The round 19 match of the Premier League between Nottingham Forest and Everton will take place on 30 December at City Ground. Nottingham Forest vs Everton: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest played well in the previous round against Manchester City but still failed to take points from one of the league leaders, losing 1:2. It was the second consecutive defeat in the competition, something the home side had not experienced for two months. Also note that the club's uncompromising Premier League run stands at eight matches – four wins and four defeats. The home side remained in 17th place, but the gap to the nearest relegation rival is still five points. It is also worth noting that the team scores few goals – only 18, and only Wolverhampton have a worse attacking record in the league with 10 goals.
- Exactly two or three goals were scored in 5 of the last 7 league matches of the home side.
- At least one team failed to score in 6 of the last 7 Premier League meetings involving Nottingham Forest.
- At home the club has not won in 6 of the last 8 Premier League matches (1 draw and 5 defeats).
Potential Nottingham Forest Lineup (4-5-1)*
John Victor – Nikolo Savona, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Neco Williams – Nicolas Dominguez, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Omari Hutchinson, Callum Hudson-Odoi – Igor Jesus.
Midfielder Ryan Yates, defender Ola Aina and forwards Dan Ndoye and Chris Wood are sidelined with injuries. Defender Willy Boly and midfielder Ibrahim Sangare have gone to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Everton
Everton have failed to score in three consecutive matches. That had not happened in the league since January of this year. In this run the side lost with a clean sheet to Chelsea (0:2) and Arsenal (0:1), and in the previous round they drew away at Burnley (0:0). Everton are currently midtable, but not far from the European places – four points away. In addition, like Nottingham Forest, Everton score on average only one goal per game.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in the club's last five Premier League matches.
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of Everton's previous 9 league games.
- The side failed to score more than once in 6 of their last 7 Premier League matches.
Potential Everton Lineup (4-5-1)*
Jordan Pickford – Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Jake O'Brien, Vitaliy Mykolenko – James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam, Carlos Alcaraz, Tyler Dibling, Dwight McNeil – Betu Betuncal.
Defenders Jarrod Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman and midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are out with injuries. Midfielder Idrissa Gueye and forward Iliman Ndiaye have gone to the Africa Cup of Nations. The participation of midfielder Jack Grealish in the match is doubtful due to illness.
Referee
Michael Oliver (England)
Matches – 14 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellow) – 35;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.5;
Red cards shown – 1;
Fouls average per match – 22;
Penalties – 7%.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton: Match Prediction
At the beginning of 2025 Sean Dyche was dismissed from his post as head coach at Everton. Therefore the upcoming confrontation will be a personal occasion for him. His new team performed well in the previous round, where they could have hoped for a positive result against Manchester City, but luck was lacking in finishing their attacks, and Manchester City hardly deserved the three points. There is a chance to make amends against a weaker opponent that is having problems with its forwards and has failed to score in three consecutive league matches.
Nottingham Forest have clearly come out of the crisis; they only need to recover the luck they have been missing. The team has not impressed with consistency this season, but we believe that stability will arrive soon. The home side are very dangerous at City Ground and are likely to take the victory in this match. Despite the injury of two forwards, the hosts still have high attacking potential. Everton prefer to be more defensive away from home than to threaten their opponents' goal.
Prediction: Nottingham Forest To Win
* For each team the starting lineup listed is from their previous match in this competition.
