UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahçe – Lineups & Match Details

Fenerbahçe beat Nottingham Forest 2-1. Goals: K. Aktürkoğlu (22'), K. Aktürkoğlu (48' pen.), C. Hudson-Odoi (68'). Nottingham Forest had 54% possession against Fenerbahçe's 46%. Shots on target: 4-4.

UEFA Europa League · Round of 32

Thursday, 26 February 2026

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

FenerbahçeFenerbahçe

Referee: M. Mariani

Lineups

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest4-2-3-1
S. Ortega27S. OrtegaG
N. Williams3N. WilliamsD
Cunha23CunhaD
Morato4MoratoD
Murillo5MurilloD
R. Yates22R. YatesM
E. Anderson8E. AndersonM
J. McAtee24J. McAteeM
N. Dominguez16N. DominguezM
O. Hutchinson21O. HutchinsonM
L. Lucca20L. LuccaF

Substitutes

18A. GunnG
67K. WillowsG
6I. SangareM
7C. Hudson-OdoiF
10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
14D. NdoyeF
19Igor JesusF
29D. BakwaF
31N. MilenkovicD
34O. AinaD
44Z. AbbottD
FenerbahçeFenerbahçe3-5-2
T. Cetin13T. CetinG
Y. E. Demir14Y. E. DemirD
M. Guendouzi6M. GuendouziD
M. Muldur18M. MuldurD
D. Nene45D. NeneM
O. Aydin70O. AydinM
N. Kante17N. KanteM
I. Yuksek5I. YuksekM
A. Brown3A. BrownM
S. Cherif26S. CherifF
K. Akturkoglu9K. AkturkogluF

Substitutes

39E. BitergeG
92H. CeylanG
21M. AsensioM
22L. MercanD
27N. SemedoD
54A. EkiciF
67K. UregenD

Match Events

22'G

K. Aktürkoğlu

Assist: S. Cherif

40'Y

L. Lucca

46'S

R. Yates

Substitution 1

46'S

J. McAtee

Substitution 2

46'S

L. Lucca

Substitution 3

46'S

Murillo

Substitution 4

46'S

N. Dorgeles

Substitution 1

48'P

K. Aktürkoğlu

63'S

O. Aydın

Substitution 2

68'G

C. Hudson-Odoi

Assist: O. Aina

76'S

A. Brown

Substitution 3

76'S

S. Cherif

Substitution 4

84'S

N. Domínguez

Substitution 5

Statistics

Nottingham Forest
54%46%
Fenerbahçe
0.99Expected Goals (xG)1.76
13Total Shots11
4Shots on Target4
5Corners3
12Fouls8
0Offsides3
87Pass Accuracy (%)83
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nottingham Forest host Fenerbahçe on Thursday, 26 February 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. Nottingham Forest go into the match 13th in the table; Fenerbahçe sit 19th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nottingham Forest have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Fenerbahçe have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 19 Feb 2026: Nottingham Forest 3-0 Fenerbahçe. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Fenerbahçe beat Nottingham Forest 2-1. Nottingham Forest scored through C. Hudson-Odoi 68'. Fenerbahçe replied with K. Aktürkoğlu 22', K. Aktürkoğlu 48' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 68 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nottingham Forest held 54% of the ball against 46% for Fenerbahçe. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 0.99 for Nottingham Forest, 1.76 for Fenerbahçe.

Verdict

Fenerbahçe take the three points; Nottingham Forest look at a thin night for the home crowd. Nottingham Forest sat 13th and Fenerbahçe 19th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.