Sean Dyche makes his Premier League return on Sunday, 26 October 2025, as Nottingham Forest go to high-flying Bournemouth on the Vitality Stadium. It follows a dream begin to life on the Metropolis Floor, the place Forest claimed a 2–0 win over Porto within the Europa League — their first victory since August, as reported by Softfootball. It was additionally their first European triumph since 1995, a second Dyche later described as one he had waited a very long time to expertise.
The 54-year-old’s appointment, as reported by Softfootball, makes him Forest’s third everlasting supervisor this season. Now he faces the daunting job of lifting a aspect sitting within the relegation zone after 4 defeats of their final 5 league video games.
Nottingham Forest, through their official X account, posted a video of the brand new supervisor discussing soaking within the “Mull of Kintyre” rendition and contrasts it with previous taking part in struggles, underscoring soccer’s fleeting successes.
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Bournemouth, in the meantime, proceed to thrive underneath Andoni Iraola. The Cherries are fourth within the desk with 15 factors from eight matches (W4 D3 L1) and stay unbeaten in seven league outings. Their thrilling 3–3 draw at Crystal Palace final weekend noticed 19-year-old Eli Junior Kroupi bag a brace, whereas Ryan Christie added the third earlier than a late equaliser spoiled the occasion.
Group Information
Evanilson (calf) misses out, David Brooks (hamstring) is uncertain, and Enes Ünal has returned to full coaching however received’t function. For Forest, Chris Wooden and Oleksandr Zinchenko are health doubts, whereas Ola Aina and Bakary Koné stay sidelined.
Potential Lineups
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo; Kroupi.
Nottingham Forest (5-3-2): Sels; Savona, Murillo, Morato, Milenkovic, Williams; Anderson, Sangare, Luiz; Gibbs-White, Wooden.
Bournemouth 2–1 Nottingham Forest
Iraola’s males to edge it, although Dyche’s new-found resilience might make this tighter than anticipated.
