UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 19, 2026
Nottingham Forest WWDLD 3
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Fenerbahce DDWWW 0
1st2ndT
NFO213
FEN000
1st Leg · Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium · 39,840 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Nottingham Forest thump Fenerbahce in dream start for Pereira

Vitor Pereira enjoyed a dream start at Nottingham Forest as his new side put one foot in the Europa League last 16 with a 3-0 win at Fenerbahce.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
10
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
43.3
Possession
56.7
23
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
315
Accurate Passes
447
385
Passes
514
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
35
20
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
6
11
Effective Clearances
24
11
Clearances
24

Lineups

FEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 24Jayden OosterwoldeCD-L
  3. 37Milan SkriniarCD-R
  4. 18Mert MüldürLB
  5. 27Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 94TaliscaAM
  7. 17N'Golo KantéLM
  8. 6Matteo GuendouziRM
  9. 26Sidiki CherifF
  10. 9Kerem AktürkogluAM-L
  11. 21Marco AsensioAM-R

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 5MurilloCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 3Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 34Ola AinaRB
  6. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAM
  7. 6Ibrahim SangaréLM
  8. 8Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 19Igor JesusF
  10. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiAM-L
  11. 21Omari HutchinsonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Milan Skriniar (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Goal! Fenerbahce 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson following a fast break.
  3. 26' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Milan Skriniar because of an injury.
  4. 43' Goal! Fenerbahce 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a headed pass following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Dorgeles Nene replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  6. 45' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Levent Mercan replaces Mert Müldür.
  7. 50' Goal! Fenerbahce 0, Nottingham Forest 3. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Jesus.
  8. 61' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Igor Jesus.
  9. 61' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Ismail Yüksek replaces Talisca.
  10. 61' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces Omari Hutchinson.
  11. 67' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Elliot Anderson.
  12. 67' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  13. 69' Jayden Oosterwolde (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 76' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Fred replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  15. 78' Çaglar Söyüncü (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  17. 90'+1' Fred (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+3' Mattéo Guendouzi (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.