Nottingham Forest 1-0 FC Porto — Europa League, 16 Apr 2026
Nottingham Forest beat FC Porto 1-0 in the Europa League Quarter-finals on 16 April 2026 at City Ground, Nottingham. Morgan Gibbs-White scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and FC Porto 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 7'VARCard upgrade
- 8'Foul
- 1-012'assist: Neco Williams
- 16'
- 32'Foul
- 36'Foul
- 40'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'out: Jakub Kiwior
- 46'out: F. Moura
- 46'out: Alan Varela
- 46'out: V. Froholdt
- 65'
- 66'
- 72'—out: D. Bakwa
- 72'
- 90'Argument
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.5Neco WilliamsD
- 8.0Ibrahim SangaréM
- 7.6Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7.5Ola AinaD
- 7.5Stefan OrtegaG
- 7.5Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 7.2JairD
- 7.0MurilloD
- 6.9Dan NdoyeM
- 6.9Dilane BakwaF
- 6.7Christopher WoodF
- 6.7Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.6MoratoD
- 6.5Omari HutchinsonM
- 6.3Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.2Igor JesusF
FC Porto
- 7.7Diogo CostaG
- 7.3Jakub KiwiorD
- 7.0Alan VarelaM
- 6.9Thiago SilvaD
- 6.9Seko FofanaM
- 6.9Francisco MouraD
- 6.7Zaidu SanusiD
- 6.6Victor FroholdtM
- 6.6Deniz GülF
- 6.5Pablo RosarioM
- 6.5Borja SainzF
- 6.3William GomesF
- 6.3Gabri VeigaM
- 6.2Alberto CostaD
- 6.2Terem MoffiF
- 3.0Jan BednarekD
Line-ups
FC Porto4-3-3
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 7C. Hudson-Odoi46'F7.5
- 31Nikola Milenković65'D6.7
- 26Matz SelsG
- 19Igor Jesus16'F6.2
- 22R. YatesM
- 4Morato72'D6.6
- 29D. Bakwa72'F6.9
- 24J. McAteeM
- 20L. LuccaF
- 44Z. AbbottD
- 67K. WillowsG
- 61J. SinclairM
FC PortoFrancesco Farioli
Substitutes
- 11PepêF
- 14Claudio RamosG
- 74F. Moura46'D6.9
- 4Jakub Kiwior46'D7.3
- 24J. CostaG
- 22Alan Varela46'M7.0
- 73G. BrasD
- 21Dominik PrpićD
- 27Deniz Gül66'F6.6
- 8V. Froholdt46'M6.6
- 86R. MoraM
- 58Tiago Silva
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
2.17Expected goals (xG)0.97
20Total shots10
5Shots on target1
9Shots off target6
6Blocked shots3
8Corners1
2Offsides0
16Fouls11
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
1Goalkeeper saves4
-0.09Goals prevented-0.09
522Total passes334
466Accurate passes259
89%Pass accuracy78%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Ola Aina | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Stefan Ortega | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Jair | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Murillo | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Dan Ndoye | 65 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Dilane Bakwa | 18 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Christopher Wood | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nikola Milenković | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Morato | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Igor Jesus | 74 | – | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
FC Porto
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Costa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Jakub Kiwior | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Alan Varela | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Thiago Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Seko Fofana | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Francisco Moura | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Zaidu Sanusi | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Victor Froholdt | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Deniz Gül | 24 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Pablo Rosario | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Borja Sainz | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| William Gomes | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Gabri Veiga | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alberto Costa | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.2 |
| Terem Moffi | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jan Bednarek | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3.0 |
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