THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2026
We Welshed it
Last Game
Wrexham 3 - 3 Forest 
(FA Cup)
League Position and Form17th, 21 points
17th, 21 points
WLLLLW
League Games Left
17
THE CITY GROUND.COM
Welcome to The City Ground.com - a website that contains every game Nottingham Forest have ever played (since March 22, 1866), along with a bunch of detailed analysis, a huge amount of fascinating statistics and a whole load of other awesome stuff all related to the mighty Forest.
This is the Home page with the most recent games, league tables and news. Full details of all our Players, Seasons, Managers, Opponents and Grounds we visited are in the top menu, and check out the Statistics page for all the cool stats that we have to offer!
This is the Home page with the most recent games, league tables and news. Full details of all our Players, Seasons, Managers, Opponents and Grounds we visited are in the top menu, and check out the Statistics page for all the cool stats that we have to offer!
RIP JOHN ROBERTSON (1948-2024), one of the Miracle Men and a true legend at The City Ground. Our best player ever.
LAST 5 AND NEXT 5 GAMES
| Date | Time | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Dec 30, 2025 | 7:30 PM | League Tier 1 | Everton | H | 0-2 | 30,617 | |
| Sat Jan 03, 2026 | 12:30 PM | League Tier 1 | Aston Villa | A | 1-3 | 43,039 | Gibbs-White (61') |
| Tue Jan 06, 2026 | 8:00 PM | League Tier 1 | West Ham United | A | 2-1 | 62,429 | Domínguez (55'), Gibbs-White (89' pen) |
| Fri Jan 09, 2026 | 7:30 PM | FA Cup | Wrexham | A | 3-3 | 10,603 | Jesus (64'), Hudson-Odoi (76', 89') |
| Sat Jan 17, 2026 | 5:30 PM | League Tier 1 | Arsenal | H | - | - | |
| Thu Jan 22, 2026 | 8:00 PM | Europa League | FC Braga | A | - | - | |
| Sun Jan 25, 2026 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Brentford | A | - | - | |
| Thu Jan 29, 2026 | 7:45 PM | Europa League | Ferencváros | H | - | - | |
| Sat Jan 31, 2026 | 3:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Crystal Palace | H | - | - | |
| Fri Feb 06, 2026 | 8:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Leeds United | A | - | - |
CURRENT STANDING
| PREMIER LEAGUE (As of Thursday, January 8, 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 49 | WWWWWD | 16 | - | 0-3 | ||
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 43 | WWWDDD | 12 | 1-2 | - | ||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 43 | WWWLWD | 13 | - | 1-3 | ||
| 4 | Liverpool | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 35 | WWWDDD | 12 | - | 3-0 | ||
| 5 | Brentford | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 33 | DWWDWW | 14 | 3-1 | - | ||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 32 | LDLWWW | 10 | - | 0-2 | ||
| 7 | Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 32 | DLWDDD | 7 | 2-2 | - | ||
| 8 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 31 | WDLDDL | 6 | 0-3 | - | ||
| 9 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 31 | WWWDDW | 14 | - | 0-1 | ||
| 10 | Sunderland | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 30 | WDDDDL | 7 | 0-1 | - | ||
| 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 29 | LDLDWD | 6 | 0-2 | - | ||
| 12 | Everton | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 29 | LLDWLD | 5 | 0-2 | 0-3 | ||
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 28 | LLLDLD | 2 | - | 1-1 | ||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 27 | LLWDDL | 5 | 3-0 | - | ||
| 15 | Bournemouth | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 29 | -6 | 26 | DDLDLW | 6 | - | 0-2 | ||
| 16 | Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 22 | DWDDDL | 7 | 3-1 | - | ||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 21 | WLLLLW | 6 | ||||
| 18 | West Ham United | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -21 | 14 | LLLDLL | 1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | ||
| 19 | Burnley | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -19 | 13 | LDDLLD | 3 | - | 1-1 | ||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -26 | 7 | LLLDWD | 5 | - | 1-0 | ||
Click here for current tables for all divisions
After game week 6
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:
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 - 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 - Home): We've never played Ferencvaros in any game.
EUROPA LEAGUE 2025-26
EUROPA LEAGUE STANDINGAfter game week 6
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Form / Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 15 | WWWLWW |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 15 | WWWWLW |
| 3 | Real Betis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 | DWDWWW |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | WDWWDW |
| 5 | Ferencváros | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 | DWWWDW |
| 6 | FC Braga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 | WWWLDW |
| 7 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | WWLDWW |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | WLLWWW |
| 9 | Roma | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | WLLWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 | WWLWWL |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | DLWDWW (Real Betis (2-2), Midtjylland (2-3), Porto (2-0), Sturm Graz (0-0), Malmö (3-0), Utrecht (2-1)) |
| 12 | Bologna | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | LDWDWW |
| 13 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | LWWDDW |
| 14 | Viktoria Plzen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | DWWDDD |
| 15 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | WLLWWD |
| 16 | Genk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | WLDWWL |
| 17 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | DLLWWW |
| 18 | PAOK | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | DLWWDD |
| 19 | Celta Vigo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | LWWWLL |
| 20 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | WWLLWL |
| 21 | Basel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | LWLWLW |
| 22 | Young Boys | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 | LWWLLW |
| 23 | Brann | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | LWWDDL |
| 24 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 | WLLLWD |
| 25 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 7 | WWDLLL |
| 26 | FCSB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 | WLLLLW |
| 27 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 6 | LWWLLL |
| 28 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 | LWLDLL |
| 29 | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 | DLWLLL |
| 30 | Feyenoord | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 3 | LLWLLL |
| 31 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 | LLLWLL |
| 32 | Utrecht | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 | LLLDLL |
| 33 | Rangers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 1 | LLLLDL |
| 34 | Malmö | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 1 | LLDLLL |
| 35 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 1 | DLLLLL |
| 36 | Nice | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0 | LLLLLL |
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:
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 - 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 - Home): We've never played Ferencvaros in any game.
GAMES SINCE...
The number of competitive games since:
| Since | Date | Opponent | Games | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last game | Jan 09, 2026 | Wrexham | 0 | 9 days |
| Last win | Jan 06, 2026 | West Ham United | 1 | 12 days |
| Last draw | Nov 06, 2025 | Sturm Graz | 14 | 2 months, 12 days |
| Last loss | Jan 09, 2026 | Wrexham | 0 | 9 days |
| Scored | Jan 09, 2026 | Wrexham | 0 | 9 days |
| Did not score | Dec 30, 2025 | Everton | 3 | 19 days |
| Clean sheet | Dec 14, 2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 month, 4 days |
| No clean sheet | Jan 09, 2026 | Wrexham | 0 | 9 days |
RANDOM GAME FROM THE DATABASE
Sun May 21, 1950 
Gottingen 05 2 - 2 Forest (Friendly)
LATEST NEWS
- Dec 25, 2025 -
- The greatest ever player at Forest, John Robertson, has passed away.
- Dec 22, 2025 -
- Another poor loss, as we go down 1-0 at Fulham.
- Dec 08, 2025 -
- The FA Cup draw might let us have a nice distraction. We're drawn away at Wrexham in the 3rd round.
- Dec 06, 2025 -
- We get a poor 3-0 loss to Everton in our first ever visit to the Hill Dickinson Stadium
- Nov 22, 2025 -
- We get a back-to-back pair of wins with our biggest ever victory at Anfield!