2022–23 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2022–23 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall KC
ManagerSteve Cooper
StadiumCity Ground
Premier League16th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Taiwo Awoniyi (10)

All:
Taiwo Awoniyi (11)
Highest home attendance29,514 vs Arsenal
(20 May 2023, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance28,384 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(9 September 2022, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance29,188
Biggest win3–0 vs Grimsby Town
23 August 2022
(EFL Cup)

4–1 vs Blackburn Rovers
21 December 2022
(EFL Cup)
Biggest defeat0–6 vs Manchester City
31 August 2022
(Premier League)

The 2022–23 season was the 157th season in the existence of Nottingham Forest Football Club and their first season back in the top flight of English football since 1998–99. In addition to the Premier League, Forest participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

On 20 May 2023, Nottingham Forest sealed their Premier League status for the following season with a 1–0 home victory over second-placed Arsenal.[1]

Coaching team[edit]

Position Name
Head coach Wales Steve Cooper
Assistant coaches England Steve Rands
Republic of Ireland Andy Reid
England Alan Tate
Goalkeeping coach England Danny Alcock

Players[edit]

As of 28 May 2023[2]
Squad no. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Joined first team Contract expires Appearances Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Dean Henderson England (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) England Manchester United 2022 2023 20 0
12 Keylor Navas Costa Rica (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 37) France Paris Saint-Germain 2023 2023 17 0
13 Wayne Hennessey Wales (1987-01-24) 24 January 1987 (age 37) England Burnley 2022 2024 9 0
Defenders
2 Giulian Biancone France (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24) France Troyes 2022 2025 3 0
3 Steve Cook England (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33) England Bournemouth 2022 2024 34 0
4 Joe Worrall (captain) England (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) Nottingham Forest Academy 2016 2024 217 5
7 Neco Williams Wales (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) England Liverpool 2022 2026 36 1
15 Harry Toffolo England (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 28) England Huddersfield Town 2022 2026 21 0
19 Moussa Niakhaté Senegal (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28) Germany Mainz 05 2022 2025 14 0
24 Serge Aurier Ivory Coast (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31) Spain Villarreal 2022 2023 28 1
26 Scott McKenna Scotland (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27) Scotland Aberdeen 2020 2024 136 5
27 Omar Richards England (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26) Germany Bayern Munich 2022 2026 0 0
30 Willy Boly Ivory Coast (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33) England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022 2024 15 1
32 Renan Lodi Brazil (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 26) Spain Atlético Madrid 2022 2023 32 1
38 Felipe Brazil (1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 (age 34) Spain Atlético Madrid 2023 2024 16 0
Midfielders
5 Orel Mangala Belgium (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26) Germany VfB Stuttgart 2022 2026 31 1
6 Jonjo Shelvey England (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) England Newcastle United 2023 2025 8 0
8 Jack Colback England (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34) England Newcastle United 2020 2023 134 8
10 Morgan Gibbs-White England (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24) England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022 2027 38 5
11 Jesse Lingard England (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31) England Manchester United 2022 2023 20 2
18 Cafú Portugal (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31) Greece Olympiacos 2020 2023 55 1
21 Cheikhou Kouyaté Senegal (1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 34) England Crystal Palace 2022 2024 22 1
22 Ryan Yates (vice-captain) England (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 26) Nottingham Forest Academy 2016 2025 163 17
23 Remo Freuler Switzerland (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) Italy Atalanta 2022 2025 33 0
28 Danilo Brazil (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23) Brazil Palmeiras 2023 2029 15 3
31 Gustavo Scarpa Brazil (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30) Brazil Palmeiras 2023 2026 10 0
Forwards
9 Taiwo Awoniyi Nigeria (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26) Germany Union Berlin 2022 2027 30 11
16 Sam Surridge England (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 25) England Stoke City 2022 2024 50 11
17 Alex Mighten England (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) Nottingham Forest Academy 2019 2025 67 4
20 Brennan Johnson Wales (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 22) Nottingham Forest Academy 2019 2026 105 29
25 Emmanuel Dennis Nigeria (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26) England Watford 2022 2026 25 2
33 Lyle Taylor Montserrat (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) England Charlton Athletic 2020 2023 57 7
34 André Ayew Ghana (1989-12-17) 17 December 1989 (age 34) Qatar Al Sadd 2023 2023 13 0
39 Chris Wood New Zealand (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) England Newcastle United 2023 2023 7 1

