Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Everton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
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Nottingham Forest FC 0 - 1 Everton FC
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
17:09A late goal steals the points for Everton, as they beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 away at the City Ground. While earlier in the game, the travelling Evertonians could be heard chanting: "Champions League, you're having a laugh", Forest's UCL dreams won't be hindered by this defeat. That said, despite news this week revealing the top five will qualify, the 94th-minute score-settler from Doucoure, will still sting for Forest, as it's now two defeats on the bounce. In a game that could easily be summarised as a half-chance showreel where Harrison shone, it was actually to be his replacement that caused the decisive blow as Everton effectively underperformed their 1.30 xG. Four minutes after emerging from the bench, McNeil dispossessed a tired Murillo before threading through a lovely ball for Doucoure in behind on the left. He powered past a despondent Sels, as the away behind him went ballistic. Denied their fifth consecutive clean sheet, Nuno's side also struggled at the other end, registering just 0.49 xG as Wood was often found wanting. This is a massive win for Everton, while Forest will be setting their sights firmly on next week. Thank you for joining us today. We hope you enjoyed the game!
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:57FULL-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-1 EVERTON
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:54Assist Dwight James Matthew McNeil
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:54Forest earn their first corner. Williams curls it in, but Alcaraz clears. Murillo gives the ball away and McNeil can spark a dangerous break!
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:53Doucoure tees up Alcaraz inside the box after a nice one-two, but the Argentinian can only fire comfortably over the bar. Everton have now had 28 touches in the Forest box, compared to the Trees' eight touches in their own.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:51There will be five minutes of added time.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:51Forest seem to be hanging on, but Everton want something more from this game. Is there time for one final trump card? Let's see, as Harrison makes way for Dwight McNeil for a stoppage time cameo.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:48The check is over on the Beto penalty appeal. With Murillo not being seen to have done enough, the claims are waved away. We restart play with the Forest free-kick from the Gueye foul.
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16:47After the Toffees don't get their penalty at one end, Gueye comes back and brings down Gibbs-White from behind for a routine booking.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:46Tarkowski lifts a long ball forward, but Forest can eventually hoof out with Sels. Alcaraz then tries to slide in Beto who goes down in a tangle of legs. Everton want a penalty!
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:46The long diagonal is won by Tarkowski before a Forest touch helps it out towards the right touchline. Garner launches in a long throw before it's forced out again and Forest can win a throw-in of their own.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:46Moreno cuts down Harrison, who continues to be a real threat today. The winger gets up to take the right-sided free-kick. This is going long into the box.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:41GARNER! Harrison crosses from the right and Murillo heads out of the box. Alcaraz gets the call and leaves for Garner, but the number 37 can only drag his shot wide! He stays down with cramp.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:39The delivery comes in, and Yates clears. Alcaraz then dinks a dropping ball away from Yates and there's a solid shout for a penalty on the bodycheck. The VAR have a look, but nothing is given.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:38Mykolenko beats Williams in a game of wits on the left to win a free-kick in a promising area. It's right in the corner.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:36HARRISON! Alcaraz jinks through the centre of the Forest backline, and the move culminates with Harrison blazing one just over the bar from inside the box!
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:35Dominguez makes way now as club captain Ryan Yates enters for the final 15 minutes of the 90.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:34Great work from Harrison sees him stand a cross up from the right after beating Moreno. The ball falls to Doucoure at the back post and Williams does excellently to divert it behind. The corner from Garner is over-hit and out for a goal kick.
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16:32Murillo is down again briefly after a wrestling match with Beto ends with the Brazilian's hand getting stepped on.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:30Harrison's first corner from the right is diverted behind by a blue shirt. Tight marking from Williams looked to really play its part there. In the next phase, Dominguez gives away a cheap foul in the middle of the Forest half. Harrison floats in the delivery and Williams is down after a shove from Tarkowski. Free-kick to the hosts.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:30Harrison continues to be a threat in this second half. He drives past Williams and fizzes in a cross that Murillo has to divert behind with a stray leg. The corner from the left is helped out of the box by Anderson, before Everton keep coming and O'Brien fires a deflected effort over.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:26Substitution Iliman Cheikh Baroy Ndiaye Carlos Jonás Alcaraz Durán
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:25Harrison bobs and weaves at the Forest defence, yet Murillo tracks him excellently to give away a corner on the right. The delivery from Harrison comes in, and Dominguez glances the ball away from trouble.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:24Moyes goes for his own offensive reinforcement now, as Broja comes off for Beto.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:24Forest buzz around the Everton box with great intent, yet Branthwaite stands tall to block a low, fizzing strike from Williams. It's half-cleared until a ball comes in and Wood goes down far too easily. Gibbs-White then goes for a smart flick shortly after and has Pickford scampering across his line to collect.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:20"Rhythm is a dancer, Anthony Elanga". Will Forest fans be singing at full-time today?
