2018–19 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2018–19 season
Owner Evangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis[1]
Chairman Nicholas Randall QC
Manager Aitor Karanka
Stadium The City Ground
(Capacity: 30,445)
Championship 5th
Carabao Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Lewis Grabban (5)
All: Lewis Grabban (5)
Highest home attendance 27,948
(vs. Reading, EFL Championship, 11 August)
Lowest home attendance 8,172
(vs. Bury, Carabao Cup, 14 August)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season is Nottingham Forest's 153rd season in existence and 11th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. In addition to the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019.

First team

As of 6 October 2018[2]
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Year signed Signed to
Goalkeepers
1 Costel Pantilimon Romania 1 February 1987 Watford 2018 2021
12 Jordan Smith England 8 December 1994 Promoted from academy 2016 2020
15 Luke Steele England 24 September 1984 Bristol City 2018 2020
41 Stephen Henderson Republic of Ireland 2 May 1988 Charlton Athletic 2016 2019
Defenders
3 Tobias Figueiredo Portugal 2 February 1994 Sporting 2018 2022
4 Danny Fox Scotland 29 May 1986 Southampton 2014 2019
18 Jack Robinson England 1 September 1993 Queens Park Rangers 2018 2020
20 Michael Dawson England 18 November 1983 Hull City 2018 2020
21 Saidy Janko Switzerland 22 October 1995 Porto 2018 2019
25 Sam Byram England 16 September 1993 West Ham United 2018 2019
27 Tendayi Darikwa Zimbabwe 13 December 1991 Burnley 2017 2021
44 Michael Hefele Germany 1 September 1990 Huddersfield Town 2018 2021
Midfielders
5 Adlène Guedioura Algeria 12 November 1985 Middlesbrough 2018 2020
6 Jack Colback England 24 October 1989 Newcastle United 2018 2019
8 Ben Watson England 9 July 1985 Watford 2018 2020
10 João Carvalho Portugal 9 March 1997 Benfica 2018 2023
11 Ben Osborn England 5 August 1994 Promoted from academy 2012 2020
14 Matty Cash England 7 August 1997 Promoted from academy 2016 2021
19 Diogo Gonçalves Portugal 6 February 1997 Benfica 2018 2019
22 Ryan Yates England 21 November 1997 Promoted from academy 2016 2021
23 Joe Lolley England 25 August 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2022
24 Claudio Yacob Argentina 18 July 1987 West Bromwich Albion 2018 2020
26 Liam Bridcutt Scotland 8 May 1989 Leeds United 2017 2020
34 Panagiotis Tachtsidis Greece 15 February 1991 Olympiacos 2018 2020
38 Gboly Ariyibi United States 18 January 1995 Chesterfield 2017 2020
Forwards
2 Hillal Soudani Algeria 25 November 1987 Dinamo Zagreb 2018 2021
7 Lewis Grabban England 12 January 1988 Bournemouth 2018 2022
9 Daryl Murphy Republic of Ireland 15 March 1983 Newcastle United 2017 2020
31 Gil Dias Portugal 28 September 1996 Monaco 2018 2019

    Pre-season

    On 7 June Forest announced the first of their pre-season friendly schedule against Scunthorpe United.[3] Further friendlies were announced by the club throughout June against Bournemouth and Oldham Athletic.[4][5]

    Competitions

    Championship

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    3 Leeds United 12 6 5 1 22 9 +13 23 Qualification for Championship play-offs
    4 Middlesbrough 12 6 4 2 14 6 +8 22
    5 Nottingham Forest 12 4 7 1 17 13 +4 19
    6 Sheffield Wednesday 12 5 4 3 19 18 +1 19
    7 Brentford 12 4 6 2 20 14 +6 18
    Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [6]

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    12 4 7 1 17 13  +4 19 3 3 0 9 6  +3 1 4 1 8 7  +1

    Last updated: 6 October 2018.
    Source: BBC

    Results by matchday

    Matchday123456789101112
    GroundAHHAHAAHHAHA
    ResultDDWDDLDWWDDW
    Position16105713141511911115

    Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: Statto.com
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    [7][8]

    Carabao Cup

    Goals and appearances

    As of match played 6 October 2018[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalEFL ChampionshipEmirates FA CupCarabao Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Romania Costel Pantilimon 1201200000
    2 FW Algeria Hillal Soudani 521+320010
    3 DF Portugal Tobias Figueiredo 704+200010
    4 DF Scotland Danny Fox 140120001+10
    5 MF Algeria Adlène Guedioura 91910000
    6 MF England Jack Colback 1001000000
    7 FW England Lewis Grabban 1258+35000+10
    8 MF England Ben Watson 1105+300030
    9 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy 844+120032
    10 MF Portugal João Carvalho 13210+220010
    11 MF England Ben Osborn 1518+40001+21
    12 GK England Jordan Smith 10000010
    14 MF England Matty Cash 1245+42001+22
    15 GK England Luke Steele 3000002+10
    17 FW England Ben Brereton 00000000
    18 DF England Jack Robinson 1208+200020
    19 MF Portugal Diogo Gonçalves 401+100020
    20 DF England Michael Dawson 502+100020
    21 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 50500000
    22 MF England Ryan Yates 10000010
    23 MF England Joe Lolley 1548+43002+11
    24 MF Argentina Claudio Yacob 00000000
    25 DF England Sam Byram 30100020
    26 MF Scotland Liam Bridcutt 300+100020
    27 DF Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa 8060001+10
    31 MF Portugal Gil Dias 1317+400021
    34 MF Greece Panagiotis Tachtsidis 00000000
    35 MF Northern Ireland Jamie Ward 00000000
    38 MF United States Gboly Ariyibi 00000000
    39 FW Greece Apostolos Vellios 00000000
    40 FW England Zach Clough 00000000
    41 GK Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson 00000000
    42 DF England Joe Worrall 00000000
    44 DF Germany Michael Hefele 80600020
    — FW Scotland Jason Cummings 00000000
    — MF England Jorge Grant 00000000
    — FW England Tyler Walker 00000000
    1. ↑ Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs during the course of the season.
    2. ↑ Players whose names appear emboldened left the club on a permanent basis having appeared in a competitive fixture this season.