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Team Ref.
20 June 2022 GK England Ryan Hammond England Millwall Free transfer Under-23s [3]
25 June 2022 FW Nigeria Taiwo Awoniyi Germany Union Berlin Undisclosed[a] First team [5]
3 July 2022 DF France Giulian Biancone France Troyes Undisclosed[b] First team [7]
4 July 2022 MF Northern Ireland Joel Thompson Northern Ireland Crusaders Undisclosed Under-23s [8]
6 July 2022 DF Senegal Moussa Niakhaté Germany Mainz 05 Undisclosed[c] First team [10]
10 July 2022 DF England Omar Richards Germany Bayern Munich Undisclosed[d] First team [14]
11 July 2022 DF Wales Neco Williams England Liverpool Undisclosed[e] First team [16]
15 July 2022 GK Wales Wayne Hennessey England Burnley Undisclosed First team [17]
17 July 2022 MF Costa Rica Brandon Aguilera Costa Rica Alajuelense Undisclosed Under-23s [18]
20 July 2022 DF England Harry Toffolo England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed First team [19]
20 July 2022 MF England Lewis O'Brien England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed First team [20]
21 July 2022 MF England Jesse Lingard England Manchester United Free transfer First team [21]
31 July 2022 MF Belgium Orel Mangala Germany VfB Stuttgart Undisclosed[f] First team [23]
13 August 2022 FW Nigeria Emmanuel Dennis England Watford Undisclosed[g] First team [25]
13 August 2022 MF Senegal Cheikhou Kouyaté Unattached[h] Free transfer First team [26]
14 August 2022 MF Switzerland Remo Freuler Italy Atalanta Undisclosed First team [27]
19 August 2022 MF England Morgan Gibbs-White England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed[i] First team [29]
26 August 2022 FW South Korea Hwang Ui-jo France Bordeaux Undisclosed First team [30]
1 September 2022 DF Ivory Coast Willy Boly England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed First team [31]
1 September 2022 FW England Josh Bowler England Blackpool Undisclosed First team [32]
7 September 2022 DF Ivory Coast Serge Aurier Unattached[j] Free transfer First team [33]
20 September 2022 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Kanurić Unattached[k] Free transfer First team [34]
1 January 2023 MF Brazil Gustavo Scarpa Unattached[l] Free transfer First team [35]
16 January 2023 MF Brazil Danilo Brazil Palmeiras Undisclosed[m] First team [37]
31 January 2023 DF Brazil Felipe Spain Atlético Madrid Undisclosed First team [38]
31 January 2023 MF England Jonjo Shelvey England Newcastle United Undisclosed First team [39]
2 February 2023 FW Ghana André Ayew Unattached[n] Free transfer First team [40]
  1. ^ Fee reported as £17,000,000[4]
  2. ^ Fee reported as £5,000,000[6]
  3. ^ Fee reported as £8,500,000 plus add-ons[9]
  4. ^ Fee reported to be between £7,200,000 and £10,000,000[11][12][13]
  5. ^ Fee reported as £17,000,000 plus add-ons[15]
  6. ^ Fee reported as £12,700,000[22]
  7. ^ Fee reported to be between £10,000,000 and £20,000,000[24]
  8. ^ Released by Crystal Palace on 1 July 2022
  9. ^ Fee reported as £25,000,000 plus add-ons[28]
  10. ^ Released by Villarreal on 1 July 2022
  11. ^ Released by Sarajevo on 1 July 2022
  12. ^ Released by Palmeiras on 1 January 2023
  13. ^ Fee reported as £16,000,000[36]
  14. ^ Released by Al Sadd on 29 January 2023

