Nottingham Forest 2-0 FC Porto — Europa League, 23 Oct 2025
Nottingham Forest beat FC Porto 2-0 in the Europa League on 23 October 2025 at City Ground, Nottingham. Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-019'Penalty
- 25'Foul
- 35'Foul
- 45+1'
- Half-time1-0
- 53'VARGoal cancelled
- 58'
- 58'out: G. Veiga
- 58'out: Zaidu Sanusi
- 58'out: M. Fernandes
- 75'VARPenalty confirmed
- 77'
- 2-077'Penalty
- 85'out: R. Yates
- 89'Argument
- 90'Foul
- 90+3'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.5Neco WilliamsD
- 7.6Nikola MilenkovićD
- 7.5MurilloD
- 7.5Nicolò SavonaD
- 7.5Douglas LuizM
- 7.3Elliot AndersonM
- 7.3Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 6.9Callum Hudson-OdoiM
- 6.9Matz SelsG
- 6.6Dan NdoyeM
- 6.6Oleksandr ZinchenkoD
- 6.6Igor JesusF
- 6.3Ryan YatesM
FC Porto
- 7.2Alan VarelaM
- 6.9Borja SainzF
- 6.9Jan BednarekD
- 6.9Alberto CostaD
- 6.7Jakub KiwiorD
- 6.5Samu AghehowaF
- 6.5Victor FroholdtM
- 6.3William GomesF
- 6.3Francisco MouraD
- 6.3Gabri VeigaM
- 6.3Martim FernandesD
- 6.3Rodrigo MoraM
- 6.3Pablo RosarioM
- 6.2Diogo CostaG
- 6.2Zaidu SanusiD
- 6.2PepêF
Line-ups
FC Porto4-3-3
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestAngelos Postecoglou
Substitutes
- 16N. DominguezM
- 30W. BolyD
- 22R. Yates85'M6.3
- 6Ibrahim Sangaré90+3'M
- 4MoratoD
- 13John VictorG
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 37N. Savona45+1'D7.5
- 44Z. AbbottD
- 67K. WillowsG
- 77Z. BlakeF
FC PortoFrancesco Farioli
Substitutes
- 6Stephen EustáquioM
- 14Claudio RamosG
- 24J. CostaG
- 12Zaidu Sanusi58'D6.2
- 10G. Veiga58'M6.3
- 47A. AlarconF
- 52M. Fernandes58'D6.3
- 73G. BrasD
- 21Dominik PrpićD
- 27Deniz GülF
- 86R. Mora77'M6.3
- 7William Gomes58'F6.3
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
2.09Expected goals (xG)0.60
8Total shots10
3Shots on target2
2Shots off target2
3Blocked shots6
3Corners8
0Offsides2
13Fouls15
2Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves1
-0.38Goals prevented-0.38
457Total passes436
390Accurate passes365
85%Pass accuracy84%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 8.5 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Murillo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Nicolò Savona | 46 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Douglas Luiz | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Elliot Anderson | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Dan Ndoye | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | 44 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Igor Jesus | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Yates | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
FC Porto
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Varela | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Borja Sainz | 58 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jan Bednarek | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alberto Costa | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jakub Kiwior | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Samu Aghehowa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Victor Froholdt | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| William Gomes | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Francisco Moura | 58 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Gabri Veiga | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Martim Fernandes | 32 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Rodrigo Mora | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Pablo Rosario | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Diogo Costa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Zaidu Sanusi | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Pepê | 84 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
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