2021–22 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest F.C.
2021–22 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall
ManagerChris Hughton (until 16 September 2021)
Steve Cooper (from 21 September 2021)[1]
StadiumCity Ground
Championship4th (promoted via play-offs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brennan Johnson (16)

All:
Brennan Johnson (19)
Highest home attendance29,293
(vs Birmingham City, EFL Championship, 9 April)
Lowest home attendance23,830
(vs Middlesbrough, EFL Championship, 15 September)
Average home league attendance27,176

The 2021–22 season was Nottingham Forest's 156th year in existence, and 14th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022.

Managerial changes

On 16 September 2021 Chris Hughton was relieved from his managerial duties with immediate effect, after Forest started the season with only one point from their first seven games.[2] Hughton was succeeded by former Swansea City manager Steve Cooper, who was named as first team head coach on 21 September.[1]

Players

As of 3 February 2022[3]
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Joined first team Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 Ethan Horvath (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 Club Brugge 2021 2024
12 Jordan Smith (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 Forest Academy 2016 2023
30 Brice Samba (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 Caen 2019 2023
Defenders
2 Djed Spence (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 Middlesbrough 2021 2022
3 Tobias Figueiredo (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 Sporting 2018 2022
4 Joe Worrall (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 Forest Academy 2016 2024
6 Loïc Mbe Soh (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 Paris Saint-Germain 2020 2024
13 Gaëtan Bong (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion 2020 2022
14 Richie Laryea (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 Toronto FC 2022 2025
15 Max Lowe (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 Sheffield United 2021 2022
24 Jonathan Panzo (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 Dijon 2022 2025
26 Scott McKenna (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 Aberdeen 2020 2024
27 Steve Cook (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 AFC Bournemouth 2022 2024
Midfielders
8 Jack Colback (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 Newcastle United 2020 2023
11 Philip Zinckernagel (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 Watford 2021 2022
18 Cafú (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 Olympiacos 2020 2023
21 Braian Ojeda (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 Olimpia 2021 2025
22 Ryan Yates (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 Forest Academy 2016 2025
37 James Garner (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 Manchester United 2021 2022
Forwards
7 Lewis Grabban (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 AFC Bournemouth 2018 2022
9 Keinan Davis (1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 Aston Villa 2022 2022
16 Sam Surridge (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 Stoke City 2022 2024
17 Alex Mighten (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 Forest Academy 2020 2025
19 Xande Silva (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 West Ham United 2021 2023
20 Brennan Johnson (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 Forest Academy 2019 2023
23 Joe Lolley (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

Forest announced their pre-season schedule would include friendlies against Alfreton Town,[4] Port Vale,[5] Northampton Town,[5] Crewe Alexandra,[5] Aston Villa[6] and Burnley.[6]

10 July 2021 Friendly Alfreton Town 1–2 Nottingham Forest XI Alfreton
15:00 BST Tuton 55' Report Johnson 18'
Swan 88'
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 805
17 July 2021 Friendly Port Vale 0–2 Nottingham Forest Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Report Mighten 13'
Colback 24'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind-closed-doors.
20 July 2021 Friendly Northampton Town 0–2 Nottingham Forest Northampton
19:45 BST Report Taylor 48'
Cafu 61'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,526
24 July 2021 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Nottingham Forest Crewe
15:00 BST Ainley 75'
Adebisi 79'
Report Johnson 30', 56' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,813
28 July 2021 Friendly Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Bodymoor Heath
13:00 BST Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Note: Fixture cancelled after a small number of positive cases of COVID-19 were identified in the Forest squad.[7]
31 July 2021 Friendly Nottingham Forest v Burnley West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
Note: Fixture cancelled after a small number of positive cases of COVID-19 were identified in the Forest squad.[8]

Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 27 9 10 106 43 +63 90 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Bournemouth (P) 46 25 13 8 74 39 +35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 +17 82 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Nottingham Forest (O, P) 46 23 11 12 73 40 +33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 +18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 +8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 +9 70
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46 23 11 12 73 40  +33 80 13 4 6 43 22  +21 10 7 6 30 18  +12

