Nottingham Forest v Sunderland, 27 September 2025

Score1-0 to Sunderland
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,226

View Nottingham Forest v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Nottingham Forest won: 0 Drawn: 1 Sunderland won: 2 Nottingham Forest scored: 2 Sunderland scored: 6 . The last five meetings in all competitions between these teams had all now resulted in an away win.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Goals:

Omar Alderete 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Arthur Masuaku Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Chris Rigg Midfielder
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder/Forward
Wilson Isidor Forward

Substitutions:

Morgan Gibbs-White for Nicolás Domínguez 46
Callum Hudson-Odoi for James McAtee 60
Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye 60
Omari Hutchinson for Dilane Bakwa 72
Arnaud Kalimuendo for Chris Wood 90

Substitutions:

Lutsharel Geertruida for Arthur Masuaku 59
Bertrand Traoré for Chris Rigg 59
Dan Ballard for Enzo Le Fée 75
Simon Adingra for Chemsdine Talbi 85
Brian Brobbey for Wilson Isidor 85

Cards:

Nicolás Domínguez 36 Y
Nikola Milenković 38 Y
Neco Williams 49 Y
Elliott Anderson 82 Y

Cards:

Noah Sadiki 9 Y
Arthur Masuaku 31 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Jair Cunha
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 league games: the longest current such run in the top four divisions. . Forest now remained without a win in their last 54 games in the Premier League when trailing at half time since a 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur on 19 January 1997 (lost 43). . This was their first defeat in their last 14 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won eight).

Comments:

League position: 4th . Sunderland had now taken 11 from their six games so far in this Premier League season: their best start to a season in the top division since 1967-68 in League Division One (equivalent of 11 points). . The Black Cats had now become the 19th team to score a goal in the first half of a game in this Premier League season. Only Aston Villa had now failed to score in the first half. . This was their first win in their last 27 away games in the Premier League played in August or September since a 1-0 victory against Bolton Wanderers on 15 August 2009 (lost 13).

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Morgan Gibbs-White for Nicolás Domínguez 46
Callum Hudson-Odoi for James McAtee 60
Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye 60
Omari Hutchinson for Dilane Bakwa 72
Arnaud Kalimuendo for Chris Wood 90

Cards:

Nicolás Domínguez 36 Y
Nikola Milenković 38 Y
Neco Williams 49 Y
Elliott Anderson 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Jair Cunha
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 league games: the longest current such run in the top four divisions. . Forest now remained without a win in their last 54 games in the Premier League when trailing at half time since a 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur on 19 January 1997 (lost 43). . This was their first defeat in their last 14 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won eight).

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Omar Alderete 38 G

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Arthur Masuaku Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Chris Rigg Midfielder
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder/Forward
Wilson Isidor Forward

Substitutions:

Lutsharel Geertruida for Arthur Masuaku 59
Bertrand Traoré for Chris Rigg 59
Dan Ballard for Enzo Le Fée 75
Simon Adingra for Chemsdine Talbi 85
Brian Brobbey for Wilson Isidor 85

Cards:

Noah Sadiki 9 Y
Arthur Masuaku 31 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 4th . Sunderland had now taken 11 from their six games so far in this Premier League season: their best start to a season in the top division since 1967-68 in League Division One (equivalent of 11 points). . The Black Cats had now become the 19th team to score a goal in the first half of a game in this Premier League season. Only Aston Villa had now failed to score in the first half. . This was their first win in their last 27 away games in the Premier League played in August or September since a 1-0 victory against Bolton Wanderers on 15 August 2009 (lost 13).