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:19Forest something more convincing if they're to shake off Everton. Off comes Jota Silva for Anthony Elanga. What can he offer today? He has six goals and eight assists so far this term.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:19Everton have a corner on the right, yet as the delivery bends in, the whistle sounds for a Forest free-kick.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:19Everton have a free-kick in the right centre of the Forest half. It's floated in by Garner, and despite getting knocked down, there's no one in blue to fire home. Forest clear.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:15Gueye is bullied off the ball in the centre circle by Anderson, and the former Newcastle man sparks a quick move. Hudson-Odoi is found on the left, cuts back across, yet his shot is tame and rolls at Pickford easily. Tarkowski then pings a long ball over for Ndiaye and Sels has to come out brilliantly to smother!
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:13Milenkovic lurks as Forest have a long throw on the left. However, Pickford is wary to the danger and claims with the minimum of fuss.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:11The Mykolenko throw is cleared and comes to nothing. Murillo re-enters the fray to put pulsating Forest fan hearts to rest. Ndiaye and Broja work well with each other high on the left, yet as Ndiaye is eventually dispossessed, he fouls Williams.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:11Murillo is down, holding his right shoulder after an awkward fall in that earlier melee following Harrison's cross. The well-loved Brazilian trudges off for further treatment as Everton have a long throw with Mykolenko.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:06Everton look to make an instant impact, with Harrison crossing into the box after cutting onto his left. Williams nods the ball straight up under the challenge of Ndiaye, before Sels punches away from Doucoure. The whistle goes for a foul on Williams.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
16:05Forest restart this match for the second half, kicking from right to left.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:59As said in the prior comment, Forest have yet to really grasp their rhythm and tempo in this one. Although there have been moments of quality, with Jota looking to have Branthwaite on a tightrope, the Trees have struggled to find their target man, Wood. His output so far has been limited to just nine passes and he has seemed very isolated thus far. Forest's half-chances have given them an xG of 0.24, while Everton have seen an xG of 0.19.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:56In a period where the Toffees were on top, the first half ends 0-0 between Nottingham Forest and Everton at the City Ground. Despite moments of promise, the hosts have struggled to find their rhythm, with the Merseyside visitors conjuring up the best opportunity of the match so far. In the 25th minute, Harrison found Garner inside the right of the box with a fine reverse pass, and the midfielder drilled low at Sels to force a solid save. While Moyes' side threatened to make further inroads with the industry of Broja and Harrison alike, their input ultimately culminated in half-chances. Forest's best opportunity to find the net came right before the whistle, as Hudson-Odoi came alive on the left of the box, before forcing Pickford to parry away his driving effort.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:49HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-0 EVERTON
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:48CHANCE! Hudson-Odoi fires low at Pickford from the left of the box. The England stopper gets down well to parry away!
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:47Mykolenko crosses well from the left, yet with quick thinking from Murillo, the ball is spiralled away before a touch off the Ukrainian gives Williams a throw next to his own corner flag.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:44Forest push on. After being consistently pushed back after crossing from the left, the hosts give it to Gibbs-White to try and make something happen. He fires one from range, yet it's just off-target.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:41Everton pull together a great run of passes, but Moreno stops progress on the right to get away fans back on their seats.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:40Yellow Card Jarrad Paul Branthwaite
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:39Broja pulls out some superb centre-forward play as he drives through four in red on the right of the Forest box. He plays it out to Harrison to cross for Ndiaye, but the airborne winger can't nod either side of Sels.
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15:37Gibbs-White dictates play brilliantly in the centre. He finds Hudson-Odoi with a right-footed trivela, but the winger can't cut across O'Brien and Garner tracking back. Excellent defending.
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15:36We've admittedly hit a little bit of a lull. Mykolenko is down after an aerial challenge with Williams. He takes a while to get back to his feet.
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15:33Williams rushes forward on Forest's right, yet is brought down by Ndiaye for a free-kick. Again, the hosts refuse to go long, but they work it across the field before Hudson-Odoi can cross for Jota. He rises, but heads straight at Pickford.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:31Broja's presence is causing all sorts of problems for Forest. The latest move sees the Albanian international nod down for Ndiaye, yet Milenkovic makes sure the Senegalese winger can't get onto the ball.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:30Everton force their hosts to clear behind twice in quick succession. Murillo clears the latter and Jota chases, but Gueye is calm under pressure. Forest regain possession, and despite the Toffees' stubborn shape, a reverse pass finds Jota on the left of the box. He cuts in on the right but can only fire his low effort straight at Pickford.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:29GARNER! Best chance of the game so far! Harrison finds Garner inside the right of the box with a cute, cutting pass. The midfielder drills it across Sels but the keeper gets down well to deny with a strong double-handed save!
