Nottingham Forest vs Everton LIVE: Premier League latest score and updates after Abdoulaye Doucoure goal
Nottingham Forest host Everton in a massive Premier League game that will have implications on the battle to avoid relegation.
Sean Dyche’s Toffees currently sit in the bottom three and the pressure has increased on them to get a positive result following Southampton’s victory over Chelsea yesterday. Three points would jump Everton ahead of both Leeds and West Ham in table.
Forest are in fine form at home though. They have not lost at the City Ground since September though were heavily beaten 4-0 by West Ham last time out. Another loss this afternoon would draw them into the relegation battle but victory would leave them seven points clear.
Follow all the action as Nottingham Forest host Everton:
Nottingham Forest vs Everton LIVE: Premier League updates
Nottingham Forest XI: Navas; Aurier, Worrall, Felipe, Lodi; Shelvey, Clock, Freuler; Gibbs-White; Johnson, Wood
Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Tarkowski, Godfrey; Gueye, Onana, Doucoure; McNeil, Iwobi, Gray
29’ GOAL - Abdoulaye Doucoure heads the Toffees back in front (NFFC 1-2 EVE)
19’ GOAL! - Brennan Johnson latches onto a rebound and equalises for Forest (NFFC 1-1 EVE)
10’ GOAL! - Demarai Gray converts penalty to put Everton ahead (NFFC 0-1 EVE)
Nottingham Forest FC 2 - 2 Everton FC
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YESSSSSSSS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Aordb7j8Qj
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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77' Forest level.
🌳 2-2 🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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15 to play.
🌳 1-2 🔵 pic.twitter.com/WRtvnGzpZQ— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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73' Iwobi shows excellent pace to take Everton up the pitch. Doucs and McNeil get close to support and win the Blues a corner.
🌳 1-2 🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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Gibbs-White charges towards Pickford's goal with options to his left and right. He decides to try and play Johnson in, but his pass is intercepted brilliantly by Godfrey to snuff out the danger.
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70' - A triple change for us. 🔄
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE pic.twitter.com/IlqlP669yD— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Ayew is on for Wood up front.
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Substitution Remo Marco Freuler Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis
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Substitution Jack Raymond Colback Ryan James Yates
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The Toffees are winless in their last eight Premier League games against promoted sides (three draws, five defeats), the longest ever such run by an ever-present side in the competition. They are on course to end that streak here though.
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Godfrey makes a vital interception to prevent Felipe's crossfield ball finding Johnson with room to run on the hosts' right-hand side.
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Forest have lost their last two home games against Everton, as many as they had in their previous 29 against them at the City Ground in all competitions. Can they prevent the Toffees picking up a third straight win on their patch here?
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Half an hour remains - keep battling Reds! 😤
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE pic.twitter.com/Zilv2IWqJ6— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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Onana momentarily goes down to receive treatment after a collision with Gibbs-White in midfield, but he is now up and okay to continue.
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That speight of bookings has sparked the home crowd into life. Can their players respond?
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56' - Tarkowski the next in the book for a late challenge on Renan. 🟡
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Yellow Card James Alan Tarkowski
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55' - Now Renan and Gray are both booked following off-the-ball altercations. 🟡
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Yellow Card Demarai Ramelle Gray
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Yellow Card Renan Augusto Lodi dos Santos
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The hosts are enjoying a spell of pressure here as they go in search of an equaliser.
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McNeil is also yellow-carded for his role in the scuffle.
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52' - MGW and McNeil both booked for a bit of afters following a tackle deep inside the Everton half. 🟡
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Yellow Card Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White
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Forest have failed to win all nine of the Premier League games in which they have been trailing at half-time this season, drawing three and losing six.
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The hosts get us back underway for the second period.
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46' Back under way for the second 45...
COYB! 🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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46' - Big second half underway - let's get it! 👊
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE pic.twitter.com/6pEcK3Cgql— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Cooper's men have picked up a league-high 76 per cent of their points at home this season, and will need a big second-half display if they are to turn this around and collect another victory at the City Ground.
