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Nottingham Forest
2020–21 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
ManagerSabri Lamouchi (until 6 October)[1]
Chris Hughton (from 6 October)[1]
StadiumCity Ground
Championship20th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lyle Taylor (4)
All: Lyle Taylor (5)

The 2020–21 Nottingham Forest Football Club season is the club's 155th year since their formation and the club's 13th consecutive season in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Nottingham Forest will participate in this season's edition of the FA Cup and were eliminated in the first round of the EFL Cup.

Players

As of 1 February 2021[2]
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Joined first team Contract ends
Goalkeepers
12 Jordan Smith England (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) England Forest Academy 2016 2022
30 Brice Samba Republic of the Congo (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30) France Caen 2019 2023
39 Abdoulaye Diallo Senegal (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32) Turkey Gençlerbirliği 2020 2021
Defenders
2 Cyrus Christie Republic of Ireland (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32) England Fulham 2020 2021
3 Tobias Figueiredo Portugal (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) Portugal Sporting 2018 2022
4 Joe Worrall England (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) England Forest Academy 2016 2024
5 Yuri Ribeiro Portugal (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) Portugal Benfica 2019 2022
6 Loïc Mbe Soh France (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23) France Paris Saint-Germain 2020 2024
13 Gaëtan Bong Cameroon (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 36) England Brighton & Hove Albion 2020 2022
16 Carl Jenkinson England (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32) England Arsenal 2019 2022
20 Michael Dawson England (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40) England Hull City 2018 2021
24 Tyler Blackett England (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30) England Reading 2020 2022
26 Scott McKenna Scotland (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28) Scotland Aberdeen 2020 2024
Midfielders
8 Jack Colback England (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35) England Newcastle United 2020 2023
11 Sammy Ameobi England (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32) England Bolton Wanderers 2019 2021
14 Fouad Bachirou Comoros (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34) Sweden Malmö FF 2020 2022
15 Luke Freeman England (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32) England Sheffield United 2020 2021
17 Alex Mighten England (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) England Forest Academy 2020 2025
18 Cafú Portugal (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31) Greece Olympiacos 2020 2023
21 Samba Sow Mali (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 35) Russia Dynamo Moscow 2019 2021
22 Ryan Yates England (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26) England Forest Academy 2016 2023
23 Joe Lolley England (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32) England Huddersfield Town 2018 2023
27 Filip Krovinović Croatia (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 29) Portugal Benfica 2021 2021
28 Anthony Knockaert France (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 32) England Fulham 2020 2021
31 Harry Arter Republic of Ireland (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 34) England Bournemouth 2020 2023
35 James Garner England (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) England Manchester United 2021 2021
Forwards
7 Lewis Grabban England (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36) England Bournemouth 2018 2022
25 Glenn Murray England (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 41) England Brighton & Hove Albion 2021 2021
33 Lyle Taylor Montserrat (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) England Charlton Athletic 2020 2023

New contracts

Date Position Nationality Player Old contract end New contract end Ref.
24 August 2020 FW England Alex Mighten 2022 2025 [3]
2 September 2020 GK England Jordan Smith 2020 2022 [4]
1 October 2020 DF England Jordan Gabriel 2022 2024 [5]
8 December 2020 FW England Will Swan ? 2024 [6]
15 December 2020 FW Northern Ireland Dale Taylor ? ? [7]

