Leeds vs Nottm Forest 2025-26 English Premier League

Leeds United

26': Jayden Bogle
30': Noah Okafor
49': Dominic Calvert-Lewin

FT
3 - 1

Nottingham Forest

86': Lorenzo Lucca

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 Commentary

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': 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.
45'+2': First Half ends, Leeds United 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Leeds United 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
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.
54': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Igor Jesus.
54': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
61': Noah Okafor (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Zach Abbott.
78': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Brenden Aaronson.
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.
90'+6': Substitution, Leeds United. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Jayden Bogle.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Leeds United 3, Nottingham Forest 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,835

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+29	Arsenal	24	53	3
+26	Manchester City	24	47	5
+9	Aston Villa	24	46	6
+8	Manchester United	24	41	5

Full Table

Statistics

NFO		LEE
12	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
10	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	5
43.8	Possession	56.2
16	SHOTS	14
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
272	Accurate Passes	393
347	Passes	470
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
11	Accurate Crosses	7
34	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.4
51	Long Balls	48
23	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	6
10	Effective Tackles	16
14	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	5
18	Effective Clearances	35
18	Clearances	35

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

Substitutes:

Daniel James, Ao Tanaka, Lucas Perri, Wilfried Gnonto, Lukas Nmecha, Jaka Bijol, Joël Piroe, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Sean Longstaff.

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