Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds United

League Cup · 2026/27

League Cup·Full time

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
  • X. SchlagerBooked on 46 mins
  • CunhaBooked on 73 mins
  • MurilloBooked on 79 mins
  • N. DominguezBooked on 84 mins

0–2

HT 0–0

Tuesday 25 August at 20:00

Leeds UnitedLeeds United
  • D. James 50
  • J. Justin 75
  • Booked on 26 minsA. Tanaka
  • Booked on 67 minsS. Longstaff
  • Booked on 86 minsE. Ampadu

City Ground · Referee: Andrew Kitchen, England

Nottingham Forest · 3-4-3

26Matz Sels
23Jair
31Nikola Milenković
2Ousmane Diomande
3Neco Williams
8Nicolás Domínguez
21Xaver Schlager
34Ola Aina
15Arnaud Kalimuendo
9Chris Wood
11Igor Jesuson 60'

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

  1. 26Matz Sels

Defence

  1. 23Jair
  2. 31Nikola Milenković
  3. 2Ousmane Diomande

Midfield

  1. 3Neco Williams
  2. 8Nicolás Domínguez
  3. 21Xaver Schlager
  4. 34Ola Aina

Attack

  1. 15Arnaud Kalimuendo
  2. 9Chris Wood
  3. 11Igor Jesuson 60'

Bench

  • 5MurilloBooked 79'60'
  • 14Dan Ndoye
  • 7Callum Hudson Odoi
  • 25Luca Netz
  • 12John Victor
  • 44Zach Abbott
  • 20Omari Hutchinson
  • 24James McAtee
  • 6Ibrahim Sangaré

Leeds United · 3-4-2-1

1James Trafford
5Tarik Muharemović
30Nico Elvedi
6Joe Rodon
24James Justin
22Ao Tanaka
4Ethan Ampadu
7Daniel James
19Noah Okafor
8Sean Longstaff
14Lukas Nmecha

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

  1. 1James Trafford

Defence

  1. 5Tarik Muharemović
  2. 30Nico Elvedi
  3. 6Joe Rodon

Midfield

  1. 24James Justin
  2. 22Ao Tanaka
  3. 4Ethan Ampadu
  4. 7Daniel James

Attack

  1. 19Noah Okafor
  2. 8Sean Longstaff
  3. 14Lukas Nmecha

Bench

  • 10Harry Wilson
  • 11Brenden Aaronson
  • 18Anton Stach
  • 2Jayden Bogle
  • 23Lucas Perri
  • 65Jayden Lienou
  • 15Jaka Bijol
  • 50Alfie Cresswell
  • 9Dominic Calvert-Lewin
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