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2020–21 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2020–21 Nottingham Forest Football Club season was the club's 155th year since their formation and the club's 13th consecutive season in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. In addition to the EFL Championship, they played in two domestic cup competitions; they were eliminated in the fourth round of the FA Cup and the first round of the EFL Cup.

Nottingham Forest F.C.
2020–21 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
ManagerSabri Lamouchi (until 6 October)[1]
Chris Hughton (from 6 October)[1]
StadiumThe City Ground
Championship17th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Grabban (6)
All: Lewis Grabban (6)

Players edit

As of 1 February 2021[2]
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Joined first team Contract ends
Goalkeepers
12 Jordan Smith   (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29)   Forest Academy 2016 2022
30 Brice Samba   (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)   Caen 2019 2023
39 Abdoulaye Diallo   (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32)   Gençlerbirliği 2020 2021
Defenders
2 Cyrus Christie   (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 31)   Fulham 2020 2021
3 Tobias Figueiredo   (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)   Sporting 2018 2022
4 Joe Worrall   (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)   Forest Academy 2016 2024
5 Yuri Ribeiro   (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27)   Benfica 2019 2021
6 Loïc Mbe Soh   (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 22)   Paris Saint-Germain 2020 2024
13 Gaëtan Bong   (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 36)   Brighton & Hove Albion 2020 2022
16 Carl Jenkinson   (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)   Arsenal 2019 2022
20 Michael Dawson   (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40)   Hull City 2018 2021
24 Tyler Blackett   (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)   Reading 2020 2022
26 Scott McKenna   (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27)   Aberdeen 2020 2024
Midfielders
8 Jack Colback   (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34)   Newcastle United 2020 2023
11 Sammy Ameobi   (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32)   Bolton Wanderers 2019 2021
14 Fouad Bachirou   (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34)   Malmö FF 2020 2022
15 Luke Freeman   (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32)   Sheffield United 2020 2021
18 Cafú   (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31)   Olympiacos 2020 2023
21 Samba Sow   (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 35)   Dynamo Moscow 2019 2021
22 Ryan Yates   (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26)   Forest Academy 2016 2023
27 Filip Krovinović   (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 28)   Benfica 2021 2021
28 Anthony Knockaert   (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 32)   Fulham 2020 2021
31 Harry Arter   (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 34)   Bournemouth 2020 2023
37 James Garner   (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23)   Manchester United 2021 2021
Forwards
7 Lewis Grabban   (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36)   Bournemouth 2018 2022
17 Alex Mighten   (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22)   Forest Academy 2020 2025
23 Joe Lolley   (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31)   Huddersfield Town 2018 2023
25 Glenn Murray   (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 40)   Brighton & Hove Albion 2021 2021
33 Lyle Taylor   (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34)   Charlton Athletic 2020 2023

