2020–21 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2020–21 Nottingham Forest Football Club season was the club's 155th year since their formation and the club's 13th consecutive season in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. In addition to the EFL Championship, they played in two domestic cup competitions; they were eliminated in the fourth round of the FA Cup and the first round of the EFL Cup.

Nottingham Forest F.C.
2020–21 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
ManagerSabri Lamouchi (until 6 October)[1]
Chris Hughton (from 6 October)[1]
StadiumThe City Ground
Championship17th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Grabban (6)
All: Lewis Grabban (6)

Players
As of 1 February 2021[2]
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Joined first team Contract ends
Goalkeepers
12 Jordan Smith (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 Forest Academy 2016 2022
30 Brice Samba (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 Caen 2019 2023
39 Abdoulaye Diallo (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 Gençlerbirliği 2020 2021
Defenders
2 Cyrus Christie (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 Fulham 2020 2021
3 Tobias Figueiredo (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 Sporting 2018 2022
4 Joe Worrall (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 Forest Academy 2016 2024
5 Yuri Ribeiro (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 Benfica 2019 2021
6 Loïc Mbe Soh (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 Paris Saint-Germain 2020 2024
13 Gaëtan Bong (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion 2020 2022
16 Carl Jenkinson (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 Arsenal 2019 2022
20 Michael Dawson (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 Hull City 2018 2021
24 Tyler Blackett (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 Reading 2020 2022
26 Scott McKenna (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 Aberdeen 2020 2024
Midfielders
8 Jack Colback (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 Newcastle United 2020 2023
11 Sammy Ameobi (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 Bolton Wanderers 2019 2021
14 Fouad Bachirou (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 Malmö FF 2020 2022
15 Luke Freeman (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 Sheffield United 2020 2021
18 Cafú (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 Olympiacos 2020 2023
21 Samba Sow (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 Dynamo Moscow 2019 2021
22 Ryan Yates (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 Forest Academy 2016 2023
27 Filip Krovinović (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 Benfica 2021 2021
28 Anthony Knockaert (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 Fulham 2020 2021
31 Harry Arter (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 Bournemouth 2020 2023
37 James Garner (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 Manchester United 2021 2021
Forwards
7 Lewis Grabban (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 Bournemouth 2018 2022
17 Alex Mighten (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 Forest Academy 2020 2025
23 Joe Lolley (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2023
25 Glenn Murray (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 Brighton & Hove Albion 2021 2021
33 Lyle Taylor (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 Charlton Athletic 2020 2023

New contracts
Date Position Nationality Player Old contract end New contract end Ref.
24 August 2020FWAlex Mighten20222025[3]
2 September 2020GKJordan Smith20202022[4]
1 October 2020DFJordan Gabriel20222024[5]
8 December 2020FWWill Swan2024[6]
15 December 2020FWDale Taylor[7]
27 February 2021FWAlex Gibson-Hammond[8]
28 February 2021MFJamie McDonnell[9]
12 March 2021GKGeorge Shelvey[10]
30 March 2021MFOli Hammond[11]
24 May 2021DFJames Clarridge[12]

