2020–21 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2020–21 Nottingham Forest Football Club season was the club's 155th year since their formation and the club's 13th consecutive season in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. In addition to the EFL Championship, they played in two domestic cup competitions; they were eliminated in the fourth round of the FA Cup and the first round of the EFL Cup.

Nottingham Forest F.C.

2020–21 season
Owner	Evangelos Marinakis Sokratis Kominakis
Chairman	Nicholas Randall QC
Manager	Sabri Lamouchi (until 6 October)[1] Chris Hughton (from 6 October)[1]
Stadium	The City Ground
Championship	17th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Lewis Grabban (6) All: Lewis Grabban (6)
Home colours Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Players

As of 1 February 2021^[2]

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Joined first team	Contract ends
Goalkeepers
12	Jordan Smith		(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29)	Forest Academy	2016	2022
30	Brice Samba		(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)	Caen	2019	2023
39	Abdoulaye Diallo		(1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32)	Gençlerbirliği	2020	2021
Defenders
2	Cyrus Christie		(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32)	Fulham	2020	2021
3	Tobias Figueiredo		(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)	Sporting	2018	2022
4	Joe Worrall		(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)	Forest Academy	2016	2024
5	Yuri Ribeiro		(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27)	Benfica	2019	2021
6	Loïc Mbe Soh		(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23)	Paris Saint-Germain	2020	2024
13	Gaëtan Bong		(1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 36)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2020	2022
16	Carl Jenkinson		(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)	Arsenal	2019	2022
20	Michael Dawson		(1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40)	Hull City	2018	2021
24	Tyler Blackett		(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)	Reading	2020	2022
26	Scott McKenna		(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27)	Aberdeen	2020	2024
Midfielders
8	Jack Colback		(1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34)	Newcastle United	2020	2023
11	Sammy Ameobi		(1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32)	Bolton Wanderers	2019	2021
14	Fouad Bachirou		(1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34)	Malmö FF	2020	2022
15	Luke Freeman		(1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32)	Sheffield United	2020	2021
18	Cafú		(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31)	Olympiacos	2020	2023
21	Samba Sow		(1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 35)	Dynamo Moscow	2019	2021
22	Ryan Yates		(1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26)	Forest Academy	2016	2023
27	Filip Krovinović		(1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 29)	Benfica	2021	2021
28	Anthony Knockaert		(1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 32)	Fulham	2020	2021
31	Harry Arter		(1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 34)	Bournemouth	2020	2023
37	James Garner		(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23)	Manchester United	2021	2021
Forwards
7	Lewis Grabban		(1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36)	Bournemouth	2018	2022
17	Alex Mighten		(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22)	Forest Academy	2020	2025
23	Joe Lolley		(1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32)	Huddersfield Town	2018	2023
25	Glenn Murray		(1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 41)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2021	2021
33	Lyle Taylor		(1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34)	Charlton Athletic	2020	2023

New contracts

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	Old contract end	New contract end	Ref.
24 August 2020	FW		Alex Mighten	2022	2025	[3]
2 September 2020	GK		Jordan Smith	2020	2022	[4]
1 October 2020	DF		Jordan Gabriel	2022	2024	[5]
8 December 2020	FW		Will Swan		2024	[6]
15 December 2020	FW		Dale Taylor			[7]
27 February 2021	FW		Alex Gibson-Hammond			[8]
28 February 2021	MF		Jamie McDonnell			[9]
12 March 2021	GK		George Shelvey			[10]
30 March 2021	MF		Oli Hammond			[11]
24 May 2021	DF		James Clarridge			[12]

