SEASON: 2025-26

Total Season: 161Prev Season: 2024-25
League Season: 128This Season: 2025-26
Next Season:
DIVISION: Premier League (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Nuno Espírito Santo, Ange Postecoglou, Sean Dyche
FA Cup:
3rd Round (Wrexham (A) 3-3)
League Cup:
3rd Round (Swansea City (A) 2-3)

Top Goalscorer:
Igor Jesus (11 goals)
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
35
Competitive Goals:
45
Goals per game:
1.3
League Games:
25
League Points:
26 out of 75 (3 points per win)
Points Percentage:
34.7%

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
30,778 (Manchester City)
Lowest League Attendance:
29,959 (Brentford)
Average League Attendance:
30,495
Highest Cup Attendance:
29,323 (Midtjylland)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
26,304 (Ferencváros)


SEASON HONOURS:

ENGLAND
Champions:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

League Trophy:

Community Shield:
Crystal Palace

EUROPE
 
Champions League:

Europa League:

Europa Conference League:

Super Cup:
Paris St Germain

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals Scored: 4
4-0 (Thu Jan 29, 2026, Ferencváros, Home, Europa League)

Biggest Winning Margin: 4
4-0 (Thu Jan 29, 2026, Ferencváros, Home, Europa League)

Most Goals Conceded: 3
0-3 (Sun Aug 31, 2025, West Ham United, Home, League Tier 1)
0-3 (Sat Sep 13, 2025, Arsenal, Away, League Tier 1)
2-3 (Wed Sep 17, 2025, Swansea City, Away, League Cup)
2-3 (Thu Oct 02, 2025, Midtjylland, Home, Europa League)
0-3 (Sat Oct 18, 2025, Chelsea, Home, League Tier 1)
0-3 (Sat Dec 06, 2025, Everton, Away, League Tier 1)
1-3 (Sat Jan 03, 2026, Aston Villa, Away, League Tier 1)
3-3 (Fri Jan 09, 2026, Wrexham, Away, FA Cup)
1-3 (Fri Feb 06, 2026, Leeds United, Away, League Tier 1)

Biggest Losing Margin: 3
0-3 (Sun Aug 31, 2025, West Ham United, Home, League Tier 1)
0-3 (Sat Sep 13, 2025, Arsenal, Away, League Tier 1)
0-3 (Sat Oct 18, 2025, Chelsea, Home, League Tier 1)
0-3 (Sat Dec 06, 2025, Everton, Away, League Tier 1)

PLAYERS
Total Players:
33
Debuts:
16
Last Games:
2

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
9
Yellow Cards:
62
Red Cards:
2   (Elliot Anderson, Neco Williams)
Own goals (against):
3   (scored by us for opponents)   (Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Ryan Yates)
Own goals (for):
1   (scored by opponents for us)
Penalties scored:
5
Penalties conceded:
4
Penalties missed:
2
Penalties saved:
0


TABLE
PREMIER LEAGUE (As of Sunday, February 8, 2026)HomeAwayCurrent FormResults
Pos Club P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGDPtsFormPtsHomeAway
1Arsenal251753491710213187321893256WDDLWW110-00-3
2Manchester City251555512492129863422162750DDLWDW91-2-
3Aston Villa251456362781318106431817947WDLWLD8-1-3
4Manchester United2512854636832251545321211044DDWWWW142-2-
5Chelsea2512764528633201364325151743DLWWWW130-3-
6Brentford2512310393473223125081622539WWLLWW123-12-0
7Liverpool251168383373321144351719539DDDLWL6-3-0
8Everton251078282844415166341312037LDWDDW90-20-3
9Sunderland259972729750219247620-236DLWLWL70-1-
10Fulham2510411353772422163271321-234DWLWLL7-0-1
11Bournemouth258107414465220142552130-334LWDWWD11-0-2
12Newcastle United259610353672424202461116-133WWDLLL7-0-2
13Crystal Palace25889273026411156251615-332LDLLDW51-11-1
14Brighton and Hove Albion257108343356220142461419131WDDLDL60-2-
15Tottenham Hotspur257810353524615165442019029DLLDDL33-0-
16Leeds United257810324164320161471225-929DLWDLW83-11-3
17Nottingham Forest257513263933614194271220-1326LWDWDL8
18West Ham United256514314831816263461522-1723LLWWLW90-32-1
19Burnley253616254924712191291330-2415LDDDLL3-1-1
20Wolverhampton Wanderers251519164812101128039520-328WDDLLL5-1-0

