2019–20 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Nottingham Forest's 154th year in existence and 12th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. In addition to the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period between 1 July 2019 and 22 July 2020.

Nottingham Forest
2019–20 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
Head CoachSabri Lamouchi
StadiumCity Ground
(Capacity: 30,445)
Championship7th
FA CupThird round
(vs. Chelsea, 5 January 2020)
EFL CupThird round
(vs. Arsenal, 24 September 2019)
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Grabban (20)
All: Lewis Grabban (20)
Highest home attendance29,455
(vs. Leeds United, EFL Championship, 8 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance7,432
(vs. Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup, 13 August 2019)
Average home league attendance27,724

First team squad
As of 31 January 2020[1][2]
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Joined from Joined first team Contract ends
Goalkeepers
12 Jordan Smith (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 Promoted from under-23s 2016 2020
30 Brice Samba (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 Caen 2019 2023
49 Arijanet Muric (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 Manchester City 2019 2020
Defenders
2 Yuri Ribeiro (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 Benfica 2019 –
3 Tobias Figueiredo (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 Sporting 2018 2022
4 Joe Worrall (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 Promoted from under-23s 2016 2024
6 Gaëtan Bong (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 Brighton and Hove Albion 2020 2022
16 Carl Jenkinson (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 Arsenal 2019 2022
20 Michael Dawson (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 Hull City 2018 2021
27 Tendayi Darikwa (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 Burnley 2017 2021
29 Yohan Benalouane (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 Leicester City 2019 2021
44 Michael Hefele (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2021
Midfielders
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 Matty Cash (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 Promoted from under-23s 2016 2023
13 John Bostock (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 Toulouse 2019 2020
17 Alfa Semedo (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 Benfica 2019 2020
19 Sammy Ameobi (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 Bolton Wanderers 2019 2020
21 Samba Sow (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 Dynamo Moscow 2019 2021
22 Ryan Yates (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 Promoted from under-23s 2016 2023
23 Joe Lolley (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2023
28 Tiago Silva (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 Feirense 2019 2021
40 Brennan Johnson (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 Promoted from under-23s 2019 –
Forwards
7 Lewis Grabban (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 Bournemouth 2018 2022
9 Nuno da Costa (1991-02-10) 10 February 1991 Strasbourg 2020 –
14 Adama Diakhaby (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 Huddersfield Town 2020 2020
34 Tyler Walker (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 Promoted from under-23s 2017 2021
39 Zach Clough (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 Bolton Wanderers 2017 2021
48 Alex Mighten (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 Promoted from under-18s 2020 2022

    New contracts
    Date Position Nationality Player Old contract end New contract end Ref.
    28 November 2019MFMatty Cash20212023[3]
    5 December 2019MFRyan Yates20212023[4]
    11 December 2019MFTyrese Fornah–2022[5]
    13 December 2019FWAlex Mighten–2022[6]
    21 January 2020MFJake Taylor20202021[7]
    13 February 2020DFJoe Worrall20222024[8]
    19 February 2020DFJordan Lawrence-Gabriel20202022[9]
    17 June 2020DFMichael Dawson20202021[10]

    Pre-season

    Forest announced a pre-season schedule of friendlies against Alfreton Town, Dundee, Atromitos, Olympiacos, Crystal Palace and Real Sociedad.[11][12][13][14][15] The first team were relieved of friendlies arranged against Peterborough United, Mansfield Town and Lincoln City following the appointment of Sabri Lamouchi as head coach on 28 June 2019.[16][17][18][19]

