The 2025–26 season was the 160th season in the history of Nottingham Forest Football Club, and the club's fourth consecutive season competing in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League, the latter being the club's first season in a UEFA competition for 29 years.
Managerial changes On 8 September, head coach Nuno Espírito Santo was relieved from his duties. A day later, former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou was announced as Forest's new head coach. Just over a month later on 18 October, Postecoglou was dismissed following the side's 0–3 home loss to Chelsea; Forest failed to win any of their eight matches while he was at the helm. Three days later, Sean Dyche was announced as the new head coach, on a two-year contract. Dyche was sacked on 12 February after less than four months in charge, with the club 17th in the Premier League. On 15 February Vítor Pereira was appointed head coach on an 18-month deal.
Forest secured Premier League survival following Arsenal's 1–0 victory over West Ham United on 10 May.
Kits
Players First team
No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals Assists Goalkeepers 13 John Victor GK Diadema Botafogo 31 August 2025 £6,900,000 30 June 2028 9 0 0 18 Angus Gunn GK Norwich Norwich City 6 August 2025 Free transfer 30 June 2026 1 0 0 26 Matz Sels GK Lint Strasbourg 1 February 2024 £5,100,000 30 June 2027 95 0 0 27 Stefan Ortega GK Hofgeismar Manchester City 1 February 2026 £500,000 30 June 2026 10 0 0 Defenders 3 Neco Williams RB / LB / RWB / LWB Wrexham Liverpool 10 July 2022 £10,000,000 30 June 2029 160 4 9 4 Morato CB Francisco Morato Benfica 30 August 2024 £12,600,000 30 June 2029 66 1 0 5 Murillo CB São Paulo Corinthians 31 August 2023 £11,100,000 30 June 2030 114 4 2 17 Eric da Silva Moreira RB / RWB / RW Hamburg FC St. Pauli 25 June 2024 £1,250,000 30 June 2028 5 0 0 23 Jair Cunha CB Orlândia Botafogo 11 July 2025 £10,400,000 30 June 2030 15 0 0 25 Luca Netz LB / LWB Berlin Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 February 2026 £1,100,000 30 June 2030 7 0 0 30 Willy Boly CB Melun Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2022 £2,250,000 30 June 2026 47 3 2 31 Nikola Milenković CB Belgrade Fiorentina 18 July 2024 £12,000,000 30 June 2029 92 6 3 34 Ola Aina RB / LB / RWB / LWB Southwark Torino 22 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2028 85 3 4 37 Nicolò Savona RB / CB Aosta Juventus 30 August 2025 £11,200,000 30 June 2030 20 2 2 44 Zach Abbott CB / RB Lincoln Academy 1 July 2024 Academy 30 June 2029 13 0 0 Midfielders 6 Ibrahim Sangaré CM / DM Koumassi PSV Eindhoven 1 September 2023 £30,000,000 30 June 2028 77 2 6 8 Elliot Anderson CM Whitley Bay Newcastle United 30 June 2024 £35,000,000 31 June 2029 92 6 11 10 Morgan Gibbs-White AM Stafford Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 August 2022 £25,000,000 30 June 2028 171 36 35 16 Nicolás Domínguez CM Buenos Aires Bologna 1 September 2023 £6,800,000 30 June 2028 109 5 4 22 Ryan Yates CM Lincoln Academy 1 July 2016 Academy 30 June 2028 277 24 13 24 James McAtee AM Salford Manchester City 16 August 2025 £25,000,000 30 June 2030 26 1 2 Forwards 7 Callum Hudson-Odoi LW Wandsworth Chelsea 1 September 2023 £3,000,000 30 June 2028 113 19 10 9 Taiwo Awoniyi CF Ilorin Union Berlin 1 July 2022 £17,200,000 30 June 2027 103 23 5 11 Chris Wood CF Auckland Newcastle United 1 July 2023 £15,000,000 30 June 2027 102 41 4 14 Dan Ndoye RW / LW / CF Nyon Bologna 31 July 2025 £34,500,000 30 June 2030 37 2 1 19 Igor Jesus CF Cuiabá Botafogo 5 July 2025 £10,000,000 30 June 2029 52 16 5 20 Lorenzo Lucca CF Moncalieri Napoli 23 January 2026 Loan 30 June 2026 9 1 0 21 Omari Hutchinson AM / RW Redhill Ipswich Town 16 August 2025 £37,500,000 30 June 2030 41 1 6 29 Dilane Bakwa RW / LW Créteil Strasbourg 1 September 2025 £30,000,000 30 June 2030 24 0 2