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
RESULTS
Results when we, or opponent, scored first

Who Scored FirstGamesWonDrawnLostPoints won
Forest scored first752-17 out of 21
Opponent scored first1722138 out of 51

Results when leading and when behind
Leading or BehindGamesWonDrawnLostPoints won
We take a lead1073-24 out of 30
We go behind1722138 out of 51


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored7 times8 times6 times1 time
Conceded10 times7 times9 times
Won By3 times4 times3 times1 time
Lost By6 times6 times4 times

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 11-1-001 Arsenal (0-0)
2 21--1120 Manchester City (1-2)
3 32--2160 Arsenal (0-3), Aston Villa (1-3)
41 4-------
510 51--1020 Bournemouth (0-2)
62 61-1-221 Manchester United (2-2)
7 73--3060 Sunderland (0-1), Chelsea (0-3), Brighton and Hove Albion (0-2)
81 822--506 Liverpool (3-0), Brentford (2-0)
9 9-------
1013 1021-1343 Brentford (3-1), Everton (0-3)
11 1111--303 Tottenham Hotspur (3-0)
12 121--1020 Everton (0-2)
13 13-------
141 141-1-111 Crystal Palace (1-1)
1514 153-12141 Newcastle United (0-2), Fulham (0-1), Crystal Palace (1-1)
1622 1621-1443 Leeds United (3-1), Leeds United (1-3)
1776 171-1-111 Burnley (1-1)
1815 1811--213 West Ham United (2-1)
1920 19-------
20 2021-1133 West Ham United (0-3), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-0)


EUROPA LEAGUE STANDING
After game week 8
Pos Club P W D L F A GD Pts Form / Results
1Lyon87011851321WWWLWWWW
2Aston Villa8701146821WWLWWWWW
3Midtjylland86111881019WWWWLWDW
4Porto8521137617WWLDWWDW
5Real Betis8521137617DWDWWWLW
6FC Braga8521115617WWWLDWWD
7SC Freiburg8521104617WDWWDWWL
8Roma8512136716WLLWWWWD
9Genk8512117416WLDWWLWW
10Bologna8431147715LDWDWWDW
11VfB Stuttgart8503159615WLLWWWLW
12Ferencváros84311211115DWWWDWDL
13Nottingham Forest8422157814DLWDWWLW (Real Betis (2-2), Midtjylland (2-3), Porto (2-0), Sturm Graz (0-0), Malmö (3-0), Utrecht (2-1), FC Braga (0-1), Ferencváros (4-0))
14Viktoria Plzen835083514DWWDDDDW
15Red Star Belgrade842276114DLLWWWWD
16Celta Vigo84131511413LWWWLLWD
17PAOK83321714312DLWWDDWL
18Lille8404129312WWLLWLLW
19Fenerbahçe8332107312LWWDDWLD
20Panathinaikos8332119212WLLWWDDD
21Celtic83231315-211DLWLWLDW
22Ludogorets Razgrad83141215-310WLLLWDLW
23Dinamo Zagreb83141216-410WWDLLLWL
24Brann8233911-29LWWDDLDL
25Young Boys83051016-69LWWLLWLL
26Sturm Graz8215511-67LWLDLLLW
27FCSB8215916-77WLLLLWLD
28Go Ahead Eagles8215614-87LWWLLLLD
29Feyenoord82061115-46LLWLLLWL
30Basel8206913-46LWLWLLLL
31Red Bull Salzburg82061015-56LLLWLLWL
32Rangers8116514-94LLLLDLWL
33Nice8107715-83LLLLLLWL
34Utrecht8017515-101LLLDLLLL
35Malmö8017415-111LLDLLLLL
36Maccabi Tel Aviv8017222-201DLLLLLLL


