Nottingham Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland — Europa League, 2 Oct 2025
FC Midtjylland beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 in the Europa League on 2 October 2025 at City Ground, Nottingham. O. Diao, Dan Ndoye, Mads Bech, Valdemar Byskov got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1'Foul
- 0-118'
- 1-122'assist: Morgan Gibbs-White
- 1-224'assist: Martin Erlić
- 28'
- Half-time1-2
- 55'Foul
- 58'
- 66'out: Lee Han-Beom
- 66'
- 66'
- 72'Foul
- 75'
- 76'
- 87'
- 1-388'assist: Darío Osorio
- 2-390'Penalty
- 90+1'VARPenalty confirmed
- 90+4'Time wasting
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.7Dan NdoyeM
- 7.6Elliot AndersonM
- 7.3Christopher WoodF
- 7.3Ibrahim SangaréM
- 7.3Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 6.9Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.7MoratoD
- 6.6Igor JesusF
- 6.3Neco WilliamsM
- 6.3Nicolò SavonaD
- 6.3Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF
- 6.2Matz SelsG
- 6.2MurilloD
FC Midtjylland
- 7.5Elías ÓlafssonG
- 7.3Valdemar ByskovM
- 7.2Mads BechD
- 7.2Philip BillingM
- 6.9Júnior BrumadoF
- 6.9Victor Bak JensenM
- 6.6Aral ŞimşirF
- 6.6Pedro BravoM
- 6.5Kevin MbabuM
- 6.5Gue-sung ChoF
- 6.5Darío OsorioM
- 6.3Denil CastilloM
- 6.3Franculino DjúF
- 6.3Martin ErlićD
- 6.2Han-Beom LeeD
- 6.2Ousmane DiaoD
Line-ups
FC Midtjylland3-4-3
Nottingham Forest3-4-3
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestAngelos Postecoglou
Substitutes
- 16N. DominguezM
- 30W. BolyD
- 11Christopher Wood90'75'F7.3
- 22R. YatesM
- 13John VictorG
- 29D. BakwaF
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 37N. Savona28'D6.3
- 44Z. AbbottD
FC MidtjyllandMike Tullberg
Substitutes
- 1J. LosslG
- 29PaulinhoD
- 80Dani SilvaM
- 14Edward ChilufyaF
- 3Lee Han-Beom66'D6.2
- 13Adam GabrielD
- 11Darío Osorio58'M6.5
- 19Pedro Bravo66'M6.6
- 7Franculino87'F6.3
- 90Friday EtimF
- 20Valdemar Byskov88'66'M7.3
- 41M. GogorzaF
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
2.05Expected goals (xG)2.10
22Total shots8
9Shots on target5
7Shots off target2
6Blocked shots1
10Corners8
3Offsides2
14Fouls15
3Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves7
0.71Goals prevented0.71
466Total passes287
402Accurate passes223
86%Pass accuracy78%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ndoye | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Christopher Wood | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Morato | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6.7 |
| Igor Jesus | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Nicolò Savona | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Murillo | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
FC Midtjylland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elías Ólafsson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Valdemar Byskov | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Mads Bech | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Philip Billing | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Júnior Brumado | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Victor Bak Jensen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Aral Şimşir | 58 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Pedro Bravo | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kevin Mbabu | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Darío Osorio | 32 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Denil Castillo | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Franculino Djú | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Martin Erlić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Han-Beom Lee | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Ousmane Diao | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
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