Nottingham Forest vs Everton
Match pulse
Who won: Everton 2-0
Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at The City Ground. Goals for Everton: James Garner (19') and Thierno Barry (79').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Jordan Pickford
EVE · 6 saves, clean sheet
Deserved to win
Nottm Forest deserved better: 16% on chances, lost 0-2
Play by play
- Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 2.
- Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 2.
- 90'+4'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a headed pass.
Murillo
- 90'+4'

Corner awarded
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Garner.
- 90'+2'

Free kick won
Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'

Foul
Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 87'

Shot off target
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.
- 86'

Header just wide
Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
M. Gibbs-White
- 86'

Left footed shot saved
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.
N. Williams
- 85'
SubSubbed on for T. Barry
Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
Beto
- 84'

Right footed shot just wide
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.
T. Awoniyi
- 83'

Foul
Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
- 83'

Free kick won
Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'

Header saved
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.
M. Gibbs-White
- 82'

Foul
Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
- 82'

Free kick won
Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- GOAL79'

Goal! Left footed shot
T. Barry · ast J. Garner
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.
NFO 0 - 2 EVE - 77'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 77'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 76'

Free kick won
Tyler Dibling (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'

Foul
Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 75'
SubSubbed on for C. Hudson-Odoi
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
D. Bakwa
- 74'

Handball
Handball by Jack Grealish (Everton).
- 74'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.