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source:

Results by matchday

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GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAA
ResultLLLLDLLWDWWWWLDDWDDDWWWLLWWWLWDDWDWWWWWLWWWWLD
Position20232324242424242220171614151517131313161388999878671099987535543334
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/championship/table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

[10]

8 August 2021 1 Coventry City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Coventry
16:30 BST Sheaf  34'
McFadzean  49' 90+6'
Maatsen  55'
Hamer  61'
Gyökeres 81'
Report Taylor 36'  58' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 20,843 (3,784 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 August 2021 2 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Bournemouth West Bridgford
15:00 BST McKenna 48'  90'
Colback  73'
Report Mepham  16'
Brooks 28'  35'  60'
Billing 58'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,035 (1,122 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 August 2021 3 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Blackburn Rovers West Bridgford
19:45 BST Colback  54'
Zinckernagel 69'
Gabriel  85'  90'
Report Ayala 47'
Gallagher  66'
Carter  71'
Lenihan 86'
Brereton Díaz  90+2'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,850 (886 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 August 2021 4 Stoke City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Tymon 66'
Clucas  85'
Souttar  88'
Report Figueiredo  28'
Samba  62'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 21,346 (2,679 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
28 August 2021 5 Derby County 1–1 Nottingham Forest Derby
12:30 GMT Lawrence 11'
Jóźwiak  39'
Morrison  68'
Byrne  80'
Sibley  83'
Report Garner  35'
Johnson 82'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,991 (2,900 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 September 2021 6 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City West Bridgford
14:30 GMT Grabban 23' Report Vaulks  33'
Colwill 58, 73'
Ng  77'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,153 (1,633 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 September 2021 7 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
19:45 BST Yates  68' Report Šporar 24'  26'
Howson  45+1'
Peltier  50'
Crooks  62'
Hernández 72'  73'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,830 (1,420 away)
Referee: James Linington
18 September 2021 8 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
15:00 BST Ward  16'
Turton  61'
Report Grabban 22'
Nicholls 48' (o.g.)
Garner  68'
Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,462 (1,951 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
25 September 2021 9 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Millwall West Bridgford
15:00 BST Lowe 52'
Figueiredo  55'
Worrall  82'
Report Smith 32'
Kieftenbeld  78'
Afobe  82'
Ballard  85'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,589 (1,284 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 September 2021 10 Barnsley 1–3 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
19:45 BST Woodrow 20' (pen.)
Palmer  34'
Report Zinckernagel 61'
Johnson 68'
Grabban 82'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,657 (2,158 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
2 October 2021 11 Birmingham City 0–3 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 BST Jutkiewicz  32' Report Grabban 11'  67'
Yates 29'  36'
Spence 53'
Lowe  59'
Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 15,148 (1,588 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 October 2021 12 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Blackpool West Bridgford
15:00 BST Zinckernagel  20'
Johnson 22'
Grabban 61'
McKenna  82'
Report Yates 53' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,946 (1,795 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
19 October 2021 13 Bristol City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Bristol
19:45 BST Scott 39'  66' Report Taylor 90+1' (pen.), 90+2' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,325 (1,514 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
24 October 2021 14 Nottingham Forest 0–4 Fulham West Bridgford
15:00 BST Colback  16'
Zinckernagel  58'
Garner  65'
Yates  66'
Samba  67'
Report Spence 7' (o.g.)
Ream  38'
Odoi  45'
Mitrović 58', 67' (pen.)
Kebano 61'
Robinson  69'
Wilson  77'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,470 (1,546 away)
Referee: James Linington
29 October 2021 15 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Nottingham Forest White City, London
19:45 BST Dozzell  43'
Dykes 45+5'
Johansen  83'
Report Colback 90+1'
Worrall  90+2'
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 15,089 (2,885 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Live on Sky Sports
