Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Burnley – Lineups & Match Details

Nottingham Forest beat Burnley 4-1. Goals: Z. Flemming (45'), M. Gibbs-White (62'), M. Gibbs-White (69'), M. Gibbs-White (77'), Igor Jesus (90'). Nottingham Forest had 52% possession against Burnley's 48%. Shots on target: 3-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 33

Sunday, 19 April 2026

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

4 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

BurnleyBurnley

Referee: Thomas Kirk, England

Lineups

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Matz Sels26Matz SelsG
Ola Aina34Ola AinaD
Nikola Milenković31Nikola MilenkovićD
Murillo5MurilloD
Neco Williams3Neco WilliamsD
Ibrahim Sangaré6Ibrahim SangaréM
Elliot Anderson8Elliot AndersonM
Dilane Bakwa29Dilane BakwaM
Morgan Gibbs-White10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
Omari Hutchinson21Omari HutchinsonM
Chris Wood11Chris WoodF

Substitutes

23JairD
27Stefan OrtegaG
4MoratoD
25Luca NetzD
16Nicolás DomínguezM
22Ryan YatesM
24James McAteeM
9Taiwo AwoniyiF
19Igor JesusF
BurnleyBurnley4-2-3-1
Martin Dúbravka1Martin DúbravkaG
Kyle Walker2Kyle WalkerD
Hjalmar Ekdal18Hjalmar EkdalD
Maxime Estève5Maxime EstèveD
Quilindschy Hartman3Quilindschy HartmanD
James Ward-Prowse20James Ward-ProwseM
Florentino Luís16Florentino LuísM
Marcus Edwards10Marcus EdwardsM
Lesley Ugochukwu8Lesley UgochukwuM
Jaidon Anthony11Jaidon AnthonyM
Zian Flemming19Zian FlemmingF

Substitutes

13Max WeissG
4Joe WorrallD
12Bashir HumphreysD
31Mike TrésorF
29Josh LaurentM
7Jacob Bruun LarsenF
9Lyle FosterF
27Armando BrojaF
17Loum TchaounaF

Match Events

42'S

Murillo

Substitution 1

45'+2G

Z. Flemming

Assist: Q. Hartman

46'S

D. Bakwa

Substitution 2

62'G

M. Gibbs-White

64'S

M. Edwards

Substitution 1

69'G

M. Gibbs-White

Assist: O. Hutchinson

75'Y

Florentino

76'S

L. Ugochukwu

Substitution 2

76'S

C. Wood

Substitution 3

77'G

M. Gibbs-White

Assist: R. Yates

80'Y

K. Walker

83'S

J. Anthony

Substitution 3

83'S

Florentino

Substitution 4

84'S

Z. Flemming

Substitution 5

88'S

O. Hutchinson

Substitution 4

89'S

M. Gibbs-White

Substitution 5

90'+8G

Igor Jesus

Assist: N. Domínguez

Statistics

Nottingham Forest
52%48%
Burnley
1Expected Goals (xG)0.36
9Total Shots4
3Shots on Target3
4Corners4
7Fouls12
2Offsides0
82Pass Accuracy (%)82
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nottingham Forest host Burnley on Sunday, 19 April 2026 at The City Ground. The kick-off time is 13:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Nottingham Forest go into the match 16th in the table; Burnley sit 19th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nottingham Forest have taken 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Burnley have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 20 Sept 2025: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Burnley; 19 May 2024: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Burnley; 18 Sept 2023: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Burnley. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nottingham Forest beat Burnley 4-1. Nottingham Forest scored through M. Gibbs-White 62', M. Gibbs-White 69', M. Gibbs-White 77', Igor Jesus 90'. Burnley replied with Z. Flemming 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nottingham Forest held 52% of the ball against 48% for Burnley. Shots on target finished 3-3. Expected goals read 1.00 for Nottingham Forest, 0.36 for Burnley.

Verdict

The win nudges Nottingham Forest forward and leaves Burnley with work to do. Nottingham Forest sat 16th and Burnley 19th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.