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The referee blows the whistle to bring a lively first half to a close. Everton take a 2-1 lead into the interval, giving them a real opportunity of finding just a second away league win of the season and their first since early October. They went ahead after just 10 minutes through a Gray penalty, with the forward sending Navas the wrong way to stroke into the right of the goal after Shelvey felled McNeil. Forest hit back though as Gibbs-White's effort was palmed away by Pickford, but only to Johnson, who fired into the back of the net to level. The Toffees restored their lead through another set-piece, as Pickford's long free-kick was not dealt with by the hosts, and Doucoure nodded past Navas.
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HT. A positive 45 but plenty of work still to be done. #NFOEVE pic.twitter.com/z1EHPoCCC5
— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-2 EVERTON
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Work to do in the second half. pic.twitter.com/X2B7B6P1VV
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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45' - Two minutes to be added on at the end of the first half.
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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45' Excellent counter from Everton but Gray's shot 10 yards from goal is blocked by Gibbs-White.
🌳 1-2🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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The fourth official puts up his board and indicates there will be two minutes of additional time at the end of this first half.
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Johnson required a bit of treatment after that collision with Godfrey, though fortunately for Forest it appears he will be okay to continue.
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42' - Godfrey with another foul on Brennan and this time he's booked. 🟡
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Yellow Card Benjamin Matthew Godfrey
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— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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Close! McNeil cuts onto his left foot and blasts towards goal from range, though Navas is able to tip it over the crossbar. The former Burnley man had far too much time there.
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40' Dwight tries his luck from distance but his strike is just tipped over!
🌳 1-2 🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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40' - Navas has to tip McNeil's dangerous effort over the crossbar.
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Shelvey tries to pick out Johnson with a lofted throughball, but he gets too much power on it and Pickford is able to come and gather.
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McNeil's clever flick gives Iwobi the ball in a threatening position, but his low cross is blocked and eventually cleared.
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Rising highest 🔵 pic.twitter.com/8ZE2De6whd
— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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Can Cooper's men find another response? They reacted very well to going 1-0 down, but they will need to do it again if they are to get anything out of this game.
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Three of Everton's four Premier League goals under Dyche have been via set pieces (including penalties).
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DOUCS HEADS US BACK IN FRONT! GET IN!
🌳 1-2 🔵 https://t.co/qN2wIxcezn— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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DOUCSSSSS!!! pic.twitter.com/cUlqsaz8J4
— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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Assist Michael Vincent Keane
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29' - Goal. Everton re-take the lead through Doucouré.
🌳 1-2 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Goal Abdoulaye Doucouré
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There are a few tough challenges going in at the moment as both teams try to seize control.
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Johnson becomes the first Forest player to score home and away against Everton in the same league season since Steve Hodge in the 1982-83 campaign.
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The perfect response. 😤 pic.twitter.com/i8Nwfy0FVd
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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The visitors scream for a penalty as Coleman is brought down by Colback, but the referee decides not to award a second spot-kick. VAR checked it, and stayed with Brook's on-field decision.
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23' - Everton players surround the referee after Coleman goes down inside the area.
No penalty given.
🌳 1-1 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Forest's last win in the Premier League after conceding first was in January 1997 (2-1 v Tottenham) - they have not won any of their last 47 top-flight games when conceding first since then (D11 L36).
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Brennan Johnson baby. 😍
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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19' - Pickford can only parry MGW's effort into the path of Brennan who makes no mistake from close-range!
🌳 1-1 🔵 #NFOEVE https://t.co/ZchsccJsQy— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Goal Brennan Price Johnson
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BACK ON LEVEL TERMS! GET IN!!! 🏹 pic.twitter.com/99kq5fO8Bt
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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19' Forest level.
🌳 1-1 🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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The hosts have been better in the last couple of minutes, though they are yet to create a real clear-cut opportunity.
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Gray is perhaps fortunate not to receive a booking after catching Worrall with a late challenge.
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Since the start of last season, Gray has scored more Premier League goals for Everton than any other Toffees player currently at the club (nine).
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It has been a really nervy start from Forest. This time, Felipe miscues an easy pass to his left for Lodi and the ball runs out for an Everton throw-in.
