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Premier League 2026/27

Nottingham Forest line-up

16th in the Premier League 2 points Most-used formation: 3-4-2-1 LDD

Predicted line-up for Nottingham Forest

Next match: Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest, Saturday 12 September

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Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
26 Sels
5 Murillo
31 Milenković
23 Cunha also an option Jair
3 Williams
24 McAtee
21 Schlager
34 Aina
10 Gibbs-White
14 Ndoye
19 Delap

Predicted line-up for Nottingham Forest: Sels, Murillo, Milenković, Cunha, Williams, McAtee, Schlager, Aina, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Delap

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Nottingham Forest injuries and suspensions

  • Nicolò Savona Knee injury Unavailable
Played 3 0W 2D 1L
Goals for 2 0.7 per match on average
Goals against 3 1.0 per match on average
Goal difference -1 2 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 2
xG 3.66 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 0.50 1.00 0.67
Goals for 0.00 2.00 0.67
Goals against 0.50 2.00 1.00
xG for 1.25 1.17 1.22
xG against 1.12 1.68 1.31
Corners 2.5 5.0 3.3
Cards 2.0 2.0 2.0
Clean sheets 50% 0% 33%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 Morgan Gibbs-White 1
  2. 2 Dan Ndoye 1

Key passes

  1. 1 James McAtee 9
  2. 2 Ola Aina 4
  3. 3 Neco Williams 3
  4. 4 Liam Delap 3
  5. 5 Dan Ndoye 2

Duels won

  1. 1 Igor Jesus 24
  2. 2 Neco Williams 21
  3. 3 James McAtee 18
  4. 4 Ola Aina 17
  5. 5 Nikola Milenković 16

Shots on target

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

Rating

  1. 1 Neco Williams 7.19
  2. 2 James McAtee 7.00
  3. 3 Morgan Gibbs-White 6.94
  4. 4 Ibrahim Sangaré 6.90
  5. 5 Ola Aina 6.89

Nottingham Forest squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
26 Matz Sels Age 34 · Belgium Goalkeeper 3 270 0 0 91 41.8% 6.5
12 John Victor Age 30 · Brazil Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Steven Benda Age 27 · Germany Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
1 Aaron Bott Age 22 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
31 Nikola Milenković Age 28 · Serbia Defender 3 270 0 0 100 81% 6.5
23 Jair Cunha Age 21 · Brazil Defender 3 270 0 0 93 81.7% 6.6
5 Murillo Age 24 · Brazil Defender 3 268 0 0 128 84.4% 6.8
25 Luca Netz Age 23 · Germany Defender 2 26 0 0 10 70% 6.5
2 Ousmane Diomande Age 22 · Côte d'Ivoire Defender 1 1 0 0 1 - -
44 Zach Abbott Age 20 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
4 Morato Age 25 · Brazil Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Nicolò Savona Italy · Knee injury Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Neco Williams Age 25 · Wales Midfielder 3 270 0 0 84 71.4% 7.2
24 James McAtee Age 23 · England Midfielder 3 253 0 0 106 76.4% 7.0
34 Ola Aina Age 29 · Nigeria Midfielder 3 219 0 0 75 62.7% 6.9
21 Xaver Schlager Age 28 · Austria Midfielder 3 196 0 0 69 85.5% 6.8
6 Ibrahim Sangaré Age 28 · Côte d'Ivoire Midfielder 1 90 0 0 53 79.2% 6.9
8 Nicolás Domínguez Age 28 · Argentina Midfielder 1 1 0 0 2 50% -
22 Ryan Yates Age 28 · England Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
10 Morgan Gibbs-White Age 26 · England Forward 3 270 1 1 81 82.7% 6.9
11 Igor Jesus Age 25 · Brazil Forward 3 210 0 0 56 75% 6.6
14 Dan Ndoye Age 25 · Switzerland Forward 3 187 1 0 32 68.8% 6.8
19 Liam Delap Age 23 · England Forward 2 98 0 0 13 53.8% 6.5
9 Chris Wood Age 34 · New Zealand Forward 2 44 0 0 8 75% 6.4
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi Age 25 · England Forward 1 1 0 0 2 100% -
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo Age 24 · France Forward 1 1 0 0 0 - -
17 Zyan Blake Age 2025 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
20 Omari Hutchinson Age 22 · Jamaica Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Nottingham Forest play next?

Nottingham Forest play away against Aston Villa on Saturday 12 September at 16:00.

When will the line-up for Nottingham Forest be announced?

The predicted line-up for Nottingham Forest against Aston Villa is shown above. 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 3 of the last 3 matches.

Which Nottingham Forest players are injured or suspended?

Nottingham Forest are without Nicolò Savona (knee injury).