UEFA Europa League

Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahce, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Nottingham Forest advance 4-2 on aggregate
  • 68': Callum Hudson-Odoi
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2nd Leg - Nottingham Forest advance 4-2 on aggregate
  • 22': Kerem Aktürkoglu
  • 48': Kerem Aktürkoglu (P)

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.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match (Nottingham Forest).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Dorgeles Nene (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Archie Brown (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 13': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest).
  • 13': Yigit Demir (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce).
  • 15': Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oguz Aydin with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, Fenerbahce. Conceded by Morato.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Dorgeles Nene (Fenerbahce).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Foul by Dorgeles Nene (Fenerbahce).
  • 19': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 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.
  • 23': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mattéo Guendouzi.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
  • 27': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest).
  • 27': Mattéo Guendouzi (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Fenerbahce).
  • 28': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Yigit Demir.
  • 30': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ismail Yüksek.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
  • 31': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 31': Ismail Yüksek (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Archie Brown (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sidiki Cherif.
  • 35': Corner, Fenerbahce. Conceded by Jair Cunha.
  • 36': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 38': Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
  • 38': Ismail Yüksek (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Sidiki Cherif (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 40': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest).
  • 40': Ismail Yüksek (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oguz Aydin.
  • 42': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Fenerbahce).
  • 42': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Offside, Fenerbahce. Sidiki Cherif is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Sidiki Cherif (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 45'+2': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Sidiki Cherif (Fenerbahce).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Fenerbahce 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Fenerbahce 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Nélson Semedo replaces Dorgeles Nene.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces James McAtee.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Ryan Yates.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ola Aina replaces Murillo.
  • 46': Penalty Fenerbahce. Kerem Aktürkoglu draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 46': Penalty conceded by Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 48': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Fenerbahce 2. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tarik Çetin (Fenerbahce).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 50': Handball by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 52': Offside, Fenerbahce. Sidiki Cherif is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 54': Archie Brown (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ismail Yüksek (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Delay in match (Nottingham Forest).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Aina.
  • 62': Foul by Archie Brown (Fenerbahce).
  • 62': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Marco Asensio replaces Oguz Aydin.
  • 64': Archie Brown (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 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.
  • 69': Archie Brown (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
  • 70': Corner, Fenerbahce. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
  • 71': Offside, Fenerbahce. Sidiki Cherif is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 76': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Levent Mercan replaces Archie Brown.
  • 76': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Alaettin Ekici replaces Sidiki Cherif.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tarik Çetin (Fenerbahce). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 82': Foul by Mert Müldür (Fenerbahce).
  • 82': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Levent Mercan (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tarik Çetin (Fenerbahce). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
  • 89': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tarik Çetin.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Morato (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Fenerbahce).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Fenerbahce 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Fenerbahce 2.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 26,883

Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
27 Stefan Ortega (GK)
4 Morato
23 Jair Paula
5 Murillo
3 Neco Williams
16 Nicolás Domínguez
8 Elliot Anderson
22 Ryan Yates
20 Lorenzo Lucca Yellow Card
21 Omari Hutchinson
24 James McAtee

FEN Fenerbahce (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Tarik Cetin (GK)
6 Matteo Guendouzi
18 Mert Müldür
14 Yigit Demir
5 Ismail Yüksek
70 Oguz Aydin
17 N'Golo Kanté
3 Archie Brown
45 Nene Dorgeles
9 Kerem Aktürkoglu
26 Sidiki Cherif

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