Nottingham Forest v Leicester City, 11 May 2025

Score2-2
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,245

View Nottingham Forest v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 2.15pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Nottingham Forest won: 5 Drawn: 3 Leicester City won: 2 Nottingham Forest scored: 16 Leicester City scored: 14 . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to complete a league double over Leicester City for the first time since 1994-95.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

2 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 25 G
Chris Wood 56 G

Goals:

Conor Coady 16 G
Facundo Buonanotte 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Kasey McAteer Midfielder
Oliver Skipp Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 74
Taiwo Awoniyi for Ibrahim Sangaré 83
Jota Silva for Elliott Anderson 90+1

Substitutions:

Boubakary Soumaré for Oliver Skipp 60
Facundo Buonanotte for Jordan Ayew 61
Victor Kristiansen for Luke Thomas 77
Jeremy Monga for Kasey McAteer 77
Caleb Okoli for Bilal El Khannous 90+3

Cards:

Morato 60 Y
Ola Aina 69 Y
Elliott Anderson 73 Y

Cards:

James Justin 39 Y
Luke Thomas 58 Y
Facundo Buonanotte 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Woyo Coulibaly
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Defender Caleb Okoli
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Jake Evans
Midfielder/Forward Jeremy Monga
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 7th . Nottingham Forest avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2023. . Forest had now drawn six of their last 21 home games in the Premier League (won nine). . They had now conceded two or more goals in nine of their last 19 games in all competitions.

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2024. . Jamie Vardy became the first player to start 300 games in the Premier League for the Foxes. He had now scored 199 goals in 499 appearances for the club in all competitions. . They now remained as the only team yet to keep a clean sheet in an away game in this Premier League season.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 25 G
Chris Wood 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 74
Taiwo Awoniyi for Ibrahim Sangaré 83
Jota Silva for Elliott Anderson 90+1

Cards:

Morato 60 Y
Ola Aina 69 Y
Elliott Anderson 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 7th . Nottingham Forest avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2023. . Forest had now drawn six of their last 21 home games in the Premier League (won nine). . They had now conceded two or more goals in nine of their last 19 games in all competitions.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Conor Coady 16 G
Facundo Buonanotte 81 G

Starting lineup:

Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Kasey McAteer Midfielder
Oliver Skipp Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Boubakary Soumaré for Oliver Skipp 60
Facundo Buonanotte for Jordan Ayew 61
Victor Kristiansen for Luke Thomas 77
Jeremy Monga for Kasey McAteer 77
Caleb Okoli for Bilal El Khannous 90+3

Cards:

James Justin 39 Y
Luke Thomas 58 Y
Facundo Buonanotte 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Woyo Coulibaly
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Defender Caleb Okoli
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Jake Evans
Midfielder/Forward Jeremy Monga
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2024. . Jamie Vardy became the first player to start 300 games in the Premier League for the Foxes. He had now scored 199 goals in 499 appearances for the club in all competitions. . They now remained as the only team yet to keep a clean sheet in an away game in this Premier League season.