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Sheffield United West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Yates  51'
Figueiredo  53'
Johnson  69'
Grabban 83'
Worrall  90+1'
Report Norwood  39'
Mousset  45+2'
Gibbs-White 78'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,238 (1,972 away)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
6 November 2021 (2021-11-06) 17 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Preston North End West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Grabban 32' (pen.), 70'  50'
Colback 41'
Taylor  90+3'
Report Hughes  26'
McCann  43'
Storey  52'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,129 (1,917 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
20 November 2021 (2021-11-20) 18 Reading 1–1 Nottingham Forest Reading
15:00 GMT Moore  32'
Drinkwater  57'
Dann 64'
Swift  66'
Rahman  87'
Report Zinckernagel 4'
Yates  37'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,907 (2,200 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) 19 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Luton Town West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Taylor  26'
Colback  47'  61'
McKenna  55'
Report Lockyer  45+1'
Ruddock  68'
Bradley  90+4'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,715 (1,418 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 November 2021 (2021-11-26) 20 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Clarke  10'
Molumby  60'  70'
Report Figueiredo  16'
Worrall  22'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,424 (2,000 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) 21 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Peterborough United West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Garner 72'
Samba  82'
Yates 84'
Report Clarke-Harris  57'
Butler  64'
Thompson  79'
Edwards  86'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,308 (1,987 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
11 December 2021 (2021-12-11) 22 Swansea City 1–4 Nottingham Forest Swansea
15:00 GMT Downes  11'
Smith  31'
Cabango  55'
Piroe 62'
Report Osei-Tutu  20'
Zinckernagel 48'
Grabban 50'
Spence  55'
McKenna  66'
Johnson 68'
Cafú 90+4'  90+5'
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,659 (1,730 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
18 December 2021 (2021-12-18) 23 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Hull City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Colback  29'
Grabban 55' (pen.)
Johnson 72'
Worrall  72'
Report McLoughlin  17'
Longman  36'
Lewis-Potter 43'
Smallwood  52'
Baxter  54'
Bernard  83'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,513 (1,717 away)
Referee: John Busby
26 December 2021 (2021-12-26) 24 Middlesbrough 2–0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Yates 17' (o.g.)
Howson  26'
Šporar 69'
Report Samba  32'
Carvalho  71'
Yates  90+3'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,832 (2,141 away)
Referee: David Webb
30 December 2021 25 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Worrall  28' Report Holmes  14', 30'
Nicholls  78'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,159 (1,193 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) 26 Millwall 0–1 Nottingham Forest New Cross, London
15:00 GMT McNamara  57' Report Spence  45+2'
McKenna  85'
Grabban 90+1'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,297 (1,959 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
22 January 2022 27 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Derby County West Bridgford
12:30 GMT Grabban  35', 48'
Johnson 82'
Samba  89'
Report Thompson  31'
Stearman  51'
Buchanan  56'
Lawrence 88' (pen.),  89'
Morrison  90+7'
Byrne  90+7'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,256 (1,983 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 January 2022 28 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Barnsley West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Davis 15',  61'
Yates 38'
Garner  52'
Johnson 75'
Report Palmer  7'
Andersen  12'
Helik  61'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,504 (642 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
30 January 2022 29 Cardiff City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
16:00 GMT Hugill 6'
Drameh  52'
Davies 65'
Wintle  83'
Report Colback  27'
Davis 90+4'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,866 (1,376 away)
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 February 2022 30 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
19:45 GMT Buckley  18'
Lenihan  40'  53'
Brereton Díaz  59'
Report Garner 22',  69'
Colback  31'
Surridge  87'
Johnson 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,869 (1,952 away)
Referee: Joshua Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 February 2022 31 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Stoke City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Lowe  7'
