Since returning to the Premier League in 2022-23, Nottingham Forest have won just one of their seven matches against Everton (D2 L4), a 2-0 away win in December 2024.
Everton have won four of their last five Premier League away games against Nottingham Forest (D1), including the last two in row. They’ve never won three consecutive league visits to the City Ground before.
This is the first time Nottingham Forest are facing an opponent twice in the same month in the top-flight since May 1988, drawing 1-1 both home and away against Luton Town.
This is just the second time Everton have faced an opponent twice in the same month in the Premier League, previously losing at home and drawing away against Aston Villa in May 2021.
Nottingham Forest have won their final league game in each of the last two calendar years, beating Everton 2-0 last year. They last did so in three consecutive years between 2008 and 2010.
Everton lost 2-0 against Nottingham Forest in their final league game of 2024, and 3-0 at Wolves in their final game of 2023. They’ve never lost their last league game in three consecutive calendar years before.
Everton have failed to score in each of their last three Premier League games. They last had a longer run in November/December last year (4), while they last did so under David Moyes in April 2006 (4).
Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche has lost his final Premier League match of the calendar year in his last three seasons managing in December, losing with Burnley to Man Utd in 2021 and with Everton against Wolves in 2023 and Nottingham Forest in 2024.
Everton manager David Moyes has won just one of his five away league games against Nottingham Forest (D1 L3) – he failed to win with Preston in 2000-01 and 2001-02 (D1 L1) and West Ham in 2022-23 and 2023-24 (L2) but did win with the Toffees last season.
Igor Jesus has been involved in more goals in all competitions than any other Nottingham Forest player this season (8 – 7 goals, 1 assist). He assisted against Man City last time out, but has yet to register a goal involvement in consecutive appearances for Forest.