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Premier League · 9 November 2025

Nottingham Forest 3 – 1 Leeds

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The match · Details
Attendance
30,708
Competition
Premier League
Venue
Away
City Ground
Manager
Daniel Farke
Captain
Ethan Ampadu
Lost 1–3 v Nottingham Forest

Lukas Nmecha 13'

Nottingham Forest

I. Sangare 15', M. Gibbs-White 68', E. Anderson 90' (pen)

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 13' Goal — Lukas Nmecha, assisted by Brenden Aaronson
  2. 74' Substitution — Daniel James on for Brenden Aaronson, 74'
  3. 74' Substitution — Dominic Calvert-Lewin on for Lukas Nmecha, 74'
  4. 74' Substitution — Joël Piroe on for Sean Longstaff, 74'
  5. 82' Substitution — Jack Harrison on for Gabriel Gudmundsson, 82'
  6. 82' Substitution — Pascal Struijk on for Jaka Bijol, 82'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

4-3-3 · 11
  1. GK Lucas Perri
  2. DF Jaka Bijol
    ↓ 82' Pascal Struijk
  3. DF Jayden Bogle
  4. DF Gabriel Gudmundsson
    ↓ 82' Jack Harrison
  5. DF Joe Rodon
  6. DF / MF Ethan Ampadu C
  7. MF Brenden Aaronson
    ↓ 74' Daniel James
  8. MF Sean Longstaff
    ↓ 74' Joël Piroe
  9. MF Anton Stach
  10. WG Noah Okafor
  11. FW Lukas Nmecha
    ↓ 74' Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Substitutes

5
  1. DF Pascal Struijk
    ↑ 82' for Jaka Bijol
  2. WG Jack Harrison
    ↑ 82' for Gabriel Gudmundsson
  3. WG Daniel James
    ↑ 74' for Brenden Aaronson
  4. FW Dominic Calvert-Lewin
    ↑ 74' for Lukas Nmecha
  5. FW Joël Piroe
    ↑ 74' for Sean Longstaff
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Nottingham Forest
Possession: Leeds 54%, Nottingham Forest 46%
Shots: Leeds 10, Nottingham Forest 14
On target: Leeds 3, Nottingham Forest 6
Shots in box: Leeds 5, Nottingham Forest 10
Shots out box: Leeds 5, Nottingham Forest 4
Blocked: Leeds 2, Nottingham Forest 6
Corners: Leeds 4, Nottingham Forest 6
Fouls: Leeds 11, Nottingham Forest 10
Offsides: Leeds 1, Nottingham Forest 2
Yellows: Leeds 1, Nottingham Forest 2
Passes: Leeds 435, Nottingham Forest 348
Pass acc.: Leeds 81%, Nottingham Forest 80%
Saves: Leeds 3, Nottingham Forest 2
xG: Leeds 0.69, Nottingham Forest 2.55
The other side

Nottingham Forest line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1
  1. M. Sels
  2. N. Savona
  3. N. Milenkovic
  4. Murillo
  5. N. Williams
  6. I. Sangare
  7. E. Anderson
  8. D. Ndoye
  9. M. Gibbs-White
  10. N. Dominguez
  11. Igor Jesus

Goals

I. Sangare 15', M. Gibbs-White 68', E. Anderson 90' (pen)

The record

Leeds v Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest profile →
105
Played
33
Won
35
Drawn
37
Lost
Won 33, drawn 35, lost 37 of 105

First met 1921 · 140 scored, 140 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Nottingham Forest
DateH/AScoreResult
6 Feb 2026 Premier League H 3–1 Won 3–1 v Nottingham Forest
4 Apr 2023 Premier League H 2–1 Won 2–1 v Nottingham Forest
5 Feb 2023 Premier League A 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Nottingham Forest
8 Feb 2020 Championship A 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Nottingham Forest
10 Aug 2019 Championship H 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Nottingham Forest