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
22 July 2020MFJamie McDonnell GlentoranUndisclosedUnder-18s[13]
3 August 2020FWDale Taylor LinfieldUndisclosedUnder-18s[14]
11 August 2020MFJack Colback Newcastle UnitedFreeFirst team[15]
14 August 2020MFAlexandros Sarantis AEK AthensUndisclosedUnder-18s[16]
15 August 2020DFTyler Blackett ReadingFreeFirst team[17]
15 August 2020FWLyle Taylor Charlton AthleticFreeFirst team[18]
26 August 2020MFFouad Bachirou Malmö FFUndisclosedFirst team[19]
4 September 2020FWMiguel Ángel Guerrero OlympiacosUndisclosedFirst team[20]
11 September 2020DFLoïc Mbe Soh Paris Saint-GermainUndisclosedFirst team[21]
14 September 2020GKAbdoulaye Diallo GençlerbirliğiFreeFirst team[22]
15 September 2020MFAteef Konaté Le HavreUndisclosedUnder-23s[23]
22 September 2020MFHarry Arter BournemouthUndisclosedFirst team[24]
23 September 2020DFScott McKenna AberdeenUndisclosedFirst team[25]
25 September 2020DFNicholas Ioannou APOELUndisclosedFirst team[26]
1 November 2020DFBaba Fernandes Vitória de SetúbalFreeUnder-23s[27]
7 January 2021MFMarcelo Saraiva InternacionalFreeUnder-23s[28]
1 February 2021FWGlenn Murray Brighton & Hove AlbionFreeFirst team[29]
2 February 2021MFCafú OlympiacosUndisclosedFirst team[30]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
20 June 2020DFMax Ram Stratford TownReleasedUnder-18s[31]
23 June 2020MFLiam Bridcutt Lincoln CityReleasedFirst team[32][33]
23 June 2020MFToby Edser Aldershot TownReleasedUnder-23s[32][34]
23 June 2020DFOwen Gallacher Burton AlbionReleasedUnder-23s[32][35]
23 June 2020FWKieran Hayes Truro CityReleasedUnder-23s[32][36]
23 June 2020FWVictor Sodeinde HerefordReleasedUnder-23s[32][37]
23 June 2020GKLuke Steele StamfordReleasedFirst team[32][38]
23 June 2020DFEthan Stewart Nuneaton BoroughReleasedUnder-23s[32][39]
23 June 2020MFLouis Walsh Southend UnitedReleasedUnder-23s[40]
23 June 2020MFBen Watson Charlton AthleticReleasedFirst team[32][41]
28 August 2020FWTyler Walker Coventry CityUndisclosedFirst team[42]
3 September 2020DFMatty Cash Aston Villa£14,000,000[upper-alpha 1]First team[43][44]
4 September 2020GKCostel Pantilimon DenizlisporMutual consentFirst team[45][46]
2 October 2020MFAlbert Adomah Queens Park RangersMutual consentFirst team[47][48]
3 October 2020MFTiago Silva OlympiacosUndisclosedFirst team[49]
5 October 2020DFYohan Benalouane ArisMutual consentFirst team[50][51]
11 January 2021MFJake Taylor Port ValeUndisclosedUnder-23s[52]
11 January 2021DFTendayi Darikwa Wigan AthleticUndisclosedFirst team[53]
22 January 2021FWZach Clough Wigan AthleticFreeFirst team[54]
1 February 2021FWMiguel Ángel Guerrero Rayo VallecanoUndisclosedFirst team[55]
6 May 2021MFMarcus McGuane Oxford UnitedUndisclosedUnder-23s[56]
  1. Fee could rise to £16,000,000 if all clauses and performance-related bonuses are met.

Loans in
Date Position Nationality Name From Loan ends Team Ref.
28 August 2020MFLuke Freeman Sheffield UnitedEnd of seasonFirst team[57]
18 September 2020DFCyrus Christie FulhamEnd of seasonFirst team[58]
5 October 2020MFCafú Olympiacos2 February 2021First team[59][30]
16 October 2020MFAnthony Knockaert FulhamEnd of seasonFirst team[60][61]
22 January 2021MFFilip Krovinović BenficaEnd of seasonFirst team[62]
30 January 2021MFJames Garner Manchester UnitedEnd of seasonFirst team[63]

