2025–26 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2025–26 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall KC
ManagerNuno Espírito Santo
StadiumCity Ground
Premier League5th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Wood (2)

All:
Chris Wood (2)

The 2025–26 season is the 160th season in the history of Nottingham Forest Football Club, and the club's fourth consecutive season competing in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League, the latter being the club's first season in a UEFA competition for 29 years.

Players

First team

As of 20 August 2025[1]
No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
18 Angus Gunn GK Scotland England Norwich (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 England Norwich City 6 August 2025 Free transfer 30 June 2026 0 0 0
26 Matz Sels GK Belgium Lint (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 France Strasbourg 1 February 2024 £5,100,000 30 June 2027 58 0 0
Defenders
3 Neco Williams RB / LB / RWB / LWB / RW Wales Wrexham (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 England Liverpool 10 July 2022 £10,000,000 30 June 2029 108 2 5
4 Morato CB Brazil Francisco Morato (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 Portugal Benfica 30 August 2024 £12,600,000 30 June 2029 29 0 0
5 Murillo CB Brazil São Paulo (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 Brazil Corinthians 31 August 2023 £11,100,000 30 June 2029 76 2 2
17 Eric da Silva Moreira RB / RWB / RW Germany Hamburg (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 Germany FC St. Pauli 25 June 2024 £1,250,000 30 June 2028 5 0 0
23 Jair Cunha CB Brazil Orlândia (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 Brazil Botafogo 11 July 2025 £10,400,000 30 June 2030 0 0 0
27 Omar Richards LB / LWB England Lewisham (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 Germany Bayern Munich 10 July 2022 £7,500,000 30 June 2026 0 0 0
30 Willy Boly CB Ivory Coast France Melun (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2022 £2,250,000 30 June 2026 45 3 2
31 Nikola Milenković CB Serbia Belgrade (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 Italy Fiorentina 18 July 2024 £12,000,000 30 June 2029 41 5 2
34 Ola Aina RB / LB / RWB / LWB Nigeria England Southwark (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 Italy Torino 22 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2028 60 3 2
36 David Carmo CB Angola Portugal Aveiro (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 Portugal Porto 25 August 2024 £9,500,000 30 June 2029 0 0 0
44 Zach Abbott CB England Lincoln (2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 Academy 1 July 2024 Academy 30 June 2029 3 0 0
Midfielders
6 Ibrahim Sangaré DM / CM Ivory Coast Koumassi (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 September 2023 £30,000,000 30 June 2028 35 0 3
8 Elliot Anderson CM England Whitley Bay (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 England Newcastle United 30 June 2024 £35,000,000 31 June 2029 42 2 7
10 Morgan Gibbs-White CM / AM England Stafford (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 August 2022 £25,000,000 30 June 2028 119 18 29
16 Nicolás Domínguez CM Argentina Buenos Aires (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 Italy Bologna 1 September 2023 £6,800,000 30 June 2028 68 3 3
22 Ryan Yates DM / CM England Lincoln (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 Academy 1 July 2016 Academy 30 June 2028 243 22 10
24 James McAtee CM / AM / LW England Salford (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 England Manchester City 16 August 2025 £30,000,000 30 June 2030 0 0 0
38 Josh Bowler RW / LW England Chertsey (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 England Blackpool 1 September 2022 £2,000,000 30 June 2026 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi LW England Wandsworth (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 England Chelsea 1 September 2023 £3,000,000 30 June 2026 71 13 6
9 Taiwo Awoniyi CF Nigeria Ilorin (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 Germany Union Berlin 1 July 2022 £17,200,000 30 June 2027 85 19 4
11 Chris Wood CF New Zealand Auckland (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 England Newcastle United 1 July 2023 £15,000,000 30 June 2027 83 38 4
14 Dan Ndoye RW / CF Switzerland Nyon (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 Italy Bologna 31 July 2025 £34,500,000 30 June 2030 1 1 0
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo CF / LW France Suresnes (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 France Rennes 18 August 2025 £26,000,000 30 June 2030 0 0 0
19 Igor Jesus CF Brazil Cuiabá (2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 Brazil Botafogo 5 July 2025 £10,000,000 30 June 2029 1 0 0
20 Jota Silva RW / LW Portugal Melres (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 Portugal Vitória Guimarães 1 August 2024 £5,900,000 30 June 2028 38 4 3
21 Omari Hutchinson AM / RW / LW England Redhill (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 England Ipswich Town 16 August 2025 £37,500,000 30 June 2030 0 0 0
25 Emmanuel Dennis CF / RW / LW Nigeria Yola (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 England Watford 13 August 2022 £12,500,000 30 June 2026 25 2 3

