The 2022–23 season was the 157th season in the existence of Nottingham Forest Football Club and their first season back in the top flight of English football since 1998–99. In addition to the Premier League, Forest participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
On 20 May 2023, Nottingham Forest sealed their Premier League status for the following season with a 1–0 home victory over second-placed Arsenal.
Coaching team Position Name Head coach Steve Cooper Assistant coaches Steve Rands Andy Reid Alan Tate Goalkeeping coach Danny Alcock
Players
Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Joined first team Contract expires Apps GoalsGoalkeepers 1 Dean Henderson Manchester United 2022 2023 20 0 12 Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain 2023 2023 17 0 13 Wayne Hennessey Burnley 2022 2024 9 0 Defenders 2 Giulian Biancone Troyes 2022 2025 3 0 3 Steve Cook Bournemouth 2022 2024 34 0 4 Joe Worrall (captain) Academy 2016 2024 217 5 7 Neco Williams Liverpool 2022 2026 36 1 15 Harry Toffolo Huddersfield Town 2022 2026 21 0 19 Moussa Niakhaté Mainz 05 2022 2025 14 0 24 Serge Aurier Villarreal 2022 2023 28 1 26 Scott McKenna Aberdeen 2020 2024 136 5 27 Omar Richards Bayern Munich 2022 2026 0 0 30 Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022 2024 15 1 32 Renan Lodi Atlético Madrid 2022 2023 32 1 38 Felipe Atlético Madrid 2023 2024 16 0 Midfielders 5 Orel Mangala VfB Stuttgart 2022 2026 31 1 6 Jonjo Shelvey Newcastle United 2023 2025 8 0 8 Jack Colback Newcastle United 2020 2023 134 8 10 Morgan Gibbs-White Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022 2027 38 5 11 Jesse Lingard Manchester United 2022 2023 20 2 18 Cafú Olympiacos 2020 2023 55 1 21 Cheikhou Kouyaté Crystal Palace 2022 2024 22 1 22 Ryan Yates (vice-captain) Academy 2016 2025 163 17 23 Remo Freuler Atalanta 2022 2025 33 0 28 Danilo Palmeiras 2023 2029 15 3 31 Gustavo Scarpa Palmeiras 2023 2026 10 0 Forwards 9 Taiwo Awoniyi Union Berlin 2022 2027 30 11 16 Sam Surridge Stoke City 2022 2024 50 11 17 Alex Mighten Academy 2019 2025 67 4 20 Brennan Johnson Academy 2019 2026 105 29 25 Emmanuel Dennis Watford 2022 2026 25 2 33 Lyle Taylor Charlton Athletic 2020 2023 57 7 34 André Ayew Al Sadd 2023 2023 13 0 39 Chris Wood Newcastle United 2023 2023 7 1
Transfers In Transfers in Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Team Ref. 20 June 2022 GK Ryan Hammond Millwall Free transfer Under-23s 25 June 2022 FW Taiwo Awoniyi Union Berlin Undisclosed First team 3 July 2022 DF Giulian Biancone Troyes Undisclosed First team 4 July 2022 MF Joel Thompson Crusaders Undisclosed Under-23s 6 July 2022 DF Moussa Niakhaté Mainz 05 Undisclosed First team 10 July 2022 DF Omar Richards Bayern Munich Undisclosed First team 11 July 2022 DF Neco Williams Liverpool Undisclosed First team 15 July 2022 GK Wayne Hennessey Burnley Undisclosed First team 17 July 2022 MF Brandon Aguilera Alajuelense Undisclosed Under-23s 20 July 2022 DF Harry Toffolo Huddersfield Town Undisclosed First team 20 July 2022 MF Lewis O'Brien Huddersfield Town Undisclosed First team 21 July 2022 MF Jesse Lingard Manchester United Free transfer First team 31 July 2022 MF Orel Mangala VfB Stuttgart Undisclosed First team 13 August 2022 FW Emmanuel Dennis Watford Undisclosed First team 13 August 2022 MF Cheikhou Kouyaté Unattached Free transfer First team 14 August 2022 MF Remo Freuler Atalanta Undisclosed First team 19 August 2022 MF Morgan Gibbs-White Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed First team 26 August 2022 FW Hwang Ui-jo Bordeaux Undisclosed First team 1 September 2022 DF Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed First team 1 September 2022 RW Josh Bowler Blackpool Undisclosed First team 7 September 2022 DF Serge Aurier Unattached Free transfer First team 20 September 2022 GK Adnan Kanurić Unattached Free transfer First team 1 January 2023 MF Gustavo Scarpa Unattached Free transfer First team 16 January 2023 DM Danilo Palmeiras Undisclosed First team 31 January 2023 DF Felipe Atlético Madrid Undisclosed First team 31 January 2023 MF Jonjo Shelvey Newcastle United Undisclosed First team 2 February 2023 FW André Ayew Unattached Free transfer First team