Loans out
Date Position Nationality Name To Loan ends Team Ref.
15 August 2020MFMarcus McGuane Oxford United6 May 2021Under-23s[64]
3 September 2020DFDanny Preston Grimsby Town2 February 2021Under-23s[65][66]
23 September 2020DFJayden Richardson Forest Green RoversEnd of seasonUnder-23s[67]
25 September 2020MFBrennan Johnson Lincoln CityEnd of seasonFirst team[68]
29 September 2020MFJoão Carvalho AlmeríaEnd of seasonFirst team[69]
1 October 2020DFJordan Gabriel BlackpoolEnd of seasonFirst team[5]
1 October 2020MFJake Taylor Scunthorpe United5 January 2021Under-23s[70][71]
2 October 2020MFTyrese Fornah Plymouth ArgyleEnd of seasonUnder-23s[72]
5 October 2020FWNuno da Costa Royal Excel MouscronEnd of seasonFirst team[73]
16 October 2020FWVirgil Gomis Grimsby Town5 January 2021Under-23s[74]
8 January 2021DFNicholas Ioannou ArisEnd of seasonFirst team[75]
16 January 2021GKJordan Wright Alloa AthleticEnd of seasonUnder-23s[76]
1 February 2021FWWill Swan Port ValeEnd of seasonFirst team[77]
19 March 2021DFRiley Harbottle WealdstoneApril 2021Under-23s[78]
10 April 2021GKGeorge Shelvey WealdstoneEnd of seasonUnder-23s[79]

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 12 September 2020 8 May 2021 Matchday 1 17th 46 12 16 18 37 45 −8 026.09
FA Cup 9 January 2021 23 January 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 050.00
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 5 September 2020 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 49 13 16 20 39 51 −12 026.53

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 −2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 +11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 −12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 −8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 −24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 −22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 −21 49
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[80]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 12 16 18 37 45  −8 52 6 8 9 21 24  −3 6 8 9 16 21  −5

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLWDDDLWWLLLDLLLWDDDWWLDWWDLWWDLLDLDWWDLDDDL
Position23222122202019202120202020212121212121202021191920211918161817151616171718171615151618171617
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[81]

