UEFA Europa League

Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Nottingham Forest
    FT
    0 - 1
    1st Leg
    FC Midtjylland
    • 80': Cho Gue-Sung

    Late Midtjylland winner sinks Nottingham Forest in UEL first leg

    Nottingham Forest suffered another Europa League defeat to Midtjylland after Cho Gue-sung's late header earned the Danish side a 1-0 win at the City Ground in the last-16 first leg.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland).
    • 2': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Philip Billing with a cross.
    • 4': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Victor Bak Jensen is caught offside.
    • 4': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nikola Milenkovic replaces Jair Cunha because of an injury.
    • 12': Foul by Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland).
    • 12': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Handball by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
    • 16': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Denil Castillo is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland).
    • 16': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland).
    • 17': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Ola Aina.
    • 20': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
    • 22': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 22': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Júnior Brumado is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland).
    • 29': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
    • 33': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
    • 33': Morato (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Handball by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
    • 36': Attempt saved. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo.
    • 38': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mads Bech.
    • 39': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 40': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 41': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Igor Jesus with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
    • 42': Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
    • 44': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 45': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mads Bech.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, FC Midtjylland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, FC Midtjylland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Valdemar Byskov replaces Denil Castillo.
    • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Morato.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 48': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Elliot Anderson is caught offside.
    • 49': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Júnior Brumado is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
    • 52': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Matz Sels.
    • 52': Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ousmane Diao following a corner.
    • 57': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Júnior Brumado.
    • 57': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Mikael Uhre replaces Aral Simsir.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Lee Han-Beom replaces Kevin Mbabu because of an injury.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Bravo.
    • 65': Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland).
    • 65': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland).
    • 68': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Neco Williams with a headed pass.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland).
    • 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
    • 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Igor Jesus.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
    • 72': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
    • 72': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valdemar Byskov.
    • 74': Foul by Mikael Uhre (FC Midtjylland).
    • 74': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ousmane Diao.
    • 79': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 79': Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, FC Midtjylland 1. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Diao with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Ola Aina.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dilane Bakwa.
    • 83': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ousmane Diao.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Foul by Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland).
    • 84': Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 86': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Mikael Uhre (FC Midtjylland).
    • 90': Handball by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, FC Midtjylland 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, FC Midtjylland 1.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 1
    42.5 Possession 57.5
    6 SHOTS 22
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    282 Accurate Passes 421
    375 Passes 511
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    61 Long Balls 41
    18 Accurate Long Balls 12
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    5 Effective Tackles 5
    13 Tackles 16
    0.4 Tackle % 0.3
    9 Interceptions 9
    30 Effective Clearances 22
    30 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 29,502

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    26 Matz Sels (GK)
    5 Murillo
    4 Morato Yellow Card
    23 Jair Paula
    16 Nicolás Domínguez
    8 Elliot Anderson
    7 Callum Hudson-Odoi
    34 Ola Aina
    19 Igor Jesus
    10 Morgan Gibbs-White
    21 Omari Hutchinson
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Neco Williams, Lorenzo Lucca, Ibrahim Sangaré, James McAtee, Ryan Yates, Nikola Milenkovic, Keehan Willows, Angus Gunn, Zach Abbott, Dilane Bakwa.

    MID FC Midtjylland (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    16 Elias Ólafsson (GK)
    6 Martin Erlic
    22 Mads Bech Sørensen
    4 Ousmane Diao
    19 Pedro Bravo
    21 Denil Castillo
    8 Philip Billing
    55 Viktor Bak
    43 Kevin Mbabu
    58 Aral Simsir
    74 Júnior Brumado
    FC Midtjylland Substitutes:
    Edward Chilufya, Han-Beom Lee, Jonas Lössl, Valdemar Byskov, Arlet Zé, Mark Ugboh, Cho Gue-Sung, Adam Gabriel, Mikkel Uhre.

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