Premier League · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 ·
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds — 0 - 1
City Ground · Referee: Robert Jones, England
Match report
A. Stach’s 88' winner gives Leeds 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest
Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in Premier League matchday 1 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 at City Ground. A. Stach scored the only goal of the game for Leeds in the 88th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Nottingham Forest had 56% of the ball and 12 shots (2 on target) against Leeds’s 11 (3 on target). Anton Stach (Leeds) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Nottingham Forest 13th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Leeds 5th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 10 Apr 2027, Leeds – Nottingham Forest
Match events
- 18'yellow cardOla AinaYellow Card
- 32'yellow cardDominic Calvert-LewinYellow Card
- 52'yellow cardJairYellow Card
- 62'substitutionD. NdoyeOff: C. Wood
- 66'substitutionH. WilsonOff: N. Okafor
- 74'substitutionO. AinaOff: L. Netz
- 74'substitutionJ. McAteeOff: X. Schlager
- 82'substitutionB. AaronsonOff: S. Longstaff
- 88'goalA. StachNormal Goal
- 90+3'substitutionMurilloOff: A. Kalimuendo
Lineups
Nottingham Forest
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 26M. SelsG
- 23CunhaD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 5MurilloD
- 34O. AinaM
- 24J. McAteeM
- 6I. SangareM
- 3N. WilliamsM
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteF
- 11Igor JesusF
Substitutes
Leeds
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Daniel Farke
Starting XI
- 1J. TraffordG
- 6J. RodonD
- 15J. BijolD
- 5T. MuharemovicD
- 2J. BogleM
- 18A. StachM
- 4E. AmpaduM
- 24J. JustinM
- 10H. WilsonF
- 11B. AaronsonF
- 9D. Calvert-LewinF
Substitutes
- 23Lucas PerriG
- 30N. ElvediD
- 50A. CresswellM
- 65J. LienouD
- 7D. JamesF
- 8S. LongstaffM
- 22A. TanakaM
- 19N. OkaforF
- 14L. NmechaF
Match statistics
- 56%Possession44%
- 0.66Expected goals (xG)0.47
- 12Total shots11
- 2Shots on target3
- 8Shots off target2
- 2Blocked shots6
- 6Shots inside the box6
- 6Shots outside the box5
- 3Corners2
- 3Offsides3
- 15Fouls14
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 411Passes326
- 321Accurate passes232
- 78%Pass accuracy71%
- 0.33Goals prevented0.33
Player statistics
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Matz SelsG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5MurilloD | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| 23JairD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Ibrahim SangaréM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24James McAteeM | 74 | 7.2 | ||
| 34Ola AinaM | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Igor JesusF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Dan NdoyeF | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 12John VictorG | – | – | ||
| 2Ousmane DiomandeD | – | – | ||
| 25Luca NetzD | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 44Zach AbbottD | – | – | ||
| 8Nicolás DomínguezM | – | – | ||
| 21Xaver SchlagerM | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Callum Hudson OdoiF | – | – | ||
| 9Chris WoodF | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Arnaud KalimuendoF | 1 | – |
Leeds
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1James TraffordG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Tarik MuharemovićD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Joe RodonD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 15Jaka BijolD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 2Jayden BogleM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Ethan AmpaduM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Anton StachMTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 24James JustinM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Harry WilsonF | 66 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Brenden AaronsonF | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Lucas PerriG | – | – | ||
| 30Nico ElvediD | – | – | ||
| 65Jayden LienouD | – | – | ||
| 8Sean LongstaffM | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Ao TanakaM | – | – | ||
| 50Alfie CresswellM | – | – | ||
| 7Daniel JamesF | – | – | ||
| 14Lukas NmechaF | – | – | ||
| 19Noah OkaforF | 24 | 6.6 |
