Nottingham Forest v Burnley, 19 April 2026

Score4-1 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeTom Kirk
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,458

View Nottingham Forest v Burnley head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Drawn: 2 Burnley won: 0 Nottingham Forest scored: 8 Burnley scored: 4 . Burnley had now lost on 14 of their last 22 league visits to the City Ground (won two).

4 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

1 Burnley

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 62 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 69 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 77 G
Igor Jesus 90+8 G

Goals:

Zian Flemming 45+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Hjalmar Ekdal Defender
Maxime Estève Defender
Quilindschy Hartman Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Marcus Edwards Midfielder
Florentino Luís Midfielder
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder/Forward
Zian Flemming Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jair Cunha for Murillo 42
Igor Jesus for Dilane Bakwa 46
Ryan Yates for Chris Wood 76
Morato for Omari Hutchinson 88
Nicolás Domínguez for Morgan Gibbs-White 89

Substitutions:

Lyle Foster for Marcus Edwards 64
Jacob Bruun Larsen for Lesley Ugochukwu 76
Josh Laurent for Florentino Luís 83
Loum Tchaouna for Jaidon Anthony 83
Armando Broja for Zian Flemming 84

Cards:

Cards:

Florentino Luís 75 Y
Kyle Walker 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Morato
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Igor Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Max Weiss
Defender Bashir Humphreys
Defender Joe Worrall
Midfielder Josh Laurent
Midfielder Mike Trésor
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Bruun Larsen
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Lyle Foster

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest were now unbeaten in five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025 (eight). . Morgan Gibbs-White had now become the third player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League for Forest after Kevin Campbell and Chris Wood. . They had now won 16 of their last 50 home games in the Premier League (lost 21).

Comments:

League position: 19th . Burnley had now conceded two or more goals in nine of their last 11 games in the Premier League. . This was the Clarets’ first defeat in an away game in the Premier League when leading at half time (played 30, won 20): this was the best such run in the competition’s history. . There had now been 101 goals scored in their 33 games so far in this Premier League season (for 34, against 67).

4 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 62 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 69 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 77 G
Igor Jesus 90+8 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Jair Cunha for Murillo 42
Igor Jesus for Dilane Bakwa 46
Ryan Yates for Chris Wood 76
Morato for Omari Hutchinson 88
Nicolás Domínguez for Morgan Gibbs-White 89

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Morato
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Igor Jesus

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest were now unbeaten in five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025 (eight). . Morgan Gibbs-White had now become the third player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League for Forest after Kevin Campbell and Chris Wood. . They had now won 16 of their last 50 home games in the Premier League (lost 21).

1 Burnley

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Zian Flemming 45+2 G

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Hjalmar Ekdal Defender
Maxime Estève Defender
Quilindschy Hartman Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Marcus Edwards Midfielder
Florentino Luís Midfielder
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder/Forward
Zian Flemming Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Lyle Foster for Marcus Edwards 64
Jacob Bruun Larsen for Lesley Ugochukwu 76
Josh Laurent for Florentino Luís 83
Loum Tchaouna for Jaidon Anthony 83
Armando Broja for Zian Flemming 84

Cards:

Florentino Luís 75 Y
Kyle Walker 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Max Weiss
Defender Bashir Humphreys
Defender Joe Worrall
Midfielder Josh Laurent
Midfielder Mike Trésor
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Bruun Larsen
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Lyle Foster

Comments:

League position: 19th . Burnley had now conceded two or more goals in nine of their last 11 games in the Premier League. . This was the Clarets’ first defeat in an away game in the Premier League when leading at half time (played 30, won 20): this was the best such run in the competition’s history. . There had now been 101 goals scored in their 33 games so far in this Premier League season (for 34, against 67).