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2018–19 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Nottingham Forest's 153rd season in existence and 11th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. In addition to the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019.

Nottingham Forest
2018–19 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis[1]
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
ManagerAitor Karanka
(until 11 January)[2]
Martin O'Neill
(from 15 January to 28 June)[3]
Sabri Lamouchi
(from 28 June)[4]
StadiumThe City Ground
(Capacity: 30,445)
Championship9th
FA CupThird round
(vs. Chelsea)
EFL CupFourth round
(vs. Burton Albion)
Top goalscorerLewis Grabban (17)
Highest home attendance29,530
(vs. Leeds United, EFL Championship, 1 January)
Lowest home attendance8,172
(vs. Bury, EFL Cup, 14 August)
Average home league attendance28,143[5]
Biggest win3–0 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, EFL Championship, 24 October)
Biggest defeat0–3 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, EFL Championship, 9 April)

First team edit

As of 7 February 2019[6]
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Year signed Signed to
Goalkeepers
1 Costel Pantilimon   (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) Watford 2018 2021
15 Luke Steele   (1984-09-24) 24 September 1984 (age 39) Bristol City 2018 2020
41 Stephen Henderson   (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 (age 36) Charlton Athletic 2016 2019
Defenders
3 Tobias Figueiredo   (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) Sporting 2018 2022
13 Molla Wagué   (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33) Udinese 2019 2019
17 Alexander Milošević   (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33) AIK 2019 2020
18 Jack Robinson   (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30) Queens Park Rangers 2018 2020
20 Michael Dawson   (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40) Hull City 2018 2020
21 Saidy Janko   (1995-10-22) 22 October 1995 (age 28) Porto 2018 2019
25 Sam Byram   (1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 30) West Ham United 2018 2019
27 Tendayi Darikwa   (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 32) Burnley 2017 2021
29 Yohan Benalouane   (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 (age 37) Leicester City 2019 2020
44 Michael Hefele   (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32) Huddersfield Town 2018 2021
Midfielders
5 Adlène Guedioura   (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 38) Middlesbrough 2018 2020
6 Jack Colback   (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34) Newcastle United 2018 2019
8 Ben Watson   (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 38) Watford 2018 2020
10 João Carvalho   (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 27) Benfica 2018 2023
11 Ben Osborn   (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 29) Promoted from academy 2012 2020
14 Matty Cash   (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26) Promoted from academy 2016 2021
19 Diogo Gonçalves   (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27) Benfica 2018 2019
22 Ryan Yates   (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26) Promoted from academy 2016 2021
23 Joe Lolley   (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31) Huddersfield Town 2018 2023
24 Claudio Yacob   (1987-07-18) 18 July 1987 (age 36) West Bromwich Albion 2018 2020
26 Liam Bridcutt   (1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35) Leeds United 2017 2020
28 Pelé   (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 (age 32) Monaco 2019 2019
35 Jamie Ward   (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 37) Derby County 2015 2019
Forwards
2 Hillal Soudani   (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 36) Dinamo Zagreb 2018 2021
7 Lewis Grabban   (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36) Bournemouth 2018 2022
9 Daryl Murphy   (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41) Newcastle United 2017 2020
33 Léo Bonatini   (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019 2019
37 Karim Ansarifard   (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) Olympiacos 2018 2020
43 Arvin Appiah   (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) Promoted from academy 2018 2023

Pre-season friendlies edit

11 July 2018 (2018-07-11) Friendly Nottingham Forest 5–0 Lincoln Red Imps Marbella, Spain
18:00 CEST Cash   24'
Gabriel   34'
Gomis   60'
Lolley   64'
Yates   65'		 Report Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Real Betis 1–0 Nottingham Forest Algeciras, Spain
20:00 CEST Boudebouz   83' Report Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador
16 July 2018 (2018-07-16) Friendly Málaga 0–3 Nottingham Forest Marbella, Spain
11:00 CEST Report   34' Dias
  63' Osborn
  65' Soudani		 Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
21 July 2018 Friendly Oldham Athletic 2–2 Nottingham Forest Oldham
15:00 BST Trialist   49'
Edmundson   58'		 Report   3' Cash
  87' Grabban		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,768
25 July 2018 Friendly Scunthorpe United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Report   24' Yates Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,509
28 July 2018 Friendly Nottingham Forest 2–0 Bournemouth West Bridgford
15:00 BST Darikwa   36'
Dias   48'		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,108

