AFC Bournemouth beats Nottingham Forest 3-2 with 3 goals from D. Solanke. HIGHLIGHTS

NOTTINGHAM. AFC Bournemouth topped Nottingham Forest 3-2 thanks to D. Solanke who scored in the 51st, 58th and 90th minute.

Mark Hall

December 24, 2023

NOTTINGHAM. AFC Bournemouth bested Nottingham Forest 3-2 thanks to D. Solanke who scored in the 51st, 58th and 90th minute. AFC Bournemouth was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 29,188 spectators. The referee was Robert Jones assisted by Wade Smith and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.76 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Nottingham Forest

2 - 3

AFC Bournemouth

! 32 Ball Possession 68

Shots

11 Total 18
5 On Target 7
1 Off Target 7
5 Shots blocked 4

82 Attack 127
38 Dangerous attack 92
101 Ball safe 103

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 6

Fouls

10 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AFC Bournemouth was in firm control of the ball 68% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth had a more offensive attitude with 92 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Bournemouth won the match.

Nottingham Forest shot 11 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth shot 18 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Willy Boly). Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth received 4 yellow cards (Alex Scott, Andoni Iraola, Ryan Christie and Antoine Semenyo).

Match Timeline

Willy Boly- Yellow

Willy Boly(yellowredcard)

23'

Moussa Niakhaté- sub ->Divock Origi

26'

29'

Alex Scott- sub ->Lewis Cook

31'

Alex Scott- Yellow

Callum Hudson-Odoi- sub ->Orel Mangala

46'

Anthony Elanga(goal)Chris Wood

47'

51'

Dominic Solanke(goal)Marcos Senesi

58'

Dominic Solanke(goal)

65'

Antoine Semenyo- Yellow

68'

Ryan Christie- Yellow

70'

Luis Sinisterra- sub ->Antoine Semenyo

70'

Chris Wood(goal)Morgan Gibbs-White

74'

81'

82'

Ola Aina - sub ->Harry Toffolo

85'

Danilo- sub ->Morgan Gibbs-White

90'

Dominic Solanke(goal)Adam Smith

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this contest, Nottingham Forest stays with 14 points to sit in the 17th place. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth will has 22 points like Chelsea to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away against Newcastle United on the 26th of December with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (2 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will host Fulham on the 26th of December with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (3 draws).

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest

Matt Turner 1.United States

7.0

Neco Williams 7.Wales

8.1

Harry Toffolo 15.England

6.8

85'

Willy Boly 30.France

4.0

Murillo 40.Brazil

6.4

Orel Mangala 5.Belgium

6.8

46'

Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England

7.8

90'

Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden

7.0

47'

Ryan Yates 22.England

7.0

Divock Origi 27.Belgium

7.0

26'

Chris Wood 11.New Zealand

9.1

74'

Substitutes

Odysseas Vlachodimos 23.Greece

Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal

6.6

26'

Nuno Tavares 3.Portugal

Gonzalo Montiel 29.Argentina

Ola Aina 43.Nigeria

6.6

85'

Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina

Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal

Danilo 28.Brazil

90'

Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England

6.6

46'

Nottingham Forest adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Matt Turner (7.0), Neco Williams (8.1), Willy Boly (4.0), Murillo (6.4), Harry Toffolo (6.8), Ryan Yates (7.0), Orel Mangala (6.8), Divock Origi (7.0), Morgan Gibbs-White (7.8), Anthony Elanga (7.0) and Chris Wood (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Domínguez, Moussa Niakhaté (6.6), Odysseas Vlachodimos, Nuno Tavares, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.6), Danilo, Gonzalo Montiel and Ola Aina (6.6).

Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Danilo (injured).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Divock Origi for Moussa Niakhaté (26′), Orel Mangala for Callum Hudson-Odoi (46′), Harry Toffolo for Ola Aina (85′) and Morgan Gibbs-White for Danilo (90′).

Player of the match: Chris Wood

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Chris Wood.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 26 passes (54% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

Neto 1.Brazil

6.7

Adam Smith 15.England

7.7

Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina

7.5

Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine

7.0

Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso

8.1

82'

Lewis Cook 4.England

7.0

29'

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

6.4

68'

Marcus Tavernier 16.England

6.4

Antoine Semenyo 24.England

7.5

70'

65'

Philip Billing 29.Denmark

7.0

81'

Dominic Solanke 9.England

9.4

51', 58', 90'

Substitutes

Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland

Chris Mepham 6.Wales

Ben Greenwood 43.England

David Brooks 7.Wales

6.3

81'

Joe Rothwell 8.England

6.8

70'

Alex Scott 14.England

6.4

29'

31'

Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands

Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia

6.8

70'

Kieffer Moore 21.Wales

6.4

82'

Also AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Neto (6.7), Adam Smith (7.7), Ilya Zabarnyi (7.0), Marcos Senesi (7.5), Dango Ouattara (8.1), Lewis Cook (7.0), Ryan Christie (6.4), Antoine Semenyo (7.5), Philip Billing (7.0), Marcus Tavernier (6.4) and Dominic Solanke (9.4).

They had on the bench: Chris Mepham, David Brooks (6.3), Justin Kluivert, Joe Rothwell (6.8), Alex Scott (6.4), Luis Sinisterra (6.8), Kieffer Moore (6.4), Mark Travers and Ben Greenwood.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Lewis Cook for Alex Scott (29′), Philip Billing for David Brooks (81′), Dango Ouattara for Kieffer Moore (82′), Alex Scott for Joe Rothwell (70′) and Antoine Semenyo for Luis Sinisterra (70′).