THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2026
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(Europa League)
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LAST 5 AND NEXT 5 GAMES
| Date | Time | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Apr 12, 2026 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Aston Villa | H | 1-1 | 30,591 | Williams (38') |
| Thu Apr 16, 2026 | 8:00 PM | Europa League | Porto | H | 1-0 | 29,560 | Gibbs-White (12') |
| Sun Apr 19, 2026 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Burnley | H | 4-1 | 29,458 | Gibbs-White (62', 69', 77'), Jesus (90+8') |
| Fri Apr 24, 2026 | 8:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Sunderland | A | 5-0 | - | Trai Hume (17' OG), Wood (31'), Gibbs-White (34'), Jesus (37'), Anderson (90+4') |
| Thu Apr 30, 2026 | 8:00 PM | Europa League | Aston Villa | H | 1-0 | 29,790 | Wood (71' pen) |
| Mon May 04, 2026 | 3:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Chelsea | A | - | - | |
| Thu May 07, 2026 | 8:00 PM | Europa League | Aston Villa | A | - | - | |
| Sun May 10, 2026 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Newcastle United | H | - | - | |
| Sun May 17, 2026 | 3:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Manchester United | A | - | - | |
| Sun May 24, 2026 | 4:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Bournemouth | H | - | - |
SATURDAY 3PM
To those of us of (cough) a certain age, there used to be a time when 3pm on a Saturday meant football and Forest.
Then came the Premier League with it's Sunday game and then a Monday match, and we're lucky if half our games are on a Saturday. And now we're in the Europa League that means our Thursday games are going to get the following Saturday's schedule bumped to Sunday and before you know it we have played just SIX games at home on Saturday this season and only ONE at 3pm!
So I'm keeping track of when we last played on a Saturday, when we last played at 3pm and when our next 3pm home game is:
- Last game on Saturday:
- Sat Jan 17, 2026 (Arsenal) - 3 months, 15 days ago
- Last game on Saturday (Home):
- Sat Jan 17, 2026 (Arsenal) - 3 months, 15 days ago
- Last game on Saturday (Home at 3pm):
- Sat Nov 01, 2025 (Manchester United) - 6 months, 1 day ago
- Next 3pm game on Saturday:
- No more 3pm games this season
THE RUN IN
It's getting close to the end of the season and, again, it's tight at the bottom. So, here's the final set of 10 games for the clubs around us.
The lucky teams this year are West Ham, Leeds, Spurs and Burnley. (I'm assuming Wolves are a lost cause, despite two wins this week). Once results are in, this will be updated with the usual scheme of Green for a win, Blue for a draw and Red for a loss.
| Forest | West Ham | Leeds | Spurs | Burnley | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Date | Opponent | Date | Opponent | Date | Opponent | Date | Opponent | ||||
| Mar 04 | Man City (A) (2-2) | Mar 04 | Fulham (A) (1-0) | Mar 03 | Sunderland (H) (0-1) | Mar 05 | Palace (H) (1-3) | Mar 03 | Everton (A) (0-2) | ||||
| Mar 15 | Fulham (H) (0-0) | Mar 14 | Man City (H) (1-1) | Mar 15 | Palace (A) (0-0) | Mar 15 | Liverpool (A) (1-1) | Mar 14 | B'mouth (H) (0-0) | ||||
| Mar 22 | Spurs (A) (3-0) | Mar 22 | Villa (A) (0-2) | Mar 21 | Brentford (H) (0-0) | Mar 22 | Forest (H) (0-3) | Mar 21 | Fulham (A) (1-3) | ||||
| Apr 12 | Villa (H) (1-1) | Apr 11 | Wolves (H) (4-0) | Apr 13 | Man Utd (A) (2-1) | Apr 12 | Sunderland (A) (0-1) | Apr 11 | Brighton (H) (0-2) | ||||
| Apr 19 | Burnley (H) (4-1) | Apr 18 | Palace (A) (0-0) | Apr 18 | Wolves (H) (3-0) | Apr 18 | Brighton (H) (2-2) | Apr 18 | Forest (A) (1-4) | ||||
| Apr 24 | Sunderland (A) (5-0) | Apr 25 | Everton (H) (2-1) | Apr 22 | Bournemouth (A) (2-2) | Apr 25 | Wolves (A) (1-0) | Apr 22 | Man City (H) (0-1) | ||||
| May 04 | Chelsea (A) | May 02 | Brentford (A) | May 01 | Burnley (H) | May 02 | Villa (A) | May 01 | Leeds (A) | ||||
| May 10 | Newcastle (H) | May 09 | Arsenal (H) | May 09 | Spurs (A) | May 09 | Leeds (H) | May 09 | Villa (H) | ||||
| May 17 | Man Utd (A) | May 17 | Newcastle (A) | May 17 | Brighton (H) | May 17 | Chelsea (A) | May 17 | Arsenal (A) | ||||
| May 24 | B'mouth (H) | May 24 | Leeds (H) | May 24 | West Ham (A) | May 24 | Everton (H) | May 24 | Wolves (H) | ||||
CURRENT STANDING