New contracts edit

Date Position Nationality Player Old contract end New contract end Ref.
24 August 2020 FW   Alex Mighten 2022 2025 [3]
2 September 2020 GK   Jordan Smith 2020 2022 [4]
1 October 2020 DF   Jordan Gabriel 2022 2024 [5]
8 December 2020 FW   Will Swan 2024 [6]
15 December 2020 FW   Dale Taylor [7]
27 February 2021 FW   Alex Gibson-Hammond [8]
28 February 2021 MF   Jamie McDonnell [9]
12 March 2021 GK   George Shelvey [10]
30 March 2021 MF   Oli Hammond [11]
24 May 2021 DF   James Clarridge [12]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
22 July 2020 MF   Jamie McDonnell   Glentoran Undisclosed Under-18s [13]
3 August 2020 FW   Dale Taylor   Linfield Undisclosed Under-18s [14]
11 August 2020 MF   Jack Colback   Newcastle United Free First team [15]
14 August 2020 MF   Alexandros Sarantis   AEK Athens Undisclosed Under-18s [16]
15 August 2020 DF   Tyler Blackett   Reading Free First team [17]
15 August 2020 FW   Lyle Taylor   Charlton Athletic Free First team [18]
26 August 2020 MF   Fouad Bachirou   Malmö FF Undisclosed First team [19]
4 September 2020 FW   Miguel Ángel Guerrero   Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [20]
11 September 2020 DF   Loïc Mbe Soh   Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed First team [21]
14 September 2020 GK   Abdoulaye Diallo   Gençlerbirliği Free First team [22]
15 September 2020 MF   Ateef Konaté   Le Havre Undisclosed Under-23s [23]
22 September 2020 MF   Harry Arter   Bournemouth Undisclosed First team [24]
23 September 2020 DF   Scott McKenna   Aberdeen Undisclosed First team [25]
25 September 2020 DF   Nicholas Ioannou   APOEL Undisclosed First team [26]
1 November 2020 DF   Baba Fernandes   Vitória de Setúbal Free Under-23s [27]
7 January 2021 MF   Marcelo Saraiva   Internacional Free Under-23s [28]
1 February 2021 FW   Glenn Murray   Brighton & Hove Albion Free First team [29]
2 February 2021 MF   Cafú   Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [30]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
20 June 2020 DF   Max Ram   Stratford Town Released Under-18s [31]
23 June 2020 MF   Liam Bridcutt   Lincoln City Released First team [32][33]
23 June 2020 MF   Toby Edser   Aldershot Town Released Under-23s [32][34]
23 June 2020 DF   Owen Gallacher   Burton Albion Released Under-23s [32][35]
23 June 2020 FW   Kieran Hayes   Truro City Released Under-23s [32][36]
23 June 2020 FW   Victor Sodeinde   Hereford Released Under-23s [32][37]
23 June 2020 GK   Luke Steele   Stamford Released First team [32][38]
23 June 2020 DF   Ethan Stewart   Nuneaton Borough Released Under-23s [32][39]
23 June 2020 MF   Louis Walsh   Southend United Released Under-23s [40]
23 June 2020 MF   Ben Watson   Charlton Athletic Released First team [32][41]
28 August 2020 FW   Tyler Walker   Coventry City Undisclosed First team [42]
3 September 2020 DF   Matty Cash   Aston Villa £14,000,000[A] First team [43][44]
4 September 2020 GK   Costel Pantilimon   Denizlispor Mutual consent First team [45][46]
2 October 2020 MF   Albert Adomah   Queens Park Rangers Mutual consent First team [47][48]
3 October 2020 MF   Tiago Silva   Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [49]
5 October 2020 DF   Yohan Benalouane   Aris Mutual consent First team [50][51]
11 January 2021 MF   Jake Taylor   Port Vale Undisclosed Under-23s [52]
11 January 2021 DF   Tendayi Darikwa   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed First team [53]
22 January 2021 FW   Zach Clough   Wigan Athletic Free First team [54]
1 February 2021 FW   Miguel Ángel Guerrero   Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed First team [55]
6 May 2021 MF   Marcus McGuane   Oxford United Undisclosed Under-23s [56]
  1. ^ Fee could rise to £16,000,000 if all clauses and performance-related bonuses are met.

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Loan ends Team Ref.
28 August 2020 MF   Luke Freeman   Sheffield United End of season First team [57]
18 September 2020 DF   Cyrus Christie   Fulham End of season First team [58]
5 October 2020 MF   Cafú   Olympiacos 2 February 2021 First team [59][30]
16 October 2020 MF   Anthony Knockaert   Fulham End of season First team [60][61]
22 January 2021 MF   Filip Krovinović   Benfica End of season First team [62]
30 January 2021 MF   James Garner   Manchester United End of season First team [63]