Loans in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Player From Duration Team Ref.
2 July 2022 GK England Dean Henderson England Manchester United End of season First team [41]
29 August 2022 DF Brazil Renan Lodi Spain Atlético Madrid End of season First team [42]
1 September 2022 DF France Loïc Badé France Rennes 3 January 2023 First team [43][44]
20 January 2023 FW New Zealand Chris Wood England Newcastle United End of season First team [45]
31 January 2023 GK Costa Rica Keylor Navas France Paris Saint-Germain End of season First team [46]

Out[edit]

Transfers out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Team Ref.
18 May 2022 DF Albania Rezart Rama Canada Forge FC Released Under-23s [47]
20 June 2022 DF England Jayden Richardson Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed[a] Under-23s [49]
1 July 2022 MF England Josh Barnes England Basford United Released Under-23s [50][51]
1 July 2022 DF Cameroon Gaëtan Bong Free agent Released First team [50]
1 July 2022 DF Portugal Baba Fernandes England Accrington Stanley Released Under-23s [50][52]
1 July 2022 DF Portugal Tobias Figueiredo England Hull City Released First team [50][53]
1 July 2022 FW England Lewis Grabban Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Released First team [50][54][55]
1 July 2022 DF England Carl Jenkinson Australia Newcastle Jets Released First team [50][56]
1 July 2022 DF England Sam Sanders England York City Released Under-23s [50][57]
1 July 2022 MF Guatemala Marcelo Saraiva Guatemala Antigua Released Under-23s [50][58]
1 July 2022 DF Wales Morgan Thomas-Sadler Wales Denbigh Town Released Under-23s [50][59]
1 July 2022 GK England Joe Watkins Free agent Released Under-23s [50]
5 July 2022 GK France Brice Samba France Lens Undisclosed First team [60]
27 July 2022 DF Cyprus Nicholas Ioannou Italy Como Undisclosed First team [61]
2 August 2022 FW Portugal Xande Silva France Dijon Undisclosed First team [62]
5 August 2022 FW Cape Verde Nuno da Costa France Auxerre Undisclosed First team [63]
15 August 2022 FW England Joe Lolley Australia Sydney FC Undisclosed First team [64]
  1. ^ Fee reported as £300,000[48]

