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)
Carabao 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, Carabao 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
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 Watford 2018 2021
15 Luke Steele (1984-09-24) 24 September 1984 Bristol City 2018 2020
41 Stephen Henderson (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 Charlton Athletic 2016 2019
Defenders
3 Tobias Figueiredo (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 Sporting 2018 2022
13 Molla Wagué (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 Udinese 2019 2019
17 Alexander Milošević (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 AIK 2019 2020
18 Jack Robinson (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 Queens Park Rangers 2018 2020
20 Michael Dawson (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 Hull City 2018 2020
21 Saidy Janko (1995-10-22) 22 October 1995 Porto 2018 2019
25 Sam Byram (1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 West Ham United 2018 2019
27 Tendayi Darikwa (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 Burnley 2017 2021
29 Yohan Benalouane (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 Leicester City 2019 2020
44 Michael Hefele (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2021
Midfielders
5 Adlène Guedioura (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 Middlesbrough 2018 2020
6 Jack Colback (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 Newcastle United 2018 2019
8 Ben Watson (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 Watford 2018 2020
10 João Carvalho (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 Benfica 2018 2023
11 Ben Osborn (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 Promoted from academy 2012 2020
14 Matty Cash (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 Promoted from academy 2016 2021
19 Diogo Gonçalves (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 Benfica 2018 2019
22 Ryan Yates (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 Promoted from academy 2016 2021
23 Joe Lolley (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2023
24 Claudio Yacob (1987-07-18) 18 July 1987 West Bromwich Albion 2018 2020
26 Liam Bridcutt (1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 Leeds United 2017 2020
28 Pelé (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 Monaco 2019 2019
35 Jamie Ward (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 Derby County 2015 2019
Forwards
2 Hillal Soudani (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 Dinamo Zagreb 2018 2021
7 Lewis Grabban (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 Bournemouth 2018 2022
9 Daryl Murphy (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 Newcastle United 2017 2020
33 Léo Bonatini (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019 2019
37 Karim Ansarifard (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 Olympiacos 2018 2020
43 Arvin Appiah (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 Promoted from academy 2018 2023

    Pre-season friendlies
    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

    Championship
    Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

    League table
    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[lower-alpha 1]
    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[lower-alpha 2]
    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
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    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
    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

    [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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Referee: Oliver Langford

    FA Cup
    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

    Carabao Cup
    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
    As of match played 5 May 2019[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalEFL ChampionshipEmirates FA CupCarabao Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Costel Pantilimon 4404400000
    2 FW Hillal Soudani 821+520020
    3 DF Tobias Figueiredo 14011+200010
    4 DF Danny Fox 210180101+10
    5 MF Adlène Guedioura 28218+921000
    6 MF Jack Colback 3933831000
    7 FW Lewis Grabban 411729+1016000+21
    8 MF Ben Watson 21014+300040
    9 FW Daryl Murphy 32617+1141032
    10 MF João Carvalho 40428+1041010
    11 MF Ben Osborn 44229+101102+21
    12 GK Jordan Smith 10000010
    13 DF Molla Wagué 1139+230000
    14 MF Matty Cash 41827+96102+22
    15 GK Luke Steele 7020103+10
    17 DF Alexander Milošević 12111+110000
    18 DF Jack Robinson 40236+220020
    19 MF Diogo Gonçalves 1001+600030
    20 DF Michael Dawson 1308+200030
    21 DF Saidy Janko 17013+201010
    22 MF Ryan Yates 17115+110010
    23 MF Joe Lolley 511242+4110+102+21
    24 MF Claudio Yacob 17011+501000
    25 DF Sam Byram 80600020
    26 MF Liam Bridcutt 400+100030
    27 DF Tendayi Darikwa 310280101+10
    28 MF Pelé 906+300000
    29 DF Yohan Benalouane 1411410000
    31 FW Gil Dias 24110+1100031
    33 FW Léo Bonatini 502+300000
    34 MF Panagiotis Tachtsidis 00000000
    35 MF Jamie Ward 00000000
    37 FW Karim Ansarifard 1223+920000
    38 MF Gboly Ariyibi 00000000
    39 FW Apostolos Vellios 00000000
    40 FW Zach Clough 00000000
    41 GK Stephen Henderson 00000000
    42 DF Joe Worrall 00000000
    43 FW Arvin Appiah 712+40000+11
    44 DF Michael Hefele 18013+200030
    — FW Jason Cummings 00000000
    — MF Jorge Grant 00000000
    — FW Tyler Walker 00000000
    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

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    Transfers in
    Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
    1 July 2018MFJoão CarvalhoBenfica£13,200,000[12][13]
    1 July 2018DFMichael DawsonHull CityFree[14]
    1 July 2018DFTobias FigueiredoSportingUndisclosed[15]
    1 July 2018DFJack RobinsonQueens Park RangersFree[16]
    1 July 2018FWHillal SoudaniDinamo ZagrebUndisclosed[17]
    3 July 2018GKCostel PantilimonWatfordUndisclosed[18]
    6 July 2018FWLewis GrabbanBournemouthUndisclosed[19]
    1 August 2018GKLuke SteeleBristol CityFree[20]
    9 August 2018DFMichael HefeleHuddersfield TownUndisclosed[21]
    5 September 2018MFPanagiotis TachtsidisOlympiacosFree[22]
    6 September 2018MFClaudio YacobWest Bromwich AlbionFree[23]
    3 November 2018FWKarim AnsarifardOlympiacosFree[24]
    18 January 2019DFYohan BenalouaneLeicester CityUndisclosed[25]
    1 February 2019DFAlexander MiloševićAIKFree[26]

