2024–25 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2024–25 season
Owner	Evangelos Marinakis
Chairman	Tom Cartledge
Manager	Nuno Espírito Santo
Stadium	City Ground
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 159th season in the history of Nottingham Forest Football Club and their third consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Players

As of 21 May 2024^[1]

No.	Player	Position(s)	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Matt Turner	GK	Park Ridge	(1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30)	Arsenal	9 August 2023	£7,000,000	30 June 2027	21	0
23	Odysseas Vlachodimos	GK	Stuttgart	(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30)	Benfica	1 September 2023	£4,500,000	30 June 2027	7	0
26	Matz Sels	GK	Lint	(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32)	Strasbourg	1 February 2024	£5,100,000	30 June 2027	16	0
Defenders
4	Joe Worrall	CB	Nottingham	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)	Academy	1 July 2015	—	30 June 2026	226	5
7	Neco Williams	RB / RWB / RW	Wrexham	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)	Liverpool	10 July 2022	£10,000,000	30 June 2026	68	1
15	Harry Toffolo	LB	Welwyn Garden City	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 28)	Huddersfield Town	20 July 2022	£2,000,000	30 June 2025	50	1
19	Moussa Niakhaté	CB	Roubaix	(1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28)	Mainz 05	6 July 2022	£8,500,000	30 June 2025	37	1
27	Omar Richards	LB / LWB	Lewisham	(1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26)	Bayern Munich	10 July 2022	£7,500,000	30 June 2026	0	0
30	Willy Boly	CB	Melun	(1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 September 2022	£2,250,000	30 June 2025	36	3
32	Andrew Omobamidele	CB	Leixlip	(2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 22)	Norwich City	1 September 2023	£11,000,000	30 June 2028	14	1
39	Jonathan Panzo	CB	Brockley	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 23)	Dijon	31 January 2022	£1,400,000	30 June 2025	1	0
40	Murillo	CB	São Paulo	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 21)	Corinthians	31 August 2023	£11,100,000	30 June 2028	36	0
43	Ola Aina	RB / LB / RWB / LWB	Southwark	(1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 27)	Torino	22 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2025	22	1
Midfielders
6	Ibrahim Sangaré	DM / CM	Koumassi	(1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 26)	PSV Eindhoven	1 September 2023	£30,000,000	30 June 2028	17	0
10	Morgan Gibbs-White	AM	Stafford	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19 August 2022	£25,000,000	30 June 2027	80	11
16	Nicolás Domínguez	CM	Buenos Aires	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 25)	Bologna	1 September 2023	£6,800,000	30 June 2028	29	3
22	Ryan Yates	DM / CM	Lincoln	(1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26)	Academy	1 July 2016	—	30 June 2025	203	18
28	Danilo	CM	Salvador	(2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 (age 23)	Palmeiras	16 January 2023	£16,000,000	30 June 2029	49	6
41	Brandon Aguilera	AM / CM	Naranjo	(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 20)	Alajuelense	17 July 2022	£800,000	30 June 2026	3	0
—	Lewis O'Brien	CM	Colchester	(1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 25)	Huddersfield Town	10 July 2022	£8,000,000	30 June 2026	17	1
Forwards
9	Taiwo Awoniyi	CF	Ilorin	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26)	Union Berlin	1 July 2022	£17,200,000	30 June 2027	53	17
11	Chris Wood	CF	Auckland	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)	Newcastle United	1 July 2023	£15,000,000	30 June 2025	42	16
14	Callum Hudson-Odoi	LW	Wandsworth	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 23)	Chelsea	1 September 2023	£3,000,000	30 June 2026	34	8
17	Alex Mighten	LW / RW	Hartford	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22)	Academy	10 July 2022	—	30 June 2026	67	4
21	Anthony Elanga	RW / LW	Malmö	(2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)	Manchester United	25 July 2023	£13,500,000	30 June 2028	39	5
25	Emmanuel Dennis	LW / RW / CF	Yola	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)	Watford	13 August 2022	£12,500,000	30 June 2026	25	2
35	Hwang Ui-jo	CF	Seongnam	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 31)	Bordeaux	26 August 2022	£3,000,000	30 June 2025	0	0
—	Josh Bowler	RW	Chertsey	(1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 25)	Blackpool	1 September 2022	£2,000,000	30 June 2025	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
21 June 2024	DM		Marko Stamenić	Red Star Belgrade	Undisclosed	First team	^[2]

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
20 June 2024	CF	Julian Larsson	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	Under-21s	^[3]
30 June 2024	DM	Kevin Adueni	Free Agent	Released	Under-18s	^[4]
30 June 2024	CM	Harry Arter	Free Agent	Released	First team	^[4]
30 June 2024	CB	Felipe	Retired		First team	^[5]
30 June 2024	CB	Tony Gbopo	Free Agent	Released	Under-18s	^[4]
30 June 2024	GK	Wayne Hennessey	Free Agent	Released	First team	^[5]
30 June 2024	RW	Ethan Hull	Free Agent	Released	Under-21s	^[4]
30 June 2024	AM	Ateef Konaté	Free Agent	Released	Under-21s	^[4]
30 June 2024	DM	Cheikhou Kouyaté	Free Agent	Released	First team	^[5]
30 June 2024	CM	Henry Lister	Free Agent	Released	Under-18s	^[4]
30 June 2024	CB	Loïc Mbe Soh	Free Agent	Released	First team	^[4]
30 June 2024	CB	Scott McKenna	Free Agent	Released	First team	^[4]
30 June 2024	LB	Elijah Morgan	Free Agent	Released	Under-18s	^[4]
30 June 2024	CB	Theo Robinson	Free Agent	Released	Under-18s	^[4]

Loaned in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Duration	Team	Ref.

Loaned out

Date from	Pos.	Nat.	Player	To	Duration	Team	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	DM		Marko Stamenić	Olympiacos	End of Season	First team	^[2]

^ The loan was announced on 21 June, and would officially commence on July 1

New contracts

Date	Position	Player	Contract Length	Team	Ref.
21 May 2024	RB	Ola Aina	One year	First team	^[6]
21 May 2024	CB	Willy Boly	One year	First team	^[7]
30 May 2024	RB	Jimmy Sinclair	One year	Under-21s	^[8]
30 May 2024	GK	Aaron Bott	One year	Under-21s	^[9]
31 May 2024	CM	Jack Perkins	One year	Under-21s	^[10]
31 May 2024	CB	David Modupe	One year	Under-21s	^[11]
5 June 2024	GK	Theo Avery	One year	Under-18s	^[4]
5 June 2024	LB	Aaron Donnelly	One year	Under-21s	^[4]
5 June 2024	CM	Georgios Lemonakis	One year	Under-18s	^[4]
5 June 2024	LB	Jamie Newton	One year	Under-21s	^[4]
5 June 2024	AM	Faruq Smith	One year	Under-18s	^[4]
5 June 2024	GK	Keehan Willows	One year	Under-18s	^[4]
10 June 2024	RB	Ben Hammond	One year	Under-21s	^[12]
10 June 2024	AM	Jack Nadin	One year	Under-21s	^[13]
20 June 2024	LB	Kyle McAdam	Two years	Under-21s	^[14]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
14	Manchester United
15	Newcastle United
16	Nottingham Forest
17	Southampton
18	Tottenham Hotspur	Relegation to the EFL Championship

First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[15]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.^[16]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

17 August 2024 1	Nottingham Forest	v	Bournemouth	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

24 August 2025 2	Southampton	v	Nottingham Forest	Southampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium

31 August 2024 3	Nottingham Forest	v	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

14 September 2024 4	Liverpool	v	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Anfield

21 September 2024 5	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Nottingham Forest	Falmer
15:00 BST				Stadium: Falmer Stadium

28 September 2024 6	Nottingham Forest	v	Fulham	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

5 October 2024 7	Chelsea	v	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge

19 October 2024 8	Nottingham Forest	v	Crystal Palace	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

26 October 2024 9	Leicester City	v	Nottingham Forest	Leicester
15:00 BST				Stadium: King Power Stadium

2 November 2024 10	Nottingham Forest	v	West Ham United	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

9 November 2024 11	Nottingham Forest	v	Newcastle United	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: City Ground

23 November 2024 12	Arsenal	v	Nottingham Forest	Holloway
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

30 November 2024 13	Nottingham Forest	v	Ipswich Town	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: City Ground

4 December 2024 14	Manchester City	v	Nottingham Forest	Manchester
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium

7 December 2024 15	Manchester United	v	Nottingham Forest	Trafford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Old Trafford

14 December 2024 16	Nottingham Forest	v	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: City Ground

21 December 2025 17	Brentford	v	Nottingham Forest	Brentford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

26 December 2024 18	Nottingham Forest	v	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: City Ground

29 December 2024 19	Everton	v	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Goodison Park

4 January 2025 20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v	Nottingham Forest	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Molineux Stadium

14 January 2025 21	Nottingham Forest	v	Liverpool	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: City Ground

18 January 2025 22	Nottingham Forest	v	Southampton	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: City Ground

25 January 2024 23	Bournemouth	v	Nottingham Forest	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Vitality Stadium

1 February 2025 24	Nottingham Forest	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: City Ground

15 February 2025 25	Fulham	v	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Craven Cottage

22 February 2025 26	Newcastle United	v	Nottingham Forest	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James' Park

25 February 2025 27	Nottingham Forest	v	Arsenal	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: City Ground

8 March 2025 28	Nottingham Forest	v	Manchester City	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: City Ground

15 March 2025 29	Ipswich Town	v	Nottingham Forest	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

1 April 2025 30	Nottingham Forest	v	Manchester United	West Bridgford
19:45 BST				Stadium: City Ground

5 April 2025 31	Aston Villa	v	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Villa Park

12 April 2025 32	Nottingham Forest	v	Everton	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

19 April 2025 33	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Nottingham Forest	Tottenham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

26 April 2025 34	Nottingham Forest	v	Brentford	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

3 May 2025 35	Crystal Palace	v	Nottingham Forest	Selhurst
15:00 BST				Stadium: Selhurst Park

10 May 2025 36	Nottingham Forest	v	Leicester City	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

18 May 2025 37	West Ham United	v	Nottingham Forest	Stratford
15:00 BST				Stadium: London Stadium

25 May 2025 38	Nottingham Forest	v	Chelsea	West Bridgford
16:00 BST		Report		Stadium: City Ground

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number. Players who left the club prior to the first competitive fixture of the season or who have not made any appearances are not featured.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	BEL	Matz Sels	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	USA	Matt Turner	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	GRE	Odysseas Vlachodimos	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	NGA	Ola Aina	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	CIV	Willy Boly	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	BRA	Murillo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	SEN	Moussa Niakhaté	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	IRL	Andrew Omobamidele	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Jonathan Panzo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Omar Richards	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Harry Toffolo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	WAL	Neco Williams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Joe Worrall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	CRC	Brandon Aguilera	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	BRA	Danilo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ARG	Nicolás Domínguez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Morgan Gibbs-White	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Lewis O'Brien	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	CIV	Ibrahim Sangaré	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Ryan Yates	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	NGA	Taiwo Awoniyi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	NGA	Emmanuel Dennis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	SWE	Anthony Elanga	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Callum Hudson-Odoi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	KOR	Hwang Ui-jo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Alex Mighten	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
—	MF	NZL	Marko Stamenić	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References

^ "First Team". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Forest agree Marko Stamenić deal". Nottingham Forest FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "Larsson departs". Nottingham Forest FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Forest confirm retained list". Nottingham Forest FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Trio to depart The City Ground". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Forest trigger Aina contract extension". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Boly signs new contract". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Jimmy Sinclair signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Aaron Bott signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Jack Perkins signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "David Modupe signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Ben Hammond signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "Jack Nadin signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "McAdam signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Premier League 2024/25 fixtures released!". Premier League. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[6] The loan was announced on 21 June, and would officially commence on July 1

[1] "First Team". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[Stamenic-2] "Forest agree Marko Stamenić deal". Nottingham Forest FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[3] "Larsson departs". Nottingham Forest FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[RetainedList2-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Forest confirm retained list". Nottingham Forest FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[RetainedList-5] "Trio to depart The City Ground". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[7] "Forest trigger Aina contract extension". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[8] "Boly signs new contract". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[9] "Jimmy Sinclair signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[10] "Aaron Bott signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[11] "Jack Perkins signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[12] "David Modupe signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[13] "Ben Hammond signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[14] "Jack Nadin signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[15] "McAdam signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[PLhandbook-16] Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[17] "Premier League 2024/25 fixtures released!". Premier League. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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