Loans out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Player To Duration Team Ref.
17 June 2022 DF Tunisia Mohamed Dräger Switzerland Luzern End of season First team [65]
2 July 2022 GK United States Ethan Horvath England Luton Town End of season First team [66]
8 July 2022 MF England Tyrese Fornah England Reading End of season First team [67]
9 July 2022 FW England Will Swan England Mansfield Town End of Season Under-23s [68]
13 July 2022 DF England Jonathan Panzo England Coventry City End of season First team [69]
14 July 2022 DF England Fin Back England Carlisle United End of season Under-23s [70]
16 July 2022 DF England Riley Harbottle England Mansfield Town End of season Under-23s [71]
17 July 2022 MF Costa Rica Brandon Aguilera Costa Rica Guanacasteca Six months Under-23s [18]
4 August 2022 MF Paraguay Braian Ojeda United States Real Salt Lake End of season First team [72]
5 August 2022 DF Canada Richie Laryea Canada Toronto FC End of season First team [73]
12 August 2022 GK Scotland Nicky Hogarth Scotland Falkirk 3 January 2023 Under-23s [74]
26 August 2022 FW South Korea Hwang Ui-jo Greece Olympiacos 5 February 2023[a] First team [30][75]
29 August 2022 FW England Alex Mighten England Sheffield Wednesday 10 January 2023[b] First team [76][77]
1 September 2022 FW England Josh Bowler Greece Olympiacos 5 January 2023[c] First team [32][78]
5 January 2023 FW England Josh Bowler England Blackpool End of season First team [78]
13 January 2023 FW England Lewis Salmon England AFC Telford United End of season Under-23s [79]
20 January 2023 FW Northern Ireland Dale Taylor England Burton Albion End of season Under-23s [80]
23 January 2023 DF France Loïc Mbe Soh France Guingamp End of season First team [81]
23 January 2023 DF Northern Ireland Aaron Donnelly England Port Vale End of season Under-23s [82]
30 January 2023 MF France Ateef Konaté England Oxford United End of season Under-23s [83]
31 January 2023 MF Costa Rica Brandon Aguilera Portugal Estoril End of season Under-23s [84]
1 February 2023 GK England Jordan Smith England Huddersfield Town End of season First team [85]
2 February 2023 MF England Billy Fewster England Scunthorpe United End of season Under-23s [86]
4 February 2023 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Kanurić England Oxford City End of season First team [87]
5 February 2023 FW South Korea Hwang Ui-jo South Korea FC Seoul End of season First team [75]
20 March 2023 MF England Lewis O'Brien United States D.C. United End of season First team [88]
  1. ^ On 5 February, Hwang was recalled from his season-long loan at Olympiacos and was subsequently loaned to FC Seoul.
  2. ^ On 10 January, Mighten was recalled from his season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday.
  3. ^ On 5 January, Bowler was recalled from his season-long loan at Olympiacos and was subsequently loaned to Blackpool.

New contracts[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player Contract Length Team Ref.
20 June 2022 DF England Riley Harbottle Two years Under-23s [89]
1 July 2022 FW Wales Brennan Johnson Four years First team [90]
4 July 2022 FW Northern Ireland Dale Taylor Three years Under-23s [91]
7 July 2022 DF England Pharrell Johnson Two years Under-18s [92]
7 December 2022 DF Northern Ireland Aaron Donnelly Under-23s [93]
7 December 2022 MF Northern Ireland Jamie McDonnell Under-23s [94]
16 May 2023 GK England George Shelvey One year Under-23s [95]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 27 June, Forest announced their pre-season schedule.[96] Two further friendlies were added, against Notts County and Valencia.[97]

During the winter break, Nottingham Forest would face Stoke City.[98]

8 July 2022 Friendly Coventry City England 3–1 England Nottingham Forest San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:30 CEST
  • Godden 45+4'
  • Walker 54', 75'
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
12 July 2022 Friendly Burton Albion England 0–1 England Nottingham Forest Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST Report Cook 56' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
16 July 2022 Friendly Barnsley England 0–0 England Nottingham Forest Barnsley
17:30 BST Report Stadium: Oakwell
20 July 2022 Friendly Nottingham Forest England 3–1 Germany Hertha BSC Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST
Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
23 July 2022 Friendly Union Berlin Germany 1–0 England Nottingham Forest Köpenick, Germany
17:00 CEST Pefok 36' Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
26 July 2022 Friendly Notts County England 2–2 England Nottingham Forest Nottingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
30 July 2022 Friendly Nottingham Forest England 1–1 Spain Valencia Nottingham
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) Friendly Nottingham Forest England 1–2 England Stoke City Loughborough
19:30 GMT Gibbs-White 44' Smallbone Yellow card 58'
Cook 65' (o.g.)
Campbell 77'
Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
6 December 2022 (2022-12-06) Friendly Atromitos Greece 3–2 England Nottingham Forest TBA
15:00 EET Kuen 12'
Tzovaras 73'
Kotsopoulos 86'
Report 4' (o.g.)
Yates 20'
Stadium: TBA
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) Friendly Olympiacos Greece 1–0 England Nottingham Forest Piraeus, Greece
19:00 EET Kasami 39' Report Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) Friendly Valencia Spain 1–2 England Nottingham Forest Valencia, Spain
19:30 CET Duro 58' Report Awoniyi 40' Dennis 69' Stadium: Mestalla