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
22 July 2020 MF Northern Ireland Jamie McDonnell Northern Ireland Glentoran Undisclosed Under-18s [8]
3 August 2020 FW Northern Ireland Dale Taylor Northern Ireland Linfield Undisclosed Under-18s [9]
11 August 2020 MF England Jack Colback England Newcastle United Free First team [10]
14 August 2020 MF Greece Alexandros Sarantis Greece AEK Athens Undisclosed Under-18s [11]
15 August 2020 DF England Tyler Blackett England Reading Free First team [12]
15 August 2020 FW Montserrat Lyle Taylor England Charlton Athletic Free First team [13]
26 August 2020 MF Comoros Fouad Bachirou Sweden Malmö FF Undisclosed First team [14]
4 September 2020 FW Spain Miguel Ángel Guerrero Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [15]
11 September 2020 DF France Loïc Mbe Soh France Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed First team [16]
14 September 2020 GK Senegal Abdoulaye Diallo Turkey Gençlerbirliği Free First team [17]
15 September 2020 MF France Ateef Konaté France Le Havre Undisclosed Under-23s [18]
22 September 2020 MF Republic of Ireland Harry Arter England Bournemouth Undisclosed First team [19]
23 September 2020 DF Scotland Scott McKenna Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed First team [20]
25 September 2020 DF Cyprus Nicholas Ioannou Cyprus APOEL Undisclosed First team [21]
1 November 2020 DF Portugal Baba Fernandes Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Free Under-23s [22]
7 January 2021 MF Guatemala Marcelo Saraiva Brazil Internacional Free Under-23s [23]
1 February 2021 FW England Glenn Murray England Brighton & Hove Albion Free First team [24]
2 February 2021 MF Portugal Cafú Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [25]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
20 June 2020 DF England Max Ram England Stratford Town Released Under-18s [26]
23 June 2020 MF Scotland Liam Bridcutt England Lincoln City Released First team [27][28]
23 June 2020 MF England Toby Edser England Aldershot Town Released Under-23s [27][29]
23 June 2020 DF Scotland Owen Gallacher England Burton Albion Released Under-23s [27][30]
23 June 2020 FW England Kieran Hayes England Truro City Released Under-23s [27][31]
23 June 2020 FW England Victor Sodeinde Free agent Released Under-23s [27]
23 June 2020 GK England Luke Steele England Stamford Released First team [27][32]
23 June 2020 DF England Ethan Stewart England Nuneaton Borough Released Under-23s [27][33]
23 June 2020 MF England Louis Walsh England Southend United Released Under-23s [34]
23 June 2020 MF England Ben Watson England Charlton Athletic Released First team [27][35]
28 August 2020 FW England Tyler Walker England Coventry City Undisclosed First team [36]
3 September 2020 DF England Matty Cash England Aston Villa £14,000,000[A] First team [37][38]
4 September 2020 GK Romania Costel Pantilimon Turkey Denizlispor Mutual consent First team [39][40]
2 October 2020 MF Ghana Albert Adomah England Queens Park Rangers Mutual consent First team [41][42]
3 October 2020 MF Portugal Tiago Silva Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [43]
5 October 2020 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane Greece Aris Mutual consent First team [44][45]
11 January 2021 MF England Jake Taylor England Port Vale Undisclosed Under-23s [46]
11 January 2021 DF Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed First team [47]
22 January 2021 FW England Zach Clough England Wigan Athletic Free First team [48]
1 February 2021 FW Spain Miguel Guerrero Spain Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed First team [49]
  1. ^ Fee could rise to £16,000,000 if all clauses and performance-related bonuses are met.

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name To Loan ends Team Ref.
28 August 2020 MF England Luke Freeman England Sheffield United End of season First team [50]
18 September 2020 DF Republic of Ireland Cyrus Christie England Fulham End of season First team [51]
5 October 2020 MF Portugal Cafú Greece Olympiacos 2 February 2021 First team [52][25]
16 October 2020 MF France Anthony Knockaert England Fulham End of season First team [53][54]
22 January 2021 MF Croatia Filip Krovinović Portugal Benfica End of season First team [55]
30 January 2021 MF England James Garner England Manchester United End of season First team [56]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Loan ends Team Ref.
15 August 2020 MF England Marcus McGuane England Oxford United End of season Under-23s [57]
3 September 2020 DF England Danny Preston England Grimsby Town 2 February 2021 Under-23s [58][59]
23 September 2020 DF England Jayden Richardson England Forest Green Rovers End of season Under-23s [60]
25 September 2020 MF Wales Brennan Johnson England Lincoln City End of season First team [61]
29 September 2020 MF Portugal João Carvalho Spain Almería End of season First team [62]
1 October 2020 DF England Jordan Gabriel England Blackpool End of season First team [5]
1 October 2020 MF England Jake Taylor England Scunthorpe United 5 January 2021 Under-23s [63][64]
2 October 2020 MF England Tyrese Fornah England Plymouth Argyle End of season Under-23s [65]
5 October 2020 FW Cape Verde Nuno da Costa Belgium Royal Excel Mouscron End of season First team [66]
16 October 2020 FW France Virgil Gomis England Grimsby Town 5 January 2021 Under-23s [67]
8 January 2021 DF Cyprus Nicholas Ioannou Greece Aris End of season First team [68]
16 January 2021 GK England Jordan Wright Scotland Alloa Athletic End of season Under-23s [69]
1 February 2021 FW England Will Swan England Port Vale End of season First team [70]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 12 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 25 6 7 12 20 29 −9 024.00
FA Cup 9 January 2021 23 January 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 050.00
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 5 September 2020 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 28 7 7 14 22 35 −13 025.00