    Transfers

    [lower-alpha 1]

    Transfers in

    Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
    1 July 2018MFPortugalJoão CarvalhoBenfica£13,200,000[10][11]
    1 July 2018DFEnglandMichael DawsonHull CityFree[12]
    1 July 2018DFPortugalTobias FigueiredoSportingUndisclosed[13]
    1 July 2018DFEnglandJack RobinsonQueens Park RangersFree[14]
    1 July 2018FWAlgeriaHillal SoudaniDinamo ZagrebUndisclosed[15]
    3 July 2018GKRomaniaCostel PantilimonWatfordUndisclosed[16]
    6 July 2018FWEnglandLewis GrabbanBournemouthUndisclosed[17]
    1 August 2018GKEnglandLuke SteeleBristol CityFree[18]
    9 August 2018DFGermanyMichael HefeleHuddersfield TownUndisclosed[19]
    5 September 2018MFGreecePanagiotis TachtsidisOlympiacosFree[20]
    6 September 2018MFArgentinaClaudio YacobWest Bromwich AlbionFree[21]

    Transfers out

    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    22 June 2018DFUnited StatesEric LichajHull CityUndisclosed[22]
    1 July 2018DFEnglandChoz CharlesworthFree AgentReleased[23]
    1 July 2018MFEnglandChris CohenRetiredN/A[23][24]
    1 July 2018MFIranAshkan DejagahTractor SaziReleased[23][25]
    1 July 2018DFEnglandJack HobbsBolton WanderersReleased[23][26]
    1 July 2018FWEnglandLuke McCormickGrantham TownReleased[23][27]
    1 July 2018MFEnglandElvis OtimBarnsleyReleased[23][28]
    1 July 2018MFEnglandAaron SmithHamilton AcademicalReleased[23][29]
    1 July 2018MFEnglandConnor SmithFree AgentReleased[23]
    1 July 2018MFWalesDavid VaughanNotts CountyReleased[23][30]
    1 July 2018FWEnglandLewis WaltersGuiseleyReleased[23][31]
    1 July 2018DFEnglandJake WillettsFree AgentReleased[23]
    4 July 2018MFGreeceAndreas BouchalakisOlympiacosUndisclosed[32][33]
    11 July 2018DFEnglandMatthew BondswellRB LeipzigUndisclosed[34][35]
    20 July 2018DFSenegalArmand TraoréÇaykur RizesporUndisclosed[36]
    31 July 2018MFScotlandBarrie McKaySwansea CityUndisclosed[37]
    1 August 2018GKGreeceStefanos KapinoWerder BremenUndisclosed[38]
    3 August 2018DFEnglandMichael MancienneNew England RevolutionFree[39]
    29 August 2018DFFinlandThomas LamPEC ZwolleUndisclosed[40]
    31 August 2018GKBulgariaDimitar EvtimovBurton AlbionContract Terminated[41][42]

    Loans in

    Date Position Nationality Name From Ends Ref.
    23 June 2018MFPortugalGil DiasMonaco30 June 2019[43]
    1 July 2018MFPortugalDiogo GonçalvesBenfica30 June 2019[11]
    20 July 2018MFEnglandJack ColbackNewcastle United30 June 2019[44]
    10 August 2018DFEnglandSam ByramWest Ham United30 June 2019[45]
    31 August 2018DFSwitzerlandSaidy JankoPorto30 June 2019[46]
    4 September 2018DFGermanyJosef HefeleBradford City4 December 2018[47]

    Loans out

    Date Position Nationality Name To Ends Ref.
    29 June 2018FWEnglandTyler WalkerMansfield Town30 June 2019[48]
    6 July 2018MFEnglandJorge GrantLuton Town30 June 2019[49]
    13 July 2018FWScotlandJason CummingsPeterborough United30 June 2019[50]
    2 August 2018DFEnglandAdam CrookesLincoln City30 June 2019[51]
    28 August 2018FWEnglandBen BreretonBlackburn Rovers31 December 2018[52]
    31 August 2018FWEnglandZach CloughRochdale31 December 2018[53]
    31 August 2018FWGreeceApostolos VelliosWaasland-Beveren30 June 2019[54]
    31 August 2018MFNorthern IrelandJamie WardCharlton Athletic31 December 2018[55]
    31 August 2018DFEnglandJoe WorrallRangers30 June 2019[56]

    New contracts

    Date Position Nationality Player Length Expires Ref.
    5 July 2018MFEnglandRyan Yates3 year2021[57]

    Awards

    Cups

    Carabao Cup Player of the Round
    Round Result Player Reference
    2 Won Gil Dias [58]

    References

    1. ↑ "Marinakis heads a 100% take-over of Nottingham Forest FC". Nottingham Forest F.C. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
    2. ↑ "Nottingham Forest First-Team Squad". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
    3. ↑ "Forest to face Scunthorpe". Nottingham Forest F.C. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
    4. ↑ "Bournemouth to visit The City Ground". Nottingham Forest F.C. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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    6. ↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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    51. ↑ "Local lad Crookes signs for the season". Lincoln City Football Club. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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    1. ↑ Please note that the summer 2018 transfer window was open for domestic transfers (i.e. Premier League, English Football League) from 17 May 2018 and for international transfers from 8 June 2018.[9]
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