Davis  18'
Garner  52'
Johnson 56'
Samba  85'
Yates 90+2'
Report Wilmot  33'
Maja 68'
Clucas  81'
Baker 88' (pen.)
Allen  90+1'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,990 (1,990 away)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
22 February 2022 32 Preston North End 0–0 Nottingham Forest Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson  45+1'
Earl  77'
Whiteman  90+1'
Report Colback  60'
McKenna  73'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,598 (2,308 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 February 2022 33 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Bristol City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Johnson  32', 38'
Garner 55'
Report Pring  9'
Scott  35'
Kalas  69'
Klose  90+4'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,506 (1,464 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
4 March 2022 34 Sheffield United 1–1 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
19:45 GMT Robinson  32'
Davies  51'
Sharp 69'
Norrington-Davies  87'
McBurnie  90+3'
Report Johnson 33'
Garner  43'
Yates 90+5'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,841 (2,725 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
12 March 2022 35 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Davis 1', 62',  63'
Colback  32'
Yates 75'
Surridge 80'
Report Ince  9'
Yiadom  28'
Drinkwater  38'
Morrison  50'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,128 (1,033 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
16 March 2022 36 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Spence 55'
Yates  62', 83'
Davis  77'
Johnson 87'
Report Dozzell  36'
Gray 40'
Dunne  43'
Field  54'
Wallace  60'
Odubajo  80'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,872 (1,031 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
2 April 2022 37 Blackpool 1–4 Nottingham Forest Blackpool
12:30 GMT Stewart  55'
Connolly 89'
Report Zinckernagel 11'
Johnson 30, 36'
Surridge 82'
Lolley  88'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,986 (3,133 away)
Referee: Jarred Gillet
6 April 2022 38 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Coventry City West Bridgford
19:45 BST Worrall  21'
Johnson 25'
Zinckernagel  54'
Garner 61'
Colback  90+2'
Report Bidwell  39'
Hyam  77'
O'Hare  90+7'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,977 (1,974 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 April 2022 39 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Birmingham City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Davis 5'
Zinckernagel  54'
McKenna 79'
Report Gordon  25'
Gardner  43'
Colin  59'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,293 (1,998 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
15 April 2022 40 Luton Town 1–0 Nottingham Forest Luton
12:30 BST Bradley  26'  77'
Naismith 37' (pen.),  49'
Onyedinma  56'
Campbell  63'
Burke  63'
Shea  69'
Adebayo  90+3'
Report Garner  44'
Davis  63'
Worrall  74'
Figueiredo  90+6'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,070 (1,031 away)
Referee: James Linington
18 April 2022 41 Nottingham Forest 4–0 West Bromwich Albion West Bridgford
20:00 BST Johnson 19' (pen.)
Spence  21'
Yates 23'  60'
Colback 45+2'
Surridge 90+3'
Report Furlong  14'  17'
Gardner-Hickman  39'
Phillips  86'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,926 (1,740 away)
Referee: David Webb
23 April 2022 42 Peterborough United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Peterborough
15:00 BST Burrows  19'
Taylor  25'
Szmodics  67'
Report Surridge 45',  73'
Colback  88'
Samba  90'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 12,870 (3,599 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
26 April 2022 43 Fulham 0–1 Nottingham Forest Fulham, London
19:45 BST Reed  18'
Mitrović  90+3'
Report Zinckernagel 15'  28' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,218 (1,728 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 April 2022 44 Nottingham Forest 5–1 Swansea City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Christie 22' (o.g.)
Surridge 48, 52, 69'
Mighten 84'
Report Christie  24'
Obafemi 28'
Latibeaudiere  38'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,659 (1,403 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
3 May 2022 45 Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest Bournemouth
19:00 BST Moore 83'
Travers  90+6'
Solanke  90+8'
Report McKenna  82'
Spence  90+1'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,563 (1,318 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
7 May 2022 46 Hull City 1–1 Nottingham Forest Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST Lewis-Potter 90+4' Report Figueiredo  63'
Johnson 90+2' (pen.)  90+3'
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 18,399 (3,281 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper

