LEAGUE CUP GAMES IN TIER 2 VS TIER 1
This is how Forest fared in the League 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 |
|---|
| 2016-17 | Sep 20, 2016 | Arsenal | 2/13 | 1/4 | 3 | | | H | 0-4 |
| 2019-20 | Sep 24, 2019 | Arsenal | 2/6 | 1/4 | 3 | | | A | 0-5 |
| 2009-10 | Sep 22, 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2/19 | 1/18 | 3 | | | H | 0-1 |
| 2001-02 | Oct 08, 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 2/11 | 1/5 | 3 | | | A | 0-1 |
| 2017-18 | Sep 20, 2017 | Chelsea | 2/10 | 1/3 | 3 | | | A | 1-5 |
| 1976-77 | Sep 21, 1976 | Coventry City | 2/12 | 1/15 | 3 | | | H | 0-3 |
| 2004-05 | Nov 10, 2004 | Fulham | 2/23 | 1/12 | 4 | | | H | 2-4 |
| 1975-76 | Oct 08, 1975 | Manchester City | 2/19 | 1/9 | 3 | | | A | 1-2 |
| 1993-94 | Dec 01, 1993 | Manchester City | 2/11 | 1/17 | 4 | | | H | 0-0 |
| 1993-94 | Dec 15, 1993 | Manchester City | 2/11 | 1/17 | 4 | | Replay | A | 2-1 |
| 1974-75 | Sep 10, 1974 | Newcastle United | 2/17 | 1/11 | 2 | | | H | 1-1 |
| 1974-75 | Sep 25, 1974 | Newcastle United | 2/13 | 1/9 | 2 | | Replay | A | 0-3 |
| 2011-12 | Sep 20, 2011 | Newcastle United | 2/22 | 1/4 | 3 | | | H | 3-4 |
| 2017-18 | Aug 23, 2017 | Newcastle United | 2/4 | 1/17 | 2 | | | A | 3-2 |
| 2018-19 | Aug 29, 2018 | Newcastle United | 2/13 | 1/16 | 2 | | | H | 3-1 |
| 2003-04 | Oct 29, 2003 | Portsmouth | 2/8 | 1/11 | 3 | | | H | 2-4 |
| 1999-00 | Oct 13, 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2/10 | 1/20 | 3 | | | A | 1-4 |
| 2008-09 | Aug 27, 2008 | Sunderland | 2/14 | 1/13 | 2 | | | H | 1-2 |
| 2014-15 | Sep 24, 2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2/1 | 1/9 | 3 | | | A | 1-3 |
| 1993-94 | Oct 27, 1993 | West Ham United | 2/20 | 1/17 | 3 | | | H | 2-1 |
| 2012-13 | Aug 28, 2012 | Wigan Athletic | 2/8 | 1/8 | 2 | | | H | 1-4 |
| 2021-22 | Aug 24, 2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2/24 | 1/16 | 2 | | | H | 0-4 |
