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Nottingham Forest vs Everton

Premier League
0-2
Final
Everton
8-4-7
The City Ground
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTEVE
70%Possession30%
21Shots11
6On target3
9Corners2
1Saves6
11Fouls9
61'Douglas LuizNFO
Team1H2HT
NFO000
EVE112

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 10.0
  1. 18.9Jordan PickfordG
  2. 28.2James GarnerLM
  3. 37.0James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 46.9Thierno BarryF
  5. 56.9Dwight McNeilAM-L
  6. 66.8Vitaliy MykolenkoLB
  7. 76.7Jake O'BrienCD-L
  8. 86.7Nathan PattersonRB
  9. 96.4Merlin RöhlAM
  10. 106.3Neco WilliamsRB
  11. 116.3Tyler DiblingAM-R
  12. 126.2Taiwo AwoniyiSUB

Team stats

NFOEVE
11Fouls9
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
9Corner Kicks2
1Saves6
69.7Possession30.3
21SHOTS11
6ON GOAL3
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
600Accurate Passes223
665Passes301
0.9Pass Completion %0.7
9Accurate Crosses2
52Crosses7
0.2Cross %0.3
34Long Balls68
19Accurate Long Balls26
0.6Long Balls %0.4
7Blocked Shots4
14Effective Tackles11
21Tackles23
0.7Tackle %0.5
5Interceptions9
12Effective Clearances53
12Clearances53

Player of the game

Jordan Pickford

EVE · 6 saves, clean sheet

8.9

Deserved to win

16%
NFO · 0.19 xG
75%
Draw
9%
EVE · 0.11 xG

Nottm Forest deserved better: 16% on chances, lost 0-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Everton 2.
  3. 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

  4. 90'+4'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Garner.

  5. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).

  7. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  8. 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.

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Barry

    Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.

    Beto

  12. 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

  13. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).

  14. 83'

    Free kick won

    Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 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

  16. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).

  17. 82'

    Free kick won

    Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  18. 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
  19. 77'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.

  20. 77'

    Shot blocked

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

  21. 76'

    Free kick won

    Tyler Dibling (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).

  23. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Hudson-Odoi

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.

    D. Bakwa

  24. 74'

    Handball

    Handball by Jack Grealish (Everton).

  25. 74'

    Shot blocked

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

Leaders

NFOEVE
Total Shots
Morgan Gibbs-White
4
James Garner
4
Accurate Passes
Elliot Anderson
112
Jordan Pickford
29
Saves
John Victor
1
Jordan Pickford
6