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Nottm Forest vs Leeds: match report

Nottingham Forest hosted Leeds United at The City Ground on Saturday 22 August 2026, in the Premier League (round 1). Robert Jones is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Nottm Forest 0-1 Leeds. Goals: Anton Stach 88' for Leeds. Attendance: 30,739.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 18' Yellow card: Ola Aina (Nottm Forest)
  • 32' Yellow card: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds)
  • 52' Yellow card: Jair Paula (Nottm Forest)
  • 88' Goal: Anton Stach (Leeds) 0-1
Match stats (contains the result)
55.2%Possession44.8%
12Shots11
2Shots on target3
3Corners2
15Fouls14
3Offsides3
2Saves3
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Nottm Forest 3-4-2-1

Coach: Oliver Glasner

  1. 26 Matz Sels GK
  2. 23 Jair Cunha DEF
  3. 31 Nikola Milenkovic DEF
  4. 5 Murillo DEF
  5. 34 Ola Aina DEF
  6. 24 James McAtee MID
  7. 6 Ibrahim Sangaré MID
  8. 3 Neco Williams DEF
  9. 10 Morgan Gibbs-White MID
  10. 14 Dan Ndoye FWD
  11. 11 Igor Jesus FWD

Bench

  • 9 Chris Wood FWD
  • 25 Luca Netz MID
  • 21 Xaver Schlager MID
  • 15 Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga FWD
  • 12 John Victor GK
  • 2 Ousmane Diomande DEF
  • 44 Zach Abbott DEF
  • 8 Nicolás Dominguez MID
  • 7 Callum Hudson-Odoi FWD

Leeds 3-4-3

Coach: Daniel Farke

  1. 1 James Trafford GK
  2. 6 Joe Rodon DEF
  3. 15 Jaka Bijol DEF
  4. 5 Tarik Muharemovic DEF
  5. 2 Jayden Bogle MID
  6. 18 Anton Stach MID
  7. 4 Ethan Ampadu MID
  8. 24 James Justin DEF
  9. 10 Harry Wilson FWD
  10. 9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin FWD
  11. 11 Brenden Aaronson MID

Bench

  • 19 Noah Okafor FWD
  • 8 Sean Longstaff MID
  • 23 Lucas Perri GK
  • 65 Jayden Lienou DEF
  • 30 Nico Elvedi DEF
  • 50 Alfie Cresswell MID
  • 22 Ao Tanaka MID
  • 7 Daniel James FWD
  • 14 Lukas Nmecha FWD
Previous meetings
  • Friday 6 February 2026: Leeds United 3-1 Nottingham Forest
  • Sunday 9 November 2025: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds United
  • Tuesday 4 April 2023: Leeds United 2-1 Nottingham Forest
  • Sunday 5 February 2023: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Leeds United
  • Saturday 8 February 2020: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leeds United