Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest – Lineups & Match Details

Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 3-1. Goals: J. Bogle (26'), N. Okafor (30'), D. Calvert-Lewin (49'), L. Lucca (86'). Leeds had 56% possession against Nottingham Forest's 44%. Shots on target: 5-6.

Premier League · Regular Season - 25

Friday, 6 February 2026

LeedsLeeds

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

Referee: Peter Bankes, England

Lineups

LeedsLeeds3-4-2-1
K. Darlow26K. DarlowG
J. Justin24J. JustinD
J. Rodon6J. RodonD
P. Struijk5P. StruijkD
J. Bogle2J. BogleM
E. Ampadu4E. AmpaduM
I. Gruev44I. GruevM
G. Gudmundsson3G. GudmundssonM
B. Aaronson11B. AaronsonF
N. Okafor19N. OkaforF
D. Calvert-Lewin9D. Calvert-LewinF

Substitutes

1Lucas PerriG
15J. BijolD
23S. BornauwD
8S. LongstaffM
22A. TanakaM
7D. JamesM
29W. GnontoF
14L. NmechaF
10J. PiroeF
Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest4-2-3-1
S. Ortega27S. OrtegaG
Z. Abbott44Z. AbbottD
N. Milenkovic31N. MilenkovicD
Morato4MoratoD
O. Aina34O. AinaD
I. Sangare6I. SangareM
E. Anderson8E. AndersonM
N. Dominguez16N. DominguezM
M. Gibbs-White10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
C. Hudson-Odoi7C. Hudson-OdoiM
Igor Jesus19Igor JesusF

Substitutes

18A. GunnG
9T. AwoniyiF
14D. NdoyeF
20L. LuccaF
21O. HutchinsonF
22R. YatesM
23CunhaD
24J. McAteeM
25L. NetzD

Match Events

26'G

J. Bogle

Assist: I. Gruev

30'G

N. Okafor

Assist: J. Justin

49'G

D. Calvert-Lewin

Assist: I. Gruev

54'S

Igor Jesus

Substitution 1

54'S

N. Domínguez

Substitution 2

61'Y

N. Okafor

62'Y

I. Sangaré

67'S

C. Hudson-Odoi

Substitution 3

67'S

M. Gibbs-White

Substitution 4

76'S

Z. Abbott

Substitution 5

78'S

B. Aaronson

Substitution 1

82'S

N. Okafor

Substitution 2

86'G

L. Lucca

Assist: O. Hutchinson

90'+6S

J. Bogle

Substitution 3

Statistics

Leeds
56%44%
Nottingham Forest
2.5Expected Goals (xG)1.33
14Total Shots16
5Shots on Target6
5Corners10
9Fouls12
1Offsides4
83Pass Accuracy (%)78
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Leeds host Nottingham Forest on Friday, 6 February 2026 at Elland Road. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Leeds go into the match 16th in the table; Nottingham Forest sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 9 Nov 2025: Leeds 1-3 Nottingham Forest; 4 Apr 2023: Leeds 2-1 Nottingham Forest; 5 Feb 2023: Leeds 0-1 Nottingham Forest. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 3-1. Leeds scored through J. Bogle 26', N. Okafor 30', D. Calvert-Lewin 49'. Nottingham Forest replied with L. Lucca 86'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 86 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Leeds held 56% of the ball against 44% for Nottingham Forest. Shots on target finished 5-6. Expected goals read 2.50 for Leeds, 1.33 for Nottingham Forest.

Verdict

The win nudges Leeds forward and leaves Nottingham Forest with work to do. Leeds sat 16th and Nottingham Forest 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.