FC Utrecht vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa League
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Igor Jesus' late goal helps Nottingham Forest beat Utrecht
Igor Jesus' late goal sealed Nottingham Forest a 2-1 win in Utrecht and boosted their hopes of a top-eight finish in the Europa League group phase.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
- 2': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht).
- 5': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 7': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 7': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Vasilios Barkas.
- 7': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 8': Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht).
- 11': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 13': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
- 13': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Dani de Wit.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Morato (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 14': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
- 15': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest).
- 15': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
- 16': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht).
- 19': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 19': Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
- 20': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 20': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 22': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest).
- 22': Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Siebe Horemans (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matisse Didden.
- 23': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
- 24': Attempt saved. Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by John Victor (Nottingham Forest).
- 24': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by John Victor.
- 24': Attempt missed. Siebe Horemans (FC Utrecht) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest).
- 26': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Murillo.
- 28': Attempt missed. Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Attempt saved. Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by John Victor (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Yoann Cathline.
- 31': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest).
- 31': Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
- 33': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Murillo.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 34': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest).
- 34': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht).
- 42': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 42': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Utrecht 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Elliot Anderson replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee.
- 46': Offside, FC Utrecht. Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 47': Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 47': Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
- 52': Goal! FC Utrecht 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
- 56': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht).
- 58': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 60': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Gjivai Zechiël.
- 60': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 61': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 61': Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Mike van der Hoorn replaces Matisse Didden because of an injury.
- 65': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 65': Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 67': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nikola Milenkovic replaces Murillo.
- 72': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 72': Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Goal! FC Utrecht 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 74': Offside, FC Utrecht. Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Handball by Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht).
- 78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Rodríguez.
- 79': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
- 80': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Yoann Cathline.
- 80': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Nick Viergever replaces Mike Eerdhuijzen.
- 80': Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
- 81': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 83': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
- 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 88': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 88': Goal! FC Utrecht 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 89': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90': Foul by Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht).
- 90': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht).
- 90'+2': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Miliano Jonathans replaces Miguel Rodríguez.
- 90'+3': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Siebe Horemans (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn following a corner.
- 90'+4': Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+6': Foul by Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht).
- 90'+6': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Utrecht 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, FC Utrecht 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
 NFO |
UTR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 8 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 421 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 488 | Passes | 361 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 7 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 26 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,865
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,865
UEFA Europa League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | +10 | 15 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 6 | +8 | 15 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 6 | +6 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 6 | +7 | 14 |
Line-Ups
FC Utrecht (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vasilios Barkas (GK) |
| 44 | Mike Eerdhuijzen |
| 40 | Matisse Didden |
| 16 | Souffian El Karouani |
| 2 | Siebe Horemans |
| 27 | Alonzo Engwanda |
| 21 | Gjivai Zechiël  |
| 20 | Dani de Wit |
| 91 | Sébastien Haller |
| 10 | Yoann Cathline |
| 22 | Miguel Rodríguez |
Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | John Victor (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 4 | Morato |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 44 | Zach Abbott |
| 12 | Douglas Luiz |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 24 | James McAtee |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 14 | Dan Ndoye |
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