Competitions edit

Championship edit

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 54 +15 74 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 13 13 49 41 +8 73
8 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 +6 70
9 Nottingham Forest 46 17 15 14 61 54 +7 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 11 17 65 62 +3 65
11 Brentford 46 17 13 16 73 59 +14 64[b]
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 −2 64
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
  2. ^ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.[7]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 15 14 61 54  +7 66 13 4 6 34 21  +13 4 11 8 27 33  −6

Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDDWDDLDWWDDWLWDWDWDWLDLDLWLLWLWDDWLWLDWLLLLWWW
Position16105713141511911115977677657771010791191299889810119910111311109
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

[9][10]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Bristol City 1–1 Nottingham Forest Bristol
15:00 BST Weimann   5' Report   46' Murphy
  50' Guedioura
  60' Dias
  81' Carvalho
  90' Watson		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,395 (2,692 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) 2 Nottingham Forest 1–1 West Bromwich Albion West Bridgford
19:45 BST Colback   54'
Guedioura   59'		 Report   38' Bartley
  87' Phillips		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,850 (1,957 away)
Referee: Darren England
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 3 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 BST Soudani   68' Report   81' Barrow Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,948 (826 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 4 Wigan Athletic 2–2 Nottingham Forest Wigan
15:00 BST Powell   2'
Grigg   30' (pen.)
Vaughan   87'
Morsy   88'		 Report   10' Cash
  29' Osborn
  69' Colback
  87' Fox
  88' Watson
  90' Soudani		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,543 (2,513 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Birmingham City West Bridgford
17:30 BST Figueiredo   32'
Fox   41'
Murphy   45'   87'
Lolley   75'
Colback   84'		 Report   21' Jutkiewicz
  72' Adams		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 26,799 (1,965 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Brentford 2–1 Nottingham Forest Brentford, London
15:00 BST Konsa   18'
Macleod   35'   45'
Barbet   35'
Watkins   84'
Sawyers   90'
Benrahma   90'		 Report   31' Lolley
  35' Hefele
  54' Osborn
  55' Fox
  62' Cash
  74' Watson
  90' Robinson
  90' Grabban		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,186 (1,654 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7 Swansea City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Swansea
15:00 BST Report   41' Cash
  44' Janko
  52' Lolley		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: Scott Duncan
Referee: 19,522 (1,716 away)
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 8 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
19:45 BST Grabban   41'   45'
Carvalho   63'
Robinson   78'		 Report   88' Fletcher Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 26,252 (1,995 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Rotherham United West Bridgford
15:00 BST Guedioura   32'
Grabban   86' (pen.)		 Report   33' Jones
  86' Towell
  90' Vaulks		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,479 (1,291 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
15:00 BST Armstrong   65'
Dack   74'		 Report   44' Colback
  52'   80' (pen.) Grabban		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,440 (2,022 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) 11 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Millwall West Bridgford
19:45 BST Lolley   27'
Robinson   65'
Carvalho   70'		 Report   51' Ferguson
  69' Leonard
  75' Williams
  90' Gregory		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 25,753 (387 away)
Referee: Jonathan Moss
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Middlesbrough 0–2 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Shotton   38'
Ayala   43'		   25'   50' Lolley
  54'   80' Robinson
  78' Grabban		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,299 (1,409 away)
Referee: John Brooks
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Norwich City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Grabban   5'
Carvalho   45'
Pantilimon   50'
Watson   71'		 Report   45' Zimmermann
  60'   84' Klose
  90' Rhodes
  90' Cantwell		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 29,427 (1,993 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 14 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Nottingham Forest Horwich
20:00 BST Lowe   16' Report   12' Lolley
  38' Figueiredo
  64'   83' (pen.) Grabban
  66' Carvalho		 Stadium: The University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,195 (1,001 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 Leeds United 1–1 Nottingham Forest Leeds
17:30 BST Phillips   63'
Roofe   82'		 Report   11' Robinson
  61' Grabban
  68' Colback
  88' Carvalho
  89' Dias		 Stadium: Elland Road Stadium
Attendance: 34,308 (1,766 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Sheffield United West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Cash   34'
Grabban   69'
Figueiredo   71'
Robinson   90'		 Report   88' Egan Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,757 (1,976 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Stoke City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Dawson   68' Report Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,556 (2,000 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Hull City 0–2 Nottingham Forest Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Irvine   37'
Campbell   90'		 Report   61' Grabban
  64' Lolley		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 13,364 (2,424 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28) 19 Aston Villa 5–5 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
19:45 GMT Abraham   11'   14'   36' (pen.)   71'
Bolasie   19'
Hutton   71'
El Ghazi   75'   87'		 Report   3'   82' Grabban
  6' Carvalho
  22' Cash
  51' Lolley
  65' Yacob
  68' Figueiredo
  71' Darikwa
  78' Colback		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,368 (2,484 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Ipswich Town West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Grabban   10'   38'
Hefele   54'
Pantilimon   82'		 Report   45' Skuse Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,873 (1,493 away)
Referee: James Linington
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Preston North End West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Yacob   86' Report   56' Moult
  74' Davies		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,777 (1,247 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
17 December 2018 (2018-12-17) 22 Derby County 0–0 Nottingham Forest Derby
19:45 GMT Bryson   25'
Bogle   45'
Huddlestone   68'		 Report   33' Hefele
  55' Osborn
  87' Colback		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,160 (3,109 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Carvalho   43'
Ansarifard   58'
Robinson   78'		 Report   45' Leistner
  65' Luongo		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,177 (1,414 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Norwich City 3–3 Nottingham Forest Norwich
15:00 GMT Stiepermann   27'
Godfrey   37'
Pukki   55'
Vrančić   77'   80'
Hernández   90'   90'		 Report   45'   74' Cash
  49' Fox
  52'   65' Robinson		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,933 (1,586 away)
