Everton vs Nott'm Forest

6 December 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Nikola Milenkovic 2’ (og)
  • Thierno Barry 45+3’
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 81’

Match summary

Everton won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Nott'm Forest. Everton led 2-0 at half-time.

Milenkovic's own goal put Everton ahead with a header in the 2nd minute, Thierno Barry made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Iliman Ndiaye, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall made it 3-0 from a corner in the 81st minute, set up by Jake O'Brien.

The chances backed that up: Everton created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Nott'm Forest's 0.31 from 7.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
11 Shots 7
5 Shots on target 3
6 Corners 3
88 Attacks 96
41 Dangerous attacks 40
306 Passes 441
78% Pass accuracy 81%
15 Tackles 24
17 Fouls 15
4 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Everton Nott'm Forest
Kick-off
1’
Nicolò SavonaFoul
Nikola MilenkovićOwn goal1-0 (Everton)
2’
Kiernan Dewsbury-HallShot on target
16’
Thierno BarryRight foot shot2-0 (Everton)
45+3’
45+3’
MoratoArgument
Half-time2-0
46’
Zach AbbottNicolò Savona
46’
Callum Hudson-OdoiDan Ndoye
46’
Ryan Yates Ibrahim Sangaré
47’
Elliot AndersonShot on target
Second half underway
52’
Igor JesusShot on target
54’
Nikola MilenkovićFoul
James GarnerShot on target
56’
Thierno BarryFoul
57’
BetoThierno Barry
62’
62’
Nicolás DomínguezRyan Yates Injury
Dwight McNeilCarlos Alcaraz
73’
James TarkowskiFoul
73’
Iliman NdiayeShot on target
78’
Kiernan Dewsbury-HallRight foot shot3-0 (Everton)
80’
Vitaliy MykolenkoFoul
84’
Tyler DiblingJack Grealish
86’
Jake O'BrienFoul
90+3’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.31 2’ Nikola Milenkovic (Everton) own goal, 1-0 2’ 45+3’ Thierno Barry (Everton), 2-0 45+3’ 81’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), 3-0 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.31 2’ Nikola Milenkovic (Everton) own goal, 1-0 Milenkovic 2’ 45+3’ Thierno Barry (Everton), 2-0 Barry 45+3’ 81’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), 3-0 Dewsbury-Hall 81’
Everton 1.25 xGNott'm Forest 0.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nott'm Forest attacking Everton attacking 
48’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 83’ Beto (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 75’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ James Garner (Everton), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 56’ Neco Williams (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ James Garner (Everton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Beto (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Elliot Anderson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 90+4’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nott'm Forest), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), own goal 48’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 83’ Beto (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 75’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ James Garner (Everton), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 56’ Neco Williams (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ James Garner (Everton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Beto (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 47’ Elliot Anderson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nott'm Forest), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), own goal
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Lineups

Everton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Pickford
O'Brien
Tarkowski
Keane
Mykolenko
Garner
Dewsbury-Hall
Ndiaye
Alcaraz 73’
Grealish 86’
Barry 62’
Nott'm Forest 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sels
Williams
Morato
Milenković
Savona 46’
Anderson
Sangaré 46’
Ndoye 46’
Gibbs-White
Hutchinson
Jesus

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jordan Pickford GK900 0.000.000
Jake O'Brien DEF9010 0.000.041
Michael Keane DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF900 0.000.000
Vitalii Mykolenko DEF901 0.020.000
James Garner MID902 0.140.000
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall MID9013 0.170.000
Iliman Ndiaye MID9012 0.160.571
Carlos Alcaraz MID770 0.000.021
Jack Grealish MID900 0.000.323
Thierno Barry FWD6611 0.570.000
Beto Sub242 0.200.000
Dwight McNeil Sub130 0.000.142
Tyler Dibling Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Everton win 46% Avg odds 2.08
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Nott'm Forest win 25% Avg odds 3.72

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Everton DWWLW
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Everton, 12 Apr 25 Next meeting: Nott'm Forest 0-2 Everton, 30 Dec 25  All Everton vs Nott'm Forest meetings

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