Premier League · Matchday 11 
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest: Match Preview & Stats
Our picks
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AFC Bournemouth: 7 of 8 right
Nottingham Forest: 3 of 5 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier League, Matchday 11
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Dorset
- Since last match
- AFC Bournemouth: 13 days (Premier League) · Ipswich Town (1‑2) Nottingham Forest: 13 days (Premier League) · Manchester City (3‑1)
- Next match
- AFC Bournemouth: 5 days (Europa League) later · Celta Vigo Nottingham Forest: 6 days (Premier League) later
Last starting XI
AFC Bournemouth 4-2-3-1
- 1 Petrović
- 15 Smith
- 14 Hill
- 14 Silva
- 3 Truffert
- 12 Adams
- 10 Christie
- 37 Rayan
- 19 Kluivert
- 16 Tavernier
- 9 Evanilson
Coach: Marco Rose 
at Ipswich Town, 2-1 · Premier League · 8 Nov
Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
- 26 Sels
- 23 Cunha
- 31 Milenković
- 5 Murillo
- 27 Muñoz
- 22 Yates
- 21 Schlager
- 3 Williams
- 24 McAtee
- 7 Gibbs-White
- 19 Delap
Coach: Oliver Glasner 
vs Manchester City, 3-1 · Premier League · 7 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
AFC Bournemouth
- DF Juanlu SánchezInjured · Late November 2026
- DF Julián AraujoInjured · Late November 2026
- DF Veljko MilosavljevicInjured · Doubtful
- MF Alex TóthInjured · Early February 2027
Nottingham Forest
- DF Nicolò SavonaInjured · Late November 2026
- MF Nicolás DominguezInjured · Late December 2026
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
AFC Bournemouth
Low impact Nottingham Forest
Low impact Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
AFC Bournemouth Nottingham Forest AFC Bournemouth Balanced (results match underlying play) Nottingham Forest Playing above results (positive regression candidate) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
AFC Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
AFC Bournemouth
- 1. FW Evanilson 7G · 2ATeam attack 20.0% Team shots 18.0%
- 2. FW Marcus Tavernier 3G · 0ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 8.0%
- 3. FW Rayan 3G · 0ATeam attack 12.0% Team shots 14.0%
Nottingham Forest
- 1. MF Morgan Gibbs-White 1G · 3ATeam attack 17.0% Team shots 9.0%
- 2. FW Liam Delap 3G · 0ATeam attack 15.0% Team shots 18.0%
- 3. FW Dan Ndoye 2G · 0ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 13.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | AFC Bournemouth | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2/10 | 3/10 |
| Both teams scored | 3/10 | 5/10 |
| Clean sheet | 6/10 | 1/10 |
| Failed to score | 1/10 | 5/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 2.2 / 0.8 | 0.9 / 1.4 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
AFC Bournemouth
- W 2-1 at Ipswich Town (A) Premier League · 8 Nov
- W 3-1 at
Sparta Prague (A) Europa League · 5 Nov - W 2-0 vs
Leeds United (H) Premier League · 31 Oct - W 3-0 vs
Aston Villa (H) EFL Cup · 28 Oct - W 3-0 at
Manchester United (A) Premier League · 25 Oct
Nottingham Forest
- W 3-1 vs Manchester City (H) Premier League · 7 Nov
- L 0-2 at
Brentford (A) Premier League · 31 Oct - D 1-1 at Ipswich Town (A) Premier League · 23 Oct
- L 0-1 vs
Arsenal (H) Premier League · 18 Oct - L 1-3 at
Crystal Palace (A) Premier League · 11 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
AFC Bournemouth
- 1-15 minutes: 3 scored, 2 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 6 scored, 2 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 4 scored, 3 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 3 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 1 scored, 4 conceded
Nottingham Forest
- 1-15 minutes: 3 scored, 0 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 2 scored, 1 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 0 scored, 3 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 1 scored, 4 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 2 scored, 1 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 1 scored, 4 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Premier League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
AFC Bournemouth
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Evanilson | 5 | 4 |
| Marcus Tavernier | 5 | 0 |
| Justin Kluivert | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Scott | 1 | 0 |
| Amine Adli | 1 | 0 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Delap | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Ndoye | 2 | 0 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White (1 pen) | 1 | 3 |
| Igor Jesus | 1 | 0 |
| Jair Cunha | 1 | 0 |
Goals and assists in the Premier League this season.
Corners and yellow cards
AFC Bournemouth Nottingham Forest - 4.8 Corners won 4.5
- 3.8 Corners conceded 4.4
- 2.7 Yellow cards 2.4
- 1.8 Opponents' yellow cards 1.4
Per match in the Premier League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 2.0 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
AFC BournemouthNottingham Forest0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
8AFC Bournemouth wins2Nottingham Forest wins16 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 24 May 2026 · Premier League Nottingham Forest 1-1 AFC Bournemouth
- 26 Oct 2025 · Premier League AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest
- 25 Jan 2025 · Premier League AFC Bournemouth 5-0 Nottingham Forest
- 17 Aug 2024 · Premier League Nottingham Forest 1-1 AFC Bournemouth
- 4 Feb 2024 · Premier League AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15:5 | +10 | 27 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26:7 | +19 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21:13 | +8 | 21 |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14:10 | +4 | 18 |
| 5 |  Chelsea | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19:16 | +3 | 16 |
| 6 |  Everton | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12:10 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16:14 | +2 | 15 |
| 8 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16:11 | +5 | 14 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10:8 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14:17 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10:11 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 |  Newcastle United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13:16 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 |  Hull City | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11:11 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15:20 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Fulham | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10:12 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9:13 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 |  Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10:19 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14:19 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 |  Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8:17 | -9 | 8 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10:24 | -14 | 7 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Premier League: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Title | Top 4 | Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 15 | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 9 |
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