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 6 August 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 16th 38 9 11 18 38 68 −30 023.68
FA Cup 7 January 2023 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
EFL Cup 23 August 2022 1 February 2023 Second round Semi-finals 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 050.00
Total 45 12 12 21 49 79 −30 026.67

Source: Soccerway

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 −13 40 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
15 Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 −34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 −30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 −23 36
18 Leicester City (R) 38 9 7 22 51 68 −17 34 Relegation to the EFL Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[99]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ West Ham United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 9 11 18 38 68  −30 38 8 6 5 27 24  +3 1 5 13 11 44  −33

Source: Premier League

Results by round[edit]

Round12345689101112131415161718192021222324252627282971303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWDLLLLLDLDWLDWLDWWDWLDLDLLDLLLLWLWDWD
Position1810101415191920192020202020181918151313131413131414161617181819171816161616
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches[edit]

The Premier League fixtures were released on 16 June 2022 for the forthcoming season.[100]

6 August 2022 (2022-08-06) 1 Newcastle United 2–0 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,245 (3,209 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) 2 Nottingham Forest 1–0 West Ham United West Bridgford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,281 (2,933 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) 3 Everton 1–1 Nottingham Forest Walton, Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,271 (2,972 away)
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 August 2022 (2022-08-28) 4 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur West Bridgford
16:30 BST
Report
  • Kane 5', 81', soccer ball with red X 56', Yellow card 83'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,296 (2,957 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) 5 Manchester City 6–0 Nottingham Forest Manchester
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,409 (3,055 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 6 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Bournemouth West Bridgford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,720 (2,000 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 September 2022 (2022-09-16) 8 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Fulham West Bridgford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,654 (1,938 away)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
3 October 2022 (2022-10-03) 9 Leicester City 4–0 Nottingham Forest Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,202 (3,286 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) 10 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa West Bridgford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,208 (2,941 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 31,554 (2,970 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Nottingham Forest Falmer
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 31,463 (3,076 away)
Referee: Darren England
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 13 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Liverpool West Bridgford
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,245 (2,957 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) 14 Arsenal 5–0 Nottingham Forest Holloway
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,263 (3,003 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 15 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,869 (2,948 away)
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 16 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Crystal Palace West Bridgford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,045 (2,957 away)
Referee: John Brooks
27 December 2022 (2022-12-27) 17 Manchester United 3–0 Nottingham Forest Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,608 (3,075 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 18 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Chelsea West Bridgford
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,229 (2,956 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
4 January 2023 (2023-01-04) 19 Southampton 0–1 Nottingham Forest Southampton
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,150 (3,196 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 20 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Leicester City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,301 (2,953 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 21 Bournemouth 1–1 Nottingham Forest Kings Park, Bournemouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,248 (1,318 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 22 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Leeds United West Bridgford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,363 (2,956 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 23 Fulham 2–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,244 (2,299 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 24 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Manchester City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,365 (2,956 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 25 West Ham United 4–0 Nottingham Forest Stratford
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,469 (3,001 away)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) 26 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Everton West Bridgford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,353 (2,955 away)
Referee: John Brooks
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 27 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Nottingham Forest Tottenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,460 (3,038 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
17 March 2023 (2023-03-17) 28 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Newcastle United West Bridgford
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,362 (2,956 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 29 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,368 (2,955 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
4 April 2023 7 Leeds United 2–1 Nottingham Forest Leeds
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,740 (2,916 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2022, but was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[101]
8 April 2023 30 Aston Villa 2–0 Nottingham Forest Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,076 (3,005 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 April 2023 31 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Manchester United West Bridgford
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,435 (2,955 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
22 April 2023 32 Liverpool 3–2 Nottingham Forest Anfield, Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,325 (2,936 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 April 2023 33 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion West Bridgford
19:30 BST
Report