    29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) Friendly Alfreton Town 1–2 Nottingham Forest Alfreton
    15:00 BST Bacon  16' Report Johnson  39'
    Ansarifard  83'    		 Stadium: Impact Arena
    Attendance: 1,799
    2 July 2019 (2019-07-02) Friendly Nottingham Forest 0–0 Dundee San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
    17:30 BST Report Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Pérez
    13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly Atromitos 0–3 Nottingham Forest Athens, Greece
    21:00 EEST Report Ameobi  20'
    Dawson  64'
    Lolley  90'    		 Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
    16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly Olympiacos 3–0 Nottingham Forest Piraeus, Greece
    19:30 BST Masouras  3'
    Guerrero  7'  33'    		 Report Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
    19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly Nottingham Forest 1–0 Crystal Palace West Bridgford
    19:45 BST Adomah  32' Report Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 14,719
    Referee: Steve Martin
    23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Mansfield Town 2–1 Nottingham Forest Under 23s Mansfield
    19:30 BST Stewart  33' (o.g.)
    Maynard  84'    		 Report Cummings  10' Stadium: One Call Stadium
    Attendance: 3,202
    Referee: David Coote[20]
    Note: Originally billed as a first team friendly
    26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) Friendly Nottingham Forest 2–2 Real Sociedad West Bridgford
    19:45 BST Worrall  4'
    Grabban  28'    		 Report López  13'
    Djouahra  88'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 14,216
    Referee: Jez Simpson
    29 July 2019 (2019-07-29) Friendly Lincoln City 1–1 Nottingham Forest XI Lincoln
    19:30 BST Bostwick  25' Report Gomis  73' Stadium: Sincil Bank
    Attendance: 3,803
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    Note: Originally billed as a first team friendly

    Competitions

    Championship
    Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    4 Fulham (O, P) 46 23 12 11 64 48 +16 81 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 +10 73
    6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 +9 70
    7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 +8 70
    8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 +6 68
    9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 +5 66
    10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 −2 64
    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[21]
    (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
    Notes:
    1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    46 18 16 12 58 50  +8 70 10 5 8 27 27  0 8 11 4 31 23  +8

