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Matchday 1 · Saturday 22 August, 16:00 · City Ground

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United: line-ups and result

Nottingham Forest 16 · 2 points
0 - 1
Leeds United 9 · 5 points
  • 88' Anton Stach

Line-ups Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1 · Oliver Glasner
26 Sels
5 Murillo
31 Milenković
23 Cunha
3 Williams
6 Sangaré
24 McAtee
34 Aina
10 Gibbs-White
14 Ndoye
11 Jesus
  • 62' Chris Wood Dan Ndoye
  • 74' Luca Netz Ola Aina
  • 74' Xaver Schlager James McAtee
  • 90+3' Arnaud Kalimuendo Murillo

Line-up for Nottingham Forest: Sels, Murillo, Milenković, Cunha, Williams, Sangaré, McAtee, Aina, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Jesus

Bench
  • 12 John Victor
  • 25 L. Netz 74'
  • 2 O. Diomande
  • 44 Z. Abbott
  • 21 X. Schlager 74'
  • 7 C. Hudson-Odoi
  • 8 N. Dominguez
  • 9 C. Wood 62'
  • 15 A. Kalimuendo 93'
Absentees Nottingham Forest

Savona (injured)

Leeds United 3-4-2-1 · Daniel Farke
1 Trafford
5 Muharemovic
15 Bijol
6 Rodon
24 Justin
4 Ampadu
18 Stach
2 Bogle
11 Aaronson
10 Wilson
9 Calvert-Lewin
  • 66' Noah Okafor Harry Wilson
  • 82' Sean Longstaff Brenden Aaronson

Line-up for Leeds United: Trafford, Muharemovic, Bijol, Rodon, Justin, Ampadu, Stach, Bogle, Aaronson, Wilson, Calvert-Lewin

Bench
  • 23 Lucas Perri
  • 30 N. Elvedi
  • 50 A. Cresswell
  • 65 J. Lienou
  • 7 D. James
  • 8 S. Longstaff 82'
  • 22 A. Tanaka
  • 19 N. Okafor 66'
  • 14 L. Nmecha
Absentees Leeds United

Gruev, Rodon, Joseph (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Nottingham Forest

  1. Morgan Gibbs-White Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  2. Dan Ndoye Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Leeds United

  1. Anton Stach Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  2. Dominic Calvert-Lewin Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Jayden Bogle Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Ao Tanaka Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists
  5. Lukas Nmecha Forward 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Nottingham Forest

Player Starts Min. Form
Matz Sels 3/3 270 mixed
Jair Cunha 3/3 270 mixed
Nikola Milenković 3/3 270 mixed
Neco Williams 3/3 270 strong
Morgan Gibbs-White 3/3 270 solid
Murillo 3/3 268 solid
James McAtee 3/3 253 strong
Ola Aina 3/3 219 solid

Leeds United

Player Starts Min. Form
James Trafford 3/3 270 strong
James Justin 3/3 270 strong
Tarik Muharemovic 3/3 270 strong
Ethan Ampadu 3/3 270 solid
Anton Stach 3/3 270 strong
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 3/3 253 mixed
Jayden Bogle 3/3 219 strong
Jaka Bijol 2/3 164 solid

Stats

Nottingham Forest Match Leeds United
  • 0.66 xG 0.47
  • 56% Possession 44%
  • 12 Shots 11
  • 2 Shots on target 3
  • 8 Shots off target 2
  • 3 Corners 2
  • 15 Fouls 14
  • 3 Offsides 3
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

NFO home Per match LEE away
0.50 Points 2.00
0.00 Goals for 1.00
0.50 Goals against 0.50
1.25 xG for 1.19
1.12 xG against 1.70
2.5 Corners 4.0
LD Home and away form WD

Head-to-head record Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United

25 previous meetings
10 Nottingham Forest 7 draws 8 Leeds United
  • Goals per match2.96
  • Both teams scored60%
  • Over 2.5 goals44%
  • Feb 2026 Leeds United 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
  • Nov 2025 Nottingham Forest 3 - 1 Leeds United
  • Jul 2023 Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Leeds United
  • Apr 2023 Leeds United 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest
  • Feb 2023 Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Leeds United
  • Feb 2020 Nottingham Forest 2 - 0 Leeds United
  • Aug 2019 Leeds United 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
  • Jan 2019 Nottingham Forest 4 - 2 Leeds United
  • Oct 2018 Leeds United 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
  • Jan 2018 Leeds United 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United?

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United was refereed by Robert Jones.

Who is unavailable for Nottingham Forest against Leeds United?

Nottingham Forest are without Nicolò Savona (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Leeds United against Nottingham Forest?

Leeds United are without Ilia Gruev (knee injury), Joe Rodon (muscle injury) and Mateo Joseph (knee injury).

What formation do Nottingham Forest play?

Nottingham Forest have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 3 matches under O. Glasner.

What formation do Leeds United play?

Leeds United have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 3 matches under D. Farke.

How did the last meeting between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United finish?

On 6 February 2026, Leeds United vs Nottingham Forest finished 3-1.

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