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Premier League 2026/27

Nottingham Forest lineup

17th in the Premier League 6 points Most-used formation: 3-4-2-1 WLLLD

Predicted lineup for Nottingham Forest

Next match: Brentford vs Nottingham Forest,

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1

Our predicted lineup follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side Nottingham Forest fielded on against Ipswich Town.

26 Sels
5 Murillo
31 Milenković
23 Cunha
3 Williams
21 Schlager
24 McAtee
27 Muñoz
10 Gibbs-White
14 Ndoye
19 Delap

Lineup for Nottingham Forest: Sels, Murillo, Milenković, Cunha, Williams, Schlager, McAtee, Muñoz, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Delap

Nottingham Forest injuries and suspensions

  • Igor Jesus Calf injury Unavailable
  • Nicolò Savona Knee injury Unavailable
Played 8 1W 3D 4L
Goals for 6 0.8 per match on average
Goals against 10 1.3 per match on average
Goal difference -4 6 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 4
xG 13.39 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 0.25 1.25 0.75
Goals for 0.00 1.50 0.75
Goals against 0.75 1.75 1.25
xG for 1.48 1.87 1.67
xG against 1.12 1.33 1.23
Corners 4.8 4.8 4.8
Cards 1.8 2.5 2.1
Clean sheets 25% 0% 13%

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Dan Ndoye 2
  2. 2 Igor Jesus 1
  3. 3 Morgan Gibbs-White 1
  4. 4 Neco Williams 1
  5. 5 Liam Delap 1

Assists

  1. 1 Morgan Gibbs-White 2
  2. 2 Daniel Muñoz 1
  3. 3 Murillo 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Morgan Gibbs-White 20
  2. 2 James McAtee 16
  3. 3 Neco Williams 12
  4. 4 Daniel Muñoz 8
  5. 5 Liam Delap 8

Duels won

  1. 1 Xaver Schlager 44
  2. 2 Neco Williams 41
  3. 3 James McAtee 40
  4. 4 Murillo 36
  5. 5 Daniel Muñoz 31

Shots on target

  1. 1 Igor Jesus 4
  2. 2 Morgan Gibbs-White 4
  3. 3 Dan Ndoye 4
  4. 4 James McAtee 4
  5. 5 Murillo 4

Rating

  1. 1 Neco Williams 7.01
  2. 2 Morgan Gibbs-White 6.96
  3. 3 Murillo 6.85
  4. 4 Daniel Muñoz 6.79
  5. 5 Igor Jesus 6.73

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for13.39
  • Actual goals scored6
  • Difference -7.39
  • xG against9.82
  • Passes per match382
  • Possession46.5%

Nottingham Forest squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
26 Matz Sels Age 34 · Belgium Goalkeeper 8 720 0 0 224 52.7% 6.5
12 John Victor Age 30 · Brazil Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Steven Benda Age 28 · Germany Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
12 Aaron Bott Age 22 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
1 Keehan Willows Age 20 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
5 Murillo Age 24 · Brazil Defender 8 718 0 1 403 85.4% 6.9
23 Jair Cunha Age 21 · Brazil Defender 6 535 0 0 234 82.5% 6.6
27 Daniel Muñoz Age 30 · Colombia Defender 6 474 0 1 185 85.9% 6.8
31 Nikola Milenković Age 29 · Serbia Defender 4 360 0 0 153 84.3% 6.6
2 Ousmane Diomande Age 22 · Ivory Coast Defender 5 344 0 0 151 87.4% 5.4
25 Luca Netz Age 23 · Germany Defender 4 39 0 0 20 85.0% 6.2
- Nicolò Savona Italy · Knee injury Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Neco Williams Age 25 · Wales Midfielder 8 714 1 0 254 79.1% 7.0
24 James McAtee Age 24 · England Midfielder 8 683 0 0 339 78.8% 6.5
21 Xaver Schlager Age 29 · Austria Midfielder 8 622 0 0 262 83.6% 6.7
34 Ola Aina Age 30 · Nigeria Midfielder 5 392 0 0 154 74.7% 6.7
6 Ibrahim Sangaré Age 28 · Ivory Coast Midfielder 5 145 0 0 107 80.4% 6.3
8 Nicolás Domínguez Age 28 · Argentina Midfielder 2 75 0 0 12 66.7% 6.7
22 Ryan Yates Age 28 · England Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
49 Grady Mcdonnell Age 17 · Republic of Ireland Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
10 Morgan Gibbs-White Age 26 · England Forward 7 630 1 2 256 82.0% 7.0
14 Dan Ndoye Age 25 · Switzerland Forward 8 535 2 0 82 73.2% 6.6
19 Liam Delap Age 23 · England Forward 7 528 1 0 87 60.9% 6.5
11 Igor Jesus Age 25 · Brazil Forward 5 256 1 0 83 80.7% 6.7
9 Chris Wood Age 34 · New Zealand Forward 7 86 0 0 15 60.0% 4.6
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi Age 25 · England Forward 4 45 0 0 28 85.7% 6.4
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo Age 24 · France Forward 3 25 0 0 3 100.0% 6.3
17 Zyan Blake Age 18 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Nottingham Forest play next?

Nottingham Forest play away against Brentford on .

When will the lineup for Nottingham Forest be announced?

The predicted lineup for Nottingham Forest against Brentford will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest?

Matz Sels has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Nottingham Forest?

Dan Ndoye has scored 2 goals for Nottingham Forest this season.

Which Nottingham Forest players are injured or suspended?

Nottingham Forest are without Igor Jesus (calf injury) and Nicolò Savona (knee injury).