The 19th-round Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Everton will take place on 30 december at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest vs Everton: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest played a good game in the last round against Manchester City, but still could not take points from one of the league leaders – 1:2. It was the second consecutive defeat in the competition, and the team had not lost two in a row for two months. We should also note that the club's uncompromising Premier League run stands at eight matches – four wins and four defeats. The team remain in 17th place, but the gap to the nearest relegation-zone rival is five points. It is also worth noting that the team scores little – only 18 goals, and only Wolverhampton, with 10 goals, has worse attacking numbers in the league.
- Exactly two or three goals were scored in 5 of the last 7 league games involving Nottingham Forest.
- At least one team failed to score in 6 of Nottingham Forest's previous 7 Premier League meetings.
- At home the club has not won in 6 of its last 8 Premier League matches (1 draw and 5 defeats).
Potential Nottingham Forest Lineup (4-5-1)*
John Victor – Nicolo Savona, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Neco Williams – Nicolas Dominguez, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Omari Hutchinson, Callum Hudson-Odoi – Igor Jesus.
Unavailable due to injury are midfielder Ryan Yates, defender Ola Aina and forwards Dan Ndoye and Chris Wood. For the Africa Cup of Nations the club lost defender Willy Boly and midfielder Ibrahim Sangare.
Everton
Everton have failed to score in three consecutive matches. That had not happened to the club in the league since January of this year. In that run the team lost 0:2 to Chelsea and 0:1 to Arsenal, and in the last round they drew away with Burnley (0:0). The team under David Moyes are currently in mid-table, but they are not far from the European places – four points behind. In addition, like Nottingham Forest, Everton score on average just one goal per game.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in five of the club's last Premier League matches.
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of Everton's previous 9 league games.
- Everton failed to score more than once in 6 of their last 7 Premier League meetings.
Potential Everton Lineup (4-5-1)*
Jordan Pickford – Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Jake O'Brien, Vitaliy Mykolenko – James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam, Carlos Alcaraz, Tyler Dibling, Dwight McNeil – Beto Betuncal.
Out through injury are defenders Jared Branthwaite, Seamus Coleman and midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. For the Africa Cup of Nations the team lost midfielder Idrissa Gueye and forward Iliman Ndiaye. Participation of midfielder Jack Grealish in the match is in doubt (illness).
Referee
Michael Oliver (England)
Matches – 14 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 35;
Average yellows per match – 2.5;
Red cards shown – 1;
Fouls per match on average – 22;
Penalties – 7%.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton: Match Prediction
At the start of 2025 Sean Dyche was dismissed from his post as head coach. So the upcoming confrontation will be important for him. Nottingham Forest performed well in the previous round, in which they could have hoped for a positive result against Manchester City, but they lacked a bit of luck when finishing their attacks, and Manchester City clearly did not deserve three points. There is a chance to put things right against a weaker opponent that has problems with its forwards and has not scored in three consecutive league matches.
Nottingham Forest have clearly come out of the crisis; they only need to regain the luck they are missing. The team has not impressed with stability this season, but we believe that this will arrive soon. The home side are very dangerous at their stadium and will most likely claim victory in this match. Despite the injury to two forwards, the hosts still have high attacking potential. Everton away tend to focus more on defending than on threatening their opponents' goal.
Prediction: Nottingham Forest To Win
* For each team the starting lineup listed is from its previous match in this competition.