    Last updated: 22 July 2020.
    Source: BBC February 2020

    Results by matchday
    Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAH
    ResultLDWDWDWWWDWLLWWDWLDDLLWWWDWDWLWLDDWDLDWWDLDDLL
    Position19209139109634248555444589754554344555445544555557
    Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: Statto.com
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches
    3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Nottingham Forest 1–2 West Bromwich Albion West Bridgford
    17:30 BST Cash  9' Report Edwards  15'
    Phillips  26'
    Sawyers  85'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,592
    Referee: Darren England
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Leeds United 1–1 Nottingham Forest Leeds
    12:30 BST Phillips  28'
    Hernández  59'
    Forshaw  80'    		 Report Sow  71'
    Grabban  77'
    Robinson  90'    		 Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 35,453
    Referee: Robert Jones
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Birmingham City West Bridgford
    15:00 BST Lolley  15'
    Grabban  22'
    Dawson  64'    		 Report Šunjić  15'
    Giménez  62'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,281
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    21 August 2019 (2019-08-21) 4 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Nottingham Forest Charlton, London
    19:45 BST Taylor  18'  63'
    Lockyer  54'
    Pratley  89'    		 Report Watson  43'
    Ameobi  63'
    Adomah  78'
    Jenkinson  89'    		 Stadium: The Valley
    Attendance: 17,204
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Fulham 1–2 Nottingham Forest Fulham, London
    15:00 BST Arter  50'
    Mitrović  83'
    Kamara  90'    		 Report Grabban  4'  61'
    Ameobi  33'
    Semedo  66'
    Samba  77'
    Adomah  90'    		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
    Attendance: 18,186
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Preston North End West Bridgford
    15:00 BST Grabban  70'
    Silva  74'
    Adomah  79'
    Sow  83'
    Jenkinson  90'    		 Report Bodin  40'
    Harrop  50'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,249
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7 Swansea City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Swansea
    15:00 BST Roberts  70'
    van der Hoorn  90'    		 Report Sow  64'
    Semedo  85'    		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 17,102
    Referee: James Linington
    21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Barnsley West Bridgford
    15:00 BST Cash  24'
    Watson  56'
    Samba  90'    		 Report Williams  29'
    Halme  52'
    Chaplin  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 29,202
    Referee: Jarred Gillett
    27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) 9 Stoke City 2–3 Nottingham Forest Stoke-on-Trent
    20:00 BST Gregory  10'
    McClean  84'    		 Report Lolley  20'  36'
    Dawson  23'
    Sow  38'
    Ameobi  47'
    Grabban  61'
    Watson  70'    		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
    Attendance: 23,800
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) 10 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
    19:45 BST Lenihan  22'
    Downing  60'
    Armstrong  63'    		 Report Ameobi  33'
    Lolley  65'    		 Stadium: Ewood Park
    Attendance: 12,521
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Brentford West Bridgford
    15:00 BST Watson  56' Report Canós  35' Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,596
    Referee: Dean Whitestone
    20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 12 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Nottingham Forest Wigan
    14:00 BST Lowe  35'
    Macleod  41'
    Byrne  51'
    Jacobs  82'    		 Report Ribeiro  90' Stadium: DW Stadium
    Attendance: 13,077
    Referee: Matthew Donohue
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) 13 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Hull City West Bridgford
    19:45 BST Silva  15'
    Robinson  40'
    Cash  55'
    Samba  90'    		 Report Magennis  38'  68'
    Bowen  48'  88'
    Long  89'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,624
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Nottingham Forest v Reading West Bridgford
    15:00 BST Report Stadium: City Ground
    Note: Fixture postponed (waterlogged pitch)
    2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 14 Luton Town 1–2 Nottingham Forest Luton
    15:00 GMT McManaman  87' Report Grabban  39'
    Ameobi  58'
    Worrall  69'    		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
    Attendance: 10,053
    Referee: Gavin Ward
    9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 15 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Derby County West Bridgford
    12:30 GMT Watson  31'
    Grabban  56'  69'
    Adomah  90'    		 Report Bogle  28'
    Bielik  60'
    Lawrence  70'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 29,314
    Referee: Darren England
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 16 Bristol City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Bristol
    15:00 GMT Rodri  84' Report Ameobi  36'
    Yates  56'
    Samba  86'    		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
    Attendance: 23,573
    Referee: Craig Pawson
    27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) 17 Queens Park Rangers 0–4 Nottingham Forest Shepherd's Bush, London
    19:45 GMT Wallace  50'
    Scowen  57'    		 Report Figueiredo  15'
    Cash  52'
    Bostock  76'
    Grabban  81'
    Carvalho  88'
    Semedo  90'    		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
    Attendance: 12,937
    Referee: Steve Martin
    30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 18 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Cardiff City West Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Report Mendez-Laing  14'
    Madine  67'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 28,209
    Referee: Robert Jones
    6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) 19 Millwall 2–2 Nottingham Forest Bermondsey, London
    19:45 GMT Williams  15'
    Thompson  32'
    O'Brien  90'    		 Report Cash  30'
    Grabban  63'  88'
    Silva  66'    		 Stadium: The Den
    Attendance: 12,976
    Referee: John Brooks
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) 20 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Silva  27'
    Yates  63'
    Semedo  83'
    Worrall  87'
    Robinson  90'    		 Report Spence  24'
    McNair  81' (pen.)
    Fletcher  85'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 24,577
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 21 Nottingham Forest 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Report Rhodes  9'  13'  37'
    Fletcher  45'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 28,002
    Referee: James Linington
    21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
    15:00 GMT Schindler  32'
    Mounié  49'
    Chalobah  63'
    Hogg  70'
    Grabara  80'    		 Report Sow  39'
    Figueiredo  57'
    Watson  66'
    Worrall  75'    		 Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
    Attendance: 22,529
    Referee: Andy Davies
    26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 23 Hull City 0–2 Nottingham Forest Kingston upon Hull
    15:00 GMT Da Silva Lopes  73'
    Kingsley  77'
    Bowen  87'    		 Report Chema  4'
    Grabban  11' (pen.)  82'
    Watson  87'    		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
    Attendance: 15,001
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 24 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Wigan Athletic West Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Figueiredo  60' Report Byrne  57'
    Kipré  71'
    Naismith  81'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,844
    Referee: Matthew Donohue
    2 January 2020 (2020-01-02) 25 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Blackburn Rovers West Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Lolley  22'
    Grabban  25' (pen.)  55'
    Sow  45'    		 Report Downing  39'
    Worrall  71' (o.g.)
    Bell  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,073
    Referee: Darren Bond
    11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 26 Reading 1–1 Nottingham Forest Reading
    15:00 GMT Swift  38'
    Méïté  87'
    Figueiredo  90+7' (o.g.)    		 Report Silva  45'
    Watson  90'  90+5'    		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 16,602
    Referee: Dean Whitestone
    19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 27 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Luton Town West Bridgford
    12:00 GMT Lolley  36'  57'
    Grabban  90' (pen.)    		 Report Cornick  23'
    Rea  35'
    Tunnicliffe  88'
    Potts  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,081
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) 28 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Reading West Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Ribeiro  65'
    Grabban  80'    		 Report Pelé  23'
    Ejaria  72'
    Baldock  83'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 26,840
    Referee: David Webb
    28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 29 Brentford 0–1 Nottingham Forest Brentford, London
    19:45 GMT Benrahma  39' Report Lolley  14'
    Samba  23'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 12,274
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30 Birmingham City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
    15:00 GMT Hogan  42'
    Pedersen  74'
    Šunjić  88'    		 Report Silva  18'
    Ribeiro  88'    		 Stadium: St Andrew's
    Attendance: 20,837
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Leeds United West Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Ameobi  31'
    Cash  44'
    Sow  83'
    Diakhaby  90'
    Walker  90'    		 Report Dallas  35'
    Alioski  55'
    White  72'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 29,455
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 32 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Charlton Athletic West Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Diakhaby  47'
    da Costa  86'    		 Report Davis  21'
    Taylor  24'
    Cullen  66'
    Smith  90'
    Phillips  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 28,029
    Referee: Darren Bond
    15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich
    12:30 GMT Robinson  37'
    Figueiredo  65' (o.g.)
    Phillips  75'    		 Report Cash  27'  90'
    Sow  40'
    Bartley  45' (o.g.)
    Samba  71'    		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
    Attendance: 25,117
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Diakhaby  54' Report Rangel  63'
    Hugill  76'
    Osayi-Samuel  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 28,750
    Referee: Robert Jones
    25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 35 Cardiff City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
    19:45 GMT Bacuna  82' Report Silva  50'
    Ameobi  70'
    Worrall  84'    		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
    Attendance: 21,273
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    2 March 2020 (2020-03-02) 36 Middlesbrough 2–2 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
    19:45 GMT Gestede  40'
    Wing  44'
    Shotton  75'    		 Report Yates  29'
    Grabban  86'    		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
    Attendance: 18,884
    Referee: Darren England
    6 March 2020 (2020-03-06) 37 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Millwall West Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Samba  80' Report Smith  20'  26'  33'
    Cooper  87'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,307
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
    15:00 BST Luongo  62'
    Odubajo  70'
    Wickham  90'
    Iorfa  90'    		 Report Worrall  68'
    Lolley  69'
    Cash  72'
    Silva  78'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Robert Jones
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.
    28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) 39 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
    14:15 BST Grabban  43'  46'
    Watson  44'
    Ameobi  62'
    Yates  85'    		 Report Bacuna  89'
    Grant  90' (pen.)    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: David Webb
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 28 June.
    1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 40 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Bristol City West Bridgford
    19:45 BST Silva  63' Report Weimann  45'
    Williams  78'
    Vyner  84'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Darren Bond
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 1 July.
    4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41 Derby County 1–1 Nottingham Forest Derby
    15:00 BST Sibley  80'
    Waghorn  90'
    Martin  90'    		 Report Lolley  12'
    Ameobi  90'
    Ribeiro  90'
    Worrall  90'    		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Darren England
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.
    7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 42 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Fulham West Bridgford
    17:00 BST Ribeiro  83'
    Cash  89'    		 Report Onomah  43'
    Arter  45'
    Odoi  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Robert Jones
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 7 July.
    11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 43 Preston North End 1–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
    15:00 BST Stockley  15'
    Bauer  16'
    Hughes  49'    		 Report Grabban  5' (pen.) Stadium: Deepdale
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 11 July.
    15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) 44 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Swansea City West Bridgford
    18:00 BST Ameobi  20', 55'
    Sow  32'
    Figueiredo  38'
    Jenkinson  49'
    Silva  84'    		 Report Brewster  8'
    Ayew  45' (pen.)
    Gallagher  45'
    Naughton  82'
    Byers  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 15 July.
    19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) 45 Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
    15:00 BST Schmidt  90' Report Watson  51' Stadium: Oakwell
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Scott Duncan
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 19 July.
    22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46 Nottingham Forest 1–4 Stoke City West Bridgford
    19:00 BST Figueiredo  61' Report Batth  19'
    McClean  73'
    Gregory  78'
    Cousins  90'
    Da Costa  90' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Gavin Ward
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.