Referee: John Brooks
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Millwall 1–0 Nottingham Forest Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT Tunnicliffe   9'
Leonard   14'
Karacan   90'		 Report   31' Yacob
  82' Robinson		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,273 (2,220 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Leeds United West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Colback   5'   69'
Robinson   14'
Murphy   72'
Osborn   77'
Darikwa   81'		 Report   42' Phillips
  53' Clarke
  64' Alioski		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 29,530 (2,000 away)
Referee: Darren England
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest Reading
15:00 GMT Swift   23'
Richards   32'
Moore   62'
Yiadom   62'
Robinson   87' (o.g.)		 Report   8'   63' Fox
  38' Colback
  61' Murphy
  62' Robinson
  83' Darikwa		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,034 (2,093 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Bristol City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Benalouane   45'
Janko   88'		 Report   70' Diédhiou Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,922 (1,570 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Wigan Athletic West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Lolley   19'
Watson   27'
Cash   30'   48'
Benalouane   41'
Guedioura   80'
Colback   90'		 Report   33' Windass
  58' Morsy
  70' Byrne		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,848 (1,436 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Birmingham City 2–0 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 GMT Jota   13'
Kieftenbeld   79'
Adams   90' (pen.)
Morrison   90'		 Report   22' Lolley
  54'   90' Benalouane		 Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 24,235 (3,074 away)
Referee: David Webb
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Grabban   16'
Yates   62'
Wagué   79'		 Report   58' Odubajo
  89' Canós		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,829 (1,182 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 32 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Livermore   40'
Murphy   54'
Rodriguez   89' (pen.)		 Report   6' (o.g.) Johansen
  16' Watson
  65' Yates
  73' Milošević		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,691 (2,205 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Preston North End 0–0 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 GMT Stockley   83' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,904 (1,913 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
25 February 2019 (2019-02-25) 34 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Derby County West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Benalouane   2'
Yates   29'
Colback   82'		 Report   26' Wilson
  29' Holmes
  90' Tomori		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 29,421 (1,990 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Stoke City 2–0 Nottingham Forest Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Etebo   15'
Afobe   74'
McClean   87'
Adam   90'		 Report   61' Robinson
  85' Benalouane		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 26,736 (2,900 away)
Referee: Roger East
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Hull City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Yates   45'
Ansarifard   67'   76'
Carvalho   72'
Lolley   82' (pen.)		 Report   58' Irvine Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 29,397 (1,963 away)
Referee: James Linington
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) 37 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Aston Villa West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Colback   3'   86'
Ansarifard   29'
Milošević   61'		 Report   7'   15' McGinn
  27'   61' Hause
  65' Taylor
  90' Kodjia		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 29,224 (2,002 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Ipswich Town 1–1 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
15:00 GMT Quaner   5' Report   31' Wagué
  83' Colback		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,709 (1,691 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Swansea City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Lolley   24'
Colback   59'
Darikwa   69'
Murphy   80'
Wagué   87'
Benalouane   89'		 Report   40' McBurnie
  76' Roberts		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,469 (1,021 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Rotherham United 2–1 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
15:00 GMT Smith   10'
Ihiekwe   60'		 Report   28' Grabban
  42' Janko		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,012 (1,291 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
19:45 BST Hector   18'
Matias   47'   57'   67'
Boyd   58'		 Report   44' Byram
  64' Benalouane		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,931 (1,964 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Blackburn Rovers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Bennett   52' (o.g.)
Yates   56'
Byram   74'		 Report   29' Rothwell
  49' Graham
  68' Bennett
  68' Evans
  82' Williams		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,786 (1,100 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Sheffield United 2–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
12:30 BST Cranie   45'
Duffy   51'
Baldock   77'
Stevens   85'
Norwood   86'		 Report   18' Colback
  43' Byram
  47' Benalouane		 Stadium: Brammall Lane
Attendance: 28,403 (2,217 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
15:00 BST Lolley   39' (pen.)   85'
Cash   45'
Milošević   65'		 Report   38' Shotton Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,653 (1,449 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Nottingham Forest Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Manning   90' Report   39' Yates
  55' Ansarifard
  90' Robinson		 Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 15,212 (2,367 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Bolton Wanderers West Bridgford
12:30 BST Lolley   28' Report Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,578 (578 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Barkley   41'
Morata   49'   59'		 Report   67' Colback Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,554
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup
14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Nottingham Forest 1–1
(10–9 p)		 Bury West Bridgford
19:30 BST Smith   32'
Cash   53'   90'
Byram   63'		 Report   2'   39' O'Connell
  31' Telford
  82' Murphy
  84' Moore		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 8,172
Referee: Scott Duncan
29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Second round Nottingham Forest 3–1 Newcastle United West Bridgford
19:45 BST Murphy   2'
Dias   68'   90'
Hefele   76'
Robinson   83'
Cash   90'		 Report   76' Joselu
  80' Longstaff
  90' Rondón
  90' Pérez		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 13,942
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 September 2018 Third round Nottingham Forest 3–2 Stoke City West Bridgford
19:45 BST Osborn   19'
Murphy   40'
Lolley   50'   63'
Gonçalves   77'
Fox   90'		 Report   53' Crouch
  60' Afobe
  65' Adam
  83' Berahino		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 12,915
Referee: Darren England
30 October 2018 Fourth round Burton Albion 3–2 Nottingham Forest Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Fraser   52'   64'
Hesketh   82'		 Report   47' Dawson
  70' Grabban
  90' Appiah		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,284
Referee: John Brooks

