All eight of Everton’s Premier League wins against Nottingham Forest have been to nil – their record when conceding at least once against them is D2 L4.
Nottingham Forest have kept just one clean sheet in their last 16 league games against Everton, doing so in a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park in January 1999.
Nottingham Forest won 1-0 away against Liverpool in the Premier League this season – in their league history they’ve only won away against both Everton and Liverpool once before, doing so in 1898-99.
This is the first time Everton are playing their final league game of a calendar year at home since 2015, losing 4-3 to Stoke City back then. In fact, they’ve only won their last league game in two of the last 10 years (2019 v Newcastle, 2020 v Sheffield United).
Nottingham Forest beat Manchester United 2-1 in their final league game of 2023, last winning their final game in consecutive calendar years between 2008 and 2010.
No team has drawn more Premier League games than Everton this season (8). Each of the Toffees’ last three games have finished level, last having a longer run of consecutive draws in September 2022 (4).
Nottingham Forest have won their last four Premier League games, last winning five in a row in the top-flight in March/April 1995.
Nottingham Forest have scored first in more different Premier League games than any other side this season (14). Meanwhile, only Southampton (4) have opened the scoring in fewer games than Everton (5).
Jordan Pickford has saved his last two penalties faced in the Premier League, including one from Erling Haaland last time out. Since he joined Everton ahead of the 2017-18 season, only Lukasz Fabianski (10) has saved more spot kicks in the competition than Pickford (7).
After a run of 28 Premier League games without a goal, Anthony Elanga has now scored in each of his last three for Nottingham Forest. Two of his three strikes this season have been winning goals – his previous four Premier League goals had all come in defeats.