    FA Cup
    Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup
    5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Third round Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham, London
    14:01 GMT Hudson-Odoi  6'
    Barkley  33'
    James  65'    		 Report Yates  77' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
    Attendance: 40,492
    Referee: Peter Bankes

    EFL Cup
    Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup
    13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Nottingham Forest 1–0 Fleetwood Town West Bridgford
    19:45 BST Silva  44'  59'
    Bostock  83'
    Ribeiro  90'    		 Report Morris  77'
    McAleny  80'
    Coyle  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 7,432
    Referee: Alan Young
    27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round Nottingham Forest 3–0 Derby County West Bridgford
    19:45 BST Adomah  25'
    Lolley  35'
    Carvalho  79'    		 Report Buchanan  28'
    Paterson  49'
    Shinnie  79'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 26,971
    Referee: John Brooks
    24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round Arsenal 5–0 Nottingham Forest Holloway, London
    20:00 BST Martinelli  31'  90'
    Nelson  56'  84'
    Holding  71'
    Willock  78'    		 Report Robinson  90' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
    Attendance: 53,160
    Referee: Darren England

    Goals and appearances
    As of match played 22 July 2020[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalEFL ChampionshipFA CupEFL Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Costel Pantilimon 00000000
    2 DF Yuri Ribeiro 3102701030
    3 DF Tobias Figueiredo 3433031030
    4 DF Joe Worrall 4814610020
    6 DF Alexander Milošević 00000000
    6 DF Gaëtan Bong 10100000
    7 FW Lewis Grabban 452043+2200000
    8 MF Ben Watson 4534530000
    9 FW Nuno da Costa 1004+600000
    10 MF João Carvalho 2629+141101+11
    11 MF Matty Cash 45340+23002+10
    12 GK Jordan Smith 30201000
    13 MF John Bostock 901+600020
    14 FW Rafa Mir 1302+900020
    14 FW Adama Diakhaby 1402+1200000
    15 GK Luke Steele 00000000
    16 DF Carl Jenkinson 1007+101010
    17 MF Alfa Semedo 26210+1421010
    18 DF Jack Robinson 19016+200010
    19 MF Sammy Ameobi 47537+85001+10
    20 DF Michael Dawson 19116+211000
    21 MF Samba Sow 26022+300010
    22 MF Ryan Yates 28316+1131000
    23 MF Joe Lolley 441037+590021
    24 MF Claudio Yacob 00000000
    26 MF Liam Bridcutt 00000000
    27 DF Tendayi Darikwa 00000000
    28 MF Tiago Silva 47434+103002+11
    29 DF Yohan Benalouane 200+100+1000
    30 GK Brice Samba 4204000020
    34 FW Tyler Walker 711+610000
    36 DF Chema 1007+10001+10
    37 MF Albert Adomah 2735+1921021
    38 MF Tyrese Fornah 10000+1000
    39 FW Zach Clough 00000000
    40 MF Brennan Johnson 802+20102+10
    42 MF Yassine En-Neyah 10000+1000
    43 FW Arvin Appiah 10000010
    44 DF Michael Hefele 00000000
    46 DF Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 1000000+10
    48 FW Alex Mighten 1000+80100+10
    49 GK Arijanet Muric 50400010
    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.

