2025–26 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2025–26 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall KC
ManagerNuno Espírito Santo
StadiumCity Ground

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 will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.

This will be the first season in 29 years that Nottingham Forest will compete in a UEFA competition.

Players

As of 11 July 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
1 Matt Turner GK Park Ridge (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 Arsenal 9 August 2023 £7,000,000 30 June 2027 21 0 0
26 Matz Sels GK Lint (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 Strasbourg 1 February 2024 £5,100,000 30 June 2027 57 0 0
33 Carlos Miguel GK Rio das Ostras (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 Corinthians 9 July 2024 £3,400,000 30 June 2028 3 0 0
Defenders
3 Neco Williams RB / LB / RWB / LWB / RW Wrexham (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 Liverpool 10 July 2022 £10,000,000 30 June 2029 107 2 5
4 Morato CB Francisco Morato (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 Benfica 30 August 2024 £12,600,000 30 June 2029 29 0 0
5 Murillo CB São Paulo (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 Corinthians 31 August 2023 £11,100,000 30 June 2029 75 2 2
17 Eric da Silva Moreira RB / RWB / RW Hamburg (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 FC St. Pauli 25 June 2024 £1,250,000 30 June 2028 5 0 0
27 Omar Richards LB / LWB Lewisham (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 Bayern Munich 10 July 2022 £7,500,000 30 June 2026 0 0 0
30 Willy Boly CB Melun (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2022 £2,250,000 30 June 2026 45 3 2
31 Nikola Milenković CB Belgrade (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 Fiorentina 18 July 2024 £12,000,000 30 June 2029 40 5 2
34 Ola Aina RB / LB / RWB / LWB Southwark (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 Torino 22 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2028 59 3 2
36 David Carmo CB Aveiro (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 Porto 25 August 2024 £9,500,000 30 June 2029 0 0 0
39 Jonathan Panzo CB Brockley (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 Dijon 31 January 2022 £1,400,000 30 June 2026 1 0 0
44 Zach Abbott CB Lincoln (2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 Academy 1 July 2024 Academy 30 June 2026 3 0 0
— Jair Cunha CB Orlândia (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 Botafogo 11 July 2025 £10,400,000 30 June 2030 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 Ibrahim Sangaré DM / CM Koumassi (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 PSV Eindhoven 1 September 2023 £30,000,000 30 June 2028 34 0 3
8 Elliot Anderson CM Whitley Bay (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 Newcastle United 30 June 2024 £35,000,000 31 June 2029 41 2 6
10 Morgan Gibbs-White AM Stafford (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 August 2022 £25,000,000 30 June 2027 118 18 28
16 Nicolás Domínguez CM Buenos Aires (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 Bologna 1 September 2023 £6,800,000 30 June 2028 68 3 3
22 Ryan Yates DM / CM Lincoln (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 Academy 1 July 2016 Academy 30 June 2028 242 22 10
28 Danilo CM Salvador (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 Palmeiras 16 January 2023 £16,000,000 30 June 2029 62 6 4
29 Lewis O'Brien CM Colchester (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 Huddersfield Town 10 July 2022 £8,000,000 30 June 2026 17 1 0
32 Marko Stamenić DM / CM Wellington (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 Red Star Belgrade 21 June 2024 £4,600,000 30 June 2029 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi LW Wandsworth (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 Chelsea 1 September 2023 £3,000,000 30 June 2026 70 13 6
9 Taiwo Awoniyi CF Ilorin (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 Union Berlin 1 July 2022 £17,200,000 30 June 2027 85 19 4
11 Chris Wood CF Auckland (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 Newcastle United 1 July 2023 £15,000,000 30 June 2027 82 36 4
20 Jota Silva RW / LW Melres (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 Vitória Guimarães 1 August 2024 £5,900,000 30 June 2028 37 4 3
25 Emmanuel Dennis FW Yola (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 Watford 13 August 2022 £12,500,000 30 June 2026 25 2 3
39 Josh Bowler RW Chertsey (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 Blackpool 1 September 2022 £2,000,000 30 June 2026 0 0 0
— Igor Jesus CF Cuiabá (2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 Botafogo 5 July 2025 £10,000,000 30 June 2029 0 0 0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
First team
5 July 2025 CF Igor Jesus Botafogo £10,000,000 [2][3]
11 July 2025 CB Jair Cunha £10,400,000 [4]
B team and academy
4 July 2025 GK Luke Campbell Chelsea Free transfer [5]
7 July 2025 DM Cherif Yaya Rio Ave Undisclosed [6]
Expenditure: £20,400,000