| PREMIER LEAGUE (As of Monday, April 27, 2026) | Home | Away | Current Form | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Form | Pts | Home | Away | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 73 | WWWLLW | 12 | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 37 | 70 | WDDWWW | 14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 61 | LWDLWW | 10 | 2-2 | - | ||
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 58 | LDLWWW | 10 | 0-1 | 3-0 | ||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 58 | LLWDWL | 7 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
| 6 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 50 | LWWWDW | 13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| 7 | Bournemouth | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 49 | DDDWWD | 10 | - | 0-2 | ||
| 8 | Chelsea | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 48 | WLLLLL | 3 | 0-3 | - | ||
| 9 | Brentford | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 48 | DDDDDL | 5 | 3-1 | 2-0 | ||
| 10 | Fulham | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -2 | 48 | LDWLDW | 8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| 11 | Everton | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 47 | WLWDLL | 7 | 0-2 | 0-3 | ||
| 12 | Sunderland | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -9 | 46 | WLWWLL | 9 | 0-1 | 5-0 | ||
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | -3 | 43 | LWDWDL | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -4 | 42 | WWLLLL | 6 | - | 0-2 | ||
| 15 | Leeds United | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | -7 | 40 | LDDWWD | 9 | 3-1 | 1-3 | ||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -4 | 39 | DDWDWW | 12 | ||||
| 17 | West Ham United | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -16 | 36 | WDLWDW | 11 | 0-3 | 2-1 | ||
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | -10 | 34 | LDLLDW | 5 | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| 19 | Burnley (R) | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 42 | -34 | 20 | LDLLLL | 1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | ||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 30 | -38 | 17 | WWDLLL | 7 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
Click here for current tables for all divisions
After game week 8
Now that we're back in Europe for the first time in 30 years, here's our Europa League opponents and our history against them. We've played friendlies against some of the teams, never played others and (of course) have played two of them in Europe before. Here's the skinny, in order of when we play them:
Group phase:
Real Betis (Spain - Drew 2-2 Away): We've played Real Betis just once in a friendly, losing 1-0 back in 2018.
Midtjylland (Denmark - Lost 2-3 at Home): We've never played the Danes in any game before this season, but they have played in Europe for the last 10 years!
FC Porto (Portugal - Won 2-0 at Home): We've played Porto in three friendlies, winning one, drawing one and losing one.
Sturm Graz (Austria - Drew 0-0 Away): The first of the teams we've faced in Europe before are Sturm Graz who we played in a two-legged UEFA Cup tie in 1984. We beat them 1-0 at home and then drew 1-1 away to advance to the Semi-Final.
Malmo FF (Sweden - Won 3-0 at Home): And then, of course, we host Malmo this year. 1979 saw us beat them in the European Cup final to lift the first of two European titles, thanks to that goal from Trevor Francis. We then played them over 2-legs in the 1995-96 UEFA Cup, where a 2-1 loss away was countered by a 1-0 win at home and we advanced on the away-goals rule. (We were also 5-0 up in Jack Burkitt's testimonial that was abandoned due to fog in 1961 and lost 2-0 in a 1987 pre-season friendly)
Utrecht (Netherlands - Won 2-1 Away): We've played Utrecht in two pre-season friendlies, drawing once and losing the other games.
Braga (Portugal - Lost 0-1 Away): Braga have also only been played once in friendly, and we won it 3-0 at the start of the 2016 campaign.
Ferencvaros (Hungary - Won 4-0 at Home): We've never played Ferencvaros before this season.
Knockout:
Fenerbache (Turkey - Won 3-0 Away, Lost 2-1 at Home): We've never played Fenerbache before this season.
Midtjylland (Denmark - Lost 0-1 at Home, Won 2-1 Away): We already played the Danes in the Group Stage this year, losing 3-2 at home.
FC Porto (Portugal): We also played Porto in the Group Stage, winning 2-0 at home.
