FA CUP GAMES IN TIER 2 VS TIER 1
This is how Forest fared in the FA Cup while in tier 2 against opponents in tier 1
| Season | Date | Opponent | Forest Division/
Position | Opponent Division/
Position | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score |
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| 2017-18 | Jan 07, 2018 | Arsenal | 2/14 | 1/6 | 3 | | | H | 4-2 |
| 2021-22 | Jan 09, 2022 | Arsenal | 2/9 | 1/4 | 3 | | | H | 1-0 |
| 1956-57 | Mar 02, 1957 | Birmingham City | 2/3 | 1/9 | Quarter | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1956-57 | Mar 07, 1957 | Birmingham City | 2/3 | 1/9 | Quarter | | Replay | H | 0-1 |
| 2009-10 | Jan 02, 2010 | Birmingham City | 2/3 | 1/8 | 3 | | | H | 0-0 |
| 2009-10 | Jan 12, 2010 | Birmingham City | 2/2 | 1/8 | 3 | | Replay | A | 0-1 |
| 1925-26 | Mar 06, 1926 | Bolton Wanderers | 2/20 | 1/16 | Quarter | | | H | 2-2 |
| 1925-26 | Mar 10, 1926 | Bolton Wanderers | 2/21 | 1/16 | Quarter | | Replay | A | 0-0 |
| 1925-26 | Mar 15, 1926 | Bolton Wanderers | 2/21 | 1/16 | Quarter | | Replay 2 | N | 0-1 |
| 1919-20 | Jan 10, 1920 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2/14 | 1/9 | 1 | | | A | 0-3 |
| 1921-22 | Feb 18, 1922 | Cardiff City | 2/1 | 1/5 | 3 | | | A | 1-4 |
| 1927-28 | Feb 18, 1928 | Cardiff City | 2/8 | 1/7 | 5 | | | H | 2-1 |
| 1933-34 | Jan 27, 1934 | Chelsea | 2/17 | 1/21 | 4 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1933-34 | Jan 31, 1934 | Chelsea | 2/17 | 1/22 | 4 | | Replay | H | 0-3 |
| 1999-00 | Jan 19, 2000 | Chelsea | 2/18 | 1/6 | 4 | | | A | 0-2 |
| 2018-19 | Jan 05, 2019 | Chelsea | 2/7 | 1/4 | 3 | | | A | 0-2 |
| 2019-20 | Jan 05, 2020 | Chelsea | 2/4 | 1/4 | 3 | | | A | 0-2 |
| 1927-28 | Jan 28, 1928 | Derby County | 2/7 | 1/16 | 4 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1927-28 | Feb 01, 1928 | Derby County | 2/7 | 1/16 | 4 | | Replay | H | 2-0 |
| 1935-36 | Jan 25, 1936 | Derby County | 2/14 | 1/2 | 4 | | | A | 0-2 |
| 1938-39 | Jan 11, 1939 | Huddersfield Town | 2/20 | 1/19 | 3 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1938-39 | Jan 16, 1939 | Huddersfield Town | 2/20 | 1/16 | 3 | | Replay | H | 0-3 |
| 2021-22 | Feb 06, 2022 | Leicester City | 2/8 | 1/10 | 4 | | | H | 4-1 |
| 1947-48 | Jan 10, 1948 | Liverpool | 2/19 | 1/13 | 3 | | | A | 1-4 |
| 1948-49 | Jan 08, 1949 | Liverpool | 2/21 | 1/12 | 3 | | | H | 2-2 |
| 1948-49 | Jan 15, 1949 | Liverpool | 2/21 | 1/13 | 3 | | Replay | A | 0-4 |
| 2021-22 | Mar 20, 2022 | Liverpool | 2/9 | 1/2 | Quarter | | | H | 0-1 |
| 1973-74 | Jan 27, 1974 | Manchester City | 2/7 | 1/13 | 4 | | | H | 4-1 |
| 2008-09 | Jan 03, 2009 | Manchester City | 2/21 | 1/13 | 3 | | | A | 3-0 |
| 1946-47 | Jan 25, 1947 | Manchester United | 2/11 | 1/3 | 4 | | | A | 2-0 |
| 1937-38 | Jan 22, 1938 | Middlesbrough | 2/16 | 1/14 | 4 | | | H | 1-3 |
| 1946-47 | Feb 08, 1947 | Middlesbrough | 2/12 | 1/4 | 5 | | | H | 2-2 |
| 1946-47 | Feb 12, 1947 | Middlesbrough | 2/12 | 1/5 | 5 | | Replay | A | 2-6 |
| 1920-21 | Jan 08, 1921 | Newcastle United | 2/10 | 1/4 | 1 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1920-21 | Jan 12, 1921 | Newcastle United | 2/10 | 1/4 | 1 | | Replay | A | 0-2 |