Last updated: 23 January 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 −2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 +11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 −12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 −8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 −24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 −22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 −21 49
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[71]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 7 8 12 22 30  −8 29 4 5 5 14 14  0 3 3 7 8 16  −8

Last updated: 2 February 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHHA
ResultLLLLWDDDLWWLLLDLLLWDDDWWLDW
Position2322212220201920212020202021212121212120202119192021
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[72]

12 September 2020 1 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Nottingham Forest Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Dykes 54' (pen.) Yellow card 77'
Chair 90+4'
Report Figueiredo Yellow card 53'
Lawrence-Gabriel Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Robinson
19 September 2020 2 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:30 BST Report Moore 3', 40' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
25 September 2020 3 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
19:45 BST Hogg Yellow card 11'
Campbell 54'
Stearman Yellow card 72'
Report Sow Yellow card 19'
Colback Yellow card 29'
Ameobi Yellow card 60'
McKenna Yellow card 81'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 October 2020 4 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Bristol City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Freeman 35' Report Weimann 12'
Wells 22'
Hunt Yellow card 39'
Mawson Yellow card 43'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 October 2020 5 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
15:00 BST Johnson Yellow card 58' Gallagher Yellow card 72' Report Lolley 90' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillet
20 October 2020 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Rotherham United West Bridgford
19:45 BST Ameobi 79' Report Barlaser 51' (pen.)
Lindsay Yellow card 54'
Harding Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
23 October 2020 7 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Derby County West Bridgford
19:45 BST Christie Yellow card 18'
Taylor 64'
Arter Yellow card 90+3'
Report Waghorn 30' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
28 October 2020 8 Luton Town 1–1 Nottingham Forest Luton
19:45 GMT Rea 22' Yellow card 73'
Ruddock Yellow card 55'
Cranie Yellow card 71'
Report Ioannou Red card 44'
Rea 64' (o.g.)
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
31 October 2020 9 Middlesbrough 1–0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Morsy Yellow card 17'
Johnson 81'
Report Figueiredo Yellow card 54'
Bong Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
4 November 2020 10 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Coventry City West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Sow Yellow card 18'
McKenna 30'
Taylor 90+7' (pen.)
Report O'Hare 57'
Østigård Yellow card 85'
McFadzean Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
7 November 2020 11 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Guerrero Yellow card 12'
Taylor 28', 74'
Report Thompson Yellow card 67'
Grimmer Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
21 November 2020 12 Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
15:00 GMT Styles 86'
Woodrow 88'
Report Samba Yellow card 86' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
24 November 2020 13 Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest Kings Park
20:00 GMT Stanislas 3', 51' (pen.)
Gosling Yellow card 80'
Cook Yellow card 86'
Report Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
29 November 2020 14 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Swansea City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Arter Yellow card 51'
Figueiredo Yellow card 74'
McKenna Yellow card 78'
Taylor Yellow card 90+2'
Report Roberts 43'
Woodman Yellow card 87'
Bidwell Yellow card 89'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 December 2020 15 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Watford West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Lolley Yellow card 23'
Knockaert Yellow card 54'
Arter Yellow card 84'
Report Chalobah Yellow card 69'
Quina Yellow card 71'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
5 December 2020 16 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC) João 16' (pen.)
Morrison 53'
Richards Yellow card 83'
Report Yates Red card 14'
Cafú Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 December 2020 17 Norwich City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
19:45 GMT Sørensen 45+3'
Skipp Yellow card 53'
Buendía Yellow card 59' 77'
Aarons Yellow card 74'
Cantwell Yellow card 87'
Report Sow Yellow card 27'
Knockaert 73'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Referee: Darren Bond
12 December 2020 18 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Figueiredo Yellow card 61'
Samba Yellow card 64'
Knockaert Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Worrall 90+2'
Report Dalsgaard 15'
Toney Yellow card 64' 88'
Raya Yellow card 81'
Dasilva 83'
Janelt Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 19 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
19:45 BST Ribeiro 4'
Grabban 87'
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
19 December 2020 20 Millwall 1–1 Nottingham Forest Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Leonard Yellow card 14'
Romeo Yellow card 16'
Bradshaw 47'
Report Cafú Yellow card 14'
Ribeiro Yellow card 20'
Sow Yellow card 28'
Mighten 49'
Ameobi Yellow card 59'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 December 2020 21 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Birmingham City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Ribeiro Yellow card 36'
Grabban Yellow card 64'
Yates Yellow card 90+2'
Report Clayton Yellow card 42'
Colin Yellow card 89'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 December 2020 22 Stoke Cty 1–1 Nottingham Forest Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT Thompson 18'
Brown Yellow card 81'
Report Chester 65' (o.g.) Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
2 January 2021 23 Preston North End 0–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 GMT Ledson Yellow card 24' Report Sow Yellow card 21'
Figueiredo Yellow card 52'
Grabban 70' (pen.)
Taylor Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 January 2021 24 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Millwall West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Ameobi 34, 70'
Yates 83'
Samba Yellow card 90+3'
Report Thompson 89' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 January 2021 25 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
19:00 GMT Sow Yellow card 33'
Taylor Yellow card 67'
Mbe Soh 90+3'
Knockaert Yellow card 90+5'
Ribeiro Red card 90+7'
Report Morsy Yellow card 13'
Assombalonga 14'
Saville 50'
Howson Yellow card 84'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
30 January 2021 26 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Barnsley West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Bong Yellow card 35' Report Kane Yellow card 56'
Helik Yellow card 60'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
2 February 2021 27 Coventry City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
19:00 GMT Biamou 17'
O'Hare Yellow card 53'
Report Grabban 22'
Rose 53' (o.g.)
Knockaert Yellow card 54'
Krovinović Yellow card 74'
Colback Yellow card 90+2'
Bong Yellow card 90+13'
Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington

FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[73] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[74]

9 January 2021 Third round Nottingham Forest 1–0 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Taylor 3' Report Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
23 January 2021 Fourth round Swansea City 5–1 Nottingham Forest Swansea
15:00 GMT Cullen 7', 67'
Grimes 29', 61' (pen.)
O. Cooper 84'
Report Knockaert 56' Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[75]

5 September 2020 First round Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
15:00 BST Williams Yellow card 31'
Woodrow 49'
Simões Yellow card 66'
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards

Statistics

Goals and appearances

As of match played 20 January 2021[a][b]
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Cyrus Christie 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Portugal POR Tobias Figueiredo 20 0 18+1 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Joe Worrall 14 1 13 1 1 0 0 0
5 DF Portugal POR Yuri Ribeiro 18 1 17 1 0 0 1 0
6 DF France FRA Loïc Mbe Soh 5 1 4+1 1 0 0 0 0
7 FW England ENG Lewis Grabban 15 2 12+2 2 0 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG Jack Colback 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Cape Verde CPV Nuno da Costa 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Portugal POR João Carvalho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF England ENG Sammy Ameobi 26 3 20+4 3 1 0 1 0
12 GK England ENG Jordan Smith 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 DF Cameroon CMR Gaetan Bong 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF Comoros COM Fouad Bachirou 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF England ENG Luke Freeman 10 1 8+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
16 DF England ENG Carl Jenkinson 4 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Alex Mighten 12 1 6+4 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
18 MF Portugal POR Cafú 13 0 11+1 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Guerrero 10 0 3+6 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Michael Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Mali MLI Samba Sow 15 0 11+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Ryan Yates 24 1 20+2 1 0+1 0 1 0
23 MF England ENG Joe Lolley 23 1 13+9 1 1 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Tyler Blackett 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Scott McKenna 15 1 14 1 1 0 0 0
27 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF France FRA Anthony Knockaert 17 1 10+7 1 0 0 0 0
30 GK Republic of the Congo CGO Brice Samba 26 0 25 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF Ireland EIR Harry Arter 14 0 8+5 0 1 0 0 0
33 FW Montserrat MSR Lyle Taylor 27 5 13+12 4 1 1 0+1 0
39 GK Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Diallo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Wales WAL Brennan Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Cyprus CYP Nicholas Ioannou 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF England ENG Jordan Gabriel 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
48 FW England ENG Will Swan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs this season.
  2. ^ Players whose names appear in bold left Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis mid-season.

Notes

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