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
22 July 2020	MF		Jamie McDonnell	Glentoran	Undisclosed	Under-18s	[13]
3 August 2020	FW		Dale Taylor	Linfield	Undisclosed	Under-18s	[14]
11 August 2020	MF		Jack Colback	Newcastle United	Free	First team	[15]
14 August 2020	MF		Alexandros Sarantis	AEK Athens	Undisclosed	Under-18s	[16]
15 August 2020	DF		Tyler Blackett	Reading	Free	First team	[17]
15 August 2020	FW		Lyle Taylor	Charlton Athletic	Free	First team	[18]
26 August 2020	MF		Fouad Bachirou	Malmö FF	Undisclosed	First team	[19]
4 September 2020	FW		Miguel Ángel Guerrero	Olympiacos	Undisclosed	First team	[20]
11 September 2020	DF		Loïc Mbe Soh	Paris Saint-Germain	Undisclosed	First team	[21]
14 September 2020	GK		Abdoulaye Diallo	Gençlerbirliği	Free	First team	[22]
15 September 2020	MF		Ateef Konaté	Le Havre	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[23]
22 September 2020	MF		Harry Arter	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	First team	[24]
23 September 2020	DF		Scott McKenna	Aberdeen	Undisclosed	First team	[25]
25 September 2020	DF		Nicholas Ioannou	APOEL	Undisclosed	First team	[26]
1 November 2020	DF		Baba Fernandes	Vitória de Setúbal	Free	Under-23s	[27]
7 January 2021	MF		Marcelo Saraiva	Internacional	Free	Under-23s	[28]
1 February 2021	FW		Glenn Murray	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	First team	[29]
2 February 2021	MF		Cafú	Olympiacos	Undisclosed	First team	[30]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
20 June 2020	DF		Max Ram	Stratford Town	Released	Under-18s	[31]
23 June 2020	MF		Liam Bridcutt	Lincoln City	Released	First team	[32][33]
23 June 2020	MF		Toby Edser	Aldershot Town	Released	Under-23s	[32][34]
23 June 2020	DF		Owen Gallacher	Burton Albion	Released	Under-23s	[32][35]
23 June 2020	FW		Kieran Hayes	Truro City	Released	Under-23s	[32][36]
23 June 2020	FW		Victor Sodeinde	Hereford	Released	Under-23s	[32][37]
23 June 2020	GK		Luke Steele	Stamford	Released	First team	[32][38]
23 June 2020	DF		Ethan Stewart	Nuneaton Borough	Released	Under-23s	[32][39]
23 June 2020	MF		Louis Walsh	Southend United	Released	Under-23s	[40]
23 June 2020	MF		Ben Watson	Charlton Athletic	Released	First team	[32][41]
28 August 2020	FW		Tyler Walker	Coventry City	Undisclosed	First team	[42]
3 September 2020	DF		Matty Cash	Aston Villa	£14,000,000[upper-alpha 1]	First team	[43][44]
4 September 2020	GK		Costel Pantilimon	Denizlispor	Mutual consent	First team	[45][46]
2 October 2020	MF		Albert Adomah	Queens Park Rangers	Mutual consent	First team	[47][48]
3 October 2020	MF		Tiago Silva	Olympiacos	Undisclosed	First team	[49]
5 October 2020	DF		Yohan Benalouane	Aris	Mutual consent	First team	[50][51]
11 January 2021	MF		Jake Taylor	Port Vale	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[52]
11 January 2021	DF		Tendayi Darikwa	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	First team	[53]
22 January 2021	FW		Zach Clough	Wigan Athletic	Free	First team	[54]
1 February 2021	FW		Miguel Ángel Guerrero	Rayo Vallecano	Undisclosed	First team	[55]
6 May 2021	MF		Marcus McGuane	Oxford United	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[56]

1. Fee could rise to £16,000,000 if all clauses and performance-related bonuses are met.

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Loan ends	Team	Ref.
28 August 2020	MF		Luke Freeman	Sheffield United	End of season	First team	[57]
18 September 2020	DF		Cyrus Christie	Fulham	End of season	First team	[58]
5 October 2020	MF		Cafú	Olympiacos	2 February 2021	First team	[59][30]
16 October 2020	MF		Anthony Knockaert	Fulham	End of season	First team	[60][61]
22 January 2021	MF		Filip Krovinović	Benfica	End of season	First team	[62]
30 January 2021	MF		James Garner	Manchester United	End of season	First team	[63]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Loan ends	Team	Ref.
15 August 2020	MF		Marcus McGuane	Oxford United	6 May 2021	Under-23s	[64]
3 September 2020	DF		Danny Preston	Grimsby Town	2 February 2021	Under-23s	[65][66]
23 September 2020	DF		Jayden Richardson	Forest Green Rovers	End of season	Under-23s	[67]
25 September 2020	MF		Brennan Johnson	Lincoln City	End of season	First team	[68]
29 September 2020	MF		João Carvalho	Almería	End of season	First team	[69]
1 October 2020	DF		Jordan Gabriel	Blackpool	End of season	First team	[5]
1 October 2020	MF		Jake Taylor	Scunthorpe United	5 January 2021	Under-23s	[70][71]
2 October 2020	MF		Tyrese Fornah	Plymouth Argyle	End of season	Under-23s	[72]
5 October 2020	FW		Nuno da Costa	Royal Excel Mouscron	End of season	First team	[73]
16 October 2020	FW		Virgil Gomis	Grimsby Town	5 January 2021	Under-23s	[74]
8 January 2021	DF		Nicholas Ioannou	Aris	End of season	First team	[75]
16 January 2021	GK		Jordan Wright	Alloa Athletic	End of season	Under-23s	[76]
1 February 2021	FW		Will Swan	Port Vale	End of season	First team	[77]
19 March 2021	DF		Riley Harbottle	Wealdstone	April 2021	Under-23s	[78]
10 April 2021	GK		George Shelvey	Wealdstone	End of season	Under-23s	[79]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	12 September 2020	8 May 2021	Matchday 1	17th	46	12	16	18	37	45	−8	026.09
FA Cup	9 January 2021	23 January 2021	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	050.00
EFL Cup	5 September 2020	5 September 2020	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					49	13	16	20	39	51	−12	026.53

