Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 1 | 2026-08-22 23:00 JST
Match summary Nottingham Forest took on Leeds United in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 1 on August 22. Leeds United edged Nottingham Forest 1-0. It was 0-0 at half-time. Leeds United scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Nottingham Forest had more possession (56% to 44%) and more shots (12 to 11), but Leeds United were more efficient and took the win. Leeds United scored 1 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Nottingham Forest 2, Leeds United 1.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 26 Sels 5 Murillo 31 Milenko 23 Cunha 3 Will iam 6 Sang are 24 McAtee 34 Aina 10 Gibbs-W 14 Ndoye 11 Jesus
3-4-2-1 1 Traffor 5 Muharem 15 Bijol 6 Rodon 24 Justin 4 Ampadu 18 Stach 2 Bogle 11 Aaronso 10 Wilson 9 Calvert
0.66 Expected goals (xG) 0.47
0.33 Goals prevented (xG) 0.33
View as table Nottingham Forest Stat Leeds United 3-4-2-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 56% Possession 44% 0.66 Expected goals (xG) 0.47 12 Shots 11 2 Shots on target 3 8 Shots off target 2 2 Blocked shots 6 6 Shots inside the box 6 6 Shots outside the box 5 3 Corner kicks 2 3 Offsides 3 15 Fouls 14 411 Passes 326 321 Accurate passes 232 78% Pass accuracy 71% 2 Goalkeeper saves 3 0.33 Goals prevented (xG) 0.33 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Robert Jones, England
Player stats Nottingham Forest Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Matz Sels 0 1(100%) 10(38%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1(1) DF Jair 0 1 2 38(88%) 0 1 0 2 2 6.3 90 1 10(3) DF Nikola Milenković 2 0 34(76%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.3 90 18(8) DF Murillo 0 1(50%) 2 1 53(90%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 89 2 11(4) MF Ola Aina 1 1 0 3(60%) 17(65%) 0 1 0 1 6.9 74 3 11(5) MF James McAtee 0 1 32(86%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 74 3 7(6) MF Ibrahim Sangaré 1 0 1(100%) 3 42(79%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 90 1 7(5) MF Neco Williams 0 1(100%) 3 18(67%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 90 14(7) FW Dan Ndoye 0 1 6(60%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.3 62 6(3) FW Morgan Gibbs-White 3 0 3(50%) 32(84%) 0 0 0 1 2 7 90 1 12(5) FW Igor Jesus 2 1 0 18(78%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.9 90 24(12) FW Chris Wood 1 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 28 5(2) DF Luca Netz 0 7(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 16 1(None) MF Xaver Schlager 0 9(90%) 0 0 0 6.5 16 FW Arnaud Kalimuendo 0 0 0 0 1 GK John Victor 0 0 0 0 DF Ousmane Diomande 0 0 0 0 DF Zach Abbott 0 0 0 0 MF Nicolás Domínguez 0 0 0 0 FW Callum Hudson Odoi 0 0 0 0
Leeds United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK James Trafford 0 19(54%) 0 0 0 7.5 90 1(None) DF Joe Rodon 0 1 18(72%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.3 90 1 1 9(6) DF Jaka Bijol 0 1 44(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.5 90 2 16(9) DF Tarik Muharemović 1 1 0 33(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 2 8(2) MF Jayden Bogle 0 1(50%) 1 16(70%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.7 90 1 10(5) MF Anton Stach 2 1 1 3 17(55%) 0 0 0 2 4 8 90 4 14(9) MF Ethan Ampadu 0 1(100%) 2 41(80%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.9 90 2 3 12(5) MF James Justin 0 6 1 13(65%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.2 90 1 17(12) FW Harry Wilson 0 1(50%) 2 13(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 66 1 5(3) FW Brenden Aaronson 1 1 0 2(100%) 1 11(73%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 82 16(7) FW Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1 0 5(36%) 0 1 0 2 6 90 12(4) FW Noah Okafor 0 2(67%) 2 0 0 0 1 6.6 24 1 1 7(4) MF Sean Longstaff 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 8 GK Lucas Perri 0 0 0 0 DF Jayden Lienou 0 0 0 0 DF Nico Elvedi 0 0 0 0 MF Alfie Cresswell 0 0 0 0 MF Ao Tanaka 0 0 0 0 FW Daniel James 0 0 0 0 FW Lukas Nmecha 0 0 0 0
Lineups Nottingham Forest Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 26 M. Sels Starter DF 23 Cunha Starter DF 31 N. Milenkovic Starter DF 5 Murillo Starter MF 34 O. Aina Starter MF 24 J. McAtee Starter MF 6 I. Sangare Starter MF 3 N. Williams Starter FW 14 D. Ndoye Starter FW 10 M. Gibbs-White Starter FW 11 Igor Jesus Bench DF 25 L. Netz Bench MF 21 X. Schlager Bench FW 9 C. Wood Bench FW 15 A. Kalimuendo
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 John Victor Bench DF 2 O. Diomande Bench DF 44 Z. Abbott Bench FW 7 C. Hudson-Odoi Bench MF 8 N. Dominguez
Leeds United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Trafford Starter DF 6 J. Rodon Starter DF 15 J. Bijol Starter DF 5 T. Muharemovic Starter MF 2 J. Bogle Starter MF 18 A. Stach Starter MF 4 E. Ampadu Starter MF 24 J. Justin Starter FW 10 H. Wilson Starter FW 11 B. Aaronson Starter FW 9 D. Calvert-Lewin Bench MF 8 S. Longstaff Bench FW 19 N. Okafor
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 Lucas Perri Bench DF 30 N. Elvedi Bench MF 50 A. Cresswell Bench DF 65 J. Lienou Bench FW 7 D. James Bench MF 22 A. Tanaka Bench FW 14 L. Nmecha
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 18' Nottingham Forest 🟨 Yellow card Ola Aina 1H 32' Leeds United 🟨 Yellow card Dominic Calvert-Lewin 2H 7' Nottingham Forest 🟨 Yellow card Jair 2H 17' Nottingham Forest 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Ndoye → IN C. Wood 2H 21' Leeds United 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Wilson → IN N. Okafor 2H 29' Nottingham Forest 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Aina → IN L. Netz 2H 29' Nottingham Forest 🔄 Substitution OUT J. McAtee → IN X. Schlager 2H 37' Leeds United 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Aaronson → IN S. Longstaff 2H 43' Leeds United ⚽ Goal A. Stach 0-1 2H 45+3' Nottingham Forest 🔄 Substitution OUT Murillo → IN A. Kalimuendo
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