GAMES
  
League
WeekDateTimeOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo
1Sun Aug 17, 20252:00 pmBrentfordH3-129,9595Wood (6', 45'), Ndoye (42')
2Sun Aug 24, 20252:00 pmCrystal PalaceA1-124,8764Hudson-Odoi (58')
3Sun Aug 31, 20252:00 pmWest Ham UnitedH0-330,21510
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
4Sat Sep 13, 202512:30 pmArsenalA0-360,16714
5Sat Sep 20, 20253:00 pmBurnleyA1-121,47515Williams (2')
6Sat Sep 27, 20255:30 pmSunderlandH0-130,22616
7Sun Oct 05, 20252:00 pmNewcastle UnitedA0-252,18917
8Sat Oct 18, 202512:30 pmChelseaH0-330,49518
Manager: Sean Dyche
9Sun Oct 26, 20252:00 pmBournemouthA0-211,20418
10Sat Nov 01, 20253:00 pmManchester UnitedH2-230,77818Gibbs-White (48'), Savona (58')
11Sun Nov 09, 20252:00 pmLeeds UnitedH3-130,70819Sangaré (15'), Gibbs-White (68'), Anderson (91' pen)
12Sat Nov 22, 20253:00 pmLiverpoolA3-060,41916Murillo (33'), Savona (46'), Gibbs-White (78')
13Sun Nov 30, 20252:05 pmBrighton and Hove AlbionH0-230,52216
14Wed Dec 03, 20257:45 pmWolverhampton WanderersA1-028,64616Jesus (72')
15Sat Dec 06, 20253:00 pmEvertonA0-352,50117
16Sun Dec 14, 20252:00 pmTottenham HotspurH3-030,57916Hudson-Odoi (28', 50'), Sangaré (79')
17Mon Dec 22, 20258:00 pmFulhamA0-127,13617
18Sat Dec 27, 202512:30 pmManchester CityH1-230,77817Hutchinson (54')
19Tue Dec 30, 20257:30 pmEvertonH0-230,61717
20Sat Jan 03, 202612:30 pmAston VillaA1-343,03917Gibbs-White (61')
21Tue Jan 06, 20268:00 pmWest Ham UnitedA2-162,42917Domínguez (55'), Gibbs-White (89' pen)
22Sat Jan 17, 20265:30 pmArsenalH0-030,72917
23Sun Jan 25, 20262:00 pmBrentfordA2-017,13417Jesus (12'), Awoniyi (79')
24Sun Feb 01, 20262:00 pmCrystal PalaceH1-130,33417Gibbs-White (5')
25Fri Feb 06, 20268:00 pmLeeds UnitedA1-336,83517Lucca (86')
26Wed Feb 11, 20267:30 pmWolverhampton WanderersH--
27Sun Feb 22, 20262:00 pmLiverpoolH--
28Sun Mar 01, 20262:00 pmBrighton and Hove AlbionA--
29Wed Mar 04, 20267:30 pmManchester CityA--
30Sat Mar 14, 20263:00 pmFulhamH--
31Sun Mar 22, 20262:15 pmTottenham HotspurA--
32Sat Apr 11, 20263:00 pmAston VillaH--
33Sat Apr 18, 20263:00 pmBurnleyH--
34Sat Apr 25, 20263:00 pmSunderlandA--
35Sat May 02, 20263:00 pmChelseaA--
36Sat May 09, 20263:00 pmNewcastle UnitedH--
37Sun May 17, 20263:00 pmManchester UnitedA--
38Sun May 24, 20263:00 pmBournemouthH--

