Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Nottingham Forest
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Leeds United defeated Nottingham Forest 1–0 on 22 August 2026 at The City Ground in Premier League.
Lineups
Nottingham Forest: (3-4-2-1) Neco Williams, Murillo, Ibrahim Sangaré, Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus, Dan Ndoye, Jair Cunha, James McAtee, Matz Sels, Nikola Milenković, Ola Aina.
Leeds United: (3-4-2-1) James Trafford, Jayden Bogle, Ethan Ampadu, Tarik Muharemović, Joe Rodon, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Harry Wilson, Brenden Aaronson, Jaka Bijol, Anton Stach, James Justin.
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest: Chris Wood for Dan Ndoye, Luca Netz for Ola Aina, Xaver Schlager for James McAtee, Arnaud Kalimuendo for Murillo.
Leeds United: Noah Okafor for Harry Wilson, Sean Longstaff for Brenden Aaronson.
Sidelined players
Nottingham Forest: Dilane Bakwa, Eric da Silva Moreira.
Match statistics
Nottingham Forest had 56% of the possession, compared with 44% for Leeds United.
Nottingham Forest registered 12 shots, with 2 on target. Leeds United had 11 shots, with 3 on target.
Nottingham Forest won 3 corners, while Leeds United won 2.
Top players
Nottingham Forest: Murillo was the highest-rated player (7.2), Igor Jesus had 1 shot on target, and James McAtee created 3 chances.
Leeds United: Anton Stach scored 1 goal and Jaka Bijol was the highest-rated player (7.5).