Out on loan

No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals Assists
Defenders
Tyler Bindon CB New Zealand Auckland (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 England Reading 3 February 2025 £825,000 30 June 2028 0 0 0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
First team
5 July 2025 CF Brazil Igor Jesus Brazil Botafogo £10,000,000 [2][3]
11 July 2025 CB Brazil Jair Cunha £10,400,000 [4][5]
31 July 2025 RW Switzerland Dan Ndoye Italy Bologna £34,500,000 [6][7]
6 August 2025 GK Scotland Angus Gunn England Norwich City Free transfer [8]
16 August 2025 AM England Omari Hutchinson England Ipswich Town £37,500,000 [9][10]
England James McAtee England Manchester City £30,000,000 [11][10]
18 August 2025 CF France Arnaud Kalimuendo France Rennes £26,000,000 [12][13]
B team and academy
4 July 2025 GK England Luke Campbell England Chelsea Free transfer [14]
7 July 2025 DM Benin Cherif Yaya Portugal Rio Ave Undisclosed [15]
15 July 2025 ST England Basima Balagizi England Stockport County Undisclosed [16]
15 July 2025 LW Northern Ireland Kalum Thompson Northern Ireland Linfield Undisclosed [17][18]
16 July 2025 CF The Gambia Lamin Sillah Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed [19]
Expenditure: Decrease ~ £148,400,000

Transfers out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
First team
24 June 2025 CB Republic of Ireland Andrew Omobamidele France Strasbourg £6,900,000 [20][21]
9 July 2025 LW Paraguay Ramón Sosa Brazil Palmeiras £10,800,000 [22][23]
11 July 2025 RW Sweden Anthony Elanga England Newcastle United £55,000,000 [24][25]
18 July 2025 CM Brazil Danilo Brazil Botafogo £21,700,000 [26][27]
24 July 2025 England Lewis O'Brien Wales Wrexham £5,000,000 [28][29]
1 August 2025 GK United States Matt Turner France Lyon £6,900,000 [30][31]
19 August 2025 Brazil Carlos Miguel Brazil Palmeiras £5,200,000 [32][33]
20 August 2025 CM New Zealand Marko Stamenić Wales Swansea City £2,000,000 [34][35]
B team and academy
1 June 2025[a] CM England Jack Perkins England Northampton Town Undisclosed [36]
9 July 2025 England Ben Perry England Colchester United [37]
7 August 2025 CF Northern Ireland Dale Taylor England Blackpool £1,000,000 [38][39]
Income: Increase ~ £114,500,000
  1. ^ Announced 19 May 2025 for transfer on 1 June 2025

Loans in

Date from Pos. Player From Loaned until Ref.

Loans out

Date from Pos. Player To Loaned until Ref.
First team
4 July 2025 CB New Zealand Tyler Bindon England Sheffield United 30 June 2026 [40]
B team and academy
23 June 2025 LM England Kyle McAdam England Mansfield Town 30 June 2026 [41]
14 July 2025 FW Republic of Ireland Joe Gardner [42]
18 July 2025 CM Northern Ireland Jamie McDonnell [43]
6 August 2025 LB England Josh Powell England Colchester United [44]
15 August 2025 FW England Esapa Osong Scotland Motherwell [45]

Released

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
First team
30 June 2025 GK Wales Wayne Hennessey Retired [46] [47]
30 June 2025 CB England Jonathan Panzo Portugal Rio Ave 30 June 2025 [48]
30 June 2025 LB England Harry Toffolo United States Charlotte FC 5 August 2025 [49][50]
B team and academy
30 June 2025 GK Republic of Ireland Theo Avery-Brown [46]
30 June 2025 GK England Will Brook [46]
30 June 2025 CF England Connor Brown [46]
30 June 2025 CM Wales Sam Collins England King's Lynn Town 10 June 2025 [46] [51]
30 June 2025 AM England Theo Flanagan [46]
30 June 2025 GK England Harry Griffiths England Notts County 30 June 2025 [46] [52]
30 June 2025 RB Greece Georgios Lemonakis Portugal Rio Ave [46] [53]
30 June 2025 CM England Jack Nadin Wales The New Saints 10 June 2025 [46] [54]
30 June 2025 CF England Manni Norkett England Boston United 25 June 2025 [46] [55]
30 June 2025 CF England Amarn Robinson [46]
30 June 2025 AM England Faruq Smith [46]