Transfers out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
First team
24 June 2025 CB Andrew Omobamidele Strasbourg £6,900,000 [7][8]
9 July 2025 LW Ramón Sosa Palmeiras £10,000,000 [9][10]
11 July 2025 RW Anthony Elanga Newcastle United £55,000,000 [11][12]
B team and academy
1 June 2025[a] CM Jack Perkins Northampton Town Undisclosed [13]
9 July 2025 CM Ben Perry Colchester United Undisclosed [14]
Income: £71,900,000
  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 Tyler Bindon Sheffield United 31 May 2026 [15]
B team and academy
23 June 2025 LM Kyle McAdam Mansfield Town 31 May 2026 [16]

Released

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
First team
30 June 2025 GK Wayne Hennessey [17]
30 June 2025 LB Harry Toffolo [18]
B team and academy
30 June 2025 GK Theo Avery-Brown [17]
30 June 2025 GK Will Brook [17]
30 June 2025 CF Connor Brown [17]
30 June 2025 CM Sam Collins King's Lynn Town 10 June 2025 [17] [19]
30 June 2025 AM Theo Flanagan [17]
30 June 2025 GK Harry Griffiths Notts County 30 June 2025 [17] [20]
30 June 2025 RB Georgios Lemonakis [17]
30 June 2025 CM Jack Nadin The New Saints 10 June 2025 [17] [21]
30 June 2025 CF Manni Norkett Boston United 25 June 2025 [17] [22]
30 June 2025 CF Amarn Robinson [17]
30 June 2025 AM Faruq Smith [17]

New contracts

Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref.
First team
19 June 2025 CB Willy Boly 30 June 2026 [23]
1 July 2025 RB Neco Williams 30 June 2029 [24]
7 July 2025 RB Ola Aina 30 June 2028 [25]
B team and academy
27 May 2025 LW Adam Berry 30 June 2026 [26]
23 June 2025 LM Kyle McAdam 30 June 2026 [16]

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.[27]

  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 v AS Monaco Chesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
26 July 2025 Friendly Fulham v Nottingham Forest Faro
20:00 BST Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
30 July 2025 Friendly Estoril v Nottingham Forest Albufeira
19:00 BST Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
2 August 2025 Friendly Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: St Andrew's
5 August 2025 Friendly Nottingham Forest v Fiorentina West Bridgford
19:45 BST Stadium: City Ground
9 August 2025 Friendly Nottingham Forest v Al Qadsiah West Bridgford
19:45 BST 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 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
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 !—
2025–26 UEFA Europa League August 2025 League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL Championship
First match(es) will be played: 15 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[28]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
GroundH
Result
Position
Points
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.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2025 1 Nottingham Forest v Brentford West Bridgford
14:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 16 August, but was moved due to other sporting events taking place in the area.[30]
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.[31]
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.[31]
13 September 2025 4 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest Holloway
15:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
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
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
4 October 2025 7 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Stadium: St James' Park
18 October 2025 8 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
25 October 2025 9 Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
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 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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 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

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

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 Conference League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 RB Neco Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CB Morato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CB Murillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DM Ibrahim Sangaré 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 LW Callum Hudson-Odoi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 CM Elliot Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 CF Taiwo Awoniyi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 AM Morgan Gibbs-White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 CF Chris Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 CM Nicolás Domínguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 RB Eric da Silva Moreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 RW Jota Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DM Ryan Yates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Matz Sels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 CM Danilo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 CB Willy Boly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 CB Nikola Milenković 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Carlos Miguel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 RB Ola Aina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 CB Zach Abbott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— CB Jair Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— CF Igor Jesus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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