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Loan ends Team Ref.
15 August 2020 MF   Marcus McGuane   Oxford United 6 May 2021 Under-23s [64]
3 September 2020 DF   Danny Preston   Grimsby Town 2 February 2021 Under-23s [65][66]
23 September 2020 DF   Jayden Richardson   Forest Green Rovers End of season Under-23s [67]
25 September 2020 MF   Brennan Johnson   Lincoln City End of season First team [68]
29 September 2020 MF   João Carvalho   Almería End of season First team [69]
1 October 2020 DF   Jordan Gabriel   Blackpool End of season First team [5]
1 October 2020 MF   Jake Taylor   Scunthorpe United 5 January 2021 Under-23s [70][71]
2 October 2020 MF   Tyrese Fornah   Plymouth Argyle End of season Under-23s [72]
5 October 2020 FW   Nuno da Costa   Royal Excel Mouscron End of season First team [73]
16 October 2020 FW   Virgil Gomis   Grimsby Town 5 January 2021 Under-23s [74]
8 January 2021 DF   Nicholas Ioannou   Aris End of season First team [75]
16 January 2021 GK   Jordan Wright   Alloa Athletic End of season Under-23s [76]
1 February 2021 FW   Will Swan   Port Vale End of season First team [77]
19 March 2021 DF   Riley Harbottle   Wealdstone April 2021 Under-23s [78]
10 April 2021 GK   George Shelvey   Wealdstone End of season Under-23s [79]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 12 September 2020 8 May 2021 Matchday 1 17th 46 12 16 18 37 45 −8 026.09
FA Cup 9 January 2021 23 January 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 050.00
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 5 September 2020 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 49 13 16 20 39 51 −12 026.53

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship edit

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 −2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 +11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 −12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 −8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 −24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 −22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 −21 49
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[80]

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 12 16 18 37 45  −8 52 6 8 9 21 24  −3 6 8 9 16 21  −5

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLWDDDLWWLLLDLLLWDDDWWLDWWDLWWDLLDLDWWDLDDDL
Position23222122202019202120202020212121212121202021191920211918161817151616171718171615151618171617
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[81]