Play-offs

14 May 2022 Semi-final 1st Leg Sheffield United 1–2 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
15:00 BST Fleck  29'
Robinson  44'
Norwood  53'
Berge 90+1'
Baldock  90+3'
Report Colback 10'
Worrall  34'
Zinckernagel  43'
Spence  44'
Johnson 71'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,225
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd Leg Nottingham Forest 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(3–2 p)
Sheffield United West Bridgford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,015
Referee: Michael Oliver
Penalties
29 May 2022 Final Huddersfield Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest Wembley, London
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 80,019
Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

Nottingham Forest were drawn at home to Arsenal in the third round.[11]

9 January 2022 Third round Nottingham Forest 1–0 Arsenal West Bridgford
17:10 GMT Zinckernagel  35'
Spence  78'
Grabban 83'
Report Martinelli  74' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,938
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on ITV
6 February 2022 Fourth round Nottingham Forest 4–1 Leicester City West Bridgford
16:00 GMT Zinckernagel 23'
Johnson 24'
Worrall 32'
Spence 61'
Garner  65'
Report Iheanacho 40'
Ndidi  59'
Maddison  74'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,762
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BBC One
7 March 2022 Fifth round Nottingham Forest 2–1 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
19:30 GMT Surridge 29'
Lowe  32'
Yates 37'
Report Lees 13' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,417
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on ITV4
20 March 2022 Quarter-finals Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool West Bridgford
18:00 GMT Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,584
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on ITV

EFL Cup

Forest were drawn at home to Bradford City in the first round[12][13] and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round.[14][15]

11 August 2021 First round Nottingham Forest 2–1 Bradford City West Bridgford
19:45 BST Cafú  15'
Carvalho 39', 41'
Report Cousin-Dawson  7'
Cooke 54'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 9,514
Referee: Peter Wright
24 August 2021 Second round Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bridgford
20:00 BST Report Saïss 58'
Podence 60'
Trincão 86'
Gibbs-White 88'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 10,769
Referee: Andy Davies

Transfers

In

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
5 July 2021 MF Billy Fewster Leeds United Free transfer Under-23s [16]
5 July 2021 FW Lewis Salmon Altrincham Undisclosed Under-23s [16]
13 July 2021 GK Nicky Hogarth Rangers Free transfer Under-23s [17]
13 July 2021 GK Ethan Horvath Club Brugge Free transfer First team [18]
13 August 2021 GK Joe Watkins Charlton Athletic Free transfer Under-23s [19]
31 August 2021 DF Mohamed Dräger Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [20]
31 August 2021 MF Braian Ojeda Olimpia Undisclosed First team [20]
31 August 2021 FW Xande Silva West Ham United Undisclosed First team [21]
2 September 2021 DF Rodrigo Ely Alavés Free transfer First team [22]
4 January 2022 DF Steve Cook AFC Bournemouth Free transfer First team [23][24]
8 January 2022 DF Richie Laryea Toronto FC Undisclosed First team [25]
31 January 2022 FW Sam Surridge Stoke City Undisclosed First team [26]
31 January 2022 DF Jonathan Panzo Dijon Undisclosed First team [27]
9 March 2022 MF Ethan Hull Manchester United Undisclosed Under-18s [28]
9 March 2022 MF Bobby Jack McAleese Coleraine Undisclosed Under-18s [28]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Duration Team Ref.
7 August 2021 FW Philip Zinckernagel Watford End of season First team [29]
10 August 2021 DF Jordi Osei-Tutu Arsenal 6 January 2022 First team [30][31]
22 August 2021 MF James Garner Manchester United End of season First team [32]
27 August 2021 DF Max Lowe Sheffield United End of season First team [33]
1 September 2021 DF Djed Spence Middlesbrough End of season First team [34]
1 January 2022 FW Keinan Davis Aston Villa End of season First team [35]