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Stoke City	46	15	15	16	50	52	−2	60
15	Blackburn Rovers	46	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57
16	Coventry City	46	14	13	19	49	61	−12	55
17	Nottingham Forest	46	12	16	18	37	45	−8	52
18	Birmingham City	46	13	13	20	37	61	−24	52
19	Bristol City	46	15	6	25	46	68	−22	51
20	Huddersfield Town	46	12	13	21	50	71	−21	49

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[80]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	12	16	18	37	45	−8	52	6	8	9	21	24	−3	6	8	9	16	21	−5

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	D	L
Position	23	22	21	22	20	20	19	20	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	19	19	20	21	19	18	16	18	17	15	16	16	17	17	18	17	16	15	15	16	18	17	16	17

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[81]

Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest

12 September 2020 1	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Nottingham Forest	London
15:00 BST	Dykes 54' (pen.)  77' Chair 90+4'	Report	Figueiredo  53' Lawrence-Gabriel  62'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Robinson

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

19 September 2020 2	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Cardiff City	West Bridgford
12:30 BST		Report	Moore 3', 40'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest

25 September 2020 3	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Hogg  11' Campbell 54' Stearman  72'	Report	Sow  19' Colback  29' Ameobi  60' McKenna  81'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Nottingham Forest v Bristol City

3 October 2020 4	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Bristol City	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Freeman 35'	Report	Weimann 12' Wells 22' Hunt  39' Mawson  43'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

17 October 2020 5	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Johnson  58' Gallagher  72'	Report	Lolley 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillet

Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United

20 October 2020 6	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Rotherham United	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Ameobi 79'	Report	Barlaser 51' (pen.) Lindsay  54' Harding  90+1'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Nottingham Forest v Derby County

23 October 2020 7	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Derby County	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Christie  18' Taylor 64' Arter  90+3'	Report	Waghorn 30'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Luton Town v Nottingham Forest

28 October 2020 8	Luton Town	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Luton
19:45 GMT	Rea 22'  73' Ruddock  55' Cranie  71'	Report	Ioannou  44' Rea 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest

31 October 2020 9	Middlesbrough	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Morsy  17' Johnson 81'	Report	Figueiredo  54' Bong  87'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

Nottingham Forest v Coventry City

4 November 2020 10	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Coventry City	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Sow  18' McKenna 30' Taylor 90+7' (pen.)	Report	O'Hare 57' Østigård  85' McFadzean  90+6'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Nottingham Forest v Wycombe Wanderers

7 November 2020 11	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Guerrero  12' Taylor 28', 74'	Report	Thompson  67' Grimmer  90+3'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Barnsley v Nottingham Forest

21 November 2020 12	Barnsley	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Styles 86' Woodrow 88'	Report	Samba  86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest

24 November 2020 13	Bournemouth	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Bournemouth
20:00 GMT	Stanislas 3', 51' (pen.) Gosling  80' Cook  86'	Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Nottingham Forest v Swansea City

29 November 2020 14	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Swansea City	West Bridgford
12:00 GMT	Arter  51' Figueiredo  74' McKenna  78' Taylor  90+2'	Report	Roberts 43' Woodman  87' Bidwell  89'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Nottingham Forest v Watford

2 December 2020 15	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Watford	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Lolley  23' Knockaert  54' Arter  84'	Report	Chalobah  69' Quina  71'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Reading v Nottingham Forest

5 December 2020 16	Reading	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC)	João 16' (pen.) Morrison 53' Richards  83'	Report	Yates  14' Cafú  90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gavin Ward

