Nottingham Forest FC vs Leeds United FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2026-27

Nottingham Forest FC

0 – 1

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Leeds United FC

Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 88' Anton Stach

Ola Aina 18' Y

Y 32' Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Jair Paula 52' Y

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Leeds United FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Leeds United FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Assistant 1 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
Assistant 2

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.8 goals Leeds United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Leeds United FC 2026-02-06 Leeds United FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-11-09 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Leeds United FC 2023-04-04 Leeds United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-02-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Leeds United FC	H	0–1	L
24 May	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–1	D
17 May	Manchester United FC	A	2–3	L
10 May	Newcastle United FC	H	1–1	D
07 May	Aston Villa FC	A	0–4	L
04 May	Chelsea FC	A	3–1	W

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–0	W
24 May	West Ham United FC	A	0–3	L
17 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–0	W
11 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–1	D
01 May	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
26 Apr	Chelsea FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		Leeds United FC
#13	Position	#5
5	Points	9
5	Played	5
1 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 0
4	Scored	7
5	Conceded	3
-1	GD	+4
1.00	PPG	1.80
20%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
Leeds United FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). Leeds United FC are 5th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Leeds United FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Leeds United FC

Dominic Calvert-Lewin	2 G	1 A
Jayden Bogle	2 G
Anton Stach	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nottingham Forest FC launch into their encounter with Leeds United FC.
5' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
18' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Ola Aina gets a card.
23' Nottingham Forest FC have won 437 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' Dominic Calvert-Lewin is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
37' Ola Aina has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 37 cards already picked up this season.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Leeds United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Leeds United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
52' A moment of madness from Jair Paula on 52 minutes earns him a card. Nottingham Forest FC will be frustrated.
53' Jair Paula picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Tarik Muharemovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' Chris Wood gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Dan Ndoye and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Leeds United FC ring the changes. Harry Wilson has done his job and it is now time for Lukas Nmecha to step up.
71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
74' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Ola Aina trudges off to be replaced by Luca Netz on 74 minutes.
75' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. James McAtee has done his job and it is now time for Xaver Schlager to step up.
80' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
83' Leeds United FC ring the changes. Brenden Aaronson has done his job and it is now time for Sean Longstaff to step up.
88' Anton Stach is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
90' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Murillo is replaced by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Leeds United FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Leeds United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

4
Ethan Ampadu
9
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
6
Joe Rodon
2
Jayden Bogle
10
Harry Wilson ↓ Noah Okafor 66'
24
James Justin
15
Jaka Bijol
11
Brenden Aaronson ↓ Sean Longstaff 83'
18
Anton Stach
1
James Trafford
5
Tarik Muharemovic

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jack Colback	2
Tyler Walker	1
Sammy Ameobi	1
Jack Robinson	1
Orel Mangala	1
Kemar Roofe	1
Jack Harrison	1
Daryl Murphy	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-08-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2026-05-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2026-05-17 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-05-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-05-04 Chelsea FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W

Leeds United FC Form

2026-08-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Leeds United FC W 2026-05-24 West Ham United FC 3–0 Leeds United FC L 2026-05-17 Leeds United FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-05-11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2026-05-01 Leeds United FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2026-04-26 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.73 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 Leeds United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Leeds United FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC27% Draw34% Leeds United FC39%

Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes34% 0% No66%

Avg goals/match: 1.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	80%	20%
± 1.5	52%	48%
± 2.5	25%	75%
± 3.5	11%	89%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Leeds United FC

73%

Nottingham Forest FC or Leeds United FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC16% Draw58% Leeds United FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

20.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

13.9%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 2

8.4%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 1

4.6%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

2.8%

2 – 2

2.5%

1 – 3

2.2%

3 – 1

1.2%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Leeds United FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	17%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	24%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.