Out

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2021 MF Sammy Ameobi Middlesbrough Released First team [36][37]
1 July 2021 FW Elliott Andrew Released Under-23s [36]
1 July 2021 FW Keith Asare Retired Under-23s [36]
1 July 2021 DF Michael Dawson Retired First team [36][38]
1 July 2021 MF Ethan Dekel-Daks South Carolina Gamecocks Released Under-23s [36][39]
1 July 2021 GK Abdoulaye Diallo Nancy Released First team [36]
1 July 2021 MF Yassine En-Neyah Shelbourne Released Under-23s [36][40]
1 July 2021 MF Adrian Galliani Olympiacos Released Under-23s [36][41]
1 July 2021 FW Virgil Gomis Paris FC Released Under-23s [36][42]
1 July 2021 DF Michael Hefele Retired First team [36][43]
1 July 2021 FW Glenn Murray Retired First team [36]
1 July 2021 MF Grigoris Pietris Released Under-23s [36]
1 July 2021 MF Fotis Pikoulas Released Under-23s [36]
1 July 2021 DF Danny Preston Alfreton Town Released Under-23s [36][44]
1 July 2021 DF Yuri Ribeiro Legia Warsaw Released First team [36][45]
1 July 2021 MF Samba Sow RC Lens Released First team [36][46]
1 July 2021 DF Malique Spooner FIU Panthers Released Under-23s [36]
1 July 2021 GK Michael Statham Longridge Town Released Under-23s [36][47]
6 August 2021 DF Tyler Blackett FC Cincinnati Free transfer First team [48]
16 August 2021 MF Fouad Bachirou Omonia Free transfer First team [49]
31 August 2021 DF Jordan Gabriel Blackpool Undisclosed First team [50]
21 January 2022 GK Jordan Wright Lincoln City Undisclosed Under-23s [51]
29 January 2022 MF João Carvalho Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [52]
31 January 2022 DF Rodrigo Ely Almería Contract terminated First team [53][54]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Duration Team Ref.
25 June 2021 GK George Shelvey Mansfield Town 6 January 2022 Under-23s [55][31]
5 July 2021 DF Nicholas Ioannou Como 1907 End of season First team [56]
16 August 2021 MF Josh Barnes Truro City One month Under-23s [57]
31 August 2021 MF Harry Arter Charlton Athletic 4 January 2022 First team [58][23]
31 August 2021 FW Nuno da Costa Caen End of season First team [58]
14 September 2021 DF Rezart Rama Truro City One month Under-23s [59]
9 October 2021 GK Jordan Wright Hereford One month Under-23s [60]
7 December 2021 DF Jayden Richardson Notts County End of season Under-23s [61][62]
18 January 2022 MF Tyrese Fornah Shrewsbury Town End of season First team [63]
19 January 2022 DF Carl Jenkinson Melbourne City End of season First team [64]
27 January 2022 FW Lyle Taylor Birmingham City End of season First team [65]
2 February 2022 DF Mohamed Dräger FC Luzern End of season First team [66]
16 February 2022 MF Morgan Thomas-Sadler Ilkeston Town End of season Under-23s [67]
22 February 2022 DF Sam Sanders York City End of season Under-23s [68][69]
16 March 2022 MF Harry Arter Notts County End of season First team [70]
24 March 2022 FW Lewis Salmon Alfreton Town End of season Under-23s [71]

New contracts

Date Position Nationality Player Old contract end New contract end Ref.
5 July 2021 MF Josh Barnes 2021 2022 [72]
5 July 2021 DF Riley Harbottle 2021 2022 [72]
5 July 2021 DF Sam Sanders 2021 2022 [72]
5 July 2021 GK Jordan Wright 2021 [72]
13 July 2021 DF Fin Back [17]
10 August 2021 DF Aaron Donnelly 2022 [73]
15 December 2021 MF Tyrese Fornah 2022 2024 [74]
6 January 2022 FW Detlef Esapa Osong [75]
14 March 2022 MF Ryan Yates 2023 2025 [76]
14 March 2022 GK Jordan Smith 2022 2023 [77]
21 April 2022 FW Julian Larsson 2025 [78]

