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Nottingham Forest F.C.
2020–21 season
Owner Evangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
Manager Sabri Lamouchi (until 6 October) [1]
Chris Hughton (from 6 October) [1]
Stadium The City Ground
Championship17th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Grabban (6)
All: Lewis Grabban (6)
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The 2020–21 Nottingham Forest Football Club season was 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 EFL Championship, they played in two domestic cup competitions; they were eliminated in the fourth round of the FA Cup and 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 31) 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 2021
6 Loïc Mbe Soh France (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 22) 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 27) Scotland Aberdeen 2020 2024
Midfielders
8 Jack Colback England (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34) England Newcastle United 2020 2023
11 Sammy Ameobi England (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 31) 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
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 34) Russia Dynamo Moscow 2019 2021
22 Ryan Yates England (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26) England Forest Academy 2016 2023
27 Filip Krovinović Croatia (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 28) 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
37 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
17 Alex Mighten England (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) England Forest Academy 2020 2025
23 Joe Lolley England (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31) England Huddersfield Town 2018 2023
25 Glenn Murray England (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 40) 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]
27 February 2021 FW England Alex Gibson-Hammond [8]
28 February 2021 MF Northern Ireland Jamie McDonnell [9]
12 March 2021 GK England George Shelvey [10]
30 March 2021 MF England Oli Hammond [11]
24 May 2021 DF England James Clarridge [12]

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
22 July 2020 MF Northern Ireland Jamie McDonnell Northern Ireland Glentoran Undisclosed Under-18s [13]
3 August 2020 FW Northern Ireland Dale Taylor Northern Ireland Linfield Undisclosed Under-18s [14]
11 August 2020 MF England Jack Colback England Newcastle United Free First team [15]
14 August 2020 MF Greece Alexandros Sarantis Greece AEK Athens Undisclosed Under-18s [16]
15 August 2020 DF England Tyler Blackett England Reading Free First team [17]
15 August 2020 FW Montserrat Lyle Taylor England Charlton Athletic Free First team [18]
26 August 2020 MF Comoros Fouad Bachirou Sweden Malmö FF Undisclosed First team [19]
4 September 2020 FW Spain Miguel Ángel Guerrero Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [20]
11 September 2020 DF France Loïc Mbe Soh France Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed First team [21]
14 September 2020 GK Senegal Abdoulaye Diallo Turkey Gençlerbirliği Free First team [22]
15 September 2020 MF France Ateef Konaté France Le Havre Undisclosed Under-23s [23]
22 September 2020 MF Republic of Ireland Harry Arter England Bournemouth Undisclosed First team [24]
23 September 2020 DF Scotland Scott McKenna Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed First team [25]
25 September 2020 DF Cyprus Nicholas Ioannou Cyprus APOEL Undisclosed First team [26]
1 November 2020 DF Portugal Baba Fernandes Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Free Under-23s [27]
7 January 2021 MF Guatemala Marcelo Saraiva Brazil Internacional Free Under-23s [28]
1 February 2021 FW England Glenn Murray England Brighton & Hove Albion Free First team [29]
2 February 2021 MF Portugal Cafú Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [30]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
20 June 2020 DF England Max Ram England Stratford Town Released Under-18s [31]
23 June 2020 MF Scotland Liam Bridcutt England Lincoln City Released First team [32] [33]
23 June 2020 MF England Toby Edser England Aldershot Town Released Under-23s [32] [34]
23 June 2020 DF Scotland Owen Gallacher England Burton Albion Released Under-23s [32] [35]
23 June 2020 FW Philippines Kieran Hayes England Truro City Released Under-23s [32] [36]
23 June 2020 FW England Victor Sodeinde England Hereford Released Under-23s [32] [37]
23 June 2020 GK England Luke Steele England Stamford Released First team [32] [38]
23 June 2020 DF England Ethan Stewart England Nuneaton Borough Released Under-23s [32] [39]
23 June 2020 MF England Louis Walsh England Southend United Released Under-23s [40]
23 June 2020 MF England Ben Watson England Charlton Athletic Released First team [32] [41]
28 August 2020 FW England Tyler Walker England Coventry City Undisclosed First team [42]
3 September 2020 DF Poland Matty Cash England Aston Villa £14,000,000 [A] First team [43] [44]
4 September 2020 GK Romania Costel Pantilimon Turkey Denizlispor Mutual consent First team [45] [46]
2 October 2020 MF Ghana Albert Adomah England Queens Park Rangers Mutual consent First team [47] [48]
3 October 2020 MF Portugal Tiago Silva Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [49]
5 October 2020 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane Greece Aris Mutual consent First team [50] [51]
11 January 2021 MF England Jake Taylor England Port Vale Undisclosed Under-23s [52]
11 January 2021 DF Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed First team [53]
22 January 2021 FW England Zach Clough England Wigan Athletic Free First team [54]
1 February 2021 FW Spain Miguel Ángel Guerrero Spain Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed First team [55]
6 May 2021 MF England Marcus McGuane England Oxford United Undisclosed Under-23s [56]
  1. ^ Fee could rise to £16,000,000 if all clauses and performance-related bonuses are met.

