Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds United. Full time. Leeds United go through. Carabao Cup second round, Tue 25 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST. Venue: The City Ground, Nottingham, England.

Nottingham Forest

0–2

Leeds United

Leeds United go through

Kick-off (UK time): Tue 25 Aug 2026 · 20:00 BST
Round: Second round
Ground: The City Ground, Nottingham, England
Final whistle: 25 Aug 2026, 21:53 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Nottingham Forest	Leeds United
First half	0	0
Second half	0	2

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

No confirmed UK TV listing is available here for this match.

Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance24542

RefereeAndrew Kitchen

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United highlights

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT23 events

0'
Kick-off
26'
Yellow Card
Leeds United
Ao Tanaka
46'
Yellow Card
Nottingham Forest
Xaver Schlager
50'
Goal
Leeds United
Daniel James ScorerSean Longstaff Assist
60'
Substitution
Nottingham Forest
Murillo OnOusmane Diomande Off
60'
Substitution
Nottingham Forest
Dan Ndoye OnIgor Jesus Off
60'
Substitution
Nottingham Forest
Callum Hudson-Odoi OnArnaud Kalimuendo Off
61'
Substitution
Nottingham Forest
Luca Netz OnOla Aina Off
67'
Yellow Card
Leeds United
Sean Longstaff
67'
Substitution
Leeds United
Harry Wilson OnSean Longstaff Off
67'
Substitution
Leeds United
Brenden Aaronson OnNoah Okafor Off
68'
Substitution
Leeds United
Anton Stach OnAo Tanaka Off
71'
Substitution
Leeds United
Jayden Bogle OnDaniel James Off
73'
Yellow Card
Nottingham Forest
Jair Cunha
75'
Goal
Leeds United
James Justin Scorer
78'
End Delay
Nottingham Forest
78'
End Delay
Leeds United
79'
Yellow Card
Nottingham Forest
Murillo
79'
Substitution
Nottingham Forest
Omari Hutchinson OnNeco Williams Off
83'
Substitution
Leeds United
Dominic Calvert-Lewin OnLukas Nmecha Off
84'
Yellow Card
Nottingham Forest
Nicolás Domínguez
86'
Yellow Card
Leeds United
Ethan Ampadu
90'+7'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Nottingham ForestLeeds United

50.3%Possession49.7%

8Shots13

3Shots on target5

3Corners2

15Fouls12

1Offsides1

3Saves2

4Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

453Passes450

344Accurate passes368

75.9%Pass accuracy81.8%

19Crosses17

6Accurate crosses4

71Long balls54

32Accurate long balls18

2Blocked shots2

15Tackles13

4Interceptions14

24Clearances25

37.5%Shots on target (%)38.5%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

31.6%Cross accuracy23.5%

45.1%Long-ball accuracy33.3%

11Successful tackles7

73.3%Tackle success53.8%

24Effective clearances25

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Nottingham Forest

3-4-3

Starting XI

26
Matz Sels
Goalkeeper
31
Nikola Milenkovic
Centre Defender
23
Jair Cunha
Centre Left Defender
2
Ousmane Diomande
Centre Right Defender · Substituted
8
Nicolás Domínguez
Centre Left Midfielder
21
Xaver Schlager
Centre Right Midfielder
3
Neco Williams
Left Midfielder · Substituted
34
Ola Aina
Right Midfielder · Substituted
9
Chris Wood
Forward
15
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Centre Left Forward · Substituted
11
Igor Jesus
Centre Right Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

12
John Victor
Substitute
5
Murillo
Substitute · Came on
20
Omari Hutchinson
Substitute · Came on
44
Zach Abbott
Substitute
24
James McAtee
Substitute
25
Luca Netz
Substitute · Came on
7
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Substitute · Came on
14
Dan Ndoye
Substitute · Came on
6
Ibrahim Sangaré
Substitute

Leeds United

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

1
James Trafford
Goalkeeper
30
Nico Elvedi
Centre Defender
5
Tarik Muharemovic
Centre Left Defender
6
Joe Rodon
Centre Right Defender
22
Ao Tanaka
Centre Left Midfielder · Substituted
4
Ethan Ampadu
Centre Right Midfielder
24
James Justin
Left Midfielder
7
Daniel James
Right Midfielder · Substituted
14
Lukas Nmecha
Forward · Substituted
19
Noah Okafor
Centre Left Forward · Substituted
8
Sean Longstaff
Centre Right Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

2
Jayden Bogle
Substitute · Came on
9
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Substitute · Came on
50
Alfie Cresswell
Substitute
10
Harry Wilson
Substitute · Came on
18
Anton Stach
Substitute · Came on
15
Jaka Bijol
Substitute
11
Brenden Aaronson
Substitute · Came on
23
Lucas Perri
Substitute
65
Jayden Lienou
Substitute

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Shots	On target	YC	Saves
Matz SelsGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	3
Nikola MilenkovicCentre Defender More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	0	0	—
Jair CunhaCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	—
Ousmane DiomandeCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—
Nicolás DomínguezCentre Left Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	1	1	—
Xaver SchlagerCentre Right Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	0	1	—
Neco WilliamsLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	0	0	—
Ola AinaRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	1	0	0	—
Chris WoodForward More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	1	0	—
Arnaud KalimuendoCentre Left Forward More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—
Igor JesusCentre Right Forward More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	1	1	0	—
John VictorSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0
MurilloSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	1	0	1	—
Omari HutchinsonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—
Zach AbbottSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—
James McAteeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—
Luca NetzSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—
Callum Hudson-OdoiSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—
Dan NdoyeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—
Ibrahim SangaréSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

22 Aug 2026 · 2026-27 English Premier League

Nottingham Forest0 – 1

Leeds United

6 Feb 2026 · 2025-26 English Premier League

Leeds United3 – 1

Nottingham Forest

9 Nov 2025 · 2025-26 English Premier League

Nottingham Forest3 – 1

Leeds United

4 Apr 2023 · 2022-23 English Premier League

Leeds United2 – 1

Nottingham Forest

5 Feb 2023 · 2022-23 English Premier League

Nottingham Forest1 – 0

Leeds United

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Nottingham Forest

Leeds United (H)

22 Aug 2026 · Premier League

0 – 1

Brest (H)

16 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

2 – 0

Bayer Leverkusen (H)

12 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

2 – 1

AFC Bournemouth (H)

24 May 2026 · Premier League

1 – 1

Manchester United (A)

17 May 2026 · Premier League

3 – 2

Leeds United

Nottingham Forest (A)

22 Aug 2026 · Premier League

0 – 1

FC Augsburg (H)

15 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

4 – 0

Manchester United (A)

12 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

1 – 1

RB Leipzig (H)

8 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

2 – 0

Liverpool (A)

2 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

2 – 4

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United: match questions

When and where was Nottingham Forest v Leeds United?

The listed kick-off is Tue 25 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST. The venue is The City Ground, Nottingham, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Nottingham Forest v Leeds United highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

The main score shows goals in the match, including extra time where played. Penalty shoot-out scores are shown separately. Any aggregate score covers the two legs of a tie.

Match updates

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Nottingham Forest v Leeds United — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Nottingham Forest

Leeds United

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United highlights

BACK-TO-BACK! | Nottingham Forest v Leeds United extended highlights

Key match events

Kick-off

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Goal

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Goal

End Delay

End Delay

Yellow Card

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Nottingham Forest

Starting XI

Substitutes

Leeds United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Nottingham Forest

Leeds United

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United: match questions

When and where was Nottingham Forest v Leeds United?

Where can I watch Nottingham Forest v Leeds United highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates