2020–21 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
The 2020–21 Nottingham Forest Football Club season is 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 domestic league, Nottingham Forest will participate in this season's edition of the FA Cup and were eliminated in the first round of the EFL Cup.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owner | Evangelos Marinakis Sokratis Kominakis | |||
Chairman | Nicholas Randall QC | |||
Manager | Sabri Lamouchi (until 6 October)[1] Chris Hughton (from 6 October)[1] | |||
Stadium | City Ground | |||
Championship | 20th | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
EFL Cup | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Lyle Taylor (4) All: Lyle Taylor (5) | |||
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Players
- As of 1 February 2021[2]
Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Joined first team | Contract ends | |||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
12 | Jordan Smith | 8 December 1994 | Forest Academy | 2016 | 2022 | ||||||
30 | Brice Samba | 25 April 1994 | Caen | 2019 | 2023 | ||||||
39 | Abdoulaye Diallo | 30 March 1992 | Gençlerbirliği | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | Cyrus Christie | 30 September 1992 | Fulham | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||
3 | Tobias Figueiredo | 2 February 1994 | Sporting | 2018 | 2022 | ||||||
4 | Joe Worrall | 10 January 1997 | Forest Academy | 2016 | 2024 | ||||||
5 | Yuri Ribeiro | 24 January 1997 | Benfica | 2019 | 2022 | ||||||
6 | Loïc Mbe Soh | 13 June 2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2020 | 2024 | ||||||
13 | Gaëtan Bong | 25 April 1988 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020 | 2022 | ||||||
16 | Carl Jenkinson | 8 February 1992 | Arsenal | 2019 | 2022 | ||||||
20 | Michael Dawson | 18 November 1983 | Hull City | 2018 | 2021 | ||||||
24 | Tyler Blackett | 2 April 1994 | Reading | 2020 | 2022 | ||||||
26 | Scott McKenna | 12 November 1996 | Aberdeen | 2020 | 2024 | ||||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
8 | Jack Colback | 24 October 1989 | Newcastle United | 2020 | 2023 | ||||||
11 | Sammy Ameobi | 1 May 1992 | Bolton Wanderers | 2019 | 2021 | ||||||
14 | Fouad Bachirou | 15 April 1990 | Malmö FF | 2020 | 2022 | ||||||
15 | Luke Freeman | 22 March 1992 | Sheffield United | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||
17 | Alex Mighten | 11 April 2002 | Forest Academy | 2020 | 2025 | ||||||
18 | Cafú | 26 February 1993 | Olympiacos | 2020 | 2023 | ||||||
21 | Samba Sow | 29 April 1989 | Dynamo Moscow | 2019 | 2021 | ||||||
22 | Ryan Yates | 21 November 1997 | Forest Academy | 2016 | 2023 | ||||||
23 | Joe Lolley | 25 August 1992 | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2023 | ||||||
27 | Filip Krovinović | 29 August 1995 | Benfica | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
28 | Anthony Knockaert | 20 November 1991 | Fulham | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||
31 | Harry Arter | 28 December 1989 | Bournemouth | 2020 | 2023 | ||||||
37 | James Garner | 13 March 2001 | Manchester United | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
7 | Lewis Grabban | 12 January 1988 | Bournemouth | 2018 | 2022 | ||||||
25 | Glenn Murray | 25 September 1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
33 | Lyle Taylor | 29 March 1990 | Charlton Athletic | 2020 | 2023 | ||||||
New contracts
Date | Position | Nationality | Player | Old contract end | New contract end | Ref. |
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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] |
Transfers
In
Out
- Fee could rise to £16,000,000 if all clauses and performance-related bonuses are met.
Loans in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Loan ends | Team | Ref. |
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28 August 2020 | MF | Luke Freeman | Sheffield United | End of season | First team | [50] | |
18 September 2020 | DF | Cyrus Christie | Fulham | End of season | First team | [51] | |
5 October 2020 | MF | Cafú | Olympiacos | 2 February 2021 | First team | [52][25] | |
16 October 2020 | MF | Anthony Knockaert | Fulham | End of season | First team | [53][54] | |
22 January 2021 | MF | Filip Krovinović | Benfica | End of season | First team | [55] | |
30 January 2021 | MF | James Garner | Manchester United | End of season | First team | [56] |
Loans out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Loan ends | Team | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 August 2020 | MF | Marcus McGuane | Oxford United | End of season | Under-23s | [57] | |
3 September 2020 | DF | Danny Preston | Grimsby Town | 2 February 2021 | Under-23s | [58][59] | |
23 September 2020 | DF | Jayden Richardson | Forest Green Rovers | End of season | Under-23s | [60] | |
25 September 2020 | MF | Brennan Johnson | Lincoln City | End of season | First team | [61] | |
29 September 2020 | MF | João Carvalho | Almería | End of season | First team | [62] | |
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 | [63][64] | |
2 October 2020 | MF | Tyrese Fornah | Plymouth Argyle | End of season | Under-23s | [65] | |
5 October 2020 | FW | Nuno da Costa | Royal Excel Mouscron | End of season | First team | [66] | |
16 October 2020 | FW | Virgil Gomis | Grimsby Town | 5 January 2021 | Under-23s | [67] | |
8 January 2021 | DF | Nicholas Ioannou | Aris | End of season | First team | [68] | |
16 January 2021 | GK | Jordan Wright | Alloa Athletic | End of season | Under-23s | [69] | |
1 February 2021 | FW | Will Swan | Port Vale | End of season | First team | [70] |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
EFL Championship | 12 September 2020 | May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 24.00 | |
FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 23 January 2021 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 50.00 |
EFL Cup | 5 September 2020 | 5 September 2020 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 25.00 |
Last updated: 23 January 2021
EFL Championship
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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15 | Luton Town | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 34 |
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 33 |
17 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 33 |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 32 |
19 | Coventry City | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 31 |
20 | Rotherham United | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 29 |
21 | Derby County | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 28 |
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[71]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source:
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[72]
12 September 2020 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush |
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 | Kings Park |
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 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 | Bermondsey |
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 |
FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[73] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[74]
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
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[75]
Statistics
Goals and appearances
- As of match played 6 February 2021[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | EFL Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | Cyrus Christie | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Tobias Figueiredo | 24 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Joe Worrall | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Yuri Ribeiro | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Loïc Mbe Soh | 7 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Lewis Grabban | 17 | 3 | 14+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Jack Colback | 15 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Nuno da Costa | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | MF | João Carvalho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Sammy Ameobi | 28 | 3 | 22+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | GK | Jordan Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Gaetan Bong | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Fouad Bachirou | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Luke Freeman | 13 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Alex Mighten | 14 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Cafú | 17 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Miguel Ángel Guerrero | 11 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Michael Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Samba Sow | 16 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Ryan Yates | 24 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Joe Lolley | 25 | 1 | 13+10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Tyler Blackett | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Glenn Murray | 2 | 2 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Scott McKenna | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Tendayi Darikwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Filip Krovinović | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Anthony Knockaert | 21 | 3 | 13+7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Brice Samba | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
31 | MF | Harry Arter | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | FW | Lyle Taylor | 29 | 5 | 13+13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
37 | MF | James Garner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
39 | GK | Abdoulaye Diallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
40 | MF | Brennan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Nicholas Ioannou | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | DF | Jordan Gabriel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
48 | FW | Will Swan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs this season.
- Players whose names appear in bold left Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis mid-season.
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