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Premier League | Gameweek 2
Aug 18, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
The City Ground
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Nott'm Forest
2 - 1
Sheff Utd

Awoniyi (3'), Wood (89')
Boly (36'), Aurier (44')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Hamer (48')
Norwood (45+2'), Heckingbottom (49+49'), Hamer (72'), Osborn (86')

The Match

Match Report

Chris Wood heads home an 89th-minute winner as Nottingham Forest edge past Sheffield United 2-1 in Friday's Premier League encounter at the City Ground.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 54.27%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 20.55%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.8%) and 1-2 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.83%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-0 (7.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Nottingham Forest in this match.

Result
Nottingham ForestDrawSheffield United
20.55% (-1.739 -1.74) 25.17% (-0.323 -0.32) 54.27% (2.058 2.06)
Both teams to score 46.15% (-1.309 -1.31)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.44% (-0.563 -0.56)55.55% (0.559 0.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.27% (-0.464 -0.46)76.72% (0.459 0.46)
Nottingham Forest Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.03% (-2.115 -2.12)41.97% (2.11 2.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.59% (-1.89 -1.89)78.41% (1.885 1.89)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.53% (0.61799999999999 0.62)20.47% (-0.623 -0.62)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.06% (0.972 0.97)52.94% (-0.977 -0.98)
Score Analysis
    Nottingham Forest 20.55%
    Sheffield United 54.26%
    Draw 25.17%
Nottingham ForestDrawSheffield United
1-0 @ 7.46% (-0.274 -0.27)
2-1 @ 5.14% (-0.398 -0.4)
2-0 @ 3.24% (-0.318 -0.32)
3-1 @ 1.49% (-0.21 -0.21)
3-2 @ 1.18% (-0.142 -0.14)
3-0 @ 0.94% (-0.154 -0.15)
Other @ 1.11%
Total : 20.55%
1-1 @ 11.83% (-0.2 -0.2)
0-0 @ 8.59% (0.184 0.18)
2-2 @ 4.07% (-0.233 -0.23)
Other @ 0.68%
Total : 25.17%
0-1 @ 13.62% (0.54 0.54)
0-2 @ 10.8% (0.62 0.62)
1-2 @ 9.38% (0.019 0.02)
0-3 @ 5.72% (0.434 0.43)
1-3 @ 4.96% (0.104 0.1)
0-4 @ 2.27% (0.211 0.21)
2-3 @ 2.15% (-0.08 -0.08)
1-4 @ 1.97% (0.078 0.08)
Other @ 3.39%
Total : 54.26%

How you voted: Nott'm Forest vs Sheff Utd

Nottingham Forest
77.2%
Draw
15.9%
Sheffield United
6.9%
189
Head to Head
May 17, 2022 7.45pm
Nott'm Forest
1-2
Sheff Utd
Nott'm Forest win 3-2 on penalties
Johnson (19')
McKenna (75'), Worrall (90+1'), Cook (111')
Gibbs-White (47'), Fleck (75')
Heckingbottom (38'), Robinson (58')
May 14, 2022 3pm
Sheff Utd
1-2
Nott'm Forest
Berge (90+1')
Fleck (29'), Robinson (44'), Norwood (53'), Baldock (90+3')
Colback (10'), Johnson (71')
Worrall (34'), Zinckernagel (43'), Spence (44')
Mar 4, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 36
Sheff Utd
1-1
Nott'm Forest
Sharp (69')
Robinson (32'), Davies (51'), Norrington-Davies (87'), McBurnie (90+3')
Yates (90+5')
Garner (43')
Nov 2, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 16
Nott'm Forest
1-1
Sheff Utd
Grabban (83')
Yates (51'), Figueiredo (53'), Johnson (69'), Worrall (90+1')
Gibbs-White (78')
Norwood (39'), Mousset (45+1')
Apr 19, 2019 12.30pm
Gameweek 43
Sheff Utd
2-0
Nott'm Forest
Duffy (51'), Stevens (85')
Cranie (45'), Baldock (77'), Norwood (86')

Colback (18'), Byram (43')
Benalouane (47')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City97202091123
2Liverpool97111751222
3Arsenal95311710718
4Aston Villa95311611518
5Chelsea95221911817
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton94411612416
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest9441117416
8Tottenham HotspurSpurs94141810813
9Brentford94141818013
10Fulham93331212012
11Bournemouth93331111012
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle9333910-112
13West Ham UnitedWest Ham93241316-311
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd9324811-311
15Leicester CityLeicester92341317-49
16Everton92341016-69
17Crystal Palace9135611-56
18Ipswich TownIpswich9045920-114
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves90271225-132
20Southampton9018619-131


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