Nottm Forest vs Fenerbahce 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
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2nd Leg - Nottingham Forest advance 4-2 on aggregate
Nottingham Forest survive Fenerbahce rally to secure last 16 spot
Nottingham Forest survived a scare against Fenerbahce in the Europa League playoff second leg as they booked their place in the last 16 with a 4-2 aggregate win.
Match Commentary
- 22': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Fenerbahce 1. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sidiki Cherif following a fast break.
- 40': Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Ryan Yates.
- 45': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Nélson Semedo replaces Dorgeles Nene.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces James McAtee.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ola Aina replaces Murillo.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Fenerbahce 1.
- 48': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Fenerbahce 2. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Fenerbahce) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 63': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Marco Asensio replaces Oguz Aydin.
- 68': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Fenerbahce 2. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Levent Mercan replaces Archie Brown.
- 76': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Alaettin Ekici replaces Sidiki Cherif.
- 84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Fenerbahce 2.
Game Information
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 26,883
Statistics
FEN |
NFO![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 390 | Accurate Passes | 465 |
| 469 | Passes | 537 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 20 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 13 | Clearances | 28 |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 4 | Morato |
| 23 | Jair Paula |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 20 | Lorenzo Lucca |
| 21 | Omari Hutchinson |
| 24 | James McAtee |
Fenerbahce (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Tarik Cetin (GK) |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 18 | Mert Müldür |
| 14 | Yigit Demir |
| 5 | Ismail Yüksek |
| 70 | Oguz Aydin |
| 17 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 3 | Archie Brown |
| 45 | Nene Dorgeles |
| 9 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
| 26 | Sidiki Cherif |
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