AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest, 26 October 2025

Score2-0 to AFC Bournemouth
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVitality Stadium
Attendance11,204

View AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 AFC Bournemouth won: 3 Drawn: 3 Nottingham Forest won: 0 AFC Bournemouth scored: 14 Nottingham Forest scored: 7 . AFC Bournemouth were now unbeaten in their 11 meetings with Nottingham Forest since February 2015 (all league, won seven).

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Marcus Tavernier 25 G
Eli Kroupi 40 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Veljko Milosavljević
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Eli Kroupi
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Nicoló Savona Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Amine Adli for Eli Kroupi 69
David Brooks for Justin Kluivert 69
Ryan Christie for Alex Scott 80
Lewis Cook for Marcus Tavernier 90+2
Enes Ünal for Antoine Semenyo 90+2

Substitutions:

Taiwo Awoniyi for Igor Jesus 46
Omari Hutchinson for Callum Hudson-Odoi 46
Ryan Yates for Douglas Luiz 46
Nicolás Domínguez for Dan Ndoye 83
Arnaud Kalimuendo for Morgan Gibbs-White 89

Cards:

Justin Kluivert 18 Y
Marcos Senesi 63 Y
David Brooks 87 Y

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 18 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Forward Enes Ünal

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Morato
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 2nd . AFC Bournemouth were now unbeaten in their last eight games in the Premier League (won five): only Coventry City in the League Championship had a longer current such run in the top four divisions (13). . The Cherries had now won 100 of their 313 games in the top division (lost 141). . They failed in their attempt to score three or more goals in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2023 (four).

Comments:

League position: 18th . Following the sacking of Ange Postecoglu, this was new manager Sean Dyche's first game in charge in the Premier League. . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since April 2025. . Forest were now without a win in their last eight league games (lost six): only Wolverhampton Wanderers (13) have a longer current such run in the top four divisions.

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Marcus Tavernier 25 G
Eli Kroupi 40 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Veljko Milosavljević
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Eli Kroupi
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Substitutions:

Amine Adli for Eli Kroupi 69
David Brooks for Justin Kluivert 69
Ryan Christie for Alex Scott 80
Lewis Cook for Marcus Tavernier 90+2
Enes Ünal for Antoine Semenyo 90+2

Cards:

Justin Kluivert 18 Y
Marcos Senesi 63 Y
David Brooks 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Forward Enes Ünal

Comments:

League position: 2nd . AFC Bournemouth were now unbeaten in their last eight games in the Premier League (won five): only Coventry City in the League Championship had a longer current such run in the top four divisions (13). . The Cherries had now won 100 of their 313 games in the top division (lost 141). . They failed in their attempt to score three or more goals in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2023 (four).

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Nicoló Savona Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Taiwo Awoniyi for Igor Jesus 46
Omari Hutchinson for Callum Hudson-Odoi 46
Ryan Yates for Douglas Luiz 46
Nicolás Domínguez for Dan Ndoye 83
Arnaud Kalimuendo for Morgan Gibbs-White 89

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 18 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Morato
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 18th . Following the sacking of Ange Postecoglu, this was new manager Sean Dyche's first game in charge in the Premier League. . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since April 2025. . Forest were now without a win in their last eight league games (lost six): only Wolverhampton Wanderers (13) have a longer current such run in the top four divisions.