The 2026–27 season is the 161st season in the history of Nottingham Forest Football Club, and the club's fifth consecutive season competing in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Managerial changes Vítor Pereira left his role as the club's head coach on 2 July 2026 upon the club’s decision to exercise a mutual break clause in his contract. He was replaced by Oliver Glasner, who had left Crystal Palace at the conclusion of the 2025–26 season.
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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 12 John Victor GK Diadema Botafogo 31 August 2025 £6,900,000 30 June 2028 9 0 0 26 Matz Sels GK Lint Strasbourg 1 February 2024 £5,100,000 30 June 2028 102 0 0 33 Steven Benda GK Stuttgart Fulham 15 August 2026 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Ousmane Diomande CB Abidjan Sporting CP 11 August 2026 £34,300,000 30 June 2030 4 0 0 3 Neco Williams RB / LB / RWB / LWB Wrexham Liverpool 10 July 2022 £10,000,000 30 June 2030 166 4 9 5 Murillo CB São Paulo Corinthians 31 August 2023 £11,100,000 30 June 2030 120 4 3 23 Jair Cunha CB Orlândia Botafogo 11 July 2025 £10,400,000 30 June 2030 20 0 0 25 Luca Netz LB / LWB Berlin Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 February 2026 £1,100,000 30 June 2030 11 0 0 27 Daniel Muñoz RB / RWB Amalfi Crystal Palace 31 August 2026 £22,000,000 30 June 2029 3 0 0 31 Nikola Milenković CB Belgrade Fiorentina 18 July 2024 £12,000,000 30 June 2029 97 6 3 34 Ola Aina RB / LB / RWB / LWB London Torino 22 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2028 90 3 4 37 Nicolò Savona RB / CB Aosta Juventus 30 August 2025 £11,200,000 30 June 2030 20 2 2 Midfielders 6 Ibrahim Sangaré CM Koumassi PSV Eindhoven 1 September 2023 £30,000,000 30 June 2029 80 2 6 8 Nicolás Domínguez CM Buenos Aires Bologna 1 September 2023 £6,800,000 30 June 2028 111 5 4 10 Morgan Gibbs-White AM Stafford Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 August 2022 £25,000,000 30 June 2028 176 37 37 21 Xaver Schlager CM Linz RB Leipzig 23 July 2026 Free transfer 30 June 2028 6 0 0 22 Ryan Yates CM Lincoln Academy 1 July 2016 Academy 30 June 2028 277 24 13 24 James McAtee AM / CM Salford Manchester City 16 August 2025 £25,000,000 30 June 2030 31 1 2 Forwards 7 Callum Hudson-Odoi LW London Chelsea 1 September 2023 £3,000,000 30 June 2028 115 19 10 9 Chris Wood CF Auckland Newcastle United 1 July 2023 £15,000,000 30 June 2027 107 41 4 11 Igor Jesus CF / SS Cuiabá Botafogo 5 July 2025 £10,000,000 30 June 2029 58 17 5 14 Dan Ndoye RW / LW / CF Nyon Bologna 31 July 2025 £34,500,000 30 June 2030 43 3 1 15 Arnaud Kalimuendo CF Suresnes Rennes 18 August 2025 £26,000,000 30 June 2030 16 2 0 19 Liam Delap CF Winchester Chelsea 27 August 2026 £45,000,000 30 June 2031 4 1 0
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 4 Morato CB Francisco Morato Benfica 30 August 2024 £12,600,000 30 June 2029 66 1 0 17 Eric da Silva Moreira RB / RWB / RW Hamburg FC St. Pauli 25 June 2024 £1,250,000 30 June 2028 5 0 0 32 Tyler Bindon CB Auckland Reading 3 February 2025 £825,000 30 June 2028 0 0 0 44 Zach Abbott CB / RB Lincoln Academy 1 July 2024 Academy 30 June 2030 13 0 0 — Cuiabano LB / LWB / LW Cuiabá Botafogo 1 September 2025 £5,200,000 30 June 2029 0 0 0 Forwards 20 Omari Hutchinson RW / AM Redhill Ipswich Town 16 August 2025 £37,500,000 30 June 2030 42 1 6 29 Dilane Bakwa RW / LW Créteil Strasbourg 1 September 2025 £29,300,000 30 June 2030 24 0 2 — 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 23 July 2026 CM Xaver Schlager RB Leipzig Free transfer 11 August 2026 CB Ousmane Diomande Sporting CP £34,300,000 15 August 2026 GK Steven Benda Fulham Free transfer 27 August 2026 CF Liam Delap Chelsea £50,000,000 31 August 2026 RB Daniel Muñoz Crystal Palace £22,000,000 B team and academy 23 June 2026 CM Grady McDonnell Club Brugge Free transfer 3 July 2026 LB Kasen Brown Manchester City Free transfer 6 July 2026 CM Boyd Fraser Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed 7 July 2026 AM Mason Ayre Glentoran Undisclosed 7 July 2026 CM Blaine McClure Rangers Undisclosed 16 September 2026 LW Joseph Ntege Reading Undisclosed 16 September 2026 RW Jubilee Ntege Reading Undisclosed 1 January 2027 CF Michael Noonan Shamrock Rovers Free transfer
