Sunderland host Nottingham Forest at Stadium of Light on 12 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 15 of the Premier League. They last met on 24 April 2026, when Nottingham Forest won 5-0.
Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 12 Dec 2026, 15:00
- Stadium
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 15
Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest 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.
Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest head to head
- 2
- Sunderland wins
- 1
- Draws
- 2
- Nottingham Forest wins
3–7 on goals in 5 meetings since 12 September 2017
Recent Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest results
- Sunderland0–5Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueStadium of Light
- Nottingham Forest0–1SunderlandPremier LeagueCity Ground
- Nottingham Forest1–1SunderlandClub friendlyPinatar Arena Football Center
- Nottingham Forest0–1SunderlandChampionshipCity Ground
- Sunderland0–1Nottingham ForestChampionshipStadium of Light
Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest history
Sunderland have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Nottingham Forest last won at Stadium of Light on 24 April 2026, by 5-0. 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.
Stadium of Light
Sunderland play at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The ground holds 49,000. Nottingham Forest have won there twice in two visits, most recently in April 2026. Sunderland have won no of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Nottingham Forest's most recent visit was on 24 April 2026, a 5-0 win.
Last meeting: Sunderland 0-5 Nottingham Forest, April 2026
- 22Robin RoefsG
- 20Nordi MukieleD
- 5Daniel BallardD
- 15Omar AldereteD
- 32Trai HumeD
- 34Granit XhakaM
- 27Noah SadikiM
- 11Christopher RiggM
- 19Mouhamadou DiarraM
- 28Enzo Le FéeM
- 9Brian BrobbeyF
Bench
- 31Melker EllborgG
- 3Dennis CirkinD
- 50Harrison JonesM
- 7Chemsdine TalbiF
- 13Luke O'NienM
- 17ReinildoD
- 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
- 18Wilson IsidorF
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
Coach: Regis Le Bris
- 26Matz SelsG
- 34Temitayo AinaD
- 31Nikola MilenkovićD
- 23JairD
- 3Neco WilliamsD
- 21Omari HutchinsonM
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 8Elliot AndersonM
- 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 11Christopher WoodF
Bench
- 27Stefan OrtegaG
- 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
- 22Ryan YatesM
- 29Dilane BakwaF
- 25Luca NetzD
- 24James McAteeM
- 16Nicolás DomínguezM
- 14Dan NdoyeF
- 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.
Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest lineups — common questions
- When is Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest?
- Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 12 December 2026 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The match is Matchweek 15 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest 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. Sunderland have won 2 of the 5 meetings between the clubs and Nottingham Forest have won 2.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland at City Ground
Updated 9 August 2026