2019–20 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is Nottingham Forest's 154th season in existence and 12th 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 2019 and 30 June 2020.

Nottingham Forest
2019–20 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
Head CoachSabri Lamouchi
StadiumCity Ground
(Capacity: 30,445)
Championship4th
FA CupThird Round
(eliminated by Chelsea, 5 January 2020)
EFL CupThird Round
(eliminated by Arsenal, 24 September 2019)
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Grabban (17)
All: Lewis Grabban (17)
Highest home attendance29,455
(vs. Leeds United, EFL Championship, 8 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance7,432
(vs. Fleetwood Town, Carabao Cup, 13 August 2019)
Average home league attendance27,724

First team squad
As of 31 January 2020[1][2]
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Joined from Joined first team Contract ends
Goalkeepers
12 Jordan Smith (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 Promoted from under-23s 2016 2020
30 Brice Samba (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 Caen 2019 2023
49 Arijanet Muric (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 Manchester City 2019 2020
Defenders
2 Yuri Ribeiro (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 Benfica 2019 –
3 Tobias Figueiredo (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 Sporting 2018 2022
4 Joe Worrall (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 Promoted from under-23s 2016 2024
6 Gaëtan Bong (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 Brighton and 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
27 Tendayi Darikwa (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 Burnley 2017 2021
29 Yohan Benalouane (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 Leicester City 2019 2021
44 Michael Hefele (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2021
Midfielders
8 Ben Watson (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 Watford 2018 2020
10 João Carvalho (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 Benfica 2018 2023
11 Matty Cash (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 Promoted from under-23s 2016 2023
13 John Bostock (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 Toulouse 2019 2020
17 Alfa Semedo (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 Benfica 2019 2020
19 Sammy Ameobi (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 Bolton Wanderers 2019 2020
21 Samba Sow (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 Dynamo Moscow 2019 2021
22 Ryan Yates (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 Promoted from under-23s 2016 2023
23 Joe Lolley (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 Huddersfield Town 2018 2023
28 Tiago Silva (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 Feirense 2019 2021
40 Brennan Johnson (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 Promoted from under-23s 2019 –
Forwards
7 Lewis Grabban (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 Bournemouth 2018 2022
9 Nuno da Costa (1991-02-10) 10 February 1991 Strasbourg 2020 –
14 Adama Diakhaby (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 Huddersfield Town 2020 2020
34 Tyler Walker (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 Promoted from under-23s 2017 2021
39 Zach Clough (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 Bolton Wanderers 2017 2021
48 Alex Mighten (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 Promoted from under-18s 2020 –

    New contracts
    Date Position Nationality Player Old contract end New contract end Ref.
    28 November 2019MFMatty Cash20212023[3]
    5 December 2019MFRyan Yates20212023[4]
    11 December 2019MFTyrese Fornah–2022[5]
    13 December 2019FWAlex Mighten–Undisclosed[6]
    21 January 2020MFJake Taylor20202021[7]
    13 February 2020DFJoe Worrall20222024[8]
    19 February 2020DFJordan Lawrence-Gabriel20202022[9]
    17 June 2020DFMichael Dawson20202021[10]

    Pre-season

    Forest announced a pre-season schedule of friendlies against Alfreton Town, Dundee, Atromitos, Olympiacos, Crystal Palace and Real Sociedad.[11][12][13][14][15] The first team were relieved of friendlies arranged against Peterborough United, Mansfield Town and Lincoln City following the appointment of Sabri Lamouchi as head coach on 28 June 2019.[16][17][18][19]