12 September 2020 1 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Nottingham Forest London
15:00 BST Dykes   54' (pen.)   77'
Chair   90+4'		 Report Figueiredo   53'
Lawrence-Gabriel   62'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Robinson
19 September 2020 2 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:30 BST Report Moore   3', 40' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
25 September 2020 3 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
19:45 BST Hogg   11'
Campbell   54'
Stearman   72'		 Report Sow   19'
Colback   29'
Ameobi   60'
McKenna   81'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 October 2020 4 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Bristol City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Freeman   35' Report Weimann   12'
Wells   22'
Hunt   39'
Mawson   43'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 October 2020 5 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
15:00 BST Johnson   58' Gallagher   72' Report Lolley   90' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillet
20 October 2020 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Rotherham United West Bridgford
19:45 BST Ameobi   79' Report Barlaser   51' (pen.)
Lindsay   54'
Harding   90+1'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
23 October 2020 7 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Derby County West Bridgford
19:45 BST Christie   18'
Taylor   64'
Arter   90+3'		 Report Waghorn   30' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
28 October 2020 8 Luton Town 1–1 Nottingham Forest Luton
19:45 GMT Rea   22'   73'
Ruddock   55'
Cranie   71'		 Report Ioannou   44'
Rea   64' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
31 October 2020 9 Middlesbrough 1–0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Morsy   17'
Johnson   81'		 Report Figueiredo   54'
Bong   87'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
4 November 2020 10 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Coventry City West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Sow   18'
McKenna   30'
Taylor   90+7' (pen.)		 Report O'Hare   57'
Østigård   85'
McFadzean   90+6'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
7 November 2020 11 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Guerrero   12'
Taylor   28', 74'		 Report Thompson   67'
Grimmer   90+3'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
21 November 2020 12 Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
15:00 GMT Styles   86'
Woodrow   88'		 Report Samba   86' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
24 November 2020 13 Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest Bournemouth
20:00 GMT Stanislas   3', 51' (pen.)
Gosling   80'
Cook   86'		 Report Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
29 November 2020 14 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Swansea City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Arter   51'
Figueiredo   74'
McKenna   78'
Taylor   90+2'		 Report Roberts   43'
Woodman   87'
Bidwell   89'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 December 2020 15 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Watford West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Lolley   23'
Knockaert   54'
Arter   84'		 Report Chalobah   69'
Quina   71'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
5 December 2020 16 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC) João   16' (pen.)
Morrison   53'
Richards   83'		 Report Yates   14'
Cafú   90+1'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 December 2020 17 Norwich City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
19:45 GMT Sørensen   45+3'
Skipp   53'
Buendía   59'   77'
Aarons   74'
Cantwell   87'		 Report Sow   27'
Knockaert   73'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Referee: Darren Bond
12 December 2020 18 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Figueiredo   61'
Samba   64'
Knockaert   79'   90+5'
Worrall   90+2'		 Report Dalsgaard   15'
Toney   64'   88'
Raya   81'
Dasilva   83'
Janelt   90+2'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 19 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
19:45 BST Ribeiro   4'
Grabban   87'		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
19 December 2020 20 Millwall 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
15:00 GMT Leonard   14'
Romeo   16'
Bradshaw   47'		 Report Cafú   14'
Ribeiro   20'
Sow   28'
Mighten   49'
Ameobi   59'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 December 2020 21 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Birmingham City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Ribeiro   36'
Grabban   64'
Yates   90+2'		 Report Clayton   42'
Colin   89'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 December 2020 22 Stoke Cty 1–1 Nottingham Forest Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT Thompson   18'
Brown   81'		 Report Chester   65' (o.g.) Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
2 January 2021 23 Preston North End 0–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 GMT Ledson   24' Report Sow   21'
Figueiredo   52'
Grabban   70' (pen.)
Taylor   90+6'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 January 2021 24 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Millwall West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Ameobi   34, 70'
Yates   83'
Samba   90+3'		 Report Thompson   89' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 January 2021 25 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
19:00 GMT Sow   33'
Taylor   67'
Mbe Soh   90+3'
Knockaert   90+5'
Ribeiro   90+7'		 Report Morsy   13'
Assombalonga   14'
Saville   50'
Howson   84'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
30 January 2021 26 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Barnsley West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Bong   35' Report Kane   56'
Helik   60'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
2 February 2021 27 Coventry City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
19:00 GMT Biamou   17'
O'Hare   53'		 Report Grabban   22'
Rose   53' (o.g.)
Knockaert   54'
Krovinović   74'
Colback   90+2'
Bong   90+13'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
6 February 2021 28 Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Nottingham Forest High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Report Murray   7', 54' (pen.)
Knockaert   72'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
13 February 2021 29 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Bournemouth West Bridgford
12:30 GMT Cafú   11'
Freeman   46'		 Report Smith   45' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
17 February 2021 30 Swansea City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Swansea
19:00 GMT Bennett   35'
Roberts   87'		 Report Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
20 February 2021 31 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Blackburn Rovers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Mighten   25'
Murray   41'
Garner   68'		 Report Harwood-Bellis   2'
Armstrong   73'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 February 2021 32 Rotherham United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
19:45 GMT Ihiekwe   26'
Smith   42'
MacDonald   79'		 Report Yates   67'
Figueiredo   79'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
26 February 2021 33 Derby County 1–1 Nottingham Forest Derby
19:45 GMT Wisdom   82'
Kazim-Richards   84'		 Report Garner   33' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 March 2021 34 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Luton Town West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Report Naismith   61'
Tunnicliffe   64'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
6 March 2021 35 Watford 1–0 Nottingham Forest Watford
12:30 GMT Masina   17'
Pedro   45+1'
Zinckernagel   50'		 Report Knockaert   10' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
13 March 2021 36 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Holmes   49' (o.g.)
Figueiredo   90+1'		 Report Méïté   81' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
17 March 2021 37 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Norwich City West Bridgford
19:00 GMT Report Pukki   9'
Dowell   13'
Skipp   48'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 March 2021 38 Brentford 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
12:30 GMT Toney   12' (pen.)
Janelt   26'
Dalsgaard   35'
Marcondes   90'		 Report Mighten   25'
Krovinović   63'
Cafú   67'
Ameobi   78'
Figueiredo   90'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Cardiff City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 BST Pack   14'
Brown   37'		 Report Christie   26'
Garner   29'
Grabban   55'
Cafú   87'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 April 2021 40 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Yates   32'
Mighten   44'
Grabban   63'
Krovinović   66'
Garner   69'
Christie   89'		 Report Johansen   73'
Dykes   90+3'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 April 2021 41 Bristol City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Bristol
15:00 BST Report McKenna   85' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
17 April 2021 42 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
12:30 BST Report Rowe   45+1'
O'Brien   53'
Pipa   57'
Bacuna   61'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 April 2021 43 Birmingham City 1–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
19:45 BST Roberts   49' Report Grabban   90+7' (pen.) Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
24 April 2021 44 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Stoke City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Grabban   50'
Ribeiro   80'		 Report Matondo   27'
Smith   33'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
1 May 2021 45 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
12:30 BST Palmer   41'
Paterson   61'		 Report Grabban   45+1'
Yates   47'
Knockaert   69'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
8 May 2021 46 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Preston North End West Bridgford
12:30 BST Garner   17'
Samba   53'		 Report Bayliss   53'
Ledson   63'
Lindsay   67'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[82] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[83]