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Loan ends Team Ref.
28 August 2020 MF England Luke Freeman England Sheffield United End of season First team [57]
18 September 2020 DF Republic of Ireland Cyrus Christie England Fulham End of season First team [58]
5 October 2020 MF Portugal Cafú Greece Olympiacos 2 February 2021 First team [59] [30]
16 October 2020 MF France Anthony Knockaert England Fulham End of season First team [60] [61]
22 January 2021 MF Croatia Filip Krovinović Portugal Benfica End of season First team [62]
30 January 2021 MF England James Garner England Manchester United End of season First team [63]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Loan ends Team Ref.
15 August 2020 MF England Marcus McGuane England Oxford United 6 May 2021 Under-23s [64]
3 September 2020 DF England Danny Preston England Grimsby Town 2 February 2021 Under-23s [65] [66]
23 September 2020 DF England Jayden Richardson England Forest Green Rovers End of season Under-23s [67]
25 September 2020 MF Wales Brennan Johnson England Lincoln City End of season First team [68]
29 September 2020 MF Portugal João Carvalho Spain Almería End of season First team [69]
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 [70] [71]
2 October 2020 MF England Tyrese Fornah England Plymouth Argyle End of season Under-23s [72]
5 October 2020 FW Cape Verde Nuno da Costa Belgium Royal Excel Mouscron End of season First team [73]
16 October 2020 FW France Virgil Gomis England Grimsby Town 5 January 2021 Under-23s [74]
8 January 2021 DF Cyprus Nicholas Ioannou Greece Aris End of season First team [75]
16 January 2021 GK England Jordan Wright Scotland Alloa Athletic End of season Under-23s [76]
1 February 2021 FW England Will Swan England Port Vale End of season First team [77]
19 March 2021 DF England Riley Harbottle England Wealdstone April 2021 Under-23s [78]
10 April 2021 GK England George Shelvey England Wealdstone End of season Under-23s [79]

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 8 May 2021 Matchday 1 17th 46 12 16 18 37 45 −8 026.09
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 49 13 16 20 39 51 −12 026.53

Last updated: 8 May 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 [80]

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
46 12 16 18 37 45  −8 52 6 8 9 21 24  −3 6 8 9 16 21  −5

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: [ citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLWDDDLWWLLLDLLLWDDDWWLDWWDLWWDLLDLDWWDLDDDL
Position23222122202019202120202020212121212121202021191920211918161817151616171718171615151618171617
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 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. [81]

