last started with: Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Everton's XI from their 1-0 win at Newcastle on Mon 2 Nov 2026.
| # | Forest | Fouls committed | Everton | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Delap | 15 | T. Barry | 11 |
| 2 | Murillo | 12 | H. Armstrong | 10 |
| 3 | N. Milenković | 11 | B. Johnson | 9 |
| 4 | D. Muñoz | 11 | J. Garner | 9 |
| 5 | X. Schlager | 10 | J. Tarkowski | 8 |
| # | Forest | Shots | Everton | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Delap | 24 | T. Barry | 31 |
| 2 | D. Ndoye | 20 | K. Dewsbury-Hall | 24 |
| 3 | M. Gibbs-White | 19 | T. George | 14 |
| 4 | J. McAtee | 16 | J. Garner | 9 |
| 5 | N. Williams | 15 | H. Armstrong | 8 |
| # | Forest | Shots on target | Everton | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 5 | T. Barry | 13 |
| 2 | I. Jesus | 5 | K. Dewsbury-Hall | 7 |
| 3 | J. McAtee | 5 | T. George | 4 |
| 4 | D. Ndoye | 4 | J. Branthwaite | 4 |
| 5 | Murillo | 4 | J. Garner | 2 |
| # | Forest | Goals | Everton | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 2 | T. Barry | 4 |
| 2 | D. Ndoye | 2 | K. Dewsbury-Hall | 2 |
| 3 | N. Williams | 1 | A. Maitland-Niles | 1 |
| 4 | I. Jesus | 1 | T. George | 1 |
| 5 | L. Delap | 1 | J. Tarkowski | 1 |
| # | Forest | Yellow cards | Everton | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. McAtee | 3 | J. Tarkowski | 3 |
| 2 | Murillo | 3 | J. Garner | 3 |
| 3 | O. Aina | 3 | H. Armstrong | 3 |
| 4 | N. Milenković | 2 | B. Johnson | 2 |
| 5 | L. Delap | 2 | V. Mykolenko | 2 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 20 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.4 | 16 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.4 | 4 of 20 |
| Passes | 396.6 | 16 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.7 | 10 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.1 | 15 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1 | 6 of 20 |
| Shots | 13.9 | 11 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 6 of 20 |
| Fouls | 8.2 | 20 of 20 |
| Tackles | 15.4 | 12 of 20 |
| Passes | 423.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 8 of 20 |