UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 26, 2026
Fenerbahce WWWLD 2
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Nottingham Forest DLDWL 1
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FEN112
NFO011
2nd Leg - Nottingham Forest advance 4-2 on aggregate · The City Ground · 26,883 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Nottingham Forest survive Fenerbahce rally to secure last 16 spot

Nottingham Forest survived a scare against Fenerbahce in the Europa League playoff second leg as they booked their place in the last 16 with a 4-2 aggregate win.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
46.2
Possession
53.8
11
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
389
Accurate Passes
465
469
Passes
537
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
47
23
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
16
20
Tackles
25
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
14
13
Effective Clearances
27
13
Clearances
27

Head to Head

NFO leads series 1-0

Lineups

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 4MoratoCD-L
  3. 23Jair PaulaCD-R
  4. 5MurilloLB
  5. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  6. 16Nicolás DomínguezAM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 22Ryan YatesRM
  9. 20Lorenzo LuccaF
  10. 21Omari HutchinsonAM-L
  11. 24James McAteeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Ibrahim SangaréSUB
  2. 18Angus GunnSUB
  3. 19Igor JesusSUB
  4. 14Dan NdoyeSUB
  5. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  6. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  7. 31Nikola MilenkovicSUB
  8. 44Zach AbbottSUB
  9. 67Keehan WillowsSUB
  10. 34Ola AinaSUB
  11. 29Dilane BakwaSUB

FEN · 3-5-2

  1. 13Tarik CetinG
  2. 6Matteo GuendouziCD
  3. 18Mert MüldürCD-L
  4. 14Yiğit DemirCD-R
  5. 5Ismail YüksekCM-L
  6. 70Oguz AydinCM-R
  7. 17N'Golo KantéAM
  8. 3Archie BrownLM
  9. 45Nene DorgelesRM
  10. 9Kerem AktürkogluCF-L
  11. 26Sidiki CherifCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Munir MercanSUB
  2. 21Marco AsensioSUB
  3. 54Alaettin EkiciSUB
  4. 39Engin BitergeSUB
  5. 27Nélson SemedoSUB
  6. 92Hulusi CeylanSUB
  7. 67Kamil UregenSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Fenerbahce 1. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sidiki Cherif following a fast break.
  2. 40' Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Ryan Yates.
  4. 45' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Nélson Semedo replaces Dorgeles Nene.
  5. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces James McAtee.
  6. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
  7. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ola Aina replaces Murillo.
  8. 48' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Fenerbahce 2. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  9. 63' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Marco Asensio replaces Oguz Aydin.
  10. 68' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Fenerbahce 2. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
  11. 76' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Levent Mercan replaces Archie Brown.
  12. 76' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Alaettin Ekici replaces Sidiki Cherif.
  13. 84' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Nicolás Domínguez.

UEFA Europa League News

All news
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.