Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds
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
- COACHES: Oliver Glasner
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
- COACHES: Daniel Farke
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 |