LEAGUE CUP GAMES IN TIER 1 VS TIER 1
This is how Forest fared in the League Cup while in tier 1 against opponents in tier 1
| Season | Date | Opponent | Forest Division/
Position | Opponent Division/
Position | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score |
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| 1986-87 | Jan 21, 1987 | Arsenal | 1/4 | 1/1 | Quarter | | | A | 0-2 |
| 1992-93 | Jan 12, 1993 | Arsenal | 1/22 | 1/9 | Quarter | | | A | 0-2 |
| 1977-78 | Nov 29, 1977 | Aston Villa | 1/1 | 1/10 | 4 | | | H | 4-2 |
| 1981-82 | Oct 06, 1981 | Birmingham City | 1/6 | 1/15 | 2 | 1 | | A | 3-2 |
| 1981-82 | Oct 28, 1981 | Birmingham City | 1/5 | 1/14 | 2 | 2 | | H | 2-1 |
| 1961-62 | Nov 14, 1961 | Blackburn Rovers | 1/9 | 1/19 | 3 | | | H | 1-2 |
| 1979-80 | Oct 30, 1979 | Bristol City | 1/2 | 1/16 | 4 | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1979-80 | Nov 14, 1979 | Bristol City | 1/3 | 1/16 | 4 | | Replay | H | 3-0 |
| 1960-61 | Jan 10, 1961 | Burnley | 1/16 | 1/3 | 4 | | | A | 1-2 |
| 1967-68 | Oct 10, 1967 | Burnley | 1/7 | 1/11 | 3 | | | A | 0-3 |
| 2023-24 | Aug 30, 2023 | Burnley | 1/14 | 1/18 | 2 | | | H | 0-1 |
| 1971-72 | Oct 06, 1971 | Chelsea | 1/21 | 1/15 | 3 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1971-72 | Oct 11, 1971 | Chelsea | 1/21 | 1/15 | 3 | | Replay | A | 1-2 |
| 1988-89 | Nov 02, 1988 | Coventry City | 1/5 | 1/8 | 3 | | | H | 3-2 |
| 1989-90 | Feb 11, 1990 | Coventry City | 1/4 | 1/11 | Semi | 1 | | H | 2-1 |
| 1989-90 | Feb 25, 1990 | Coventry City | 1/4 | 1/9 | Semi | 2 | | A | 0-0 |
| 1990-91 | Nov 28, 1990 | Coventry City | 1/10 | 1/16 | 4 | | | A | 4-5 |
| 1989-90 | Oct 24, 1989 | Crystal Palace | 1/8 | 1/11 | 3 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1989-90 | Nov 01, 1989 | Crystal Palace | 1/9 | 1/13 | 3 | | Replay | H | 5-0 |
| 1991-92 | Jan 08, 1992 | Crystal Palace | 1/11 | 1/10 | Quarter | | | A | 1-1 |
| 1991-92 | Feb 05, 1992 | Crystal Palace | 1/12 | 1/10 | Quarter | | Replay | H | 4-2 |
| 1978-79 | Nov 07, 1978 | Everton | 1/4 | 1/2 | 4 | | | A | 3-2 |
| 1989-90 | Nov 22, 1989 | Everton | 1/11 | 1/7 | 4 | | | H | 1-0 |
| 1970-71 | Sep 09, 1970 | Huddersfield Town | 1/6 | 1/11 | 2 | | | A | 0-0 |
| 1970-71 | Sep 21, 1970 | Huddersfield Town | 1/13 | 1/18 | 2 | | Replay | H | 2-0 |
| 1977-78 | Feb 08, 1978 | Leeds United | 1/1 | 1/6 | Semi | 1 | | A | 3-1 |
| 1977-78 | Feb 22, 1978 | Leeds United | 1/1 | 1/6 | Semi | 2 | | H | 4-2 |
| 1977-78 | Mar 18, 1978 | Liverpool | 1/1 | 1/5 | Final | | | N | 0-0 |
| 1977-78 | Mar 22, 1978 | Liverpool | 1/1 | 1/5 | Final | | Replay | N | 1-0 |
| 1979-80 | Jan 22, 1980 | Liverpool | 1/6 | 1/1 | Semi | 1 | | H | 1-0 |
| 1979-80 | Feb 12, 1980 | Liverpool | 1/6 | 1/1 | Semi | 2 | | A | 1-1 |
| 1988-89 | Apr 09, 1989 | Luton Town | 1/4 | 1/18 | Final | | | N | 3-1 |