12 September 2020 1 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Nottingham Forest London
15:00 BST Dykes 54' (pen.)  77'
Chair 90+4'		 Report Figueiredo  53'
Lawrence-Gabriel  62'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Robinson
19 September 2020 2 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:30 BST Report Moore 3', 40' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
25 September 2020 3 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
19:45 BST Hogg  11'
Campbell 54'
Stearman  72'		 Report Sow  19'
Colback  29'
Ameobi  60'
McKenna  81'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 October 2020 4 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Bristol City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Freeman 35' Report Weimann 12'
Wells 22'
Hunt  39'
Mawson  43'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 October 2020 5 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
15:00 BST Johnson  58' Gallagher  72' Report Lolley 90' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillet
20 October 2020 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Rotherham United West Bridgford
19:45 BST Ameobi 79' Report Barlaser 51' (pen.)
Lindsay  54'
Harding  90+1'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
23 October 2020 7 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Derby County West Bridgford
19:45 BST Christie  18'
Taylor 64'
Arter  90+3'		 Report Waghorn 30' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
28 October 2020 8 Luton Town 1–1 Nottingham Forest Luton
19:45 GMT Rea 22'  73'
Ruddock  55'
Cranie  71'		 Report Ioannou  44'
Rea 64' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
31 October 2020 9 Middlesbrough 1–0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Morsy  17'
Johnson 81'		 Report Figueiredo  54'
Bong  87'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
4 November 2020 10 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Coventry City West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Sow  18'
McKenna 30'
Taylor 90+7' (pen.)		 Report O'Hare 57'
Østigård  85'
McFadzean  90+6'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
7 November 2020 11 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Guerrero  12'
Taylor 28', 74'		 Report Thompson  67'
Grimmer  90+3'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
21 November 2020 12 Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
15:00 GMT Styles 86'
Woodrow 88'		 Report Samba  86' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
24 November 2020 13 Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest Bournemouth
20:00 GMT Stanislas 3', 51' (pen.)
Gosling  80'
Cook  86'		 Report Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
29 November 2020 14 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Swansea City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Arter  51'
Figueiredo  74'
McKenna  78'
Taylor  90+2'		 Report Roberts 43'
Woodman  87'
Bidwell  89'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 December 2020 15 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Watford West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Lolley  23'
Knockaert  54'
Arter  84'		 Report Chalobah  69'
Quina  71'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
5 December 2020 16 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC) João 16' (pen.)
Morrison 53'
Richards  83'		 Report Yates  14'
Cafú  90+1'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 December 2020 17 Norwich City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
19:45 GMT Sørensen 45+3'
Skipp  53'
Buendía  59' 77'
Aarons  74'
Cantwell  87'		 Report Sow  27'
Knockaert 73'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Referee: Darren Bond
12 December 2020 18 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Figueiredo  61'
Samba  64'
Knockaert  79'  90+5'
Worrall 90+2'		 Report Dalsgaard 15'
Toney  64' 88'
Raya  81'
Dasilva 83'
Janelt  90+2'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 19 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
19:45 BST Ribeiro 4'
Grabban 87'		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
19 December 2020 20 Millwall 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
15:00 GMT Leonard  14'
Romeo  16'
Bradshaw 47'		 Report Cafú  14'
Ribeiro  20'
Sow  28'
Mighten 49'
Ameobi  59'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 December 2020 21 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Birmingham City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Ribeiro  36'
Grabban  64'
Yates  90+2'		 Report Clayton  42'
Colin  89'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 December 2020 22 Stoke Cty 1–1 Nottingham Forest Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT Thompson 18'
Brown  81'		 Report Chester 65' (o.g.) Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
2 January 2021 23 Preston North End 0–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 GMT Ledson  24' Report Sow  21'
Figueiredo  52'
Grabban 70' (pen.)
Taylor  90+6'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 January 2021 24 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Millwall West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Ameobi 34, 70'
Yates 83'
Samba  90+3'		 Report Thompson 89' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 January 2021 25 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
19:00 GMT Sow  33'
Taylor  67'
Mbe Soh 90+3'
Knockaert  90+5'
Ribeiro  90+7'		 Report Morsy  13'
Assombalonga 14'
Saville 50'
Howson  84'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
30 January 2021 26 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Barnsley West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Bong  35' Report Kane  56'
Helik  60'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
2 February 2021 27 Coventry City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
19:00 GMT Biamou 17'
O'Hare  53'		 Report Grabban 22'
Rose 53' (o.g.)
Knockaert  54'
Krovinović  74'
Colback  90+2'
Bong  90+13'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
6 February 2021 28 Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Nottingham Forest High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Report Murray 7', 54' (pen.)
Knockaert 72'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
13 February 2021 29 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Bournemouth West Bridgford
12:30 GMT Cafú  11'
Freeman  46'		 Report Smith  45' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
17 February 2021 30 Swansea City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Swansea
19:00 GMT Bennett  35'
Roberts 87'		 Report Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
20 February 2021 31 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Blackburn Rovers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Mighten 25'
Murray  41'
Garner  68'		 Report Harwood-Bellis  2'
Armstrong 73'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 February 2021 32 Rotherham United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
19:45 GMT Ihiekwe  26'
Smith  42'
MacDonald  79'		 Report Yates 67'
Figueiredo  79'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
26 February 2021 33 Derby County 1–1 Nottingham Forest Derby
19:45 GMT Wisdom  82'
Kazim-Richards 84'		 Report Garner 33' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 March 2021 34 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Luton Town West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Report Naismith  61'
Tunnicliffe 64'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
6 March 2021 35 Watford 1–0 Nottingham Forest Watford
12:30 GMT Masina 17'
Pedro  45+1'
Zinckernagel  50'		 Report Knockaert  10' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
13 March 2021 36 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Holmes 49' (o.g.)
Figueiredo  90+1'		 Report Méïté 81' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
17 March 2021 37 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Norwich City West Bridgford
19:00 GMT Report Pukki 9'
Dowell 13'
Skipp  48'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 March 2021 38 Brentford 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
12:30 GMT Toney 12' (pen.)
Janelt  26'
Dalsgaard  35'
Marcondes  90'		 Report Mighten  25'
Krovinović 63'
Cafú  67'
Ameobi  78'
Figueiredo  90'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Cardiff City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 BST Pack  14'
Brown  37'		 Report Christie  26'
Garner 29'
Grabban  55'
Cafú  87'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 April 2021 40 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Yates  32'
Mighten 44'
Grabban 63'
Krovinović  66'
Garner 69'
Christie  89'		 Report Johansen  73'
Dykes 90+3'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 April 2021 41 Bristol City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Bristol
15:00 BST Report McKenna  85' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
17 April 2021 42 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
12:30 BST Report Rowe 45+1'
O'Brien  53'
Pipa  57'
Bacuna 61'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 April 2021 43 Birmingham City 1–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
19:45 BST Roberts 49' Report Grabban 90+7' (pen.) Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
24 April 2021 44 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Stoke City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Grabban 50'
Ribeiro  80'		 Report Matondo 27'
Smith  33'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
1 May 2021 45 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
12:30 BST Palmer  41'
Paterson  61'		 Report Grabban 45+1'
Yates  47'
Knockaert  69'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
8 May 2021 46 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Preston North End West Bridgford
12:30 BST Garner 17'
Samba  53'		 Report Bayliss 53'
Ledson  63'
Lindsay 67'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[82] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[83]

