Match report

Everton Defeats Nottingham Forest 3-0 in Premier League Clash

Everton
Everton
3–0
FT
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Dec 6, 2025

Everton stunned Nottingham Forest with a commanding 3-0 victory in the Premier League. The match saw early momentum swing in favor of Everton when Nottingham Forest's Nemanja Milenkovic scored an own goal just two minutes into the game, setting the tone for the evening. Tom Barry and Karamoko Dewsbury-Hall later added crucial goals to ensure a comfortable win for Everton.

Key Facts

  • • Everton defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the Premier League.
  • • Nemanja Milenkovic scored an own goal in the second minute, giving Everton an early lead.
  • • Tom Barry and Karamoko Dewsbury-Hall were on target for Everton.
  • • Everton received four yellow cards throughout the match.
  • • Nottingham Forest's Ndudi Nwokelo was substituted at half-time due to injury.

Lineups

Everton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Pickford (G)
  • 15 J. O'Brien (D)
  • 6 J. Tarkowski (D)
  • 5 M. Keane (D)
  • 16 V. Mykolenko (D)
  • 37 J. Garner (M)
  • 22 K. Dewsbury-Hall (M)
  • 10 I. Ndiaye (M)
  • 24 C. Alcaraz (M)
  • 18 J. Grealish (M)
  • 11 T. Barry (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 M. Travers
  • 31 T. King
  • 2 N. Patterson
  • 7 D. McNeil
  • 9 Beto
  • 20 T. Dibling
  • 39 A. Aznou
  • 73 E. Campbell

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 26 M. Sels (G)
  • 37 N. Savona (D)
  • 31 N. Milenkovic (D)
  • 4 Morato (D)
  • 3 N. Williams (D)
  • 6 I. Sangare (M)
  • 8 E. Anderson (M)
  • 21 O. Hutchinson (M)
  • 10 M. Gibbs-White (M)
  • 14 D. Ndoye (M)
  • 19 Igor Jesus (F)

Substitutes

  • 13 John Victor
  • 7 C. Hudson-Odoi
  • 15 A. Kalimuendo
  • 16 N. Dominguez
  • 22 R. Yates
  • 23 Cunha
  • 24 J. McAtee
  • 30 W. Boly
  • 44 Z. Abbott

Timeline

  1. Nottingham Forest
    1' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    N. Savona

    Foul

  2. Everton
    2' Everton Goal · Own Goal
    N. Milenkovic
  3. Nottingham Forest
    45'+3 Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    Morato

    Argument

  4. Everton
    45' Everton Goal · Normal Goal
    T. Barry · Assist: I. Ndiaye
  5. Nottingham Forest
    46' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Ndoye · On: C. Hudson-Odoi
  6. Nottingham Forest
    46' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 2
    Off: I. Sangare · On: R. Yates
  7. Nottingham Forest
    46' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 3
    Off: N. Savona · On: Z. Abbott
  8. Nottingham Forest
    54' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    N. Milenkovic

    Foul

  9. Everton
    57' Everton Card · Yellow Card
    T. Barry

    Foul

  10. Everton
    62' Everton subst · Substitution 1
    Off: T. Barry · On: Beto
  11. Nottingham Forest
    62' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Unknown player · On: N. Dominguez
  12. Everton
    73' Everton Card · Yellow Card
    James Tarkowski

    Foul

  13. Everton
    73' Everton subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Carlos Alcaraz · On: D. McNeil
  14. Everton
    80' Everton Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Dewsbury-Hall · Assist: Jake O'Brien
  15. Everton
    84' Everton Card · Yellow Card
    V. Mykolenko

    Foul

  16. Everton
    86' Everton subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Grealish · On: T. Dibling
  17. Everton
    90'+3 Everton Card · Yellow Card
    Jake O'Brien

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Everton Nottingham Forest
Fouls 17 15
Pass Accuracy 78% 81%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 11 7
Corners 6 3
Total Passes 306 441
Yellow Cards 4 3
Blocked Shots 4 2
Shots on Target 5 3
xG 1.12 0.53
Shots off Target 2 2
Possession 41% 59%
Goals Prevented -1 -1
Accurate Passes 238 357
Shots Inside Box 7 6
Saves 2 3
Shots Outside Box 4 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The game turned in Everton’s favor right from the beginning when Nottingham Forest’s Nemanja Milenkovic scored an own goal just two minutes into the match, giving Everton a crucial early lead.
  • ▸ Tom Barry's second goal at the half-time mark (45+3) solidified Everton's dominance and put pressure on Nottingham Forest to respond.