Goals and appearances edit

As of match played 5 May 2019[a][b]
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL Championship Emirates FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ROU Costel Pantilimon 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0
2 FW   ALG Hillal Soudani 8 2 1+5 2 0 0 2 0
3 DF   POR Tobias Figueiredo 14 0 11+2 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   SCO Danny Fox 21 0 18 0 1 0 1+1 0
5 MF   ALG Adlène Guedioura 28 2 18+9 2 1 0 0 0
6 MF   ENG Jack Colback 39 3 38 3 1 0 0 0
7 FW   ENG Lewis Grabban 41 17 29+10 16 0 0 0+2 1
8 MF   ENG Ben Watson 21 0 14+3 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW   EIR Daryl Murphy 32 6 17+11 4 1 0 3 2
10 MF   POR João Carvalho 40 4 28+10 4 1 0 1 0
11 MF   ENG Ben Osborn 44 2 29+10 1 1 0 2+2 1
12 GK   ENG Jordan Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF   MLI Molla Wagué 11 3 9+2 3 0 0 0 0
14 MF   ENG Matty Cash 41 8 27+9 6 1 0 2+2 2
15 GK   ENG Luke Steele 7 0 2 0 1 0 3+1 0
17 DF   SWE Alexander Milošević 12 1 11+1 1 0 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Jack Robinson 40 2 36+2 2 0 0 2 0
19 MF   POR Diogo Gonçalves 10 0 1+6 0 0 0 3 0
20 DF   ENG Michael Dawson 13 0 8+2 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF   SUI Saidy Janko 17 0 13+2 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF   ENG Ryan Yates 17 1 15+1 1 0 0 1 0
23 MF   ENG Joe Lolley 51 12 42+4 11 0+1 0 2+2 1
24 MF   ARG Claudio Yacob 17 0 11+5 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG Sam Byram 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF   SCO Liam Bridcutt 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF   ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 31 0 28 0 1 0 1+1 0
28 MF   GNB Pelé 9 0 6+3 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   TUN Yohan Benalouane 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0
31 FW   POR Gil Dias 24 1 10+11 0 0 0 3 1
33 FW   BRA Léo Bonatini 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   GRE Panagiotis Tachtsidis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   NIR Jamie Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   IRN Karim Ansarifard 12 2 3+9 2 0 0 0 0
38 MF   USA Gboly Ariyibi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   GRE Apostolos Vellios 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW   ENG Zach Clough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK   EIR Stephen Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   ENG Joe Worrall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW   ENG Arvin Appiah 7 1 2+4 0 0 0 0+1 1
44 DF   GER Michael Hefele 18 0 13+2 0 0 0 3 0
— FW   SCO Jason Cummings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF   ENG Jorge Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW   ENG Tyler Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs this season.
  2. ^ Players whose names appear emboldened left Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis after making a competitive appearance for the club this season.

