Nottingham Forest v Everton, 05 March 2023

Score2-2
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,353

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Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Nottingham Forest won: 4 Drawn: 2 Everton won: 6 Nottingham Forest scored: 11 Everton scored: 19 . This was Everton's first visit to the City Ground since 8 September 1998 when Duncan Ferguson scored both their goals in a 2-0 win in the Premier League.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

2 Everton

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Brennan Johnson 19 G
Brennan Johnson 77 G

Goals:

Demarai Gray penalty 10 P
Abdoulaye Doucouré 29 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Defender Felipe Monteiro
Defender Renan Lodi
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Michael Keane Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Séamus Coleman Defender/Midfielder
Ben Godfrey Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Dwight McNeil Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ryan Yates for Jack Colback 70
André Ayew for Chris Wood 71
Emmanuel Dennis for Remo Freuler 71

Substitutions:

Tom Davies for Alex Iwobi 89
Neal Maupay for Demarai Gray 89

Cards:

Morgan Gibbs-White 51 Y
Renan Lodi 55 Y
Felipe Monteiro 79 Y

Cards:

Ben Godfrey 42 Y
Dwight McNeil 52 Y
Demarai Gray 56 Y
James Tarkowski 56 Y
Tom Davies 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Yerry Mina
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder Tom Davies
Forward Neal Maupay
Forward Ellis Simms

Comments:

League position: 14th . Nottingham Forest became the first newly-promoted team to remain unbeaten in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League within the same season since Birmingham City in 2009-10. . Forest had now scored in their last 11 home games in the Premier League. . Brennan Johnson had now scored five goals in his last four home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 18th . Everton ended a run of four consecutive away defeats in all competitions. . The Toffees scored two or more goals in the first-half of a game for the first time since 15 May 2022 against Brentford in the Premier League at Goodison Park (lost 3-2). . They ended a run of 15 games in all competitions of failing to score more than one goal in a game since their 3-0 win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on 22 October 2022.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Brennan Johnson 19 G
Brennan Johnson 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Defender Felipe Monteiro
Defender Renan Lodi
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Ryan Yates for Jack Colback 70
André Ayew for Chris Wood 71
Emmanuel Dennis for Remo Freuler 71

Cards:

Morgan Gibbs-White 51 Y
Renan Lodi 55 Y
Felipe Monteiro 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 14th . Nottingham Forest became the first newly-promoted team to remain unbeaten in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League within the same season since Birmingham City in 2009-10. . Forest had now scored in their last 11 home games in the Premier League. . Brennan Johnson had now scored five goals in his last four home games in the Premier League.

2 Everton

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Demarai Gray penalty 10 P
Abdoulaye Doucouré 29 G

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Michael Keane Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Séamus Coleman Defender/Midfielder
Ben Godfrey Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Dwight McNeil Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Davies for Alex Iwobi 89
Neal Maupay for Demarai Gray 89

Cards:

Ben Godfrey 42 Y
Dwight McNeil 52 Y
Demarai Gray 56 Y
James Tarkowski 56 Y
Tom Davies 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Yerry Mina
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder Tom Davies
Forward Neal Maupay
Forward Ellis Simms

Comments:

League position: 18th . Everton ended a run of four consecutive away defeats in all competitions. . The Toffees scored two or more goals in the first-half of a game for the first time since 15 May 2022 against Brentford in the Premier League at Goodison Park (lost 3-2). . They ended a run of 15 games in all competitions of failing to score more than one goal in a game since their 3-0 win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on 22 October 2022.