FC Porto 1-1 Nottingham Forest — Europa League, 9 Apr 2026
FC Porto and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 in the Europa League Quarter-finals on 9 April 2026 at Estádio do Dragão, Porto. William Gomes scored for FC Porto. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, FC Porto have won 0 and Nottingham Forest 1.
· kickoff·Estádio do Dragão · Porto·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-011'assist: G. Veiga
- 2-013'Own Goal
- 15'Foul
- 19'out: A. Costa
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 59'
- 59'
- 59'out: V. Froholdt
- 60'
- 61'
- 66'VARGoal cancelled
- 74'
- 74'
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
FC Porto
- 8.0William GomesF
- 7.5Jan BednarekD
- 7.3Gabri VeigaM
- 7.3Diogo CostaG
- 7.3Alan VarelaM
- 7.2Pablo RosarioM
- 7.2Thiago SilvaD
- 7.2Seko FofanaM
- 7.0PepêF
- 7.0Alberto CostaD
- 6.9Zaidu SanusiD
- 6.6Borja SainzF
- 6.3Terem MoffiF
- 6.3Victor FroholdtM
- 6.2Deniz GülF
- 5.7Martim FernandesD
Nottingham Forest
- 8.3Stefan OrtegaG
- 7.0Dan NdoyeM
- 6.9James McAteeF
- 6.9Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.9MoratoD
- 6.9Zach AbbottD
- 6.9Dilane BakwaM
- 6.7Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.7Neco WilliamsD
- 6.6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 6.5Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF
- 6.5Igor JesusF
- 6.5Christopher WoodF
- 6.3Omari HutchinsonF
- 6.2MurilloD
- 6.2Ryan YatesM
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1
FC Porto4-3-3
Substitutes
FC PortoFrancesco Farioli
Substitutes
- 11Pepê59'F7.0
- 14Claudio RamosG
- 74F. MouraD
- 4Jakub KiwiorD
- 24J. CostaG
- 22Alan Varela74'M7.3
- 20A. Costa19'D7.0
- 21Dominik PrpićD
- 27Deniz Gül59'F6.2
- 8V. Froholdt59'M6.3
- 86R. MoraM
- 58Tiago Silva
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiF
- 34O. AinaD
- 31Nikola Milenković46'D6.9
- 26Matz SelsG
- 19Igor Jesus46'F6.5
- 6Ibrahim Sangaré74'M6.6
- 3Neco Williams61'D6.7
- 20L. LuccaF
- 21O. Hutchinson60'F6.3
- 65J. HanksD
- 51A. WhitehallM
- 61J. SinclairM
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
2.16Expected goals (xG)0.45
16Total shots6
8Shots on target2
5Shots off target1
3Blocked shots3
5Corners2
0Offsides3
4Fouls11
1Yellow cards0
2Goalkeeper saves7
1.98Goals prevented1.98
504Total passes473
442Accurate passes412
88%Pass accuracy87%
FC Porto
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gomes | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Jan Bednarek | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Gabri Veiga | 59 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Diogo Costa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Alan Varela | 16 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Pablo Rosario | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Thiago Silva | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Seko Fofana | 74 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Pepê | 31 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Alberto Costa | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Zaidu Sanusi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Borja Sainz | 59 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Terem Moffi | 59 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Victor Froholdt | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Deniz Gül | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Martim Fernandes | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Ortega | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Dan Ndoye | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| James McAtee | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Nikola Milenković | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Morato | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Zach Abbott | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Dilane Bakwa | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Neco Williams | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Igor Jesus | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Christopher Wood | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Murillo | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ryan Yates | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
FC PortoDWWWW
- D04 Apr 26HFamalicao2-2
- W22 Mar 26ASC Braga2-1
- W19 Mar 26HVfB Stuttgart2-0
- W15 Mar 26HMoreirense3-0
- W12 Mar 26AVfB Stuttgart2-1
Nottingham ForestWWDLD
- W22 Mar 26ATottenham3-0
- W19 Mar 26AFC Midtjylland2-1
- D15 Mar 26HFulham0-0
- L12 Mar 26HFC Midtjylland0-1
- D04 Mar 26AManchester City2-2
Head-to-head
- 23 Oct 25Nottingham Forest2-0FC Porto
Most recent meetings
Final table, Europa League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 6 | SC Braga | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | +6 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | +1 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | +8 | 14 |
| 14 | Plzen | 8 | +5 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | +1 | 14 |
Before and after
FC Porto
- Previous: FC Porto 2-2 Famalicao, 4 Apr 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Estoril 1-3 FC Porto, 12 Apr 2026 · Primeira Liga
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Tottenham 0-3 Nottingham Forest, 22 Mar 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa, 12 Apr 2026 · Premier League
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