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DEMARAI SLOTS THE PENALTY HOME! COYB! 🔵
🌳 0-1 🔵 #NFOEVE https://t.co/7ux2JpjdG9— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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10' - Goal. Gray converts from the spot.
🌳 0-1 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Penalty Goal Demarai Ramelle Gray
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DIMI!! 💥 pic.twitter.com/5eHGR5yw3s
— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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9' - Penalty awarded to Everton.
Jonjo adjudged to have tripped McNeil.
🌳 0-0 🔵 #NFOEVE— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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9' PENALTY TO EVERTON!
🌳 0-0 🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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It has been a cagey opening, perhaps to be expected with so much at stake for these relegation-threatened sides.
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🇬🇷❤️ pic.twitter.com/qFbbZSeW8C
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Forest are in the midst of an eight-match home unbeaten streak (four wins, four draws) stretching back to October 2022 against Aston Villa.
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Gray swings an early free-kick into the Forest box, and though the hosts initially clear, Everton recycle the ball. It ends up sitting nicely for McNeil to hit, but he gets well underneath his effort and the ball soars high over the crossbar.
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4' McNeil miscues his effort over the bar from 18 yards as the Blues search for an opener.
🌳 0-0 🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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The visitors kick us off and we are underway!
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1' We're under way in Nottingham...
COYB! 🔵— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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The two teams make their way onto the pitch ahead of this massive fixture at the bottom of the Premier League.
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Visiting boss Sean Dyche goes with two alterations from the heavy defeat at Arsenal as Godfrey replaces Vitalii Mykolenko, who misses out altogether, while Gray is preferred to Maupay up front. Dominic Calvert-Lewin remains out with a hamstring injury.
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Let's do this. pic.twitter.com/wxk9942DJU
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Back in the squad 😍💪 pic.twitter.com/hoxgwmyBwb
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Home manager Steve Cooper makes just one change from the 4-0 hammering at the hands of West Ham, as Aurier comes in for Williams at right-back. Wood retains his place up top, supported by Johnson and Gibbs-White.
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SUBS: Yerry Mina, Tom Davies, Mason Holgate, Ruben Vinagre, Ellis Simms, Asmir Begovic, James Garner, Conor Coady, Neal Maupay.
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— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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EVERTON (4-5-1): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Ben Godfrey; Alex Iwobi, Amadou Onana, Idrissa Gueye, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Dwight McNeil; Demarai Gray.
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Time to get warm! 💪 pic.twitter.com/qHJCPx7zL9
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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SUBS: Sam Surridge, Wayne Hennessey, Emmanuel Dennis, Andre Ayew, Jesse Lingard, Harry Toffolo, Orel Mangala, Ryan Yates, Neco Williams.
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-3-2-1): Keylor Navas; Serge Aurier, Joe Worrall, Felipe, Renan Lodi; Remo Freuler, Jonjo Shelvey, Jack Colback; Brennan Johnson, Morgan Gibbs-White; Chris Wood.
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The visitors are also deeply entrenched in the relegation battle, sat in 18th and level on points with bottom side Southampton. The Toffees are in real danger of dropping out of the top-flight for the first time since the 1950-51 campaign, with their terrible form away from Goodison Park being one of the main reasons for their struggles. They have picked up just one league win on the road this season and were thumped 4-0 by leaders Arsenal in midweek. They will need to start putting points on the board soon if they want to avoid the drop.
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📺 | Sean Dyche's final thoughts ahead of #NFOEVE:
— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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The hosts head into this game looking to put another three points on the board to help in their fight for survival in their first season back in the top-flight. They have not been in the best of form of late, winning just one of their last six in all competitions to leave them just four points above the drop zone. However, their home form has been impressive this season, picking up 19 of their 25 points at the City Ground, and they will be hoping they can pick up another victory on their own patch here.
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Everton at the City Ground.
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Can’t make it to The City Ground this afternoon?
Purchase your audio pass now to ensure you don’t miss a kick! 🎧— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 5, 2023
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Vitalii Mykolenko misses today's game due to illness. #NFOEVE pic.twitter.com/bQKa7XhwGC
— Everton (@Everton) March 5, 2023
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