Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds
League Cup · Round Round of 64 · 25 August 2026 at 19:00 UTC · City Ground
Nottingham Forest
0–2HT 0–0
Leeds
Nottingham Forest played Leeds in the League Cup on 25 August 2026 at City Ground. The match finished 0–2.
Goals and cards
- 26'Ao Tanaka — Yellow card
- 46'Xaver Schlager — Yellow card
- 50'D. James (assist by S. Longstaff)
- 67'Sean Longstaff — Yellow card
- 73'Jair — Yellow card
- 75'J. Justin
- 79'Murillo — Yellow card
- 84'Nicolás Domínguez — Yellow card
- 86'Ethan Ampadu — Yellow card
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest 3-4-3
- M. Sels
- O. Diomande
- N. Milenkovic
- Cunha
- O. Aina
- X. Schlager
- N. Dominguez
- N. Williams
- Igor Jesus
- C. Wood
- A. Kalimuendo
- SUBSTITUTES
- John Victor
- L. Netz
- Murillo
- Z. Abbott
- I. Sangare
- J. McAtee
- C. Hudson-Odoi
- D. Ndoye
- O. Hutchinson
Leeds 3-4-2-1
- J. Trafford
- J. Rodon
- N. Elvedi
- T. Muharemovic
- D. James
- E. Ampadu
- A. Tanaka
- J. Justin
- S. Longstaff
- N. Okafor
- L. Nmecha
- SUBSTITUTES
- Lucas Perri
- J. Bijol
- A. Cresswell
- J. Lienou
- J. Bogle
- H. Wilson
- A. Stach
- B. Aaronson
- D. Calvert-Lewin
Match statistics
| Nottingham Forest | | Leeds |
|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 8 | Total shots | 13 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Corners | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 50% | Possession | 50% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 453 | Total passes | 450 |
| 344 | Accurate passes | 368 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 1.18 | Expected Goals (xG) | 2.72 |