Match report

Nottingham Forest Secures Crucial Win Over Wolves in Premier League Clash

Wolves
Wolves
0–1
FT
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Dec 3, 2025

Wolves were held off by Nottingham Forest as Igor Jesus's goal secured a vital away win for the Reds. Despite creating chances throughout the match, Wolves couldn't break through Nottingham Forest's resilient defense and found themselves on the wrong end of a 1-0 result.

Key Facts

  • • Nottingham Forest won 1-0 against Wolves in the Premier League.
  • • Igor Jesus scored the only goal for Nottingham Forest at minute 72.
  • • Nikola Milenkovic and João Gomes both received yellow cards for their respective teams early on.
  • • Morgan Gibbs-White was substituted as an injury-time replacement for Nottingham Forest.

Lineups

Wolves

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 31 S. Johnstone (G)
  • 15 Y. Mosquera (D)
  • 12 E. Agbadou (D)
  • 24 Toti (D)
  • 38 J. Tchatchoua (M)
  • 7 Andre (M)
  • 8 Joao Gomes (M)
  • 6 D. M. Wolfe (M)
  • 10 J. Arias (F)
  • 9 J. S. Larsen (F)
  • 27 J. Bellegarde (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 J. Sa
  • 2 M. Doherty
  • 4 S. Bueno
  • 5 M. Munetsi
  • 11 Hwang Hee-Chan
  • 14 T. Arokodare
  • 23 T. Chirewa
  • 26 K. Hoever
  • 36 M. Mane

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
    19' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    N. Milenkovic

    Foul

  2. Nottingham Forest
    41' Nottingham Forest Var · Goal cancelled
    Igor Jesus
  3. Wolves
    52' Wolves Card · Yellow Card
    João Gomes

    Foul

  4. Nottingham Forest
    61' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    E. Anderson

    Foul

  5. Wolves
    67' Wolves Card · Yellow Card
    Y. Mosquera

    Foul

  6. Nottingham Forest
    67' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Ndoye · On: C. Hudson-Odoi
  7. Nottingham Forest
    67' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 2
    Off: I. Sangare · On: R. Yates
  8. Nottingham Forest
    72' Nottingham Forest Goal · Normal Goal
    Igor Jesus · Assist: O. Hutchinson
  9. Wolves
    81' Wolves subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Arias · On: T. Arokodare
  10. Wolves
    81' Wolves subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Tchatchoua · On: K. Hoever
  11. Wolves
    81' Wolves subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Y. Mosquera · On: M. Mane
  12. Wolves
    85' Wolves subst · Substitution 5
    Off: João Gomes · On: M. Munetsi
  13. Nottingham Forest
    90'+3 Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Morgan Gibbs-White · On: N. Dominguez

Match Stats

Stat Wolves Nottingham Forest
Fouls 19 11
Pass Accuracy 79% 80%
Offsides 2 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 5 10
Corners 3 9
Total Passes 415 416
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 2 4
Shots on Target 1 3
xG 0.91 0.74
Shots off Target 2 3
Possession 50% 50%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 329 334
Shots Inside Box 4 7
Saves 2 1
Shots Outside Box 1 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Nottingham Forest's determination in the second half paid off when Igor Jesus netted at 72 minutes, giving them a crucial lead.
  • ▸ The dismissal of Wolves' key players due to yellow cards (João Gomes and Y. Mosquera) impacted their attacking momentum.