EUROPA LEAGUE 2025-26
EUROPA LEAGUE STANDINGAfter game week 8
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Form / Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 21 | WWWLWWWW |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 21 | WWLWWWWW |
| 3 | Midtjylland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 19 | WWWWLWDW |
| 4 | Porto | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 | WWLDWWDW |
| 5 | Real Betis | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 | DWDWWWLW |
| 6 | FC Braga | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 17 | WWWLDWWD |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 17 | WDWWDWWL |
| 8 | Roma | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 | WLLWWWWD |
| 9 | Genk | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 16 | WLDWWLWW |
| 10 | Bologna | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | LDWDWWDW |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | WLLWWWLW |
| 12 | Ferencváros | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 15 | DWWWDWDL |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 14 | DLWDWWLW |
| 14 | Viktoria Plzen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | DWWDDDDW |
| 15 | Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | DLLWWWWD |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 13 | LWWWLLWD |
| 17 | PAOK | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 12 | DLWWDDWL |
| 18 | Lille | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | WWLLWLLW |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 12 | LWWDDWLD |
| 20 | Panathinaikos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 | WLLWWDDD |
| 21 | Celtic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 11 | DLWLWLDW |
| 22 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 10 | WLLLWDLW |
| 23 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 | WWDLLLWL |
| 24 | Brann | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 | LWWDDLDL |
| 25 | Young Boys | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 9 | LWWLLWLL |
| 26 | Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 7 | LWLDLLLW |
| 27 | FCSB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 | WLLLLWLD |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 7 | LWWLLLLD |
| 29 | Feyenoord | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 6 | LLWLLLWL |
| 30 | Basel | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 6 | LWLWLLLL |
| 31 | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 6 | LLLWLLWL |
| 32 | Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 | LLLLDLWL |
| 33 | Nice | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 | LLLLLLWL |
| 34 | Utrecht | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 1 | LLLDLLLL |
| 35 | Malmö | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 | LLDLLLLL |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 1 | DLLLLLLL |
Now that we're back in Europe for the first time in 30 years, here's our Europa League opponents and our history against them. We've played friendlies against some of the teams, never played others and (of course) have played two of them in Europe before. Here's the skinny, in order of when we play them:
Group phase:
Real Betis (Spain - Drew 2-2 Away): We've played Real Betis just once in a friendly, losing 1-0 back in 2018.
Midtjylland (Denmark - Lost 2-3 at Home): We've never played the Danes in any game before this season, but they have played in Europe for the last 10 years!
FC Porto (Portugal - Won 2-0 at Home): We've played Porto in three friendlies, winning one, drawing one and losing one.
Sturm Graz (Austria - Drew 0-0 Away): The first of the teams we've faced in Europe before are Sturm Graz who we played in a two-legged UEFA Cup tie in 1984. We beat them 1-0 at home and then drew 1-1 away to advance to the Semi-Final.
Malmo FF (Sweden - Won 3-0 at Home): And then, of course, we host Malmo this year. 1979 saw us beat them in the European Cup final to lift the first of two European titles, thanks to that goal from Trevor Francis. We then played them over 2-legs in the 1995-96 UEFA Cup, where a 2-1 loss away was countered by a 1-0 win at home and we advanced on the away-goals rule. (We were also 5-0 up in Jack Burkitt's testimonial that was abandoned due to fog in 1961 and lost 2-0 in a 1987 pre-season friendly)
Utrecht (Netherlands - Won 2-1 Away): We've played Utrecht in two pre-season friendlies, drawing once and losing the other games.
Braga (Portugal - Lost 0-1 Away): Braga have also only been played once in friendly, and we won it 3-0 at the start of the 2016 campaign.
Ferencvaros (Hungary - Won 4-0 at Home): We've never played Ferencvaros before this season.
Knockout:
Fenerbache (Turkey - Won 3-0 Away, Lost 2-1 at Home): We've never played Fenerbache before this season.
Midtjylland (Denmark - Lost 0-1 at Home, Won 2-1 Away): We already played the Danes in the Group Stage this year, losing 3-2 at home.
FC Porto (Portugal): We also played Porto in the Group Stage, winning 2-0 at home.
GAMES SINCE...
The number of competitive games since:
| Since | Date | Opponent | Games | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last game | Apr 30, 2026 | Aston Villa | 0 | 3 days |
| Last win | Apr 30, 2026 | Aston Villa | 0 | 3 days |
| Last draw | Apr 12, 2026 | Aston Villa | 4 | 21 days |
| Last loss | Mar 12, 2026 | Midtjylland | 9 | 1 month, 21 days |
| Scored | Apr 30, 2026 | Aston Villa | 0 | 3 days |
| Did not score | Mar 15, 2026 | Fulham | 8 | 1 month, 18 days |
| Clean sheet | Apr 30, 2026 | Aston Villa | 0 | 3 days |
| No clean sheet | Apr 19, 2026 | Burnley | 2 | 14 days |
RANDOM GAME FROM THE DATABASE
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(League Cup)
LATEST NEWS
- Apr 14, 2026 -
- Former player Henry Newton (who made 317 appearances for us between 1963 and 1971) has passed away aged 82
- Apr 09, 2026 -
- We get a 1-1 draw away at Porto in the first leg of our Europa League quarter final
- Mar 22, 2026 -
- Vitor Pereira gets his first league points with a 3-0 win away at Spurs.
- Mar 19, 2026 -
- After losing at home 1-0 to Midtjylland, we win 2-1 away to book a Europa League quarter-final against Porto
- Feb 26, 2026 -
- After a 2-1 home loss to Fenerbache in the Europa League, we still made the Round of 16 where we'll play Midtjylland again! (We lost 3-2 at home to them in the Group stage)