- 14 January 2025, Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, 1-1, Draw
- 06 January 2025, Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Nottingham Forest, 0-3, Win
- 29 December 2024, Everton vs Nottingham Forest, 0-2, Win
- 26 December 2024, Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur, 1-0, Win
- 21 December 2024, Brentford vs Nottingham Forest, 0-2, Win
- 19 May 2024, Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur, 0-3, Lose
- 11 May 2024, Everton vs Sheffield United, 1-0, Lose
- 04 May 2024, Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest, 1-3, Lose
- 27 April 2024, Newcastle United vs Sheffield United, 5-1, Lose
- 24 April 2024, Manchester United vs Sheffield United, 4-2, Lose
In what was a particularly riveting Premier League match on 18 August 2023, the Nottingham Forest managed to secure the win against Sheffield United with a score of 2-1 at the City Ground. Nottingham's victory was heavily predicated on their successful conversion of the goal scoring opportunties, combined with a disciplined defensive performance.
The striking prowess of Taiwo Awoniyi and Chris Wood was pivotal in this match. Awoniyi's goal arrived early at 2 minutes 25 seconds into the first half, assisted by Serge Aurier. Chris Wood, too, scored a crucial second goal for Nottingham in the 89th minute of the game, with Serge Aurier claiming another assist. Hence, Aurier's contribution to both goals was a clear distinguishing factor in the match - his precision in delivering assists proved extremely detrimental to Sheffield United.
As far as defensive tactics were concerned, Nottingham's superior disciplne was pretty evident. There were only 2 yellow cards awarded to Nottingham's players - Willy Boly in the 36th minute and Serge Aurier in the 44th minute of the first half. Sheffield, on the other hand, incurred 3 yellows. Oliver Norwood was booked in the final minutes of the first half, followed by Gustavo Hamer and Ben Osborn in the 72nd and 85th minutes of the second half, respectively.
Statistical analysis of the game further indicates that Nottingham was markedly more offensive than Sheffield throughout the game. This is reflected in the consistently superior number of shots attempted by Nottingham Forest, with 16 attempts, 4 of which were on target. Sheffield United only had 7 shots at the goal, with just 3 on target.
In terms of set pieces, both the teams had an evenly matched number of corner kicks, with 7 for Sheffield and 6 for Nottingham. Nottingham was called offside 3 times compared to Sheffield's 2 times, demonstrating a higher ambition but risking losing possession.
The data also tells us that Sheffield committed almost double the number of fouls that Nottingham did - 9 compared to 5 - which also reflects in their higher number of yellow cards.
In conclusion, while Sheffield United showed competitiveness and an eagerness to challenge, they failed to keep pace with the more disciplined and strategically superior play of Nottingham Forest. Serge Aurier's assists were key to Nottingham's win, with Awoniyi and Wood making most of the opportunities crafted. Moreover, discipline in defence was the key for Nottingham that arguably was the difference between the two sides. Sheffield United will need to work on their discipline and converting their shots into goals if they are to improve their results against top-performing teams like Nottingham Forest.
Form Guide
Draw | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool | |
Win | 0-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Nottingham Forest | |
Win | 0-2 | Everton vs Nottingham Forest | |
Win | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur | |
Win | 0-2 | Brentford vs Nottingham Forest |
- PLAYED
- 5
- WINS
- 4
- GOALS
- 9:1
- GOALS / MATCH
- 1.8
- Nottingham Forest has four wins in its last five matches with a goal difference of 9:1, scoring 1.8 goals average
Lose | 0-3 | Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur | |
Lose | 1-0 | Everton vs Sheffield United | |
Lose | 1-3 | Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest | |
Lose | 5-1 | Newcastle United vs Sheffield United | |
Lose | 4-2 | Manchester United vs Sheffield United |
- PLAYED
- 5
- WINS
- 0
- GOALS
- 4:16
- GOALS / MATCH
- 0.8
- Sheffield United has lost five matches in a row with a goal difference of 4:16, scoring 0.8 goals average
Nottingham Forest H2H Sheffield United
Away game | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Sheffield United | Home game | Premier League | |
Home game | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | Away game | Premier League | |
Home game | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 4 | Sheffield United | Away game | Championship | |
Away game | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | Home game | Championship | |
Away game | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | Home game | Championship |
- PLAYED
- 5
- WINS
- 3
- GOALS
- 12:8
- GOALS / MATCH
- 2.40
- In the last five matches that these two sides meet, Nottingham Forest overtook Sheffield United three times
- Nottingham Forest won three times and had two draw
- Teams played five times head-to-head in the current season with the goals score 12:8; average goals per match – 2.40
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