FA Cup
DateTimeOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Manager: Sean Dyche
Fri Jan 09, 20267:30 pmWrexham3A3-310,603Jesus (64'), Hudson-Odoi (76', 89')

League Cup
DateTimeOpponentRoundLegReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Wed Sep 17, 20258:00 pmSwansea City3A2-311,354Jesus (15', 45')

Europa League
DateTimeOpponentCountryRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Wed Sep 24, 20258:00 pmReal BetisSpain1A2-257,257Jesus (19', 23')
Thu Oct 02, 20257:45 pmMidtjyllandDenmark1H2-329,323Ndoye (22'), Wood (93')
Manager: Sean Dyche
Thu Oct 23, 20257:45 pmPortoPortugal1H2-029,195Gibbs-White (19' pen), Jesus (77' pen)
Thu Nov 06, 20257:45 pmSturm GrazAustria1A0-016,192
Thu Nov 27, 20257:45 pmMalmöSweden1H3-028,941Yates (27'), Kalimuendo (44'), Milenkovic (59')
Thu Dec 11, 20255:45 pmUtrechtNetherlands1A2-122,865Kalimuendo (52'), Jesus (88')
Thu Jan 22, 20268:00 pmFC BragaPortugal1A0-112,377
Thu Jan 29, 20268:00 pmFerencvárosHungary1H4-026,304Bence Ötvös (17' OG), Jesus (21', 55'), McAtee (90' pen)
Thu Feb 19, 20268:00 pmFenerbahçeTurkey2A--
Thu Feb 26, 20268:00 pmFenerbahçeTurkey2H--

Pre-Season Friendly
DateTimeOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo
Sat Jul 12, 20252:00 pmChesterfieldEnglandA0-06,208
Sat Jul 19, 20253:00 pmAS MonacoMonacoN0-0-
Sat Jul 26, 20258:00 pmFulhamEnglandN1-3-Wood (?)
Wed Jul 30, 20257:00 pmEstorilPortugalN0-0-
Sat Aug 02, 20253:15 pmBirmingham CityEnglandA0-1-
Tue Aug 05, 20257:45 pmFiorentinaItalyH0-0-
Sat Aug 09, 20257:45 pmAl QadsiahSaudi ArabiaH0-0-



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (16) - £224,500,000 Out (18) - £19,000,000
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Jul 05, 2025Igor JesusBought£19,000,000Jul 01, 2025Kyle McAdamLoan Out
Jul 13, 2025Jair CunhaBought£12,000,000Jul 09, 2025Ramón SosaSold£12,000,000
Jul 31, 2025Dan NdoyeBought£42,000,000Jul 23, 2025Jamie McDonnellLoan Out
Aug 06, 2025Angus GunnBoughtFreeAug 06, 2025Josh PowellLoan Out
Aug 17, 2025James McAteeBought£30,000,000Aug 15, 2025Detlef OsongLoan Out
Aug 17, 2025Omari HutchinsonBought£37,000,000Aug 19, 2025Carlos MiguelSold£4,000,000
Aug 18, 2025Arnaud KalimuendoBought£26,000,000Aug 20, 2025Marko StamenicSold£3,000,000
Aug 21, 2025Douglas LuizLoan InAug 30, 2025David CarmoLoan Out
Aug 30, 2025Nicolň SavonaBought£15,000,000Aug 30, 2025George Murray-JonesLoan Out
Sep 01, 2025CuiabanoBought£8,000,000Sep 01, 2025Eric da Silva MoreiraLoan Out
Sep 01, 2025Dilane BakwaBought£25,000,000Sep 01, 2025Omar RichardsLoan Out
Sep 01, 2025John VictorBought£8,000,000Sep 02, 2025CuiabanoLoan Out
Sep 01, 2025Oleksandr ZinchenkoLoan InSep 15, 2025Jota SilvaLoan Out
Jan 28, 2026Lorenzo LuccaLoan InJan 16, 2026Arnaud KalimuendoLoan Out
Feb 02, 2026Luca NetzBought£2,500,000Jan 16, 2026Josh PowellLoan Out
Feb 02, 2026Stefan OrtegaBoughtJan 18, 2026Jamie McDonnellSold
Jan 28, 2026Adam BerrySold
Feb 02, 2026Detlef OsongLoan Out