Norwich City v Nottingham Forest

9 December 2020 17	Norwich City	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Norwich
19:45 GMT	Sørensen 45+3' Skipp  53' Buendía  59' 77' Aarons  74' Cantwell  87'	Report	Sow  27' Knockaert 73'	Stadium: Carrow Road Referee: Darren Bond

Nottingham Forest v Brentford

12 December 2020 18	Nottingham Forest	1–3	Brentford	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Figueiredo  61' Samba  64' Knockaert  79'  90+5' Worrall 90+2'	Report	Dalsgaard 15' Toney  64' 88' Raya  81' Dasilva 83' Janelt  90+2'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday

15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 19	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Ribeiro 4' Grabban 87'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Millwall v Nottingham Forest

19 December 2020 20	Millwall	1–1	Nottingham Forest	London
15:00 GMT	Leonard  14' Romeo  16' Bradshaw 47'	Report	Cafú  14' Ribeiro  20' Sow  28' Mighten 49' Ameobi  59'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City

26 December 2020 21	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Birmingham City	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Ribeiro  36' Grabban  64' Yates  90+2'	Report	Clayton  42' Colin  89'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Stoke Cty v Nottingham Forest

29 December 2020 22	Stoke Cty	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT	Thompson 18' Brown  81'	Report	Chester 65' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

2 January 2021 23	Preston North End	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Preston
15:00 GMT	Ledson  24'	Report	Sow  21' Figueiredo  52' Grabban 70' (pen.) Taylor  90+6'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Nottingham Forest v Millwall

16 January 2021 24	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Millwall	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Ameobi 34, 70' Yates 83' Samba  90+3'	Report	Thompson 89'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough

20 January 2021 25	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Middlesbrough	West Bridgford
19:00 GMT	Sow  33' Taylor  67' Mbe Soh 90+3' Knockaert  90+5' Ribeiro  90+7'	Report	Morsy  13' Assombalonga 14' Saville 50' Howson  84'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Nottingham Forest v Barnsley

30 January 2021 26	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Barnsley	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Bong  35'	Report	Kane  56' Helik  60'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Coventry City v Nottingham Forest

2 February 2021 27	Coventry City	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
19:00 GMT	Biamou 17' O'Hare  53'	Report	Grabban 22' Rose 53' (o.g.) Knockaert  54' Krovinović  74' Colback  90+2' Bong  90+13'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Wycombe Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

6 February 2021 28	Wycombe Wanderers	0–3	Nottingham Forest	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT		Report	Murray 7', 54' (pen.) Knockaert 72'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth

13 February 2021 29	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Bournemouth	West Bridgford
12:30 GMT	Cafú  11' Freeman  46'	Report	Smith  45'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Swansea City v Nottingham Forest

17 February 2021 30	Swansea City	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Swansea
19:00 GMT	Bennett  35' Roberts 87'	Report		Stadium: The Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers

20 February 2021 31	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Mighten 25' Murray  41' Garner  68'	Report	Harwood-Bellis  2' Armstrong 73'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest

23 February 2021 32	Rotherham United	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Ihiekwe  26' Smith  42' MacDonald  79'	Report	Yates 67' Figueiredo  79'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Derby County v Nottingham Forest

26 February 2021 33	Derby County	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Derby
19:45 GMT	Wisdom  82' Kazim-Richards 84'	Report	Garner 33'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Nottingham Forest v Luton Town

2 March 2021 34	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Luton Town	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT		Report	Naismith  61' Tunnicliffe 64'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Watford v Nottingham Forest

6 March 2021 35	Watford	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Watford
12:30 GMT	Masina 17' Pedro  45+1' Zinckernagel  50'	Report	Knockaert  10'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Nottingham Forest v Reading

13 March 2021 36	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Reading	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Holmes 49' (o.g.) Figueiredo  90+1'	Report	Méïté 81'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Nottingham Forest v Norwich City

17 March 2021 37	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Norwich City	West Bridgford
19:00 GMT		Report	Pukki 9' Dowell 13' Skipp  48'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Brentford v Nottingham Forest

20 March 2021 38	Brentford	1–1	Nottingham Forest	London
12:30 GMT	Toney 12' (pen.) Janelt  26' Dalsgaard  35' Marcondes  90'	Report	Mighten  25' Krovinović 63' Cafú  67' Ameobi  78' Figueiredo  90'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39	Cardiff City	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Pack  14' Brown  37'	Report	Christie  26' Garner 29' Grabban  55' Cafú  87'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Gavin Ward

Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers

5 April 2021 40	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Queens Park Rangers	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Yates  32' Mighten 44' Grabban 63' Krovinović  66' Garner 69' Christie  89'	Report	Johansen  73' Dykes 90+3'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bristol City v Nottingham Forest

10 April 2021 41	Bristol City	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Bristol
15:00 BST		Report	McKenna  85'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town

17 April 2021 42	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Huddersfield Town	West Bridgford
12:30 BST		Report	Rowe 45+1' O'Brien  53' Pipa  57' Bacuna 61'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest

21 April 2021 43	Birmingham City	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Roberts 49'	Report	Grabban 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Nottingham Forest v Stoke City

24 April 2021 44	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Stoke City	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Grabban 50' Ribeiro  80'	Report	Matondo 27' Smith  33'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

1 May 2021 45	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
12:30 BST	Palmer  41' Paterson  61'	Report	Grabban 45+1' Yates  47' Knockaert  69'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Nottingham Forest v Preston North End

8 May 2021 46	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Preston North End	West Bridgford
12:30 BST	Garner 17' Samba  53'	Report	Bayliss 53' Ledson  63' Lindsay 67'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[82] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.^[83]

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

9 January 2021 Third round	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Cardiff City	West Bridgford
12:00 GMT	Taylor 3'	Report		Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Swansea City v Nottingham Forest

23 January 2021 Fourth round	Swansea City	5–1	Nottingham Forest	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Cullen 7', 67' Grimes 29', 61' (pen.) O. Cooper 84'	Report	Knockaert 56'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[84]

Barnsley v Nottingham Forest

5 September 2020 First round	Barnsley	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Williams  31' Woodrow 49' Simões  66'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Statistics

Goals and appearances

As of match played 8 May 2021^{[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]}

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		EFL Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	IRL	Cyrus Christie	44	0	44	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	POR	Tobias Figueiredo	34	0	31+1	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Joe Worrall	33	1	31	1	2	0	0	0
5	DF	POR	Yuri Ribeiro	26	1	24+1	1	0	0	1	0
6	DF	FRA	Loïc Mbe Soh	8	1	5+2	1	1	0	0	0
7	FW	ENG	Lewis Grabban	29	6	24+4	6	0	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Jack Colback	17	0	13+4	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	CPV	Nuno da Costa	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	POR	João Carvalho	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Sammy Ameobi	34	3	27+5	3	1	0	1	0
12	GK	ENG	Jordan Smith	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
13	DF	CMR	Gaetan Bong	12	0	9+1	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF	COM	Fouad Bachirou	3	0	0+1	0	1	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Luke Freeman	25	1	16+7	1	1	0	0+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Carl Jenkinson	5	0	1+2	0	2	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	Alex Mighten	27	3	13+11	3	0+2	0	0+1	0
18	MF	POR	Cafú	33	0	26+5	0	1+1	0	0	0
19	FW	ESP	Miguel Ángel Guerrero	11	0	3+6	0	1+1	0	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Michael Dawson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	MLI	Samba Sow	16	0	12+3	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Ryan Yates	36	2	31+3	2	0+1	0	1	0
23	MF	ENG	Joe Lolley	30	1	16+12	1	2	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Tyler Blackett	16	0	9+5	0	0+1	0	1	0
25	FW	ENG	Glenn Murray	16	2	8+8	2	0	0	0	0
26	DF	SCO	Scott McKenna	25	1	24	1	1	0	0	0
27	DF	ZIM	Tendayi Darikwa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	CRO	Filip Krovinović	19	1	19	1	0	0	0	0
28	MF	FRA	Anthony Knockaert	35	3	24+10	2	1	1	0	0
30	GK	CGO	Brice Samba	46	0	45	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF	EIR	Harry Arter	14	0	8+5	0	1	0	0	0
33	FW	MSR	Lyle Taylor	42	5	15+24	4	2	1	0+1	0
37	MF	ENG	James Garner	20	4	19+1	4	0	0	0	0
39	GK	SEN	Abdoulaye Diallo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	WAL	Brennan Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	CYP	Nicholas Ioannou	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	ENG	Jordan Gabriel	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
48	FW	ENG	Will Swan	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0

1. Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs this season.
2. Players whose names appear in bold left Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis mid-season.

Notes

This season is notable for all games being played without spectators, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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External links

• Official website