12 September 2020 1 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Nottingham Forest London
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 Bournemouth
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 London
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
6 February 2021 28 Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Nottingham Forest High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Report Murray 7', 54' ( pen.)
Knockaert 72'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
13 February 2021 29 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Bournemouth West Bridgford
12:30 GMT Cafú Yellow card 11'
Freeman Yellow card 46'
Report Smith Yellow card 45' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
17 February 2021 30 Swansea City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Swansea
19:00 GMT Bennett Yellow card 35'
Roberts 87'
Report Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 February 2021 32 Rotherham United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
19:45 GMT Ihiekwe Yellow card 26'
Smith Yellow card 42'
MacDonald Yellow card 79'
Report Yates 67'
Figueiredo Yellow card 79'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
26 February 2021 33 Derby County 1–1 Nottingham Forest Derby
19:45 GMT Wisdom Yellow card 82'
Kazim-Richards 84'
Report Garner 33' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 March 2021 34 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Luton Town West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Report Naismith Yellow card 61'
Tunnicliffe 64'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
6 March 2021 35 Watford 1–0 Nottingham Forest Watford
12:30 GMT Masina 17'
Pedro Yellow card 45+1'
Zinckernagel Yellow card 50'
Report Knockaert Yellow card 10' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
13 March 2021 36 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Holmes 49' ( o.g.)
Figueiredo Yellow card 90+1'
Report Méïté 81' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
17 March 2021 37 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Norwich City West Bridgford
19:00 GMT Report Pukki 9'
Dowell 13'
Skipp Yellow card 48'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 March 2021 38 Brentford 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
12:30 GMT Toney 12' ( pen.)
Janelt Yellow card 26'
Dalsgaard Yellow card 35'
Marcondes Yellow card 90'
Report Mighten Yellow card 25'
Krovinović 63'
Cafú Yellow card 67'
Ameobi Yellow card 78'
Figueiredo Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Cardiff City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 BST Pack Yellow card 14'
Brown Yellow card 37'
Report Christie Yellow card 26'
Garner 29'
Grabban Yellow card 55'
Cafú Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 April 2021 40 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Yates Yellow card 32'
Mighten 44'
Grabban 63'
Krovinović Yellow card 66'
Garner 69'
Christie Yellow card 89'
Report Johansen Yellow card 73'
Dykes 90+3'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 April 2021 41 Bristol City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Bristol
15:00 BST Report McKenna Yellow card 85' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
17 April 2021 42 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
12:30 BST Report Rowe 45+1'
O'Brien Yellow card 53'
Pipa Yellow card 57'
Bacuna 61'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 April 2021 43 Birmingham City 1–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
19:45 BST Roberts 49' Report Grabban 90+7' ( pen.) Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
24 April 2021 44 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Stoke City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Grabban 50'
Ribeiro Yellow card 80'
Report Matondo 27'
Smith Yellow card 33'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
1 May 2021 45 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
12:30 BST Palmer Yellow card 41'
Paterson Yellow card 61'
Report Grabban soccer ball with red X 45+1'
Yates Yellow card 47'
Knockaert Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
8 May 2021 46 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Preston North End West Bridgford
12:30 BST Garner 17'
Samba Yellow card 53'
Report Bayliss 53'
Ledson Yellow card 63'
Lindsay 67'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition. [82] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch. [83]

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: 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. [84]

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 8 May 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 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Portugal  POR Tobias Figueiredo 34 0 31+1 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF England  ENG Joe Worrall 33 1 31 1 2 0 0 0
5 DF Portugal  POR Yuri Ribeiro 26 1 24+1 1 0 0 1 0
6 DF France  FRA Loïc Mbe Soh 8 1 5+2 1 1 0 0 0
7 FW England  ENG Lewis Grabban 29 6 24+4 6 0 0 1 0
8 MF England  ENG Jack Colback 17 0 13+4 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 34 3 27+5 3 1 0 1 0
12 GK England  ENG Jordan Smith 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
13 DF Cameroon  CMR Gaetan Bong 12 0 9+1 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF Comoros  COM Fouad Bachirou 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
15 MF England  ENG Luke Freeman 25 1 16+7 1 1 0 0+1 0
16 DF England  ENG Carl Jenkinson 5 0 1+2 0 2 0 0 0
17 FW England  ENG Alex Mighten 27 3 13+11 3 0+2 0 0+1 0
18 MF Portugal  POR Cafú 33 0 26+5 0 1+1 0 0 0
19 FW Spain  ESP Miguel Ángel Guerrero 11 0 3+6 0 1+1 0 0 0
20 DF England  ENG Michael Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Mali  MLI Samba Sow 16 0 12+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 MF England  ENG Ryan Yates 36 2 31+3 2 0+1 0 1 0
23 MF England  ENG Joe Lolley 30 1 16+12 1 2 0 0 0
24 DF England  ENG Tyler Blackett 16 0 9+5 0 0+1 0 1 0
25 FW England  ENG Glenn Murray 16 2 8+8 2 0 0 0 0
26 DF Scotland  SCO Scott McKenna 25 1 24 1 1 0 0 0
27 DF Zimbabwe  ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Croatia  CRO Filip Krovinović 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0
28 MF France  FRA Anthony Knockaert 35 3 24+10 2 1 1 0 0
30 GK Republic of the Congo  CGO Brice Samba 46 0 45 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 42 5 15+24 4 2 1 0+1 0
37 MF England  ENG James Garner 20 4 19+1 4 0 0 0 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

This season is notable for all games being played without spectators, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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