9 January 2021 Third round Nottingham Forest 1–0 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Taylor 3' Report Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
23 January 2021 Fourth round Swansea City 5–1 Nottingham Forest Swansea
15:00 GMT Cullen 7', 67'
Grimes 29', 61' (pen.)
O. Cooper 84'		 Report Knockaert 56' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[84]

5 September 2020 First round Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
15:00 BST Williams  31'
Woodrow 49'
Simões  66'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards

Statistics

Goals and appearances
As of match played 8 May 2021[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalEFL ChampionshipFA CupEFL Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF  IRL Cyrus Christie 4404400000
3 DF  POR Tobias Figueiredo 34031+101010
4 DF  ENG Joe Worrall 3313112000
5 DF  POR Yuri Ribeiro 26124+110010
6 DF  FRA Loïc Mbe Soh 815+211000
7 FW  ENG Lewis Grabban 29624+460010
8 MF  ENG Jack Colback 17013+400000
9 FW  CPV Nuno da Costa 301+100010
10 MF  POR João Carvalho 10000010
11 MF  ENG Sammy Ameobi 34327+531010
12 GK  ENG Jordan Smith 30102000
13 DF  CMR Gaetan Bong 1209+102000
14 MF  COM Fouad Bachirou 300+101010
15 MF  ENG Luke Freeman 25116+71100+10
16 DF  ENG Carl Jenkinson 501+202000
17 FW  ENG Alex Mighten 27313+1130+200+10
18 MF  POR Cafú 33026+501+1000
19 FW  ESP Miguel Ángel Guerrero 1103+601+1000
20 DF  ENG Michael Dawson 00000000
21 MF  MLI Samba Sow 16012+300+1000
22 MF  ENG Ryan Yates 36231+320+1010
23 MF  ENG Joe Lolley 30116+1212000
24 DF  ENG Tyler Blackett 1609+500+1010
25 FW  ENG Glenn Murray 1628+820000
26 DF  SCO Scott McKenna 2512411000
27 DF  ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 00000000
27 MF  CRO Filip Krovinović 1911910000
28 MF  FRA Anthony Knockaert 35324+1021100
30 GK  CGO Brice Samba 4604500010
31 MF  EIR Harry Arter 1408+501000
33 FW  MSR Lyle Taylor 42515+244210+10
37 MF  ENG James Garner 20419+140000
39 GK  SEN Abdoulaye Diallo 00000000
40 MF  WAL Brennan Johnson 00000000
44 DF  CYP Nicholas Ioannou 50500000
46 DF  ENG Jordan Gabriel 20100010
48 FW  ENG Will Swan 200+200000
  1. Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs this season.
  2. Players whose names appear in bold left Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis mid-season.

Notes

This season is notable for all games being played without spectators, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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