Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds — EFL Cup, 25 Aug 2026
Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 64 on 25 August 2026 at City Ground, Nottingham. Daniel James and J. Justin scored for Leeds. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 2 and Leeds 3.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 26'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'Foul
- 0-150'assist: Sean Longstaff
- 60'
- 60'out: Dan Ndoye
- 60'
- 61'
- 67'
- 67'Foul
- 68'
- 68'out: Anton Stach
- 71'
- 73'Foul
- 0-275'
- 79'Foul
- 79'
- 83'
- 84'Foul
- 86'Foul
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.2Nikola MilenkovićD
- 7.0Neco WilliamsM
- 6.7Xaver SchlagerM
- 6.7Ola AinaM
- 6.7Matz SelsG
- 6.7Luca NetzD
- 6.6Omari HutchinsonF
- 6.6Ousmane DiomandeD
- 6.5Dan NdoyeF
- 6.5Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.5Callum Hudson OdoiF
- 6.3Arnaud KalimuendoF
- 6.3MurilloD
- 6.3Christopher WoodF
- 6.2Igor JesusF
- 6.2JairD
Leeds
- 9.3James JustinM
- 7.9Daniel JamesM
- 7.3Nico ElvediD
- 7.3Ethan AmpaduM
- 7.2Tarik MuharemovićD
- 6.9Lukas NmechaF
- 6.6Brenden AaronsonM
- 6.6Noah OkaforF
- 6.6James TraffordG
- 6.5Jayden BogleD
- 6.5Dominic Calvert-LewinF
- 6.3Harry WilsonF
- 6.3Sean LongstaffF
- 6.3Anton StachM
- 6.3Joseph RodonD
- 6.3Ao TanakaM
Line-ups
Leeds3-4-2-1
Nottingham Forest3-4-3
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestOliver Glasner
Substitutes
- 7Callum Hudson OdoiF6.5
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 14Dan Ndoye60'F6.5
- 12John VictorG
- 24James McAteeM
- 25Luca NetzD6.7
- 20Omari HutchinsonF6.6
- 44Zach AbbottD
- 5Murillo79'60'D6.3
LeedsDaniel Farke
Substitutes
- 15Jaka BijolD
- 9Dominic Calvert-Lewin83'F6.5
- 2Jayden Bogle71'D6.5
- 10Harry Wilson67'F6.3
- 11Brenden Aaronson68'M6.6
- 23Lucas PerriG
- 18Anton Stach68'M6.3
- 65Jayden LienouD
- 50Alfie CresswellM
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
9Total shots13
3Shots on target5
4Shots off target6
2Blocked shots2
3Corners2
1Offsides1
15Fouls11
4Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves2
427Total passes434
323Accurate passes356
76%Pass accuracy82%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Milenković | 94 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Neco Williams | 79 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Xaver Schlager | 94 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Ola Aina | 61 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Matz Sels | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Luca Netz | 33 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ousmane Diomande | 60 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Dan Ndoye | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 94 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Callum Hudson Odoi | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | 60 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Murillo | 34 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Christopher Wood | 94 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Igor Jesus | 60 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jair | 94 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Leeds
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Justin | 94 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Daniel James | 71 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Nico Elvedi | 94 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Ethan Ampadu | 94 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Tarik Muharemović | 94 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Lukas Nmecha | 83 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Brenden Aaronson | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Noah Okafor | 67 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| James Trafford | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jayden Bogle | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Harry Wilson | 27 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Sean Longstaff | 67 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Anton Stach | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joseph Rodon | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ao Tanaka | 68 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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LeedsWWDWL
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Head-to-head
- 22 Aug 26Nottingham Forest0-1Leeds
- 06 Feb 26Leeds3-1Nottingham Forest
- 09 Nov 25Nottingham Forest3-1Leeds
- 04 Apr 23Leeds2-1Nottingham Forest
- 05 Feb 23Nottingham Forest1-0Leeds
- 08 Feb 20Nottingham Forest2-0Leeds
Most recent meetings
Before and after
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