Nottingham Forest vs Leeds match stats & report

0–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 1 · City Ground, Nottingham · Ref Robert Jones, England

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Nottingham Forest lost to Leeds 0–1 in the Premier League on 22 August 2026. Expected goals finished 0.66–0.47. Nottingham Forest had 56% of the ball.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds match statistics

Nottingham ForestLeeds

56% Ball possession 44%
0.66 Expected goals (xG) 0.47
12 Total shots 11
2 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 6
6 Shots inside the box 6
3 Corners 2
15 Fouls 14
3 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 1
411 Passes 326
78% Pass accuracy 71%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

18' Yellow card O. Aina Nottingham Forest
32' Yellow card D. Calvert-Lewin Leeds
52' Yellow card Jair Nottingham Forest
88' Goal A. Stach Leeds

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Oliver Glasner

26 M. Sels

5 Murillo 31 N. Milenkovic 23 Jair

3 N. Williams 6 I. Sangare 24 J. McAtee 34 O. Aina

10 M. Gibbs-White 14 D. Ndoye

11 Igor Jesus

Bench John , L. Netz , O. Diomande , Z. Abbott , X. Schlager , C. Hudson-Odoi , N. Domínguez , C. Wood , A. Kalimuendo

Leeds

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Daniel Farke

1 J. Trafford

5 T. Muharemović 15 J. Bijol 6 J. Rodon

24 J. Justin 4 E. Ampadu 18 A. Stach 2 J. Bogle

11 B. Aaronson 10 H. Wilson

9 D. Calvert-Lewin

Bench Lucas Perri , N. Elvedi , Alfie Cresswell , J. Lienou , D. James , S. Longstaff , A. Tanaka , N. Okafor , L. Nmecha

Out and doubtful

G. Gudmundsson Leeds Out — Hamstring Injury
W. Gnonto Leeds Out — Hamstring Injury
N. Savona Nottingham Forest Out — Knee Injury
R. Yates Nottingham Forest Out — Injury
M. Joseph Leeds Out — Knee Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Nottingham Forest at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Leeds away

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 Feb 26	Leeds v Nottingham Forest	3–1
9 Nov 25	Nottingham Forest v Leeds	3–1
27 Jul 23	Nottingham Forest v Leeds	0–2
4 Apr 23	Leeds v Nottingham Forest	2–1
5 Feb 23	Nottingham Forest v Leeds	1–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Nottingham Forest vs Leeds head-to-head record