Everton Beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at The City Ground
Everton secured a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at The City Ground, with James Garner opening the scoring and Thierno Barry adding a second goal in the 79th minute. Garner's goal came after a pass from Dwight McNeil; notably, Garner spent 18 months on loan at Forest in 2022 and refused to celebrate against his former club.
Nottingham Forest are currently on a three-match losing streak and face a challenging January schedule, including five of their next six games away from home, such as an upcoming trip to West Ham. Following their recent defeat to Manchester City, Forest submitted a complaint to the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) regarding the officiating and requested audio recordings of on-pitch decisions.
In terms of tactics, Forest made one change from their previous match against City, with Neco Williams switching from left-back to right-back to accommodate Oleksandr Zinchenko. At halftime, Douglas Luiz replaced Nicolás Domínguez. During the match, Forest had chances including Igor Jesus, who was later substituted for Taiwo Awoniyi, and Dilane Bakwa who had a late miss.