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK13 John Victor Brazil2993151115Bought at the start of the season
GK18 Angus Gunn Scotland2911112Bought on a free transfer at the start of the season
GK26 Matz Sels Belgium332686121115
GK27 Stefan Ortega Germany3211Bought at the start of the season
GK33 Carlos Miguel Brazil26Sold to Palmeiras at the start of the season.
GK63 Aaron Bott England201
Defenders
D3 Neco Williams Wales243210715151131
D4 Morato Brazil2421641162314
D5 Murillo Brazil23251051014531
D23 Jair Cunha Brazil2033112Bought from Botafogo at the start of the season.
D25 Luca Netz Germany22111Bought in the January window
D27 Omar Richards
Loan Out
England27On loan to Rio Ave for the season
D30 Willy Boly France34211113
D31 Nikola Milenkovic Serbia27331171515211
D34 Ola Aina England2811434221
D35 Oleksandr Zinchenko Ukraine2810226313Zinchenko's loan was ended in the January window
D36 David Carmo
Loan Out
Portugal26On loan to Real Oviedo for the season
D37 Nicolň Savona Italy2220521324357Bought at the start of the season
D44 Zach Abbott England19631211216
D Cuiabano
Loan Out
Brazil22Bought at the start of the season and loaned out to Botafogo
Midfielders
M6 Ibrahim Sangaré Ivory Coast272597924954
M7 Callum Hudson-Odoi England24321061651312
M8 Elliot Anderson England2231106151613
M10 Morgan Gibbs-White England2534107177395
M12 Douglas Luiz Brazil271433821136
M16 Nicolás Domínguez Argentina27228311141365
M17 Eric da Silva Moreira
Loan Out
Germany19On loan to Rio Ave for the season
M21 Omari Hutchinson England21205213111105Bought at the start of the season
M22 Ryan Yates England2719658133138
M24 James McAtee England2214329117618Bought at the start of the season
M29 Dilane Bakwa France22132291775Bought at the start of the season
M32 Marko Stamenic New Zealand23Joined Swansea at the start of the season
M Lewis O'Brien England26Joined Wrexham at the start of the season
Forwards
F9 Taiwo Awoniyi Nigeria2781161178
F11 Chris Wood New Zealand3391263721
F14 Dan Ndoye Switz24279711221273Bought from Bologna at the start of the season.
F15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
Loan Out
France2314248231111On loan to Eintracht Frankfurt for the second half of the season
F19 Igor Jesus Brazil243211615115169Bought from Botafogo at the start of the season.
F20 Jota Silva
Loan Out
Portugal26111On loan to Besiktas for the season
F20 Lorenzo Lucca
Loan In
Italy2411111On loan from Napoli until the end of the season
F Detlef Osong
Loan Out
England20On loan to Motherwell and then Fleetwood Town


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 19
Goals (Pens)PlayerNum
Games
11 (1)Igor Jesus32
7 (2)Morgan Gibbs-White34
5Callum Hudson-Odoi32
3Chris Wood9
2Arnaud Kalimuendo14
2Dan Ndoye27
2Ibrahim Sangaré25
2Nicolň Savona20
1 (1)Elliot Anderson31
1 (1)James McAtee14
1Lorenzo Lucca1
1Murillo25
1Neco Williams32
1Nicolás Domínguez22
1Nikola Milenkovic33
1Omari Hutchinson20
1Own Goals35
1Ryan Yates19
1Taiwo Awoniyi8


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
BrentfordSun Aug 17, 2025Home3-1Sun Jan 25, 2026Away2-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
EvertonSat Dec 06, 2025Away0-3Tue Dec 30, 2025Home0-2