Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth, 24 May 2026

Score1-1
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,741

View Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Nottingham Forest won: 0 Drawn: 4 AFC Bournemouth won: 4 Nottingham Forest scored: 8 AFC Bournemouth scored: 17 . AFC Bournemouth failed in their attempt to complete a league double over Nottingham Forest for the second time: previously in 2021-22 in the League Championship.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 34 G

Goals:

Marcus Tavernier 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
James Hill Defender
Marcos Senesi Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Adrien Truffert Defender/Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Alex Tóth Midfielder
Rayan Midfielder/Forward
Evanilson Forward
Eli Kroupi Forward

Substitutions:

Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 62
Luca Netz for Jair Cunha 63
Nicolás Domínguez for Ibrahim Sangaré 65
Ryan Yates for Elliott Anderson 65
James McAtee for Omari Hutchinson 78

Substitutions:

Ben Gannon-Doak for Alex Tóth 57
Amine Adli for Rayan 73
Enes Ünal for Evanilson 73
Justin Kluivert for Eli Kroupi 73
Lewis Cook for Adam Smith 90

Cards:

Taiwo Awoniyi 67 Y

Cards:

James Hill 33 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Lamin Sillah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christos Mandas
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Forward Enes Ünal
Forward Justin Kluivert

Comments:

Final league position 2025-26: 16th . Nottingham Forest had now won their final league game in one of the last seven seasons (lost three). . Forest avoided losing their final two games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 1992-93. . They had now avoided defeat in 23 of their last 28 games in the Premier League when they have scored (won 12).

Comments:

Final league position 2025-26: 6th . In manager Andoni Iraola's final game, this result confirmed that AFC Bournemouth had now qualified for a UEFA competition for the first time. They would play in the UEFA Europa League in 2026-27. . The Cherries had now become the first team that did not win the title but remained unbeaten in their last 18 games of a season in the Premier League since Liverpool in 2021-22 (19). . They had now become the first team to draw 18 or more games in a 38-game season in the Premier League. . Alex Scott was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Alex Toth was promoted to the starting XI. . AFC Bournemouth named only eight of a possible nine substitutes.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 34 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 62
Luca Netz for Jair Cunha 63
Nicolás Domínguez for Ibrahim Sangaré 65
Ryan Yates for Elliott Anderson 65
James McAtee for Omari Hutchinson 78

Cards:

Taiwo Awoniyi 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Lamin Sillah

Comments:

Final league position 2025-26: 16th . Nottingham Forest had now won their final league game in one of the last seven seasons (lost three). . Forest avoided losing their final two games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 1992-93. . They had now avoided defeat in 23 of their last 28 games in the Premier League when they have scored (won 12).

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Marcus Tavernier 54 G

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
James Hill Defender
Marcos Senesi Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Adrien Truffert Defender/Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Alex Tóth Midfielder
Rayan Midfielder/Forward
Evanilson Forward
Eli Kroupi Forward

Substitutions:

Ben Gannon-Doak for Alex Tóth 57
Amine Adli for Rayan 73
Enes Ünal for Evanilson 73
Justin Kluivert for Eli Kroupi 73
Lewis Cook for Adam Smith 90

Cards:

James Hill 33 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christos Mandas
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Forward Enes Ünal
Forward Justin Kluivert

Comments:

Final league position 2025-26: 6th . In manager Andoni Iraola's final game, this result confirmed that AFC Bournemouth had now qualified for a UEFA competition for the first time. They would play in the UEFA Europa League in 2026-27. . The Cherries had now become the first team that did not win the title but remained unbeaten in their last 18 games of a season in the Premier League since Liverpool in 2021-22 (19). . They had now become the first team to draw 18 or more games in a 38-game season in the Premier League. . Alex Scott was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Alex Toth was promoted to the starting XI. . AFC Bournemouth named only eight of a possible nine substitutes.