Nottingham Forest vs Everton prediction and preview
Premier League · Saturday 19 December 2026, 15:00 UTC
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Nottingham Forest vs Everton
Premier League · Saturday 19 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · The City Ground, Nottingham
Nottingham Forest vs Everton preview
Nottingham Forest welcome Everton at The City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday 19 December 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest sit 19th on 6 points after 9 matches, while Everton are 7th in the table with 13 points from 9.
Nottingham Forest come into the game with a L-D-L-L-L run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Everton's recent sequence reads W-L-L-D-W. Over their last 6, Nottingham Forest have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Everton average 0.7 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Nottingham Forest won 1, 2 games were drawn and Everton won 5. Those games averaged 2.1 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 30 Dec 2025, ended Nottingham Forest 0-2 Everton.
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Form and table
- Nottingham ForestLast five: L L L D L
- EvertonLast five: W D L L W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Nottingham Forest expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Matz Sels, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White
Everton expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harrison Armstrong, Merlin Röhl, Thierno Barry, Jack Grealish
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