THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2025
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League Position and Form10th, 4 points
10th, 4 points
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League Games Left
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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.
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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!
NUNO OUT! ANGE IN!
After 1 year and 8 months, and 73 games, manager Nuno Espirito Santo is relieved of his duties!! And in comes Ange Postecoglou as his replacement!!
EUROPA LEAGUE 2025-26
Following on from the Europa League draw for this season, I took a look at who we're going to meet and what our history is 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 - Away): We've played Real Betis just once in a friendly, losing 1-0 back in 2018.
Midtjylland (Denmark - 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 - Home): We've played Porto in three friendlies, winning one, drawing one and losing one.
Sturm Graz (Austria - 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 - 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 - 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 before this season.
Real Betis (Spain - Away): We've played Real Betis just once in a friendly, losing 1-0 back in 2018.
Midtjylland (Denmark - 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 - Home): We've played Porto in three friendlies, winning one, drawing one and losing one.
Sturm Graz (Austria - 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 - 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 - 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 before this season.
DID YOU KNOW?
Our next game is away at Arsenal, who hold the record for the longest current time spent in the top flight of English football at 111 years! Their very last game outside of the top tier? Oh, just this game in April 1915. It's a 7-0 win over us, and is still our heaviest defeat to The Gunners.LAST 5 AND NEXT 5 GAMES
| Date | Time | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Aug 05, 2025 | 7:45 PM | Pre-Season Friendly | Fiorentina | H | 0-0 | - | |
| Sat Aug 09, 2025 | 7:45 PM | Pre-Season Friendly | Al Qadsiah | H | 0-0 | - | |
| Sun Aug 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Brentford | H | 3-1 | 29,959 | Wood (6', 45'), Ndoye (42') |
| Sun Aug 24, 2025 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Crystal Palace | A | 1-1 | 24,876 | Hudson-Odoi (58') |
| Sun Aug 31, 2025 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | West Ham United | H | 0-3 | 30,215 | |
| Sat Sep 13, 2025 | 12:30 PM | League Tier 1 | Arsenal | A | - | - | |
| Wed Sep 17, 2025 | 8:00 PM | League Cup | Swansea City | A | - | - | |
| Sat Sep 20, 2025 | 3:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Burnley | A | - | - | |
| Thu Sep 25, 2025 | 7:45 PM | UEFA Europa League | Real Betis | A | - | - | |
| Sat Sep 27, 2025 | 5:30 PM | League Tier 1 | Sunderland | H | - | - |
CURRENT STANDING
| PREMIER LEAGUE (As of Sunday, August 31, 2025) | 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 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | WWW | 9 | - | - | ||
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | DWW | 7 | - | - | ||
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | WWL | 6 | - | - | ||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | WWL | 6 | - | - | ||
| 5 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | LWW | 6 | - | - | ||
| 6 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WLW | 6 | - | - | ||
| 7 | Bournemouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | LWW | 6 | - | - | ||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | DDW | 5 | - | 1-1 | ||
| 9 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | LDW | 4 | - | - | ||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | WDL | 4 | ||||
| 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | DLW | 4 | - | - | ||
| 12 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 | WLD | 4 | - | - | ||
| 13 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | WLL | 3 | - | - | ||
| 14 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 3 | LWL | 3 | - | - | ||
| 15 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 | LWL | 3 | 3-1 | - | ||
| 16 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 | LLW | 3 | 0-3 | - | ||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | DLD | 2 | - | - | ||
| 18 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | DDL | 2 | - | - | ||
| 19 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 | DLL | 1 | - | - | ||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | LLL | 0 | - | - | ||
GAMES SINCE...
The number of competitive games since:
| Since | Date | Opponent | Games | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last game | Aug 31, 2025 | West Ham United | 0 | 13 days |
| Last win | Aug 17, 2025 | Brentford | 2 | 27 days |
| Last draw | Aug 24, 2025 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 20 days |
| Last loss | Aug 31, 2025 | West Ham United | 0 | 13 days |
| Scored | Aug 24, 2025 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 20 days |
| Did not score | Aug 31, 2025 | West Ham United | 0 | 13 days |
| Clean sheet | Apr 01, 2025 | Manchester United | 12 | 5 months, 12 days |
| No clean sheet | Aug 31, 2025 | West Ham United | 0 | 13 days |
RANDOM GAME FROM THE DATABASE
Wed Nov 19, 1986 
Bradford City 0 - 5 Forest (League Cup)
LATEST NEWS
- Sep 08, 2025 -
- ...and Ange Postecoglou is named as his replacement.
- Sep 08, 2025 -
- Manager Nuno is relieved of his duties...
- Sep 01, 2025 -
- Omar Richards and Eric da Silva Moreira both go on loan to Rio Ave
- Sep 01, 2025 -
- It's transfer deadline day, and there's plenty of transfers to be had at the The City Ground. Dilane Bakwa joins from Strasbourg; Cuiabano and John Victor both join from Botafogo while Oleksandr Zinchenko joins on loan from Arsenal
- Sep 01, 2025 -
- Josh Bowler and Emmanuel Dennis are both released