9 January 2021 Third round Nottingham Forest 1–0 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Taylor   3' Report Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
23 January 2021 Fourth round Swansea City 5–1 Nottingham Forest Swansea
15:00 GMT Cullen   7', 67'
Grimes   29', 61' (pen.)
O. Cooper   84'		 Report Knockaert   56' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[84]

5 September 2020 First round Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
15:00 BST Williams   31'
Woodrow   49'
Simões   66'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards

Statistics edit

Goals and appearances edit

As of match played 8 May 2021[a][b]
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   IRL Cyrus Christie 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   POR Tobias Figueiredo 34 0 31+1 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF   ENG Joe Worrall 33 1 31 1 2 0 0 0
5 DF   POR Yuri Ribeiro 26 1 24+1 1 0 0 1 0
6 DF   FRA Loïc Mbe Soh 8 1 5+2 1 1 0 0 0
7 FW   ENG Lewis Grabban 29 6 24+4 6 0 0 1 0
8 MF   ENG Jack Colback 17 0 13+4 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   CPV Nuno da Costa 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF   POR João Carvalho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF   ENG Sammy Ameobi 34 3 27+5 3 1 0 1 0
12 GK   ENG Jordan Smith 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
13 DF   CMR Gaetan Bong 12 0 9+1 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF   COM Fouad Bachirou 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
15 MF   ENG Luke Freeman 25 1 16+7 1 1 0 0+1 0
16 DF   ENG Carl Jenkinson 5 0 1+2 0 2 0 0 0
17 FW   ENG Alex Mighten 27 3 13+11 3 0+2 0 0+1 0
18 MF   POR Cafú 33 0 26+5 0 1+1 0 0 0
19 FW   ESP Miguel Ángel Guerrero 11 0 3+6 0 1+1 0 0 0
20 DF   ENG Michael Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   MLI Samba Sow 16 0 12+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 MF   ENG Ryan Yates 36 2 31+3 2 0+1 0 1 0
23 MF   ENG Joe Lolley 30 1 16+12 1 2 0 0 0
24 DF   ENG Tyler Blackett 16 0 9+5 0 0+1 0 1 0
25 FW   ENG Glenn Murray 16 2 8+8 2 0 0 0 0
26 DF   SCO Scott McKenna 25 1 24 1 1 0 0 0
27 DF   ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   CRO Filip Krovinović 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0
28 MF   FRA Anthony Knockaert 35 3 24+10 2 1 1 0 0
30 GK   CGO Brice Samba 46 0 45 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF   EIR Harry Arter 14 0 8+5 0 1 0 0 0
33 FW   MSR Lyle Taylor 42 5 15+24 4 2 1 0+1 0
37 MF   ENG James Garner 20 4 19+1 4 0 0 0 0
39 GK   SEN Abdoulaye Diallo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   WAL Brennan Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   CYP Nicholas Ioannou 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF   ENG Jordan Gabriel 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
48 FW   ENG Will Swan 2 0 0+2 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 in bold left Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis mid-season.

Notes edit

This season is notable for all games being played without spectators, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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