Premier League · 2024

Everton 0–2 Nottingham Forest · Premier League

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0–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Nottingham Forest won 0–2.

Shots
1311
Shots on target
27
Expected goals
0.891.48
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nottingham Forest beat Everton 2–0. Recorded in this match (Everton – Nottingham Forest): shots 13–11, shots on target 2–7, expected goals 0.89–1.48, possession 64%–36%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Nottingham Forest's recent record differs from the season

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Nottingham Forest's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.37 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.37 goals/match1.49 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Everton, Nottingham Forest.

3.1 days ▲Rest daysEverton · Nottingham Forest3 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricEvertonNottingham ForestBaseline
Rest days3.1 days3 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots11 shotsEverton 13 shots, Nottingham Forest 11 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots7 shotsEverton 2 shots, Nottingham Forest 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.89 xG1.48 xGEverton 0.89 xG, Nottingham Forest 1.48 xG
  • Possession64%36%Everton 64%, Nottingham Forest 36%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersEverton 5 corners, Nottingham Forest 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls10 foulsEverton 13 fouls, Nottingham Forest 10 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Armando Broja · Everton · 27′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedArmando Broja · Everton · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedArmando Broja · Everton · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJesper Lindstrøm · Everton · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDominic Calvert-Lewin · Everton · 83′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJesper Lindstrøm · Everton · 58′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRamón Sosa · Nottingham Forest · 64′ · 0.04 xG · on targetIliman Ndiaye · Everton · 80′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBeto · Everton · 88′ · 0.04 xG · on targetChris Wood · Nottingham Forest · 11′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAbdoulaye Doucouré · Everton · 51′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRamón Sosa · Nottingham Forest · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Gibbs-White · Nottingham Forest · 52′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRamón Sosa · Nottingham Forest · 64′ · 0.11 xG · on targetChris Wood · Nottingham Forest · 15′ · 0.12 xG · goalDominic Calvert-Lewin · Everton · 81′ · 0.12 xG · on targetJarrad Branthwaite · Everton · 22′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedTaiwo Awoniyi · Nottingham Forest · 90′ · 0.15 xG · on targetOrel Mangala · Everton · 74′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedIliman Ndiaye · Everton · 5′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedChris Wood · Nottingham Forest · 13′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Gibbs-White · Nottingham Forest · 61′ · 0.20 xG · goalNeco Williams · Nottingham Forest · 64′ · 0.22 xG · on targetAnthony Elanga · Nottingham Forest · 90′ · 0.36 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Everton: 13 shots, 2 on target, 0.88 xG. Nottingham Forest: 11 shots, 7 on target, 1.63 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Chris Wood · Nottingham Forest · 15′Morgan Gibbs-White · Nottingham Forest · 61′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Everton 0.88 xG · Nottingham Forest 1.63 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Everton
2Draws
0Nottingham Forest
Everton — Nottingham Forest · Premier League2–0
Nottingham Forest — Everton · Premier League0–1
Nottingham Forest — Everton · Premier League2–2
Everton — Nottingham Forest · Premier League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Everton favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Nottingham Forest in 9 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Everton18 matchesNottingham Forest19 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored18/19▲ 1.37 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed18/19▲ 1 goal/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals18/19▲ 1.24 xG/match
11.5 shots/matchShots18/19▲ 13 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target18/19▲ 4.74 shots/match
39.7% ●Possession18/1939.6%
4.11 corners/matchCorners18/19● 4.58 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls18/1911.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 29 Dec 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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