Transfers edit

[a]

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 MF   João Carvalho Benfica £13,200,000[12] [13]
1 July 2018 DF   Michael Dawson Hull City Free [14]
1 July 2018 DF   Tobias Figueiredo Sporting Undisclosed [15]
1 July 2018 DF   Jack Robinson Queens Park Rangers Free [16]
1 July 2018 FW   Hillal Soudani Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed [17]
3 July 2018 GK   Costel Pantilimon Watford Undisclosed [18]
6 July 2018 FW   Lewis Grabban Bournemouth Undisclosed [19]
1 August 2018 GK   Luke Steele Bristol City Free [20]
9 August 2018 DF   Michael Hefele Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [21]
5 September 2018 MF   Panagiotis Tachtsidis Olympiacos Free [22]
6 September 2018 MF   Claudio Yacob West Bromwich Albion Free [23]
3 November 2018 FW   Karim Ansarifard Olympiacos Free [24]
18 January 2019 DF   Yohan Benalouane Leicester City Undisclosed [25]
1 February 2019 DF   Alexander Milošević AIK Free [26]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
22 June 2018 DF   Eric Lichaj Hull City Undisclosed [27]
1 July 2018 DF   Choz Charlesworth Grantham Town Released [28][29]
1 July 2018 MF   Chris Cohen Retired — [28][30]
1 July 2018 MF   Ashkan Dejagah Tractor Sazi Released [28][31]
1 July 2018 DF   Jack Hobbs Bolton Wanderers Released [28][32]
1 July 2018 FW   Luke McCormick Grantham Town Released [28][33]
1 July 2018 MF   Elvis Otim Barnsley Released [28][34]
1 July 2018 MF   Aaron Smith Hamilton Academical Released [28][35]
1 July 2018 MF   Connor Smith Free Agent Released [28]
1 July 2018 MF   David Vaughan Notts County Released [28][36]
1 July 2018 FW   Lewis Walters Guiseley Released [28][37]
1 July 2018 DF   Jake Willetts Eckerd Tritons Released [28]
4 July 2018 MF   Andreas Bouchalakis Olympiacos Undisclosed [38][39]
11 July 2018 DF   Matthew Bondswell RB Leipzig Undisclosed [40][41]
20 July 2018 DF   Armand Traoré Çaykur Rizespor Undisclosed [42]
31 July 2018 MF   Barrie McKay Swansea City Undisclosed [43]
1 August 2018 GK   Stefanos Kapino Werder Bremen Undisclosed [44]
3 August 2018 DF   Michael Mancienne New England Revolution Free [45]
29 August 2018 DF   Thomas Lam PEC Zwolle Undisclosed [46]
31 August 2018 GK   Dimitar Evtimov Burton Albion Contract Terminated [47][48]
4 January 2019 FW   Ben Brereton Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [49]
24 January 2019 GK   Tim Erlandsson IK Frej Undisclosed [50]
28 January 2019 DF   Anel Ahmedhodžić Malmö FF Undisclosed [51]
29 January 2019 DF   Danny Fox Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [52]

