Leeds United vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Leeds brush aside Nottingham Forest to ease relegation fears
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season as Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 to climb nine points clear of the relegation zone.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Morato.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
- 8': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 9': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 10': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a headed pass.
- 11': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Karl Darlow (Leeds United).
- 11': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
- 12': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Justin.
- 13': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 13': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
- 15': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 18': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 19': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
- 21': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
- 23': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
- 24': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by James Justin with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
- 25': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
- 26': Goal! Leeds United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilia Gruev with a through ball.
- 30': Attempt saved. James Justin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 30': Goal! Leeds United 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Justin.
- 33': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 35': Foul by Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
- 35': Noah Okafor (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 44': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Karl Darlow (Leeds United).
- 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leeds United 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu with a headed pass.
- 49': Goal! Leeds United 3, Nottingham Forest 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
- 52': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
- 52': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by James Justin (Leeds United).
- 53': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 54': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Igor Jesus.
- 54': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 55': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 59': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 59': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Noah Okafor (Leeds United).
- 61': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Noah Okafor (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 62': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilia Gruev with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin with a cross.
- 66': Attempt saved. Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 73': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 73': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Justin.
- 74': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Zach Abbott.
- 77': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
- 77': Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Morato (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Ndoye with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 79': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
- 79': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest).
- 80': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Noah Okafor.
- 86': Goal! Leeds United 3, Nottingham Forest 1. Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
- 89': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson following a corner.
- 90'+1': Offside, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Leeds United).
- 90'+2': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
- 90'+6': Substitution, Leeds United. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Jayden Bogle.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Yates with a headed pass.
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Leeds United).
- 90'+9': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
- 90'+9': Delay in match (Leeds United).
- 90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Leeds United 3, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 3, Nottingham Forest 1.
Statistics
 NFO |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 43.6 | Possession | 56.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 274 | Accurate Passes | 398 |
| 350 | Passes | 477 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 34 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 18 | Clearances | 36 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,835
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,835
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | +36 | 64 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | +32 | 59 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 28 | +12 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 28 | +8 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Karl Darlow (GK) |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 5 | Pascal Struijk |
| 24 | James Justin |
| 44 | Ilia Gruev |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 19 | Noah Okafor |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 4 | Morato |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 44 | Zach Abbott |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré  |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
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