THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2026
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ON THIS DAY - MARCH 21
Brian Clough born
On this day in 1935, Brian Howard Clough was born in Middlesborough, the sixth of nine children. After managerial spells at Hartlepool, Derby, Brighton and Leeds he joined Forest in 1975 and took us to the greatest heights.
LAST 5 AND NEXT 5 GAMES
| Date | Time | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Mar 01, 2026 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | 1-2 | 31,427 | Gibbs-White (12') |
| Wed Mar 04, 2026 | 7:30 PM | League Tier 1 | Manchester City | A | 2-2 | - | Gibbs-White (56'), Anderson (76') |
| Thu Mar 12, 2026 | 8:00 PM | Europa League | Midtjylland | H | 0-1 | 29,502 | |
| Sun Mar 15, 2026 | 2:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Fulham | H | 0-0 | 30,013 | |
| Thu Mar 19, 2026 | 8:00 PM | Europa League | Midtjylland | A | - | - | |
| Sun Mar 22, 2026 | 2:15 PM | League Tier 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | - | - | |
| Sat Apr 11, 2026 | 3:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Aston Villa | H | - | - | |
| Sat Apr 18, 2026 | 3:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Burnley | H | - | - | |
| Sat Apr 25, 2026 | 3:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Sunderland | A | - | - | |
| Sat May 02, 2026 | 3:00 PM | League Tier 1 | Chelsea | A | - | - |
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) | Mar 22 | Villa (A) | Mar 21 | Brentford (H) | Mar 22 | Forest (H) | Mar 21 | Fulham (A) | ||||
| Apr 11 | Villa (H) | Apr 11 | Wolves (H) | Apr 11 | Man Utd (A) | Apr 11 | Sunderland (A) | Apr 11 | Brighton (H) | ||||
| Apr 18 | Burnley (H) | Apr 18 | Palace (A) | Apr 18 | Wolves (H) | Apr 18 | Brighton (H) | Apr 18 | Forest (A) | ||||
| Apr 25 | Sunderland (A) | Apr 25 | Everton (H) | Apr 25 | Bournemouth (A) | Apr 25 | Wolves (A) | Apr 25 | Man City (H) | ||||
| May 02 | Chelsea (A) | May 02 | Brentford (A) | May 02 | Burnley (H) | May 02 | Villa (A) | May 02 | Leeds (A) | ||||
| May 09 | 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, March 16, 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 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 70 | DDWWWW | 14 | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 32 | 61 | WWWWDD | 14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| 3 | Manchester United | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 54 | WDWWLW | 13 | 2-2 | - | ||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 51 | DWDLLL | 5 | - | 1-3 | ||
| 5 | Liverpool | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 49 | LWWWLD | 10 | 0-1 | 3-0 | ||
| 6 | Chelsea | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 48 | WDDLWL | 8 | 0-3 | - | ||
| 7 | Brentford | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 45 | WDLWDD | 9 | 3-1 | 2-0 | ||
| 8 | Everton | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -1 | 43 | WLLWWL | 9 | 0-2 | 0-3 | ||
| 9 | Newcastle United | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 42 | LWLLWW | 9 | - | 0-2 | ||
| 10 | Bournemouth | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 31 | -2 | 41 | DWDDDD | 8 | - | 0-2 | ||
| 11 | Fulham | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -3 | 41 | LLWWLD | 7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| 12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 40 | LLWWLW | 9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| 13 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -5 | 40 | LLLDWL | 4 | 0-1 | - | ||
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | -2 | 39 | WLWLWD | 10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| 15 | Leeds United | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 32 | WDDLLD | 6 | 3-1 | 1-3 | ||
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | -7 | 30 | LLLLLD | 1 | 3-0 | - | ||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -15 | 29 | LDLLDD | 3 | ||||
| 18 | West Ham United | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -19 | 29 | WDDLWD | 9 | 0-3 | 2-1 | ||
| 19 | Burnley | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -26 | 20 | LWDLLD | 5 | - | 1-1 | ||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 17 | DDLWWD | 9 | 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): We already played the Danes in the Group Stage this year, losing 3-2 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): We already played the Danes in the Group Stage this year, losing 3-2 at home.
GAMES SINCE...
The number of competitive games since:
| Since | Date | Opponent | Games | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last game | Mar 15, 2026 | Fulham | 0 | 6 days |
| Last win | Feb 19, 2026 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 1 month, 2 days |
| Last draw | Mar 15, 2026 | Fulham | 0 | 6 days |
| Last loss | Mar 12, 2026 | Midtjylland | 1 | 9 days |
| Scored | Mar 04, 2026 | Manchester City | 2 | 17 days |
| Did not score | Mar 15, 2026 | Fulham | 0 | 6 days |
| Clean sheet | Mar 15, 2026 | Fulham | 0 | 6 days |
| No clean sheet | Mar 12, 2026 | Midtjylland | 1 | 9 days |
RANDOM GAME FROM THE DATABASE
Wed Feb 17, 2021 
Swansea City 1 - 0 Forest (League Tier 2)
LATEST NEWS
- 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)
- Feb 15, 2026 -
- Vitor Pereira is announced as the fourth manager this season
- Feb 11, 2026 -
- Following a 0-0 draw against Wolves, Sean Dyche is sacked as manager
- Feb 02, 2026 -
- Luca Netz joins from Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Feb 02, 2026 -
- Stefan Ortega joins from Manchester City