Out on loan No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals Assists Defenders 27 Omar Richards LB / LWB Lewisham Bayern Munich 10 July 2022 £7,500,000 30 June 2026 0 0 0 33 Cuiabano LB / LWB / LW Cuiabá Botafogo 1 September 2025 £5,200,000 30 June 2029 0 0 0 36 David Carmo CB Aveiro Porto 25 August 2024 £9,500,000 30 June 2029 0 0 0 — Tyler Bindon CB Auckland Reading 3 February 2025 £825,000 30 June 2028 0 0 0 Forwards 15 Arnaud Kalimuendo CF Suresnes Rennes 18 August 2025 £26,000,000 30 June 2030 14 2 0 20 Jota Silva RW / LW Melres Vitória de Guimarães 1 August 2024 £5,900,000 30 June 2028 38 4 3
Transfers Transfers in DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. First team 5 July 2025 CF Igor Jesus Botafogo £10,000,000 11 July 2025 CB Jair Cunha £10,400,000 31 July 2025 RW Dan Ndoye Bologna £34,500,000 6 August 2025 GK Angus Gunn Norwich City Free transfer 16 August 2025 RW Omari Hutchinson Ipswich Town £37,500,000 AM James McAtee Manchester City £25,000,000 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/05/25/nottingham-forest-netflix-worthy-season-of-chaos-europe/ 18 August 2025 CF Arnaud Kalimuendo Rennes £26,000,000 30 August 2025 RB Nicolò Savona Juventus £11,200,000 31 August 2025 GK John Victor Botafogo £6,900,000 1 September 2025 LB Cuiabano £5,200,000 1 September 2025 RW Dilane Bakwa Strasbourg £30,000,000 1 February 2026 GK Stefan Ortega Manchester City £500,000 2 February 2026 LB Luca Netz Borussia Mönchengladbach £1,100,000 B team and academy 4 July 2025 GK Luke Campbell Chelsea Free transfer 7 July 2025 DM Cherif Yaya Rio Ave Undisclosed 15 July 2025 CF Basima Balagizi Stockport County Undisclosed 15 July 2025 LW Kalum Thompson Linfield Undisclosed 16 July 2025 CF Lamin Sillah Olympiacos Undisclosed 1 September 2025 CF Donnell McNeilly Chelsea Free transfer 1 September 2025 CB Matthew Orr Linfield Undisclosed 3 September 2025 CM Chinaza Nwosu West Ham United Undisclosed 13 October 2025 LW Gabriel Schluter Blackpool Undisclosed
Loans in Date fromPos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. First team 21 August 2025 CM Douglas Luiz Juventus 28 January 2026 1 September 2025 LB Oleksandr Zinchenko Arsenal 1 February 2026 23 January 2026 CF Lorenzo Lucca Napoli 30 June 2026 B team and academy 4 September 2025 CM Blaine McClure Rangers 30 June 2026
Transfers out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. First team 24 June 2025 CB Andrew Omobamidele Strasbourg £6,900,000 9 July 2025 LW Ramón Sosa Palmeiras £10,800,000 11 July 2025 RW Anthony Elanga Newcastle United £55,000,000 18 July 2025 CM Danilo Botafogo £21,700,000 24 July 2025 Lewis O'Brien Wrexham £5,000,000 1 August 2025 GK Matt Turner Lyon £6,900,000 19 August 2025 Carlos Miguel Palmeiras £5,200,000 20 August 2025 CM Marko Stamenić Swansea City £2,000,000 B team and academy 1 June 2025 CM Jack Perkins Northampton Town Undisclosed 9 July 2025 Ben Perry Colchester United Undisclosed 7 August 2025 CF Dale Taylor Blackpool £1,000,000 18 January 2026 CM Jamie McDonnell Oxford United £1,000,000 26 January 2026 AM Adam Berry Al-Kholood Undisclosed 2 February 2026 CM Isaac Davies Cardiff City Undisclosed
Loans out Date fromPos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. First team 4 July 2025 CB Tyler Bindon Sheffield United 31 May 2026 29 August 2025 CB David Carmo Real Oviedo 1 September 2025 LB Omar Richards Rio Ave 1 September 2025 RB Eric da Silva Moreira 15 January 2026 4 September 2025 LB Cuiabano Botafogo 31 December 2025 11 September 2025 RW Jota Silva Beşiktaş 31 May 2026 7 January 2026 CF Arnaud Kalimuendo Eintracht Frankfurt 31 May 2026 7 February 2026 LB Cuiabano Vasco da Gama 31 December 2026 B team and academy 23 June 2025 CM Kyle McAdam Mansfield Town 12 January 2026 14 July 2025 FW Joe Gardner 31 May 2026 18 July 2025 CM Jamie McDonnell 18 January 2026 6 August 2025 LB Josh Powell