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Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth lineups

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Nottingham Forest host Bournemouth at City Ground on 23 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 22 of the Premier League. They last met on 24 May 2026, when Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth drew 1-1.

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth match facts

Kick-off
Sat 23 Jan 2027, 15:00
Stadium
City Ground, Nottingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 22

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth head to head

2
Nottingham Forest wins
6
Draws
8
Bournemouth wins

15–29 on goals in 16 meetings since 19 October 2013

Recent Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth results

  1. Nottingham Forest1–1BournemouthCity Ground
  2. Bournemouth2–0Nottingham ForestVitality Stadium
  3. Bournemouth5–0Nottingham ForestVitality Stadium
  4. Nottingham Forest1–1BournemouthThe City Ground
  5. Bournemouth1–1Nottingham ForestVitality Stadium

All in the Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth history

Nottingham Forest have won none of the last five, with three drawn. Bournemouth have not won any of their one visits to City Ground. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Bournemouth are unbeaten in the last twelve meetings. The widest margin was 5-0 to Bournemouth on 25 January 2025.

Last meeting: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bournemouth, May 2026

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Nottingham Forest, 4-4-2
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Bournemouth, 4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 4-4-2
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 23JairD
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovićD
  4. 4MoratoD
  5. 3Neco WilliamsD
  6. 21Omari HutchinsonM
  7. 6Ibrahim SangaréM
  8. 8Elliot AndersonM
  9. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
  10. 19Igor JesusF
  11. 11Christopher WoodF

Bench

  1. 27Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
  3. 22Ryan YatesM
  4. 25Luca NetzD
  5. 24James McAteeM
  6. 16Nicolás DomínguezM
  7. 14Dan NdoyeF
  8. 44Zach AbbottD
  9. 45Lamin SillahD

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Bournemouth crest
BournemouthFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Đorđe PetrovićG
  2. 15Adam SmithD
  3. 23James HillD
  4. 5Marcos SenesiD
  5. 3Adrien TruffertD
  6. 27Alex TóthM
  7. 12Tyler AdamsM
  8. 37RayanM
  9. 22Eli KroupiM
  10. 16Marcus TavernierM
  11. 9EvanilsonF

Bench

  1. 29Christos MandasG
  2. 26Enes ÜnalF
  3. 18Bafodé DiakitéD
  4. 4Lewis CookM
  5. 7David BrooksM
  6. 19Justin KluivertF
  7. 21Amine AdliF
  8. 11Ben DoakF

Coach: Andoni Iraola

Nottingham Forest lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Morgan Gibbs-White and Marcus Tavernier scored. Matz Sels and Đorđe Petrović started in goal.

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth lineups — common questions

When is Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth?
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 23 January 2027 at City Ground in Nottingham. The match is Matchweek 22 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth match?
In the meeting before this one, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth drew 1-1 on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Bournemouth won 2-0 on 26 October 2025 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest have won 2 of the 16 meetings between the clubs and Bournemouth have won 8.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest at Vitality Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026