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Ends Ref.
23 June 2018 MF   Gil Dias Monaco 24 January 2019 [53][54]
1 July 2018 MF   Diogo Gonçalves Benfica 30 June 2019 [13]
20 July 2018 MF   Jack Colback Newcastle United 30 June 2019 [55]
10 August 2018 DF   Sam Byram West Ham United 30 June 2019 [56]
31 August 2018 DF   Saidy Janko Porto 30 June 2019 [57]
4 September 2018 DF   Josef Hefele Bradford City 4 December 2018 [58]
31 January 2019 FW   Léo Bonatini Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2019 [59]
31 January 2019 MF   Pelé Monaco 30 June 2019 [60]
1 February 2019 DF   Molla Wagué Udinese 30 June 2019 [61]

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Ends Ref.
29 June 2018 FW   Tyler Walker Mansfield Town 30 June 2019 [62]
6 July 2018 MF   Jorge Grant Luton Town 10 January 2019 [63][64]
13 July 2018 FW   Jason Cummings Peterborough United 31 January 2019 [65][66]
2 August 2018 DF   Adam Crookes Lincoln City 14 January 2019 [67][68]
28 August 2018 FW   Ben Brereton Blackburn Rovers 31 December 2018 [69]
31 August 2018 FW   Zach Clough Rochdale 31 December 2018 [70]
31 August 2018 FW   Apostolos Vellios Waasland-Beveren 30 June 2019 [71]
31 August 2018 MF   Jamie Ward Charlton Athletic 31 December 2018 [72]
31 August 2018 DF   Joe Worrall Rangers 30 June 2019 [73]
28 September 2018 GK   Rudolfs Soloha Coalville Town 26 October 2018 [74]
19 October 2018 DF   Joe Coveney Billericay Town 17 November 2018 [75]
19 October 2018 DF   Ethan Stewart Billericay Town 17 November 2018 [75]
19 October 2018 MF   Toby Edser Woking 18 January 2019 [76]
30 October 2018 FW   Virgil Gomis Braintree Town 24 November 2018 [77]
2 November 2018 FW   Victor Sodeinde Mickleover Sports 30 November 2018 [78]
16 November 2018 GK   Jordan Smith Barnsley 23 November 2018 [79]
17 November 2018 GK   Jordan Wright Grantham Town 30 June 2019 [80]
4 December 2018 GK   Stephen Henderson Wycombe Wanderers 27 December 2018 [81][82]
3 January 2019 MF   Panagiotis Tachtsidis Lecce 30 June 2019 [83]
7 January 2019 MF   Gboly Ariyibi Motherwell 30 June 2019 [84]
10 January 2019 GK   Jordan Smith Mansfield Town 30 June 2019 [85]
14 January 2019 DF   Adam Crookes Port Vale 30 June 2019 [86]
14 January 2019 MF   Jorge Grant Mansfield Town 30 June 2019 [87]
28 January 2019 DF   Alex Iacovitti Oldham Athletic 30 June 2019 [88]
31 January 2019 FW   Zach Clough Rochdale 30 June 2019 [89]
31 January 2019 FW   Jason Cummings Luton Town 30 June 2019 [66]
31 January 2019 MF   Toby Edser Port Vale 30 June 2019 [90]
31 January 2019 FW   Virgil Gomis Notts County 30 June 2019 [91]
  1. ^ The summer 2018 transfer window was open for domestic transfers (i.e. Premier League, English Football League) from 17 May 2018 and for international transfers from 8 June 2018.[11]

New contracts edit

Date Position Nationality Player Length Expires Ref.
5 July 2018 MF   Ryan Yates Three years 2021 [92]
23 January 2019 FW   Arvin Appiah Four and a half years 2023 [93]
7 February 2019 MF   Joe Lolley Four and a half years 2023 [94]

Awards edit

Club edit

Nottingham Forest Player of the Season
Result Nationality Player Reference
Won   Joe Lolley [95]
Runner-up   Jack Colback [95]
Nottingham Forest Goal of the Season
Result Nationality Player Reference
Won   Joe Lolley [96]
Runner-up   Ben Osborn [96]

League edit

EFL Championship Player of the Month
Month Result Player Reference
October Nominated Joe Lolley [97][98]
November Nominated Joe Lolley [99][100]
Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month
Month Result Player Reference
November Nominated Joe Lolley [101]

Cups edit

EFL Cup Player of the Round

Round Result Player Reference
2 Won Gil Dias [102]

Other edit

PFA Player of the Month
Month Result Player Reference
October Won Joe Lolley [103]
November Nominated Joe Lolley [104]

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