Notts County 5–1 Nottingham Forest U21
Notts County
5–1HT 1–0
Nottingham Forest U21
Notts County played Nottingham Forest U21 in the EFL Trophy on 13 October 2026 at Meadow Lane. The match finished 5–1.
Goals and cards
- 11'Luka Smyth (assist by Matt Palmer)
- 23'Kristian Clarke — Yellow card
- 66'Jacob Bedeau (assist by Luka Smyth)
- 69'lee ndlovu (assist by Luka Smyth)
- 74'Conor·Grant
- 79'Callum Roberts (assist by Luka Smyth)
- 90+2'Bubbacar Sanneh (assist by Archie Whitehall)
Line-ups
Notts County 3-4-2-1
- J. Gibbons
- J. Gibbons
- L. Ness
- I. Samuels-Smith
- R. Longelo-Mbule
- M. Palmer
- J. Evans
- Maziar Kouhyar
- D. Lipsiuc
- D. Kanu
- L. Smyth
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Ndlovu
- Cameron Maltby
- Edward Lilley
- C. Grant
- J. Bedeau
- C. Roberts
- M. Sanders
- COACHES: M. Paterson
Nottingham Forest U21 3-4-3
- Keehan Willows
- M. Orr
- D. Modupe
- E. Broomes
- K. Clarke
- A. Whitehall
- B. McClure
- Jamie Newton
- F. Smith
- K. Thompson
- Grady Mcdonnell
- SUBSTITUTES
- Aaron Bott
- Sonny Nolan
- C. Nwosu
- Joshua Alan Powell
- B. Sanneh
- Spencer Sutton
- COACHES: Dylan Malicheff
Match statistics
| Notts County | Nottingham Forest U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.47 |
| 478 | Accurate passes | 364 |
| 21 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 14 |
| 10 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 12 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 538 | Total passes | 430 |
| 27 | Total shots | 11 |
| 10 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 56% | Possession | 44% |