Head to head

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland head to head

Nottingham Forest and Sunderland have met 72 times in the English top flight since 1892/93. Nottingham Forest have won 25, Sunderland 31, and 16 were drawn. 4 of those were in the Premier League: Nott'm Forest 1 win, Sunderland 2, 1 draw. The last meeting was Sunderland 0–5 Nott'm Forest on April 24, 2026, and the first Sunderland 1–0 Nott'm Forest on November 19, 1892.

Nott'm Forest v Sunderland

All top-flight meetings · since 1892/93

Nottingham Forest crest

Nott'm Forest

25

Nott'm Forest wins

16

Draws

31

Sunderland wins

Sunderland crest

Sunderland

72 meetings · goals Nott'm Forest 98–111 Sunderland

The scoreline grid

Every top-flight meeting from Nottingham Forest's side: Nott'm Forest goals along the bottom, Sunderland goals up the side. Select a square to see those meetings.

Sunderland goals
7
1
6
5
1
4
31
3
262
2
1641
2
1
88441
0
464111
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Nott'm Forest goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5+

Home and away

VenuePNott'm Forest W–D–LGoals
At Nott'm Forest3618–7–1162–48
At Sunderland367–9–2036–63

Every meeting

Biggest wins

Nottingham Forest

January 30, 1909Nott'm Forest 4–0 Sunderland4-goal win
October 24, 1964Nott'm Forest 5–2 Sunderland3-goal win

Sunderland

March 7, 1908Sunderland 7–2 Nott'm Forest5-goal win
December 3, 1892Nott'm Forest 0–5 Sunderland5-goal win
March 6, 1965Sunderland 4–0 Nott'm Forest4-goal win

Highest-scoring meetings

March 7, 1908Sunderland 7–2 Nott'm Forest9 goals
October 24, 1964Nott'm Forest 5–2 Sunderland7 goals
April 13, 1903Nott'm Forest 5–2 Sunderland7 goals

Most common results

Runs

Nottingham Forest's longest winning run in this fixture is 4 and Sunderland's is 4. The longest unbeaten runs are 12 for Nottingham Forest and 7 for Sunderland.