New contracts

Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref.
First team
19 June 2025 CB Ivory Coast Willy Boly 30 June 2026 [56]
1 July 2025 RB Wales Neco Williams 30 June 2029 [57]
7 July 2025 RB Nigeria Ola Aina 30 June 2028 [58]
18 July 2025 GK Belgium Matz Sels 30 June 2027 [59]
23 July 2025 CB England Zach Abbott 30 June 2029 [60]
26 July 2025 AM England Morgan Gibbs-White 30 June 2028 [61]
B team and academy
27 May 2025 LW England Adam Berry 30 June 2026 [62]
23 June 2025 LM England Kyle McAdam 30 June 2026 [41]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 June, Nottingham Forest announced they would face Birmingham City during pre-season in a memorial game to honour Trevor Francis.[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Chesterfield 0–0 Nottingham Forest Chesterfield
14:00 BST Report Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,208
19 July 2025 Friendly Nottingham Forest 0–0 AS Monaco Chesterfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
26 July 2025 Friendly Fulham 3–1 Nottingham Forest Faro, Portugal
20:00 BST
  • Wilson 16', 20'
  • Andreas 58'
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
30 July 2025 Friendly Estoril 0–0 Nottingham Forest Ferreiras, Portugal
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Estádio da Nora
2 August 2025 Friendly Birmingham City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: St Andrew's
5 August 2025 Friendly Nottingham Forest 0–0 Fiorentina West Bridgford
19:45 BST Report Stadium: City Ground
9 August 2025 Friendly Nottingham Forest 0–0 Al Qadsiah West Bridgford
19:45 BST Report Stadium: City Ground

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup September 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Europa League 24–25 September 2025 League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00

Last updated: 17 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
4 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3
5 Nottingham Forest 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
7 Leeds United 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[64]
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 FA Cup and the 5th-placed team both qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, the 6th-placed team will qualify.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 1 0 0 3 1  +2 3 1 0 0 3 1  +2 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 17 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
GroundH
ResultW
Position5
Points3
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released, with Nottingham Forest at home to Brentford on the opening weekend.[65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2025 1 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Brentford West Bridgford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,949
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 16 August, but was moved due to other sporting events taking place in the area.[66]
24 August 2025 2 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest Selhurst
14:00 BST Stadium: Selhurst Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]
31 August 2025 3 Nottingham Forest v West Ham United West Bridgford
14:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]
13 September 2025 4 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest Holloway
12:30 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live TNT Sports broadcasting.[68]
20 September 2025 5 Burnley v Nottingham Forest Burnley
15:00 BST Stadium: Turf Moor
27 September 2025 6 Nottingham Forest v Sunderland West Bridgford
17:30 BST Stadium: City Ground
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[68]
5 October 2025 7 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST Stadium: St James' Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69]
18 October 2025 8 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea West Bridgford
12:30 BST Stadium: City Ground
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[69]
26 October 2025 9 Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest Bournemouth
14:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69]
1 November 2025 10 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
8 November 2025 11 Nottingham Forest v Leeds United West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
22 November 2025 12 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield
29 November 2025 13 Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
3 December 2025 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
6 December 2025 15 Everton v Nottingham Forest Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
13 December 2025 16 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
20 December 2025 17 Fulham v Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
27 December 2025 18 Nottingham Forest v Manchester City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
30 December 2025 19 Nottingham Forest v Everton West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Stadium: City Ground
3 January 2026 20 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
7 January 2026 21 West Ham United v Nottingham Forest Stratford
19:45 GMT Stadium: London Stadium
17 January 2026 22 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
24 January 2026 23 Brentford v Nottingham Forest Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
31 January 2026 24 Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
7 February 2026 25 Leeds United v Nottingham Forest Leeds
15:00 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
11 February 2026 26 Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Stadium: City Ground
21 February 2026 27 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
28 February 2026 28 Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest Brighton and Hove
15:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
4 March 2026 29 Manchester City v Nottingham Forest Manchester
19:45 GMT Stadium: Etihad Stadium
14 March 2026 30 Nottingham Forest v Fulham West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
21 March 2026 31 Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest Tottenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
11 April 2026 32 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
18 April 2026 33 Nottingham Forest v Burnley West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
25 April 2026 34 Sunderland v Nottingham Forest Sunderland
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
2 May 2026 35 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
9 May 2026 36 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
17 May 2026 37 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest Old Trafford
15:00 BST Stadium: Old Trafford
24 May 2026 38 Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

UEFA Europa League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances, goals and discipline

As of match played 17 August 2025

Includes all competitive matches. Table is sorted by squad number. Players with no appearances are not included.

No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Europa League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 RB Wales Neco Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 CB Brazil Murillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DM Ivory Coast Ibrahim Sangaré 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 LW England Callum Hudson-Odoi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 CM England Elliot Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 AM England Morgan Gibbs-White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 CF New Zealand Chris Wood 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
14 RW Switzerland Dan Ndoye 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
19 CF Brazil Igor Jesus 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 RW Portugal Jota Silva 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 DM England Ryan Yates 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 GK Belgium Matz Sels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 CB Serbia Nikola Milenković 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 RB Nigeria Ola Aina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

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