Nottingham Forest FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Nottingham Forest FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.
- Nottingham Forest FC 35 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tony Harrington
- Assistant 1 Simon Long
- Assistant 2
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May Leicester City FC H 2–2 D 05 May Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D 01 May Brentford FC H 0–2 L 27 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–2 L 21 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W 12 Apr Everton FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D 03 May Southampton FC H 2–0 W 26 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–3 L 20 Apr Liverpool FC H 0–1 L 12 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–2 D 07 Apr Newcastle United FC H 0–3 L Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to City Ground, Nottingham that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Leicester City FC.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Morgan Gibbs-White suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 16' Leicester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Conor Coady on 16.
- 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 368 games and scored 429 goals.
- 25' What a strike from Morgan Gibbs-White! The score is 1-1.
- 30' Ibrahim Sangare has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' Leicester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 49' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wout Faes made 165 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Chris Wood puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
- 58' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a card on 58.
- 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morato on 60.
- 60' Boubakary Soumare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Skipp on 60 minute.
- 61' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Jordan Ayew is replaced by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 69' It’s gonna be a card for Ola Aina.
- 73' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a card on 73.
- 74' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Nicolas Dominguez is replaced by Ryan Yates.
- 77' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Luke Thomas is replaced by Jeremy Monga on 77 minute.
- 79' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a card on 79.
- 81' What an equalizer from Facundo Buonanotte!
- 83' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 83 minute. Ibrahim Sangare leaves to be changed by Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' Jota Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elliot Anderson on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Nottingham Forest FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 11
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Ibrahim Sangare ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 83'
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Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Ryan Yates 74'
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Elliot Anderson ↓ Jota Silva 90'
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Bench-
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Ryan Yates ↑ 74'
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Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 83'
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Jota Silva ↑ 90'
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Coach Nuno Espírito SantoLeicester City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 9
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Luke Thomas ↓ Jeremy Monga 77'
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Bench- 31
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Boubakary Soumare ↑ 60'
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Caleb Okoli ↑ 90'
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Victor Kristiansen ↑ 77'
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Facundo Buonanotte ↑ 61'
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Jeremy Monga ↑ 77'
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Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy -
Head to Head
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-05 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-04-21 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC LLeicester City FC Form
2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-03 Leicester City FC 2–0 Southampton FC W 2025-04-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-04-20 Leicester City FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2025-04-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-04-07 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC L