2026–27 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2026–27 season
Owner	Evangelos Marinakis
Chairman	Nicholas Randall KC
Head coach	Vítor Pereira
Stadium	City Ground
	← 2025–26 2027–28 →

The 2026–27 season is the 161st season in the history of Nottingham Forest Football Club, and the club's fifth consecutive season competing in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Players

First team

As of 30 June 2026^[1]

No.	Player	Position(s)	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeepers
13	John Victor	GK	Diadema	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 30)	Botafogo	31 August 2025	£6,900,000	30 June 2028	9	0	0
26	Matz Sels	GK	Lint	(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 34)	Strasbourg	1 February 2024	£5,100,000	30 June 2027	95	0	0
Defenders
3	Neco Williams	RB / LB / RWB / LWB	Wrexham	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 25)	Liverpool	10 July 2022	£10,000,000	30 June 2029	160	4	9
4	Morato	CB	Francisco Morato	(2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 25)	Benfica	30 August 2024	£12,600,000	30 June 2029	66	1	0
5	Murillo	CB	São Paulo	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 23)	Corinthians	31 August 2023	£11,100,000	30 June 2030	114	4	2
17	Eric da Silva Moreira	RB / RWB / RW	Hamburg	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 20)	FC St. Pauli	25 June 2024	£1,250,000	30 June 2028	5	0	0
23	Jair Cunha	CB	Orlândia	(2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 21)	Botafogo	11 July 2025	£10,400,000	30 June 2030	15	0	0
25	Luca Netz	LB / LWB	Berlin	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 23)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2 February 2026	£1,100,000	30 June 2030	7	0	0
27	Omar Richards	LB / LWB	Lewisham	(1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 28)	Bayern Munich	10 July 2022	£7,500,000	30 June 2026	0	0	0
31	Nikola Milenković	CB	Belgrade	(1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 28)	Fiorentina	18 July 2024	£12,000,000	30 June 2029	92	6	3
34	Ola Aina	RB / LB / RWB / LWB	Southwark	(1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 29)	Torino	22 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2028	85	3	4
37	Nicolò Savona	RB / CB	Aosta	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 23)	Juventus	30 August 2025	£11,200,000	30 June 2030	20	2	2
44	Zach Abbott	CB / RB	Lincoln	(2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2024	Academy	30 June 2029	13	0	0
—	Tyler Bindon	CB	Auckland	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 21)	Reading	3 February 2025	£825,000	30 June 2028	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	Ibrahim Sangaré	CM / DM	Koumassi	(1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 28)	PSV Eindhoven	1 September 2023	£30,000,000	30 June 2028	77	2	6
8	Elliot Anderson	CM	Whitley Bay	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 23)	Newcastle United	30 June 2024	£35,000,000	31 June 2029	92	6	11
10	Morgan Gibbs-White	AM	Stafford	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 26)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19 August 2022	£25,000,000	30 June 2028	171	36	35
16	Nicolás Domínguez	CM	Buenos Aires	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 28)	Bologna	1 September 2023	£6,800,000	30 June 2028	109	5	4
22	Ryan Yates	CM	Lincoln	(1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 28)	Academy	1 July 2016	Academy	30 June 2028	277	24	13
24	James McAtee	AM	Salford	(2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 23)	Manchester City	16 August 2025	£25,000,000	30 June 2030	26	1	2
Forwards
7	Callum Hudson-Odoi	LW	Wandsworth	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 25)	Chelsea	1 September 2023	£3,000,000	30 June 2028	113	19	10
9	Taiwo Awoniyi	CF	Ilorin	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 28)	Union Berlin	1 July 2022	£17,200,000	30 June 2027	103	23	5
11	Chris Wood	CF	Auckland	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 34)	Newcastle United	1 July 2023	£15,000,000	30 June 2027	102	41	4
14	Dan Ndoye	RW / LW / CF	Nyon	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 25)	Bologna	31 July 2025	£34,500,000	30 June 2030	37	2	1
15	Arnaud Kalimuendo	CF	Suresnes	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 24)	Rennes	18 August 2025	£26,000,000	30 June 2030	14	2	0
19	Igor Jesus	CF	Cuiabá	(2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 (age 25)	Botafogo	5 July 2025	£10,000,000	30 June 2029	52	16	5
20	Jota Silva	RW / LW	Melres	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 26)	Vitória Guimarães	1 August 2024	£5,900,000	30 June 2028	38	4	3
21	Omari Hutchinson	AM / RW	Redhill	(2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 22)	Ipswich Town	16 August 2025	£37,500,000	30 June 2030	41	1	6
29	Dilane Bakwa	RW / LW	Créteil	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 23)	Strasbourg	1 September 2025	£30,000,000	30 June 2030	24	0	2

Out on loan

No.	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end	Apps	Goals	Assists
Defenders
33	Cuiabano	LB / LWB / LW		Cuiabá	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 23)	Botafogo	1 September 2025	£5,200,000	30 June 2029	0	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
First team
B team and academy
23 June 2026	CM	Grady McDonnell	Club Brugge	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2026	CAM	Mason Ayre	Glentoran	Free transfer	^[3]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Player	From	Loaned until	Ref.
First team
B team and academy

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
First team
30 June 2026	CB	David Carmo	Olympiacos	Undisclosed	^[4]
B team and academy
15 June 2026^[a]	CB	Justin Hanks	Solihull Moors	Free transfer	^[5]
30 June 2026	AM	Cormac Daly	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed	^[6]

↑ The transfer was announced on 10 June, and would become official on June 15 once the transfer window opened.

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Player	To	Loaned until	Ref.
First team
B team and academy

Released

Date	Pos.	Player	Ref.
First team
30 June 2026	CB	Willy Boly	^[7]
	GK	Angus Gunn	^[7]
	GK	Stefan Ortega	^[7]
B team and academy
30 June 2026	AM	Danny Anisjko	^[5]
	DM	Evan Boulter	^[5]
	AM	Alfie Bradshaw	^[5]
	CF	Taeneal Brandy	^[5]
	CM	Shae Cahill	^[5]
	GK	Owen Grainger	^[5]
	CF	Scott Hamilton	^[5]
	CB	Ben Hammond	^[5]
	CM	Kyle McAdam	^[5]
	CF	Esapa Osong	^[5]
	GK	Zac Smith	^[5]
	CB	Jack Thompson	^[5]
	CB	Will Thompson	^[5]
	LB	Jonathan Whiteley	^[5]

New contracts

Date	Pos.	Player	Contracted until	Ref.
First team
B team and academy
10 June 2026	CM	Kristian Clarke	30 June 2027^[a]	^[8]
10 June 2026	RB	Buba Sanneh	30 June 2027^[b]	^[9]

↑ Club option for an extra year
↑ Club option for an extra year

Pre-season and friendlies

On 22 June, The Reds announced a 12-day training camp in Portugal, with fixtures against Blackburn Rovers, Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting CP.^[10] A week later, a short trip to city rivals Notts County was confirmed.^[11]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 July 2026 Friendly	Notts County	v	Nottingham Forest	Nottingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Meadow Lane

22 July 2026 Friendly	Blackburn Rovers	v	Nottingham Forest	Ferreiras, Portugal
12:00 WEST				Stadium: Estádio da Nora

26 July 2026 Friendly	Vitória de Guimarães	v	Nottingham Forest	TBC
13:00 WEST				Stadium: TBC Attendance: 0 (BCD)

31 July 2026 Friendly	Sporting CP	v	Nottingham Forest	Faro-Loulé, Portugal
13:00 WEST				Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	August 2026	May 2027	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	January 2027	TBD	Third round	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	August 2026	TBD	Second round	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
16	Manchester United
17	Newcastle United
18	Nottingham Forest	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Sunderland
20	Tottenham Hotspur

First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. 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^[12]

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

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position
Points

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 19 June, the Premier League fixtures were announced.^[13]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

22 August 2026 1	Nottingham Forest	v	Leeds United	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

29 August 2026 2	Liverpool	v	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Anfield

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Nottingham Forest enter the FA Cup in the third round.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

As a Premier League not involved in any European competition, Forest enter the EFL Cup in the second round.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances, goals and discipline

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included; italics indicate loaned in player

No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

References

↑ "First Team". Nottingham Forest FC. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
↑ "Forest Sign Grady McDonnell". Nottingham Forest FC. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
↑ @TalentHunter (30 December 2025). "Northern Ireland U16 midfielder Mason Ayre will be joining Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2026 from Glentoran" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
↑ "David Carmo back in the red and white jersey". Olympiacos FC. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Academy Retained List Confirmed". Nottingham Forest FC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
↑ "Daly joins Hearts". Nottingham Forest FC. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
1 2 3 "Nottingham Forest Confirms Retained List". Nottingham Forest FC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
↑ "Clarke pens new deal". Nottingham Forest FC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
↑ "Sanneh signs new contract". Nottingham Forest FC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
↑ "Forest Head To Portugal For Pre-Season Camp". Nottingham Forest FC. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
↑ "Forest To Begin Pre-Season Against Notts County". Nottingham Forest FC. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
↑ "Premier League Handbook 2022/23" (PDF). Premier League. pp. 109–111. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
↑ "Forest Host Leeds In 2026/27 Premier League Opener As Fixtures Confirmed". Nottingham Forest FC. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[5] The transfer was announced on 10 June, and would become official on June 15 once the transfer window opened.

[9] Club option for an extra year

[11] Club option for an extra year

[1] "First Team". Nottingham Forest FC. Retrieved 10 June 2026.

[2] "Forest Sign Grady McDonnell". Nottingham Forest FC. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.

[3] @TalentHunter (30 December 2025). "Northern Ireland U16 midfielder Mason Ayre will be joining Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2026 from Glentoran" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).

[4] "David Carmo back in the red and white jersey". Olympiacos FC. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.

[Retained_List_Academy-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Academy Retained List Confirmed". Nottingham Forest FC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.

[7] "Daly joins Hearts". Nottingham Forest FC. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.

[Retained_List-8] 1 2 3 "Nottingham Forest Confirms Retained List". Nottingham Forest FC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.

[10] "Clarke pens new deal". Nottingham Forest FC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.

[12] "Sanneh signs new contract". Nottingham Forest FC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.

[13] "Forest Head To Portugal For Pre-Season Camp". Nottingham Forest FC. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[14] "Forest To Begin Pre-Season Against Notts County". Nottingham Forest FC. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.

[15] "Premier League Handbook 2022/23" (PDF). Premier League. pp. 109–111. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[16] "Forest Host Leeds In 2026/27 Premier League Opener As Fixtures Confirmed". Nottingham Forest FC. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

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