English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Leeds United WWWLW 1
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Nottingham Forest DLDWW 0
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Match Report

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Anton Stack free kick helps Leeds beat Nottingham Forest

Anton Stach's late free kick saw Leeds kick off their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
44.8
Possession
55.2
11
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
231
Accurate Passes
307
325
Passes
392
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
71
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
5
19
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
2
30
Effective Clearances
31
30
Clearances
31

Head to Head

NFO leads series 3-2

Lineups

NFO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD
  3. 5MurilloCD-L
  4. 23Jair PaulaCD-R
  5. 6Ibrahim SangaréCM-L
  6. 24James McAteeCM-R
  7. 3Neco WilliamsLM
  8. 34Ola AinaRM
  9. 11Igor JesusF
  10. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-L
  11. 14Dan NdoyeCF-R

LEE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 15Jaka BijolCD
  3. 5Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  4. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  5. 4Ethan AmpaduCM-L
  6. 18Anton StachCM-R
  7. 24James JustinLM
  8. 2Jayden BogleRM
  9. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF
  10. 11Brenden AaronsonCF-L
  11. 10Harry WilsonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18'
  3. 19'
  4. 32' Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Dan Ndoye.
  7. 66' Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Harry Wilson.
  8. 74' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Ola Aina.
  9. 74' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xaver Schlager replaces James McAtee.
  10. 82' Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  11. 88' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Leeds United 1. Anton Stach (Leeds United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Murillo.

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