Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest, 2024-25 English Premier League

Wood brace earns Nottingham Forest derby win at Leicester

Chris Wood scored a brace as Nottingham Forest moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over hosts Leicester City in the East Midlands derby on Friday, underlining their excellent start to the season.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 1': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
• 1': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 1': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
• 4': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
• 4': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wout Faes.
• 9': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
• 9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Murillo.
• 11': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a cross.
• 15': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
• 16': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
• 16': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
• 16': Goal! Leicester City 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
• 18': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 18': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
• 20': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
• 22': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
• 22': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Goal! Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Winks with a cross.
• 24': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
• 25': Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 25': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 25': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
• 27': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
• 30': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 31': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
• 32': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 32': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
• 35': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 35': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
• 35': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 36': Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 37': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
• 37': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
• 39': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ola Aina.
• 41': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 41': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
• 41': Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 42': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte following a set piece situation.
• 44': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross.
• 45': Delay in match (Leicester City).
• 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
• 45'+2': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Justin.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
• 46': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
• 46': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 46': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 47': Goal! Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
• 51': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Winks.
• 53': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 53': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
• 54': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
• 54': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 56': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Álex Moreno following a fast break.
• 56': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
• 58': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
• 58': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 60': Goal! Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 3. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
• 63': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
• 63': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 65': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
• 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 66': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 67': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Murillo.
• 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Ricardo Pereira.
• 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Stephy Mavididi.
• 68': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Justin.
• 69': Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Wood following a corner.
• 69': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Murillo following a corner.
• 71': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
• 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Elliot Anderson.
• 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Álex Moreno.
• 73': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
• 74': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
• 74': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
• 75': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
• 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
• 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Anthony Elanga.
• 78': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
• 78': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 78': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
• 78': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 79': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
• 79': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
• 80': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
• 80': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
• 82': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Wout Faes.
• 82': Attempt missed. Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Murillo.
• 85': Attempt missed. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramón Sosa.
• 87': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 87': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
• 88': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
• 88': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 88': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
• 88': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 88': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 89': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates is caught offside.
• 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramón Sosa following a fast break.
• 90'+3': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
• 90'+3': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
• 90'+3': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+5': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
• 90'+5': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+5': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+7': Hand ball by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
• 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 3.
• 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 3.