Sunderland host Forest at Stadium of Light, Sunderland on 13 December 2026 at 14:00 in the Premier League. Sunderland's last five results: L D D W L (1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses). Forest's last five: L L L D L (1 draw and 4 losses). In their last 2 meetings, Sunderland have won 1, Forest 1, with 0 draws.
Sunderland vs Forest kicks off at 14:00 UK time on Sunday 13 December 2026 in the Premier League, at Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Stadium of Light holds 2,500 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 14:00.
Sunderland vs Forest is being played at Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Sunday 13 December 2026, the home ground of Sunderland, which holds 2,500 people. Kick-off is at 14:00 UK time, and the match is part of the Premier League.
Sunderland have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-3 defeat away to Coventry in the Premier League on 31 October.
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.
Across the last 2 meetings Sunderland have won 1, Forest have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Sunderland scoring 1 goals to Forest's 5. The most recent was Sunderland 0-5 Nottingham Forest on 24 April 2026 in the Premier League.
Granit Xhaka leads Sunderland with 3 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.3 a game, the most of any Sunderland player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Sunderland player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
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.
Until the team news for Sunderland vs Forest is in, the Lineups tab shows the XI each side last started with: Sunderland's XI from their 1-3 defeat at Coventry on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 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 37% chance of winning, against 35% for Sunderland and 29% for the draw. Projected goals are Sunderland 1.2 - 1.3 Forest.
The most likely score in Sunderland vs Forest is 1-1, a draw, at 14%, from Statz's projection model. Both teams to score is 51% likely and over 2.5 goals 45%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz projects 9 player markets for Sunderland vs Forest, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Premier League | Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest | 0-5 |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland | 0-1 |
Statz's projection model expects Sunderland 1.2 - 1.3 Forest in goals. It gives Sunderland a 35% chance of winning, the draw 29% and Forest 37%. Both teams to score is 51% likely, over 1.5 goals 71% and over 2.5 goals 45%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (14%), 0-1 (10%), 1-0 (10%), 0-0 (9%), 1-2 (8%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 14% |
| 0-1 | Forest win | 10% |
| 1-0 | Sunderland win | 10% |
| 0-0 | Draw | 9% |
| 1-2 | Forest win | 8% |
Predicted lineups for Sunderland vs Forest are not in yet, so these are the XIs each side last started with: Sunderland's XI from their 1-3 defeat at Coventry on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026.
| # | Sunderland | Fouls committed | Forest | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Brobbey | 11 | L. Delap | 15 |
| 2 | N. Angulo | 11 | Murillo | 12 |
| 3 | R. Mandava | 11 | N. Milenković | 11 |
| 4 | D. Ballard | 10 | D. Muñoz | 11 |
| 5 | N. Mukiele | 8 | X. Schlager | 10 |
| # | Sunderland | Shots | Forest | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Brobbey | 19 | L. Delap | 24 |
| 2 | E. Fée | 18 | D. Ndoye | 20 |
| 3 | N. Angulo | 12 | M. Gibbs-White | 19 |
| 4 | N. Mukiele | 12 | J. McAtee | 16 |
| 5 | W. Isidor | 10 | N. Williams | 15 |
| # | Sunderland | Shots on target | Forest | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Brobbey | 8 | M. Gibbs-White | 5 |
| 2 | E. Fée | 6 | I. Jesus | 5 |
| 3 | N. Angulo | 5 | J. McAtee | 5 |
| 4 | T. Meunier | 4 | D. Ndoye | 4 |
| 5 | M. Fofana | 4 | Murillo | 4 |
| # | Sunderland | Goals | Forest | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Brobbey | 3 | M. Gibbs-White | 2 |
| 2 | E. Fée | 2 | D. Ndoye | 2 |
| 3 | T. Hume | 1 | N. Williams | 1 |
| 4 | W. Isidor | 1 | I. Jesus | 1 |
| 5 | N. Angulo | 1 | L. Delap | 1 |
| # | Sunderland | Yellow cards | Forest | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Xhaka | 3 | J. McAtee | 3 |
| 2 | N. Angulo | 2 | Murillo | 3 |
| 3 | N. Sadiki | 2 | O. Aina | 3 |
| 4 | O. Alderete | 2 | N. Milenković | 2 |
| 5 | R. Mandava | 2 | L. Delap | 2 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.9 | 19 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.9 | 18 of 20 |
| Shots | 12.6 | 13 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 13 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11 | 15 of 20 |
| Tackles | 14 | 16 of 20 |
| Passes | 405.1 | 13 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.2 | 13 of 20 |
| 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 |