    Transfers

    [lower-alpha 1]

    Transfers in
    Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
    24 June 2019MFSammy Ameobi Bolton WanderersFreeFirst team[24]
    5 July 2019MFTiago Silva FeirenseUndisclosedFirst team[25]
    8 July 2019DFYuri Ribeiro BenficaUndisclosedFirst team[26]
    10 July 2019MFAlbert Adomah Aston VillaFreeFirst team[27]
    1 August 2019MFSamba Sow Dynamo MoscowUndisclosedFirst team[28]
    7 August 2019DFCarl Jenkinson ArsenalUndisclosedFirst team[29]
    7 August 2019GKBrice Samba CaenUndisclosedFirst team[30]
    8 August 2019DFChema LevanteUndisclosedFirst team[31]
    28 October 2019MFLiam Sole Milton Keynes DonsFreeUnder-23s[32]
    29 January 2020FWNuno da Costa StrasbourgUndisclosedFirst team[33]
    30 January 2020DFGaëtan Bong Brighton and Hove AlbionUndisclosedFirst team[34]
    31 January 2020FWJulian Larsson AIKUndisclosedUnder-23s[35]
    6 February 2020MFAdrian Galliani WatfordUndisclosedUnder-23s[36]
    17 February 2020DFMorgan Sadler BuryFreeUnder-23s[37]
    26 February 2020MFMarcus McGuane Barcelona BFreeUnder-23s[38]

    Loans in
    Date Position Nationality Name From Loan ends Team Ref.
    8 July 2019MFAlfa Semedo Benfica30 June 2020First team[26]
    9 July 2019GKArijanet Muric Manchester City30 June 2020First team[39]
    30 July 2019FWRafa Mir Wolverhampton Wanderers14 January 2020First team[40][41]
    8 August 2019MFJohn Bostock Toulouse30 June 2020First team[42]
    8 August 2019GKMarios Siampanis Olympiacos30 June 2020Under-23s[43][44]
    21 January 2020FWAdama Diakhaby Huddersfield Town30 June 2020First team[45]