| 1930-31 | Jan 10, 1931 | Newcastle United | 2/19 | 1/15 | 3 | | | A | 0-4 |
| 1954-55 | Feb 19, 1955 | Newcastle United | 2/17 | 1/12 | 5 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1954-55 | Feb 28, 1955 | Newcastle United | 2/18 | 1/13 | 5 | | Replay | A | 2-2 |
| 1954-55 | Mar 02, 1955 | Newcastle United | 2/18 | 1/13 | 5 | | Replay 2 | A | 1-2 |
| 1973-74 | Mar 09, 1974 | Newcastle United | 2/7 | 1/9 | Quarter | | | A | 3-4 |
| 1973-74 | Mar 18, 1974 | Newcastle United | 2/6 | 1/13 | Quarter | | Replay | N | 0-0 |
| 1973-74 | Mar 21, 1974 | Newcastle United | 2/7 | 1/13 | Quarter | | Replay 2 | N | 0-1 |
| 1912-13 | Feb 01, 1913 | Oldham Athletic | 2/4 | 1/8 | 2 | | | A | 1-5 |
| 1956-57 | Jan 26, 1957 | Portsmouth | 2/3 | 1/21 | 4 | | | A | 3-1 |
| 1891-92 | Feb 13, 1892 | Preston North End | 2/1 | 1/1 | Quarter | | | H | 2-0 |
| 1927-28 | Mar 03, 1928 | Sheffield United | 2/8 | 1/21 | Quarter | | | A | 0-3 |
| 1954-55 | Jan 08, 1955 | Sheffield United | 2/17 | 1/15 | 3 | | | A | 3-1 |
| 1929-30 | Mar 01, 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2/12 | 1/1 | Quarter | | | H | 2-2 |
| 1929-30 | Mar 05, 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2/12 | 1/1 | Quarter | | Replay | A | 1-3 |
| 1993-94 | Jan 08, 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2/7 | 1/6 | 3 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1993-94 | Jan 19, 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2/6 | 1/8 | 3 | | Replay | H | 0-2 |
| 1890-91 | Feb 14, 1891 | Sunderland | 2/3 | 1/6 | Quarter | | | A | 0-4 |
| 1929-30 | Feb 15, 1930 | Sunderland | 2/14 | 1/20 | 5 | | | A | 2-2 |
| 1929-30 | Feb 19, 1930 | Sunderland | 2/14 | 1/20 | 5 | | Replay | H | 3-1 |
| 1974-75 | Jan 04, 1975 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2/13 | 1/17 | 3 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1974-75 | Jan 08, 1975 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2/13 | 1/17 | 3 | | Replay | A | 1-0 |
| 2004-05 | Feb 20, 2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2/23 | 1/9 | 5 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 2004-05 | Mar 02, 2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2/23 | 1/8 | 5 | | Replay | H | 0-3 |
| 2015-16 | Jan 30, 2016 | Watford | 2/11 | 1/10 | 4 | | | H | 0-1 |
| 1891-92 | Feb 27, 1892 | West Bromwich Albion | 2/1 | 1/12 | Semi | | | N | 1-1 |
| 1891-92 | Mar 05, 1892 | West Bromwich Albion | 2/1 | 1/12 | Semi | | Replay | N | 1-1 |
| 1891-92 | Mar 09, 1892 | West Bromwich Albion | 2/1 | 1/12 | Semi | | Replay 2 | N | 2-6 |
| 1972-73 | Jan 13, 1973 | West Bromwich Albion | 2/15 | 1/20 | 3 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1972-73 | Jan 16, 1973 | West Bromwich Albion | 2/15 | 1/20 | 3 | | Replay | H | 1-1 |
| 1972-73 | Jan 22, 1973 | West Bromwich Albion | 2/13 | 1/20 | 3 | | Replay 2 | H | 0-0 |
| 1972-73 | Jan 29, 1973 | West Bromwich Albion | 2/13 | 1/22 | 3 | | Replay 3 | N | 1-3 |
| 2002-03 | Jan 04, 2003 | West Ham United | 2/4 | 1/20 | 3 | | | A | 2-3 |
| 2010-11 | Jan 30, 2011 | West Ham United | 2/5 | 1/20 | 4 | | | A | 2-3 |
| 2013-14 | Jan 05, 2014 | West Ham United | 2/5 | 1/19 | 3 | | | H | 5-0 |