| 1982-83 | Jan 19, 1983 | Manchester United | 1/3 | 1/2 | Quarter | | | A | 0-4 |
| 1991-92 | Apr 12, 1992 | Manchester United | 1/9 | 1/2 | Final | | | N | 0-1 |
| 1998-99 | Nov 11, 1998 | Manchester United | 1/19 | 1/3 | 4 | | | A | 1-2 |
| 2022-23 | Jan 25, 2023 | Manchester United | 1/13 | 1/4 | Semi | 1 | | H | 0-3 |
| 2022-23 | Feb 01, 2023 | Manchester United | 1/13 | 1/4 | Semi | 2 | | A | 0-2 |
| 1979-80 | Sep 25, 1979 | Middlesbrough | 1/1 | 1/9 | 3 | | | A | 3-1 |
| 2024-25 | Aug 28, 2024 | Newcastle United | 1/7 | 1/6 | 2 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1985-86 | Nov 25, 1985 | Queens Park Rangers | 1/10 | 1/9 | 4 | | | A | 1-3 |
| 1988-89 | Jan 18, 1989 | Queens Park Rangers | 1/6 | 1/15 | Quarter | | | H | 5-2 |
| 1978-79 | Mar 17, 1979 | Southampton | 1/6 | 1/13 | Final | | | N | 3-2 |
| 1991-92 | Dec 04, 1991 | Southampton | 1/12 | 1/21 | 4 | | | H | 0-0 |
| 1991-92 | Dec 17, 1991 | Southampton | 1/11 | 1/21 | 4 | | Replay | A | 1-0 |
| 1984-85 | Oct 31, 1984 | Sunderland | 1/7 | 1/8 | 3 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1984-85 | Nov 06, 1984 | Sunderland | 1/10 | 1/7 | 3 | | Replay | A | 0-1 |
| 1981-82 | Jan 18, 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/6 | 1/9 | Quarter | | | A | 0-1 |
| 1989-90 | Jan 17, 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/5 | 1/6 | Quarter | | | H | 2-2 |
| 1989-90 | Jan 24, 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/4 | 1/9 | Quarter | | Replay | A | 3-2 |
| 1991-92 | Feb 09, 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/14 | 1/11 | Semi | 1 | | H | 1-1 |
| 1991-92 | Mar 01, 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/16 | 1/15 | Semi | 2 | | A | 2-1 |
| 1992-93 | Dec 02, 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/22 | 1/12 | 4 | | | H | 2-0 |
| 2022-23 | Nov 09, 2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1/20 | 1/4 | 3 | | | H | 2-0 |
| 1982-83 | Nov 10, 1982 | Watford | 1/5 | 1/6 | 3 | | | H | 7-3 |
| 1968-69 | Sep 03, 1968 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/20 | 1/14 | 2 | | | H | 2-3 |
| 1982-83 | Oct 06, 1982 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/10 | 1/5 | 2 | 1 | | H | 6-1 |
| 1982-83 | Oct 26, 1982 | West Bromwich Albion | 1/10 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | | A | 1-3 |
| 1969-70 | Sep 23, 1969 | West Ham United | 1/12 | 1/15 | 3 | | | H | 1-0 |
| 1977-78 | Aug 30, 1977 | West Ham United | 1/1 | 1/21 | 2 | | | H | 5-0 |
| 1996-97 | Oct 23, 1996 | West Ham United | 1/18 | 1/13 | 3 | | | A | 1-4 |
| 1979-80 | Mar 15, 1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1/8 | 1/10 | Final | | | N | 0-1 |
| 2022-23 | Jan 11, 2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1/15 | 1/19 | Quarter | | | H | 1-1 |