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Player From Duration Team Ref. 2 July 2022 GK Dean Henderson Manchester United End of season First team 29 August 2022 DF Renan Lodi Atlético Madrid End of season First team 1 September 2022 DF Loïc Badé Rennes 3 January 2023 First team 20 January 2023 FW Chris Wood Newcastle United End of season First team 31 January 2023 GK Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain End of season First team
Out Transfers out Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Team Ref. 18 May 2022 DF Rezart Rama Forge FC Released Under-23s 20 June 2022 DF Jayden Richardson Aberdeen Undisclosed Under-23s 1 July 2022 MF Josh Barnes Basford United Released Under-23s 1 July 2022 DF Gaëtan Bong Free agent Released First team 1 July 2022 DF Baba Fernandes Accrington Stanley Released Under-23s 1 July 2022 DF Tobias Figueiredo Hull City Released First team 1 July 2022 FW Lewis Grabban Al-Ahli Released First team 1 July 2022 DF Carl Jenkinson Newcastle Jets Released First team 1 July 2022 DF Sam Sanders York City Released Under-23s 1 July 2022 MF Marcelo Saraiva Antigua Released Under-23s 1 July 2022 DF Morgan Thomas-Sadler Denbigh Town Released Under-23s 1 July 2022 GK Joe Watkins Free agent Released Under-23s 5 July 2022 GK Brice Samba Lens Undisclosed First team 27 July 2022 DF Nicholas Ioannou Como Undisclosed First team 2 August 2022 FW Xande Silva Dijon Undisclosed First team 5 August 2022 FW Nuno da Costa Auxerre Undisclosed First team 15 August 2022 FW Joe Lolley Sydney FC Undisclosed First team
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Player To Duration Team Ref. 17 June 2022 DF Mohamed Dräger Luzern End of season First team 2 July 2022 GK Ethan Horvath Luton Town End of season First team 8 July 2022 MF Tyrese Fornah Reading End of season First team 9 July 2022 FW Will Swan Mansfield Town End of season Under-23s 13 July 2022 DF Jonathan Panzo Coventry City End of season First team 14 July 2022 DF Fin Back Carlisle United End of season Under-23s 16 July 2022 DF Riley Harbottle Mansfield Town End of season Under-23s 17 July 2022 MF Brandon Aguilera Guanacasteca Six months Under-23s 4 August 2022 MF Braian Ojeda Real Salt Lake End of season First team 5 August 2022 DF Richie Laryea Toronto FC End of season First team 12 August 2022 GK Nicky Hogarth Falkirk 3 January 2023 Under-23s 26 August 2022 FW Hwang Ui-jo Olympiacos 5 February 2023 First team 29 August 2022 FW Alex Mighten Sheffield Wednesday 10 January 2023 First team 1 September 2022 RW Josh Bowler Olympiacos 5 January 2023 First team 5 January 2023 RW Josh Bowler Blackpool End of season First team 13 January 2023 FW Lewis Salmon AFC Telford United End of season Under-23s 20 January 2023 FW Dale Taylor Burton Albion End of season Under-23s 23 January 2023 DF Loïc Mbe Soh Guingamp End of season First team 23 January 2023 DF Aaron Donnelly Port Vale End of season Under-23s 30 January 2023 MF Ateef Konaté Oxford United End of season Under-23s 31 January 2023 MF Brandon Aguilera Estoril End of season Under-23s 1 February 2023 GK Jordan Smith Huddersfield Town End of season First team 2 February 2023 MF Billy Fewster Scunthorpe United End of season Under-23s 4 February 2023 GK Adnan Kanurić Oxford City End of season First team 5 February 2023 CF Hwang Ui-jo FC Seoul End of season First team 20 March 2023 MF Lewis O'Brien D.C. United End of season First team
New contracts Date Position Nationality Player Contract length Team Ref. 20 June 2022 DF Riley Harbottle Two years Under-23s 1 July 2022 FW Brennan Johnson Four years First team 4 July 2022 FW Dale Taylor Three years Under-23s 7 July 2022 DF Pharrell Johnson Two years Under-18s 7 December 2022 DF Aaron Donnelly Under-23s 7 December 2022 MF Jamie McDonnell Under-23s 16 May 2023 GK George Shelvey One year Under-23s
