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Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland lineups

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Nottingham Forest host Sunderland at City Ground on 24 April 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 33 of the Premier League. They last met on 24 April 2026, when Nottingham Forest won 5-0.

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland match facts

Kick-off
Sat 24 Apr 2027, 15:00
Stadium
City Ground, Nottingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 33

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland 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 Sunderland head to head

2
Nottingham Forest wins
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Draws
2
Sunderland wins

7–3 on goals in 5 meetings since 12 September 2017

Recent Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland results

  1. Sunderland0–5Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueStadium of Light
  2. Nottingham Forest0–1SunderlandPremier LeagueCity Ground
  3. Nottingham Forest1–1SunderlandClub friendlyPinatar Arena Football Center
  4. Nottingham Forest0–1SunderlandChampionshipCity Ground
  5. Sunderland0–1Nottingham ForestChampionshipStadium of Light

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland history

Nottingham Forest have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Sunderland last won at City Ground on 27 September 2025, by 1-0. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in one of the last five. The widest margin was 5-0 to Nottingham Forest on 24 April 2026.

Last meeting: Sunderland 0-5 Nottingham Forest, April 2026

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Sunderland, 4-2-3-1
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Nottingham Forest, 4-4-2
Sunderland crest
SunderlandFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 20Nordi MukieleD
  3. 5Daniel BallardD
  4. 15Omar AldereteD
  5. 32Trai HumeD
  6. 34Granit XhakaM
  7. 27Noah SadikiM
  8. 11Christopher RiggM
  9. 19Mouhamadou DiarraM
  10. 28Enzo Le FéeM
  11. 9Brian BrobbeyF

Bench

  1. 31Melker EllborgG
  2. 3Dennis CirkinD
  3. 50Harrison JonesM
  4. 7Chemsdine TalbiF
  5. 13Luke O'NienM
  6. 17ReinildoD
  7. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
  8. 18Wilson IsidorF
  9. 12Eliezer MayendaF

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 4-4-2
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 34Temitayo AinaD
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovićD
  4. 23JairD
  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. 29Dilane BakwaF
  5. 25Luca NetzD
  6. 24James McAteeM
  7. 16Nicolás DomínguezM
  8. 14Dan NdoyeF
  9. 4MoratoD

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Sunderland lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-4-2 when the clubs last met, on 24 April 2026 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest won 5-0. Trai Hume, Christopher Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White and 2 others scored.

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland lineups — common questions

When is Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland?
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 24 April 2027 at City Ground in Nottingham. The match is Matchweek 33 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland match?
In the meeting before this one, Nottingham Forest won 5-0 on 24 April 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Sunderland won 1-0 on 27 September 2025 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest have won 2 of the 5 meetings between the clubs and Sunderland have won 2.

Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest at Stadium of Light

Updated 9 August 2026