Colchester United 2 January 2026 15 August 2025 CF Esapa Osong Motherwell 19 January 2026 29 August 2025 GK George Murray-Jones Chester 2 February 2026 1 September 2025 CF Donnell McNeilly Wycombe Wanderers 5 January 2026 12 October 2025 CM Alfie Bradshaw Bracknell Town 9 November 2025 16 November 2025 CM Cormac Daly Lincoln United 14 December 2025 15 January 2026 LB Josh Powell Fleetwood Town 31 May 2026 28 January 2026 AM Cormac Daly Hereford CM Cherif Yaya 30 January 2026 CB Jack Thompson Barrow 2 February 2026 CF Esapa Osong Fleetwood Town CB Ben Hammond Northampton Town CM Kyle McAdam
Released DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. First team 30 June 2025 GK Wayne Hennessey Retired 30 June 2025 CB Jonathan Panzo Rio Ave 30 June 2025 30 June 2025 LB Harry Toffolo Charlotte FC 5 August 2025 31 August 2025 CF Emmanuel Dennis Brøndby 22 January 2026 1 September 2025 RW Josh Bowler Blackpool 1 September 2025 B team and academy 30 June 2025 GK Theo Avery Northampton Town 2 September 2025 30 June 2025 GK Will Brook Leamington 23 August 2025 30 June 2025 CF Connor Brown Lincoln United 20 August 2025 30 June 2025 CM Sam Collins King's Lynn Town 10 June 2025 30 June 2025 AM Theo Flanagan Eastwood 23 October 2025 30 June 2025 GK Harry Griffiths Notts County 30 June 2025 30 June 2025 RB Georgios Lemonakis Rio Ave 1 July 2025 30 June 2025 CM Jack Nadin The New Saints 10 June 2025 30 June 2025 CF Manni Norkett Boston United 25 June 2025 30 June 2025 CF Amarn Robinson 30 June 2025 AM Faruq Smith Rimal Al-Sahra 1 July 2025
New contracts Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref. First team 19 June 2025 CB Willy Boly 30 June 2026 1 July 2025 RB Neco Williams 30 June 2029 7 July 2025 RB Ola Aina 30 June 2028 18 July 2025 GK Matz Sels 30 June 2027 23 July 2025 CB Zach Abbott 30 June 2029 26 July 2025 AM Morgan Gibbs-White 30 June 2028 30 August 2025 LW Callum Hudson-Odoi 30 June 2028 23 May 2026 CB Murillo 30 June 2030 B team and academy 27 May 2025 LW Adam Berry 30 June 2026 23 June 2025 LM Kyle McAdam 30 June 2026 27 October 2025 GK Ally Graham 30 June 2028 11 November 2025 CM Riko Robinson 30 June 2028 15 April 2026 AM Archie Whitehall 30 June 2027 21 April 2026 RB Jimmy Sinclair 30 June 2027 28 April 2026 GK Keehan Willows 30 June 2028 13 May 2026 LB Jamie Newton 30 June 2027
Pre-season and friendlies On 19 June, Nottingham Forest announced they would face Birmingham City during pre-season in a memorial game to honour Trevor Francis.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 18 June 2025, the Premier League fixtures were released, with Nottingham Forest at home to Brentford on the opening weekend.
FA Cup
As a Premier League side, Nottingham Forest entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Wrexham.
EFL Cup
As one of the Premier League clubs involved in European competitions, Forest entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Swansea City.
UEFA Europa League
League phase
Nottingham Forest were drawn against Midtjylland, Porto, Malmö FF and Ferencváros at home, and Real Betis, Sturm Graz, Utrecht and Braga away in the league phase.
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs Nottingham Forest were drawn against Fenerbahçe in the knockout phase play-offs, with the first leg away and the second leg at home.
Round of 16 Nottingham Forest were drawn against Danish Superliga side Midtjylland in the round of 16, with the first leg at home and the second leg away.
Quarter-finals Nottingham Forest faced Primeira Liga club Porto in the quarter-finals, with the first leg away and the second leg at home.
Semi-finals Nottingham Forest faced fellow English club Aston Villa in the semi-finals, with the first leg at home and the second leg away.
Statistics Appearances, goals and discipline
Players with no appearances are not included; italics indicate loaned in player