FC Porto vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
· 1st LegPorto howler gifts Nottingham Forest hope after UEL first leg
Nottingham Forest's Europa League hopes remain intact after a comical own goal helped them get out of their quarterfinal first leg at FC Porto with a 1-1 draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Seko Fofana.
- 1': Attempt saved. Borja Sainz (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': Attempt saved. Borja Sainz (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Gabri Veiga.
- 11': Goal! FC Porto 1, Nottingham Forest 0. William Gomes (FC Porto) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabri Veiga.
- 13': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
- 13': Own Goal by Martim Fernandes, FC Porto. FC Porto 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 15': Foul by Gabri Veiga (FC Porto).
- 15': Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Martim Fernandes (FC Porto).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Substitution, FC Porto. Alberto Costa replaces Martim Fernandes because of an injury.
- 20': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alberto Costa.
- 20': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by William Gomes.
- 21': Attempt blocked. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morato.
- 23': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McAtee.
- 34': Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
- 34': Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 35': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi.
- 38': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Ndoye with a cross.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Diogo Costa (FC Porto). Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 40': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 40': Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by William Gomes (FC Porto).
- 44': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Borja Sainz (FC Porto).
- 45': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+1': Borja Sainz (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Seko Fofana with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Porto 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nikola Milenkovic replaces Murillo.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Chris Wood.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 49': Attempt missed. William Gomes (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
- 50': Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Alberto Costa (FC Porto) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
- 52': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Borja Sainz (FC Porto) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by William Gomes with a cross.
- 52': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 58': Attempt saved. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diogo Costa (FC Porto). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 59': Substitution, FC Porto. Pepê replaces Borja Sainz.
- 59': Substitution, FC Porto. Victor Froholdt replaces Gabri Veiga.
- 59': Substitution, FC Porto. Deniz Gül replaces Terem Moffi.
- 60': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 61': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Dilane Bakwa.
- 63': Handball by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Costa (FC Porto).
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Porto 1-1 Nottingham Forest.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Handball by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 68': Attempt saved. William Gomes (FC Porto) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Deniz Gül.
- 68': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
- 69': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Igor Jesus.
- 70': Attempt missed. Deniz Gül (FC Porto) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
- 71': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 71': Seko Fofana (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Handball by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 74': Substitution, FC Porto. Alan Varela replaces Seko Fofana.
- 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee.
- 75': Delay in match (Nottingham Forest).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt missed. Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pepê with a through ball.
- 80': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Pepê (FC Porto).
- 82': Attempt missed. Alan Varela (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pepê.
- 85': Attempt saved. Alan Varela (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Dan Ndoye.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Pepê (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+4': William Gomes (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Alan Varela with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Porto 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Porto 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
Statistics
 NFO |
FCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.2 | Possession | 51.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 442 |
| 473 | Passes | 504 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 18 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 46,479
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 46,479
Line-Ups
FC Porto (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 3 | Thiago Silva |
| 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 52 | Martim Fernandes |
| 13 | Pablo Rosario |
| 10 | Gabri Veiga |
| 42 | Seko Fofana |
| 29 | Terem Moffi |
| 17 | Borja Sainz |
| 7 | William Gomes |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 4 | Morato |
| 44 | Zach Abbott |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 14 | Dan Ndoye |
| 29 | Dilane Bakwa |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 24 | James McAtee |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
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