Loans in Date fromPos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. First team B team and academy
Transfers out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. First team 30 June 2026 CB David Carmo Olympiacos Undisclosed 2 July 2026 CM Elliot Anderson Manchester City £116,000,000 17 August 2026 CF Taiwo Awoniyi Coventry City £9,000,000 21 August 2026 LB Omar Richards Aris Undisclosed B team and academy 28 July 2026 CF Joe Gardner Falkirk Undisclosed
Loans out Date fromPos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. First team 9 July 2026 RW Jota Silva Olympiacos End of season 26 August 2026 RW Dilane Bakwa Lille End of season RB Eric da Silva Moreira Excelsior 30 August 2026 CB Tyler Bindon Charlton Athletic 31 August 2026 RW Omari Hutchinson Milan End of season 1 September 2026 CB Zach Abbott Southampton End of season CB Morato West Ham United End of season B team and academy 27 August 2026 CF Lamin Sillah Gillingham End of season 29 August 2026 CF Donnell McNeilly AFC Wimbledon 1 September 2026 LB Josh Powell Northampton Town 7 September 2026 DM Cherif Yaya Ilkeston Town 1 January 2027 19 September 2026 CM Frank Djamna Basford United 30 September 2026 LW Zyan Blake Truro City
Released DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. First team 30 June 2026 CB Willy Boly GK Angus Gunn San Jose Earthquakes 8 July 2026 GK Stefan Ortega Olympiacos 29 July 2026 B team and academy 30 June 2026 AM Danny Anisjko Chesterfield 17 July 2026 DM Evan Boulter AM Alfie Bradshaw Scarborough Athletic 12 September 2026 CF Taeneal Brandy CM Shae Cahill AM Cormac Daly Heart of Midlothian 30 June 2026 GK Owen Grainger Portstewart 17 August 2026 CF Scott Hamilton Dundee United CM Ben Hammond Boston United 4 July 2026 CB Justin Hanks Solihull Moors 15 June 2026 LWB Kyle McAdam Southend United 3 August 2026 CF Esapa Osong Inverness Caledonian Thistle 17 September 2026 GK Zac Smith CB Jack Thompson CB Will Thompson Stoke City 28 July 2026
New contracts Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref. First team 2 July 2026 GK Matz Sels 30 June 2028 28 July 2026 CM Ibrahim Sangaré 30 June 2029 1 September 2026 CB Zach Abbott 30 June 2030 4 September 2026 RB Neco Williams 30 June 2030 B team and academy 10 June 2026 CM Kristian Clarke 30 June 2027 10 June 2026 RB Buba Sanneh 30 June 2027 6 October 2026 CB Okello Bartley 30 June 2029
Pre-season and friendlies On 22 June, The Reds announced a 12-day training camp in Portugal, with fixtures against Blackburn Rovers, Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting CP. A week later, a short trip to city rivals Notts County was confirmed. On 2 July, Two home pre-season fixtures against Bayer Leverkusen and Brest were added. On 17 June, the club announced they would partake in the inaugural lo sono Friuli Venezia Giulia tournament against Udinese and Barcelona. On 24 July, a behind closed doors friendly against Portimonense was announced.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Premier League fixtures were announced on 19 June 2026.
FA Cup
As a Premier League side, Nottingham Forest enter the FA Cup in the third round.
EFL Cup
As a Premier League side not involved in any European competition, Forest entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn at home to Leeds United.
Statistics Appearances, goals and discipline
Players with no appearances are not included; italics indicate loaned in player No.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2CB Ousmane Diomande3+1000104+10003RB Neco Williams50001060005CB Murillo40000+104+10206CM Ibrahim Sangaré1+2000001+20007LW Callum Hudson-Odoi0+10000+100+20008CM Nicolás Domínguez0+1000101+10109CF Chris Wood0+4000101+400010AM Morgan Gibbs-White510000510011CF Igor Jesus2+3100103+311014RW Dan Ndoye51000+105+111015CF Arnaud Kalimuendo0+1000101+100019CF Liam Delap3+1100003+112020RW Omari Hutchinson00000+100+100021CM Xaver Schlager4+1000105+103023CB Jair Cunha400010503024AM James McAtee500000502025LB Luca Netz0+30000+100+400026GK Matz Sels500010600027RB Daniel Muñoz2+1000002+100031CB Nikola Milenković300010401034RB Ola Aina4000105020
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