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:25Jota wipes out Garner at the halfway line, and the free-kick is played short. The move culminates with Ndiaye going on a mazey adventure before poking a low shot at Sels through the bodies.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:24Home pressure culminates with the ball dropping nicely for a Dominguez volley. This is blocked well but the hosts stay high with a left-sided throw. Everton make sure they can't keep the offensive momentum up with a very stubborn shape that forces Nuno's team backwards.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:21Following a darting drive down the right from Broja, Harrison takes on the task with a determined run to the edge of the Forest area. He strikes, but the shot pings comfortably over and left of the target.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:17Yellow Card Abdoulaye Doucouré
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:17Forest go short with the free-kick and admittedly try to be a bit too cute with it. Everton recover, and the opportunity is wasted.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:16Jota is down now after an off-ball collision with Branthwaite. The giant defender looks to have stopped across the runner and whacked him with a cynical shoulder. A free-kick is given, with the England international very fortunate not to be booked. Delivery from the right to come.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:16Harrison crosses into the Forest box from the right and Ndiaye tangles with Williams with his back to goal. The home side clear with murmurings of VAR, yet play continues.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:11Branthwaite tracks back to defend a long ball aimed at Jota. The Portuguese pushes the towering defender to the ground to give away a soft foul. In the next phase, O'Brien darts towards the right byline and crosses, yet Murillo is in the right place to clear. After this, and continued Toffees pressure, the hosts come unstuck as Gibbs-White turns away from Garner to win a free-kick.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:09Harrison flies in on Anderson, and Pawson has to stop play for the chopping tackle. Time to lay down the law. It'll be interesting to see how many high-paced challenges we'll continue to see.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:08Everton are continuing their bright start, with several touches from Broja already catching the eye. Unfortunately for the Albanian international, despite bringing the ball down well in the box, he is diverted out and Gueye pelts the ball at the striker as he struggles to get out of the way.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:06The away side enjoy some of the early possession, yet a move inwards from Mykolenko doesn't come to anything as Ndiaye loses control of the ball. Hudson-Odoi threatens to counter down Forest's left flank, yet the men in blue recover.
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15:03And we're off at a noisy City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:03As Forest voices rise for the Mull of Kintyre, it seems the visitors will kick us off, playing from right to left.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
15:02The referee tasked with officiating this occasion today is Craig Pawson. He leads the players out to a typically noisy City Ground as both sides make their voices heard. Not that Everton will make this easy by any means, but following their 2-0 win at Goodison Park in December, Nottingham Forest are looking to complete their first league double over the Toffees since 1994-95. Interestingly enough, that season was the last time the Trees qualified for Europe, as they finished third in the league to qualify for the UEFA Cup. They now have the opportunity to take another step towards going one better and joining Europe's elite for the first time in 45 years.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
14:42Everton also make three changes following the draw against Arsenal last Saturday. Armando Broja, who is yet to score this season, gets a start up front in place of Beto. Vitalii Mykolenko and James Garner also come in for Nathan Patterson and Tim Iroegbunam.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
14:42Nottingham Forest make three changes from the side that lost to Aston Villa last weekend, as they aim to consolidate their position in the top three of the Premier League. A big boost sees the return of top scorer Chris Wood after missing the last three games with a hip injury. Alex Moreno and Jota Silva also come in. Anthony Elanga is unavailable after picking up a knock at Villa, while Morato and Ryan Yates drop to the bench. Continuing in the midfield is Morgan Gibbs-White. He will be making his 100th appearance for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League today.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
14:42SUBS: Joao Virginia, Ashley Young, Michael Keane, Carlos Alcaraz, Dwight McNeil, Nathan Patterson, Tim Iroegbunam, Beto, Youssef Chermiti.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
14:42EVERTON (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Jake O'Brien, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko; Idrissa Gueye, James Garner; Jack Harrison, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Iliman Ndiaye; Armando Broja.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
14:42SUBS: Carlos Miguel, Morato, Willy Boly, Zach Abbott, Danilo, Ibrahim Sangare, Ryan Yates, Anthony Elanga, Ramon Sosa.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
14:31NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Alex Moreno; Nicolas Dominguez, Elliot Anderson; Jota Silva, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Chris Wood.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
14:31Today’s Premier League clash puts third against 15th place, as Champions League hopefuls Nottingham Forest welcome an ever-determined Everton to the City Ground. A 2-1 away defeat to Aston Villa last weekend allowed the chasing pack to close the gap on the Trees, while Everton proved difficult opponents for Arsenal at Goodison Park. That 1-1 draw on Merseyside means six of Everton's last eight Premier League matches have ended level. For Forest, their form suggests that the loss at Villa comes as a rarity, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side especially strong at home. With seven wins in their last nine on the bank of the Trent, while drawing the other two, that is as many victories as they had managed on home soil in the 24 games prior. With a particularly solid record against teams currently in the bottom half this season, the men in red have taken 40 points from a possible 42 in 14 matches. David Moyes will be looking to upset yet another top side, though, leaving this fixture with all to play for as the Toffees look to end their season on a high.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
14:31Hello everyone, and welcome to live text coverage of the Premier League's 32nd round of matches. Today, we have action from the banks of the River Trent, as Nottingham Forest take on Everton at the City Ground.
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14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
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