Sunderland vs. Nottingham Forest: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of Premier League clash

Nottingham Forest's conflict to stay successful the Premier League volition proceed connected Friday evening erstwhile they marque the travel to the Stadium of Light to instrumentality connected Sunderland.

The visitors are presently 16th successful the Premier League table, 5 points extracurricular of the relegation zone, truthful different triumph successful this lucifer would beryllium immense successful their conflict against the drop.

Forest volition participate the lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 4-1 triumph implicit chap strugglers Burnley.

Sunderland, meanwhile, person had an fantabulous play backmost astatine this level, with the Black Cats presently sitting 11th successful the table, 15 points wide of the relegation zone.

The location broadside person won 2 of their past 3 successful the Premier League and are inactive successful the premix for Europe heading towards the concern extremity of the campaign.

Here, Sports Mole looks astatine the head-to-head grounds and past meetings betwixt the 2 sides up of their conflict connected Friday night.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 98

Nottingham Forest wins: 33

Draws: 24

Sunderland wins: 41

Nottingham Forest and Sunderland person faced each different a full of 98 times crossed each competitions, with the Black Cats starring the wide head-to-head grounds having posted 41 wins to the Tricky Trees' 33, portion 24 draws person been played retired betwixt the 2 clubs.

February 1891 was the precise archetypal clip chapeau these 2 teams butted heads successful the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, with Sunderland claiming an emphatic 4-0 triumph connected location soil.

The Black Cats besides won their archetypal 4 league meetings with Forest - each successful the aged Division One - earlier the Tricky Trees celebrated their archetypal ever triumph (2-1) implicit the North East outfit successful December 1894.

Both Forest and Sunderland had their just stock of successes during their regular encounters successful Divisions One and Two implicit the years, and the biggest triumph to day betwixt these 2 teams was recorded successful March 1908 erstwhile the second thrashed the erstwhile 7-2 connected their ain turf successful Division One.

In the Premier League epoch (since 1992-93), Forest and Sunderland person lone ever faced each different 3 times successful the apical formation - during the 1996-97 season, the Tricky Trees suffered a 4-1 location decision to the Black Cats earlier drafting 1-1 connected the road.

Both teams person since locked horns 8 times crossed the Championship and League One; portion Sunderland accumulated 7 points crossed 4 League One encounters (W2 D1 L1), they person besides won 3 of their past 4 second-tier meetings, doing the treble implicit Forest successful the 2004-05 play earlier losing 1-0 astatine location and winning 1-0 distant successful the 2017-18 campaign, the second effect represents the astir caller gathering betwixt the 2 clubs.

Outside of league football, Forest and Sunderland person played against each different six times successful the FA Cup, with the Tricky Trees coming retired connected apical successful 4 of those ties (D1 L1), portion the Black Cats person prevailed successful the lone EFL Cup gathering betwixt the 2 clubs, winning 1-0 successful a third-round replay of the 1984 contention aft drafting the archetypal necktie 1-1 astatine the City Ground.

The past gathering betwixt the 2 sides came successful the Premier League successful September 2025, with Sunderland signaling a 1-0 triumph astatine the City Ground.

Last 7 meetings (all competitions)

Sept 27, 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland (Premier League)

Dec 30, 2017: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland (Championship)

Sep 12, 2017: Sunderland 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Dec 28, 2004: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Sunderland (Championship)

Sep 14, 2004: Sunderland 2-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Mar 22, 1997: Sunderland 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Aug 21, 1996: Nottingham Forest 1-4 Sunderland (Premier League)

Last 3 Premier League meetings

Sept 27, 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland (Premier League)

Mar 22, 1997: Sunderland 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Aug 21, 1996: Nottingham Forest 1-4 Sunderland (Premier League)