SUNDERLAND, England (Interstat) — Nottingham Forest scored five goals to shut out Sunderland 5-0 on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Stadium of Light in a Premier League match that saw the visitors race to a four-goal lead before halftime.

Trai Hume opened the scoring in the 17th minute, putting Forest ahead. Chris Wood doubled the lead in the 31st minute, and Morgan Gibbs-White made it 3-0 three minutes later. Igor Jesus added a fourth goal in the 37th minute, and Elliot Anderson capped the rout in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time.

Anderson also recorded an assist, as did Igor Jesus, each finishing with a goal and an assist. Hume, Gibbs-White and Wood each scored once. Neco Williams, Nicolás Domínguez, Granit Xhaka, Ryan Yates and Habib Diarra each had one assist in the victory.

The disciplinary record included seven yellow cards. Nicolás Domínguez and Habib Diarra both were booked in the 51st minute. Elliot Anderson followed in the 58th, Igor Jesus in the 60th, Neco Williams in the 69th, Granit Xhaka in the 75th and Ryan Yates in the 76th.

Nottingham Forest improved to 11 wins, 17 losses and eight draws in Premier League play this season. The Reds are 11-19-8 across all competitions. Sunderland dropped to 12 wins, 12 losses and eight draws in league matches, and the Black Cats are 13-14-10 in all competitions.

The result avenged a 1-0 loss at home to Sunderland on Sept. 27, 2025, the only previous meeting between the clubs this season. Forest entered the match having won three of their previous four league games, including a 4-1 victory over Burnley on April 19. Sunderland had lost three of their previous four league contests, most recently a 4-3 defeat at Aston Villa on April 19.

Forest’s next match is at Chelsea on May 4, followed by home games against Newcastle United and Manchester United and a visit from Bournemouth. Sunderland host Manchester United on April 25, then travel to Wolverhampton on May 2 before meeting Manchester United again, Everton and Chelsea.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sunderland 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Nottingham Forest a 71.30 percent probability of winning the match.