Nottingham Forest edges out Leicester in thrilling comeback win
Nottingham Forest secured a thrilling comeback victory against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, defeating the Foxes 3-1 in their Premier League match on October 25th, 2024. The match, played in Leicester, Leicestershire, was a tense and exciting affair.
The Foxes took the lead in the 23rd minute through a goal by Jamie Vardy, but the Reds refused to be deterred. Ryan Yates levelled the score in the 16th minute, and Chris Wood turned the game on its head with two goals in the 47th and 60th minute, giving Nottingham Forest the win.
The game was marked by intensity and effort from both teams. Leicester dominated possession (64%), but Nottingham Forest were more effective in attack, registering 20 shots on goal (5 on target) compared to Leicester’s 10 (1 on target). Additionally, the game was punctuated by a total of 24 fouls, with 5 yellow cards shown to Leicester and 6 to Nottingham Forest.
Referee Craig Pawson played a significant role in the match, dishing out 11 yellow cards throughout the game.
Nottingham Forest’s victory means they now have 13 points on the table, while Leicester remain on 11 points.
Substitutions leicester: at minute 68 B. El Khannouss came in and R. Pereira went out., at minute 68 J. Ayew came in and S. Mavididi went out., at minute 74 B. Soumare came in and W. Ndidi went out.
Substitutions nottingham forest: at minute 72 Morato came in and A. Moreno went out., at minute 72 N. Williams came in and E. Anderson went out., at minute 76 R. Sosa came in and C. Hudson-Odoi went out., at minute 76 Jota Silva came in and A. Elanga went out., at minute 81 T. Awoniyi came in and C. Wood went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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