    Transfers out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
    18 June 2019FWHillal Soudani OlympiacosUndisclosedFirst team[46]
    24 June 2019FWApostolos Vellios AtromitosUndisclosedFirst team[47]
    1 July 2019GKLiam Bossin Cork CityReleasedUnder-23s[1][48]
    1 July 2019DFJoe Coveney ColneReleasedUnder-23s[1][49]
    1 July 2019DFAdam Crookes Port ValeReleasedUnder-23s[1][50]
    1 July 2019DFSam GreenwoodFree agentReleasedUnder-18s[1]
    1 July 2019DFJosef Hefele Saint Leo UniversityReleasedUnder-23s[1][51]
    1 July 2019GKStephen Henderson Crystal PalaceReleasedFirst team[1][52]
    1 July 2019DFAlex Iacovitti Oldham AthleticReleasedUnder-23s[1][53]
    1 July 2019GKRūdolfs Soloha Valmiera Glass ViAReleasedUnder-23s[1][54]
    1 July 2019MFPanagiotis Tachtsidis Lecce£450,000First team[55][56]
    1 July 2019MFJamie Ward Scunthorpe UnitedReleasedFirst team[1][57]
    5 July 2019MFJorge Grant Lincoln CityUndisclosedFirst team[58]
    12 July 2019FWKarim Ansarifard Al-SailiyaUndisclosedFirst team[59]
    26 July 2019MFBen Osborn Sheffield UnitedUndisclosedFirst team[60]
    18 August 2019MFAdlène Guedioura Al-GharafaUndisclosedFirst team[61]
    1 September 2019MFGboly Ariyibi PanetolikosUndisclosedFirst team[62]
    2 September 2019FWArvin Appiah Almería£8,000,000First team[63][64]
    2 September 2019FWJason Cummings Shrewsbury TownUndisclosedFirst team[65]
    2 September 2019FWDaryl Murphy Bolton WanderersFreeFirst team[66][67]
    28 October 2019DFAlexander Milošević Vejle BKReleasedFirst team[68][69]
    21 January 2020DFJack Robinson Sheffield UnitedUndisclosedFirst team[70]
    27 January 2020MFClaudio Yacob NacionalFreeFirst team[71][72]
    30 January 2020DFChema GetafeUndisclosedFirst team[73]
    20 June 2020DFMax Ram Stratford TownReleasedUnder-23s[74]

    Loans out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Loan ends Team Ref.
    2 August 2019FWTyler Walker Lincoln City30 January 2020First team[75][76]
    8 August 2019GKLuke Steele Millwall20 January 2020First team[77][78]
    9 August 2019FWVirgil Gomis Macclesfield Town3 January 2020Under-23s[79][80]
    12 August 2019MFToby Edser Woking15 November 2019Under-23s[81][82]
    16 August 2019DFJayden Richardson Exeter City30 June 2020Under-23s[83]
    30 August 2019MFJake Taylor Port Vale30 June 2020Under-23s[84][85][7]
    2 September 2019MFLiam Bridcutt Bolton Wanderers2 January 2020First team[86][87]
    30 October 2019FWVictor Sodeinde Hereford4 February 2020Under-23s[88][89]
    5 December 2019DFDanny Preston Alfreton Town4 January 2020Under-23s[90]
    20 December 2019GKJordan Wright Alfreton Town19 January 2020Under-23s[91]
    4 January 2020FWWill Swan Truro City1 March 2020Under-23s[92][93]
    10 January 2020MFOwen Gallacher Harrogate Town9 February 2020Under-23s[94]
    24 January 2020DFJordan Lawrence-Gabriel Scunthorpe United30 June 2020Under-23s[95]
    30 January 2020GKCostel Pantilimon Omonia30 June 2020First team[96]
    31 January 2020GKLuke Steele Millwall30 June 2020First team[97]
    31 January 2020MFTyrese Fornah Casa Pia30 June 2020Under-23s[98]
    31 January 2020MFLiam Bridcutt Lincoln City30 June 2020First team[99]
    31 January 2020MFAlbert Adomah Cardiff City30 June 2020First team[100]
    3 March 2020GKGeorge Shelvey Truro City31 March 2020Under-23s[101]
    3 March 2020FWKieran Hayes Truro City31 March 2020Under-23s[102][103]
    1. The summer transfer window was open from 6 May to 8 August 2019, however English clubs could sell players to members of other leagues where their window remained open.

    Awards

    Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month
    Result Month Manager Ref
    Won September Sabri Lamouchi [104]
    Won January Sabri Lamouchi [105]

    Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month
    Result Month Player Ref
    Nominated January Joe Lolley [106]

    PFA Bristol Street Motors Fan's Championship Player of the Month
    Result Month Player Ref
    Won November Brice Samba [107]
    Nominated November Matty Cash [107]

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