EFL Cup / 26/27
Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
0 – 2
Leeds UnitedAway
Tue 25 Aug 2026 · 19:00 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- The City Ground
- Referee
- Andrew Kitchen
- Attendance
- 24,542
ON THE PITCH
Lineups & match stats
Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.
Nottingham Forest
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ousmane Diomande | 0 | — | 60′ |
| 3 | Neco Williams | 0 | — | 79′ |
| 8 | Nicolás Domínguez | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Chris Wood | 0 | — | — |
| 11 | Igor Jesus | 0 | — | 60′ |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo | 0 | — | 60′ |
| 21 | Xaver Schlager | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Jair Cunha | 0 | — | — |
| 26 | Matz Sels | 0 | — | — |
| 31 | Nikola Milenković | 0 | — | — |
| 34 | Ola Aina | 0 | — | 61′ |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Murillo | 0 | 60′ | — |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi | 0 | 60′ | — |
| 12 | John Victor Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | Dan Ndoye | 0 | 60′ | — |
| 20 | Omari Hutchinson | 0 | 79′ | — |
| 24 | James McAtee Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | Luca Netz | 0 | 61′ | — |
| 44 | Zach Abbott Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
Leeds United
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford | 0 | — | — |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu | 0 | — | — |
| 5 | Tarik Muharemovic | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Joe Rodon | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Daniel James | 1 | — | 71′ |
| 8 | Sean Longstaff | 0 | — | 67′ |
| 14 | Lukas Nmecha | 0 | — | 83′ |
| 19 | Noah Okafor | 0 | — | 67′ |
| 22 | Ao Tanaka | 0 | — | 68′ |
| 24 | James Justin | 1 | — | — |
| 30 | Nico Elvedi | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jayden Bogle | 0 | 71′ | — |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 0 | 83′ | — |
| 10 | Harry Wilson | 0 | 67′ | — |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson | 0 | 67′ | — |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Anton Stach | 0 | 68′ | — |
| 23 | Lucas Perri Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 50 | Alfie Cresswell Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 65 | Jayden Lienou Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |