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Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United

Premier League
Nottm Forest
0-0-1
0-1
Final
Leeds
1-0-0
The City Ground

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLEE
55%Possession45%
12Shots11
2On target3
3Corners2
2Saves3
15Fouls14
18'Ola AinaNFO32'Dominic Calvert-LewinLEE52'Jair CunhaNFO
Team1H2HT
NFO000
LEE011

Who won: Leeds 1-0

Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at The City Ground. Goals for Leeds: Anton Stach (88').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0James TraffordG
  2. 27.4Anton StachCM-R
  3. 36.8Jaka BijolCD
  4. 46.8Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  5. 56.6Joe RodonCD-R
  6. 66.6Brenden AaronsonCF-L
  7. 76.4Jayden BogleRM
  8. 86.3James JustinLM
  9. 96.2Ethan AmpaduCM-L
  10. 106.2Harry WilsonCF-R
  11. 116.1Igor JesusF
  12. 126.1Chris WoodSUB

Team stats

NFOLEE
15Fouls14
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
3Offsides3
3Corner Kicks2
2Saves3
55.2Possession44.8
12SHOTS11
2ON GOAL3
0.2On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
307Accurate Passes231
392Passes325
0.8Pass Completion %0.7
4Accurate Crosses3
20Crosses8
0.2Cross %0.4
71Long Balls58
29Accurate Long Balls24
0.4Long Balls %0.4
2Blocked Shots6
5Effective Tackles12
9Tackles19
0.6Tackle %0.6
2Interceptions15
31Effective Clearances30
31Clearances30

Player of the game

James Trafford

LEE · 3 saves, clean sheet

8.0

Deserved to win

34%
NFO · 0.85 xG
35%
Draw
31%
LEE · 0.79 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Leeds United 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Leeds United 1.
  3. 90'+3'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Murillo

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Murillo.

    A. Kalimuendo

  4. 90'+3'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.

    M. Gibbs-White

  5. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).

  7. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. GOAL88'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    A. Stach

    Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Leeds United 1. Anton Stach (Leeds United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    NFO 0 - 1 LEE
  11. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).

  12. 87'

    Free kick won

    Anton Stach (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  13. 86'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rodon with a cross.

    D. Calvert-Lewin

  14. 84'

    Offside

    Offside, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus is caught offside.

  15. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Aaronson

    Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Brenden Aaronson.

    S. Longstaff

  16. 80'

    Free kick won

    Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  17. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Noah Okafor (Leeds United).

  18. 78'

    Free kick won

    Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).

  20. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Luca Netz (Nottingham Forest).

  21. 78'

    Free kick won

    Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  22. 75'

    Free kick won

    Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  23. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by James Justin (Leeds United).

  24. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. McAtee

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xaver Schlager replaces James McAtee.

    X. Schlager

  25. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Aina

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Ola Aina.

    L. Netz

Leaders

NFOLEE
Total Shots
Igor Jesus
3
Anton Stach
3
Accurate Passes
Murillo
49
Jaka Bijol
44
Defensive Interventions
Murillo
13
Jaka Bijol
12
Saves
Matz Sels
2
James Trafford
3

Season seriesNFO leads series 3-2

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