Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth, 23 December 2023

Score3-2 to AFC Bournemouth
RefereeRobert Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,188

View Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Nottingham Forest won: 0 Drawn: 1 AFC Bournemouth won: 2 Nottingham Forest scored: 5 AFC Bournemouth scored: 7 . Nottingham Forest had now failed to any of their last seven league meetings with AFC Bournemouth since February 2015 (lost five).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

3 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Anthony Elanga 47 G
Chris Wood 74 G

Goals:

Dominic Solanke 51 G
Dominic Solanke 58 G
Dominic Solanke 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Neto Goalkeeper
Marcos Senesi Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Illia Zabarnyi Defender
Philip Billing Midfielder
Ryan Christie Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Niakhaté for Divock Origi 26
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Orel Mangala 46
Ola Aina for Harry Toffolo 85
Danilo for Morgan Gibbs-White 90+3

Substitutions:

Alex Scott for Lewis Cook 29
Joe Rothwell for Alex Scott 70
Luis Sinisterra for Antoine Semenyo 70
David Brooks for Philip Billing 81
Kieffer Moore for Dango Ouattara 82

Cards:

Willy Boly 5 Y
Willy Boly 23 Y
Willy Boly 23 R

Cards:

Alex Scott 31 Y
Antoine Semenyo 65 Y
Ryan Christie 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Ben Greenwood
Defender Chris Mepham
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Joe Rothwell
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Luis Sinisterra
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Kieffer Moore

Comments:

League position: 17th . Following the sacking of manager Steve Cooper, this was Nuno Espírito Santo's first game in charge. . Nottingham Forest had now lost four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since March 1999. . Forest had now conceded three goals in each of four of their last eight games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 11th . AFC Bournemouth had now won four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time. . Dominic Solanke scored the Cherries' second hat-trick in an away game in the Premier League after Callum Wilson in a 4-3 win at West Ham United in August 2015. . They had now scored 302 goals in their 245 games in the Premier League (conceded 433).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Anthony Elanga 47 G
Chris Wood 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Moussa Niakhaté for Divock Origi 26
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Orel Mangala 46
Ola Aina for Harry Toffolo 85
Danilo for Morgan Gibbs-White 90+3

Cards:

Willy Boly 5 Y
Willy Boly 23 Y
Willy Boly 23 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi

Comments:

League position: 17th . Following the sacking of manager Steve Cooper, this was Nuno Espírito Santo's first game in charge. . Nottingham Forest had now lost four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since March 1999. . Forest had now conceded three goals in each of four of their last eight games in the Premier League.

3 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Dominic Solanke 51 G
Dominic Solanke 58 G
Dominic Solanke 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Neto Goalkeeper
Marcos Senesi Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Illia Zabarnyi Defender
Philip Billing Midfielder
Ryan Christie Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Scott for Lewis Cook 29
Joe Rothwell for Alex Scott 70
Luis Sinisterra for Antoine Semenyo 70
David Brooks for Philip Billing 81
Kieffer Moore for Dango Ouattara 82

Cards:

Alex Scott 31 Y
Antoine Semenyo 65 Y
Ryan Christie 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Ben Greenwood
Defender Chris Mepham
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Joe Rothwell
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Luis Sinisterra
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Kieffer Moore

Comments:

League position: 11th . AFC Bournemouth had now won four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time. . Dominic Solanke scored the Cherries' second hat-trick in an away game in the Premier League after Callum Wilson in a 4-3 win at West Ham United in August 2015. . They had now scored 302 goals in their 245 games in the Premier League (conceded 433).