Pre-season and friendlies On 27 June, Forest announced their pre-season schedule. Two further friendlies were added, against Notts County and Valencia.
During the winter break, Nottingham Forest would face Stoke City.
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
1 Matchday 7 (vs. Leeds United) was postponed, alongside all other matches in the Premier League, due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Matches The Premier League fixtures were released on 16 June 2022 for the forthcoming season.
FA Cup
Forest were drawn away to Blackpool in the third round.
EFL Cup
Forest entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Grimsby Town. Another away tie, against Blackburn Rovers, was drawn in the fourth round. In the quarter-finals, Nottingham Forest would travel to face Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the semi-finals, Nottingham Forest were drawn against Manchester United to play over the two legs, with the first match at the City Ground.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 ; text-align:center| Player(s) who left on loan but had featured this season
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list.
Rank Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 9 FW 10 0 1 11 2 20 FW Brennan Johnson 8 0 2 10 310MF Morgan Gibbs-White 5 0 0 5 416FW Sam Surridge 1 0 2 328MF Danilo 3 0 0 3 6 11 MF Jesse Lingard 0 0 2 222MF Ryan Yates 0 1 1 225FW Emmanuel Dennis 2 0 0 2 94DF Joe Worrall 1 0 0 15MF Orel Mangala 1 0 0 17DF Neco Williams 1 0 0 114MF Lewis O'Brien 1 0 0121MF Cheikhou Kouyaté 1 0 0 124DF Serge Aurier 1 0 0 130DF Willy Boly 0 0 1 132DF Renan Lodi 0 0 1 139FW Chris Wood 1 0 0 1 Own goal(s) 2 0 0 2 Total 38 1 10 49
Assists Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.
Rank Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 10 MF 8 0 0 8 2 20 FW 3 0 0 3 25 FW 2 0 1 3 4 11 MF 0 0 2 2 16 FW 0 0 2 2 18 MF 0 0 2 2 22 MF 2 0 0 2 28 MF 2 0 0 2 9 5 MF 1 0 0 1 7 DF 0 0 1 1 9 FW 1 0 0 1 15 DF 0 0 1 1 30 DF 1 0 0 1 32 DF 1 0 0 1 38 DF 1 0 0 1 Total 22 0 9 31
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by red cards, then yellow cards (and by squad number when total cards are equal). Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 5 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 4 DF 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 7 DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 20 FW 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 32 DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 6 22 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 7 10 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 3 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 23 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 26 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 38 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 13 21 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 24 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 25 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 1 GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 MF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 30 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 19 DF Moussa Niakhaté 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 MF Danilo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 82 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 91 1 0
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Players with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank Name Matches played Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total1 1 Dean Henderson 20 6 0 0 62 13 Wayne Hennessey 9 0 (1) 0 2 2 (1)3 12 Keylor Navas 17 2 0 0 2Totals 8 0 2 10
Awards and nominations
Club