Statistics

Goals and appearances

As of match played 29 May 2022[a]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Championship Play-Offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  USA Ethan Horvath 11 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 0+1 0
2 DF  ENG Djed Spence 46 3 38+1 2 4 1 0 0 3 0
3 DF  POR Tobias Figueiredo 28 0 22+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
4 DF  ENG Joe Worrall 46 1 39 0 4 1 0 0 3 0
5 DF  BRA Rodrigo Ely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  FRA Loïc Mbe Soh 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW  ENG Lewis Grabban 34 13 23+9 12 0+1 1 1 0 0 0
8 MF  ENG Jack Colback 46 4 36+2 3 2+2 0 1 0 3 1
9 FW  ENG Keinan Davis 22 5 14+1 5 3+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
10 MF  POR João Carvalho 8 2 2+5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
11 FW  DEN Philip Zinckernagel 50 7 35+7 6 4 1 1 0 3 0
12 GK  ENG Jordan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF  CMR Gaëtan Bong 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF  CAN Richie Laryea 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF  ENG Max Lowe 23 1 19+1 1 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 DF  ENG Carl Jenkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW  ENG Sam Surridge 23 8 5+12 7 1+2 1 0 0 2+1 0
17 FW  ENG Alex Mighten 27 1 5+18 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
18 MF  POR Cafú 20 1 2+12 1 0+3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
19 FW  POR Xande Silva 10 0 2+6 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW  WAL Brennan Johnson 53 19 44+2 16 4 1 0 0 3 2
21 MF  PAR Braian Ojeda 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  ENG Ryan Yates 51 9 41+2 8 4 1 0+1 0 3 0
23 MF  ENG Joe Lolley 30 0 10+17 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
24 DF  ENG Jordi Osei-Tutu 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF  ENG Jonathan Panzo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF  TUN Mohamed Dräger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  SCO Scott McKenna 51 2 45 2 3 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF  ENG Steve Cook 20 0 13+1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF  ENG Jordan Gabriel 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW  CPV Nuno da Costa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 GK  CGO Brice Samba 45 0 40 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
33 FW  MSR Lyle Taylor 19 3 8+10 3 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
37 MF  ENG James Garner 49 4 36+5 4 4 0 1 0 3 0
38 MF  ENG Tyrese Fornah 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
41 MF  WAL Oliver Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
42 MF  FRA Ateef Konaté 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
43 DF  POR Baba Fernandes 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
44 DF  ENG Fin Back 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
45 DF  ENG Jayden Richardson 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
46 DF  ENG Riley Harbottle 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF  IRL Harry Arter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  CYP Nicholas Ioannou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Players whose names are in italics were sent out on loan to other clubs this season.

Awards

Club

UK Meds Player of the Season

Result Player Ref
Won Scott McKenna [79]

BOXT Goal of the Season

Result Player Ref
Won Jack Colback (vs. West Bromwich Albion on 18 April) [80]

League

Sky Bet Championship Young Player of the Season

Result Player Ref
Won Brennan Johnson [81]

Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season

Result Player Ref
Won Djed Spence [81]
Won Joe Worrall
Won Ryan Yates

Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month

Result Month Manager Ref
Won April Steve Cooper [82]

Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month

Result Month Player Ref
Won March Djed Spence [83]
Won April Brennan Johnson [82]

Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month

Result Month Player Ref
Won March Djed Spence [83]

EFL's Young Player of the Month

Result Month Player Ref
Won September Brennan Johnson [84]
Won March Djed Spence [83]

PFA Vertu Motors Fans' Player of the Month

Result Month Player Ref
Nominated February Brennan Johnson [85]

Cup

Emirates FA Cup Player of the Round

Result Round Player Ref
Won Fourth round Brennan Johnson [86]

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