    Transfers out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    22 June 2018DFEric LichajHull CityUndisclosed[27]
    1 July 2018DFChoz CharlesworthGrantham TownReleased[28][29]
    1 July 2018MFChris CohenRetiredN/A[28][30]
    1 July 2018MFAshkan DejagahTractor SaziReleased[28][31]
    1 July 2018DFJack HobbsBolton WanderersReleased[28][32]
    1 July 2018FWLuke McCormickGrantham TownReleased[28][33]
    1 July 2018MFElvis OtimBarnsleyReleased[28][34]
    1 July 2018MFAaron SmithHamilton AcademicalReleased[28][35]
    1 July 2018MFConnor SmithFree AgentReleased[28]
    1 July 2018MFDavid VaughanNotts CountyReleased[28][36]
    1 July 2018FWLewis WaltersGuiseleyReleased[28][37]
    1 July 2018DFJake WillettsEckerd TritonsReleased[28]
    4 July 2018MFAndreas BouchalakisOlympiacosUndisclosed[38][39]
    11 July 2018DFMatthew BondswellRB LeipzigUndisclosed[40][41]
    20 July 2018DFArmand TraoréÇaykur RizesporUndisclosed[42]
    31 July 2018MFBarrie McKaySwansea CityUndisclosed[43]
    1 August 2018GKStefanos KapinoWerder BremenUndisclosed[44]
    3 August 2018DFMichael MancienneNew England RevolutionFree[45]
    29 August 2018DFThomas LamPEC ZwolleUndisclosed[46]
    31 August 2018GKDimitar EvtimovBurton AlbionContract Terminated[47][48]
    4 January 2019FWBen BreretonBlackburn RoversUndisclosed[49]
    24 January 2019GKTim ErlandssonIK FrejUndisclosed[50]
    28 January 2019DFAnel AhmedhodžićMalmö FFUndisclosed[51]
    29 January 2019DFDanny FoxWigan AthleticUndisclosed[52]

    Loans in
    Date Position Nationality Name From Ends Ref.
    23 June 2018MFGil DiasMonaco24 January 2019[53][54]
    1 July 2018MFDiogo GonçalvesBenfica30 June 2019[13]
    20 July 2018MFJack ColbackNewcastle United30 June 2019[55]
    10 August 2018DFSam ByramWest Ham United30 June 2019[56]
    31 August 2018DFSaidy JankoPorto30 June 2019[57]
    4 September 2018DFJosef HefeleBradford City4 December 2018[58]
    31 January 2019FWLéo BonatiniWolverhampton Wanderers30 June 2019[59]
    31 January 2019MFPeléMonaco30 June 2019[60]
    1 February 2019DFMolla WaguéUdinese30 June 2019[61]

    Loans out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Ends Ref.
    29 June 2018FWTyler WalkerMansfield Town30 June 2019[62]
    6 July 2018MFJorge GrantLuton Town10 January 2019[63][64]
    13 July 2018FWJason CummingsPeterborough United31 January 2019[65][66]
    2 August 2018DFAdam CrookesLincoln City14 January 2019[67][68]
    28 August 2018FWBen BreretonBlackburn Rovers31 December 2018[69]
    31 August 2018FWZach CloughRochdale31 December 2018[70]
    31 August 2018FWApostolos VelliosWaasland-Beveren30 June 2019[71]
    31 August 2018MFJamie WardCharlton Athletic31 December 2018[72]
    31 August 2018DFJoe WorrallRangers30 June 2019[73]
    28 September 2018GKRudolfs SolohaCoalville Town26 October 2018[74]
    19 October 2018DFJoe CoveneyBillericay Town17 November 2018[75]
    19 October 2018DFEthan StewartBillericay Town17 November 2018[75]
    19 October 2018MFToby EdserWoking18 January 2019[76]
    30 October 2018FWVirgil GomisBraintree Town24 November 2018[77]
    2 November 2018FWVictor SodeindeMickleover Sports30 November 2018[78]
    16 November 2018GKJordan SmithBarnsley23 November 2018[79]
    17 November 2018GKJordan WrightGrantham Town30 June 2019[80]
    4 December 2018GKStephen HendersonWycombe Wanderers27 December 2018[81][82]
    3 January 2019MFPanagiotis TachtsidisLecce30 June 2019[83]
    7 January 2019MFGboly AriyibiMotherwell30 June 2019[84]
    10 January 2019GKJordan SmithMansfield Town30 June 2019[85]
    14 January 2019DFAdam CrookesPort Vale30 June 2019[86]
    14 January 2019MFJorge GrantMansfield Town30 June 2019[87]
    28 January 2019DFAlex IacovittiOldham Athletic30 June 2019[88]
    31 January 2019FWZach CloughRochdale30 June 2019[89]
    31 January 2019FWJason CummingsLuton Town30 June 2019[66]
    31 January 2019MFToby EdserPort Vale30 June 2019[90]
    31 January 2019FWVirgil GomisNotts County30 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
    Date Position Nationality Player Length Expires Ref.
    5 July 2018MFRyan YatesThree years2021[92]
    23 January 2019FWArvin AppiahFour and a half years2023[93]
    7 February 2019MFJoe LolleyFour and a half years2023[94]

    Awards

    Club
    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
    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
    Carabao Cup Player of the Round
    Round Result Player Reference
    2 Won Gil Dias [102]

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

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