FOREST 2 - 3 MIDTJYLLAND - Thu Oct 02, 2025 (Europa League)
- Date:
- Thu Oct 02, 2025 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Midtjylland
- Country:
- Denmark
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- Europa League
- Round:
- 1
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Half-time: 1-2
- Season:
- 2025-26
- Referee:
- Willy Delajod
- Sponsor:
- Nottingham Forest Community Trust
- Attendance:
- 29,323
STATS (Forest/Midtjylland):
- Possession:
- 59%/41%
- Shots On Target:
- 8 / 4
- Shots Off Target:
- 13 / 4
- Corners:
- 10 / 8
- Fouls:
- 13 / 15
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
- Europa League:
- Porto
- GAME COUNT:
- Europa League:
- 2 (of 4)
- Competitive:
- 5777 (of 5784)
- Total:
- 7572 (of 7579)
- Played:
- 1 month, 15 days ago
Review
Things are not going well at The City Ground. Ange seems to have lost his way and this game didn't help. To have 30,000 home fans singing "You're getting sacked in the morning" will not help his cause. A trip to Newcastle on Sunday won't help either. How longer does he have?
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | GK | 33 |  Matz Sels | |
| 3 | D | 24 |  Neco Williams | |
| 4 | D | 24 |  Morato 1 | |
| 5 | D | 23 | Murillo off for Nicolň Savona (28') | |
| 31 | D | 27 |  Nikola Milenkovic | |
| 6 | M | 27 |  Ibrahim Sangaré | |
| 8 | M | 22 |  Elliot Anderson | |
| 10 | M | 25 | Morgan Gibbs-White 76 | |
| 7 | M | 24 | Callum Hudson-Odoi | |
| 14 | F | 24 |  Dan Ndoye  (22') | |
| 19 | F | 24 | Igor Jesus 73 off for Chris Wood (75') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 37 | D | 22 |  Nicolň Savona on for Murillo (28') | |
| 11 | F | 33 |  Chris Wood on for Igor Jesus (75') (93') | |
| 13 | GK | 29 | John Victor | |
| 30 | D | 34 |  Willy Boly | |
| 44 | D | 19 | Zach Abbott | |
| 16 | M | 27 |  Nicolás Domínguez | |
| 22 | M | 27 | Ryan Yates | |
| 24 | M | 22 | James McAtee | |
| 15 | F | 23 | Arnaud Kalimuendo | |
| 29 | M | 23 | Dilane Bakwa | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GK | Elías Ólafsson |
| 4 | D | Ousmane Diao 94 |
| 6 | D | Martin Erlic |
| 22 | D | Mads Bech |
| 43 | D | Kevin Mbabu 55 (66') |
| 55 | M | Victor Bak |
| 8 | M | Philip Billing |
| 21 | M | Denil Castillo (66') |
| 58 | M | Aral Simsir (58') |
| 10 | F | Gue-sung Cho (66') |
| 74 | F | Júnior Brumado (87') |
| Subs | ||
| 3 | Han-beom Lee (66') | |
| 11 | Dario Osorio (58') | |
| 19 | Pedro Bravo (66') | |
| 20 | Valdemar Byskov (66') | |
| 7 | Franculino Djú (87') | |
| 1 | Jonas Lössl | |
| 13 | Adam Gabriel | |
| 29 | Paulinho | |
| 80 | Dani Silva | |
| 14 | Edward Chilufya | |
| 41 | Mikel Gogorza | |
| 90 | Friday Etim |
LEAGUE TABLE AFTER GAME WEEK 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Nottingham Forest 3-2 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Feyenoord 2-0 |
| 4 | Braga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Celtic 2-0 |
| 5 | Lyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 |
| 6 | Lille | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Roma 1-0 |
| 7 | Porto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Red Star Belgrade 2-1 |
| 8 | Viktoria Plzen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Malmö 3-0 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ludogorets Razgrad 2-0 |
| 10 | SC Freiburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Bologna 1-1 |
| 11 | Ferencváros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Genk 1-0 |
| 12 | Panathinaikos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Go Ahead Eagles 1-2 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | PAOK 3-1 |
| 14 | Basel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | VfB Stuttgart 2-0 |
| 15 | Brann | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Utrecht 1-0 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Panathinaikos 2-1 |
| 17 | Roma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Lille 0-1 |
| 18 | Genk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Ferencváros 0-1 |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | Nice 2-1 |
| 20 | Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | FCSB 2-0 |
| 21 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | Real Betis 0-2 |
| 22 | Sturm Graz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | Rangers 2-1 |
| 23 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | Basel 0-2 |
| 24 | FCSB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | Young Boys 0-2 |
| 25 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Midtjylland 2-3 |
| 26 | Red Star Belgrade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | Porto 1-2 |
| 27 | Bologna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | SC Freiburg 1-1 |
| 28 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | Braga 0-2 |
| 29 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | Dinamo Zagreb 1-3 |
| 30 | PAOK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | Celta Vigo 1-3 |
| 31 | Nice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | Fenerbahçe 1-2 |
| 32 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | Sturm Graz 1-2 |
| 33 | Utrecht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | Brann 0-1 |
| 34 | Feyenoord | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | Aston Villa 0-2 |
| 35 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | Lyon 0-2 |
| 36 | Malmö | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | Viktoria Plzen 0-3 |