    29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) FriendlyAlfreton Town1–2Nottingham ForestAlfreton
    15:00 BST Bacon  16' Report Johnson  39'
    Ansarifard  83'    		 Stadium: Impact Arena
    Attendance: 1,799
    2 July 2019 (2019-07-02) FriendlyNottingham Forest0–0DundeeSan Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
    17:30 BST Report Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Pérez
    13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) FriendlyAtromitos0–3Nottingham ForestAthens, Greece
    21:00 EEST Report Ameobi  20'
    Dawson  64'
    Lolley  90'    		 Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
    16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) FriendlyOlympiacos3–0Nottingham ForestPiraeus, Greece
    19:30 BST Masouras  3'
    Guerrero  7'  33'    		 Report Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
    19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) FriendlyNottingham Forest1–0Crystal PalaceWest Bridgford
    19:45 BST Adomah  32' Report Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 14,719
    Referee: Steve Martin
    23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) FriendlyMansfield Town2–1Nottingham Forest Under 23sMansfield
    19:30 BST Stewart  33' (o.g.)
    Maynard  84'    		 Report Cummings  10' Stadium: One Call Stadium
    Attendance: 3,202
    Referee: David Coote[20]
    Note: Originally billed as a first team friendly
    26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) FriendlyNottingham Forest2–2Real SociedadWest Bridgford
    19:45 BST Worrall  4'
    Grabban  28'    		 Report López  13'
    Djouahra  88'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 14,216
    Referee: Jez Simpson
    29 July 2019 (2019-07-29) FriendlyLincoln City1–1Nottingham Forest XILincoln
    19:30 BST Bostwick  25' Report Gomis  73' Stadium: Sincil Bank
    Attendance: 3,803
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    Note: Originally billed as a first team friendly

    Competitions

    Championship
    Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Leeds United 39 22 8 9 59 32 +27 74 Promotion to the Premier League
    2 West Bromwich Albion 39 19 14 6 64 38 +26 71
    3 Brentford 39 19 9 11 67 33 +34 66 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Fulham 39 18 10 11 52 43 +9 64
    5 Nottingham Forest 38 16 13 9 49 39 +10 61
    6 Cardiff City 39 15 15 9 57 51 +6 60
    7 Preston North End 39 16 9 14 52 49 +3 57
    8 Derby County 39 15 12 12 54 52 +2 57
    9 Blackburn Rovers 39 15 11 13 55 48 +7 56
    Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. 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[21]
    Notes:
    1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    38 16 13 9 49 39  +10 61 8 4 6 20 19  +1 8 9 3 29 20  +9

    Last updated: 20 June 2020.
    Source: BBC February 2020

    Results by matchday
    Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
    GroundHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHHAHAAHA
    ResultLDWDWDWWWDWLLWWDWLDDLLWWWDWDWLWLDDWDLD
    Position192091391096342485554445897545543445554455
    Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2020. Source: Statto.com
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches
    3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1Nottingham Forest1–2West Bromwich AlbionWest Bridgford
    17:30 BST Cash  9' Report Edwards  15'
    Phillips  26'
    Sawyers  85'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,592
    Referee: Darren England
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2Leeds United1–1Nottingham ForestLeeds
    12:30 BST Phillips  28'
    Hernández  59'
    Forshaw  80'    		 Report Sow  71'
    Grabban  77'
    Robinson  90'    		 Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 35,453
    Referee: Robert Jones
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3Nottingham Forest3–0Birmingham CityWest Bridgford
    15:00 BST Lolley  15'
    Grabban  22'
    Dawson  64'    		 Report Šunjić  15'
    Giménez  62'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,281
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    21 August 2019 (2019-08-21) 4Charlton Athletic1–1Nottingham ForestCharlton, London
    19:45 BST Taylor  18'  63'
    Lockyer  54'
    Pratley  89'    		 Report Watson  43'
    Ameobi  63'
    Adomah  78'
    Jenkinson  89'    		 Stadium: The Valley
    Attendance: 17,204
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5Fulham1–2Nottingham ForestFulham, London
    15:00 BST Arter  50'
    Mitrović  83'
    Kamara  90'    		 Report Grabban  4'  61'
    Ameobi  33'
    Semedo  66'
    Samba  77'
    Adomah  90'    		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
    Attendance: 18,186
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6Nottingham Forest1–1Preston North EndWest Bridgford
    15:00 BST Grabban  70'
    Silva  74'
    Adomah  79'
    Sow  83'
    Jenkinson  90'    		 Report Bodin  40'
    Harrop  50'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,249
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7Swansea City0–1Nottingham ForestSwansea
    15:00 BST Roberts  70'
    van der Hoorn  90'    		 Report Sow  64'
    Semedo  85'    		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 17,102
    Referee: James Linington
    21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8Nottingham Forest1–0BarnsleyWest Bridgford
    15:00 BST Cash  24'
    Watson  56'
    Samba  90'    		 Report Williams  29'
    Halme  52'
    Chaplin  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 29,202
    Referee: Jarred Gillett
    27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) 9Stoke City2–3Nottingham ForestStoke-on-Trent
    20:00 BST Gregory  10'
    McClean  84'    		 Report Lolley  20'  36'
    Dawson  23'
    Sow  38'
    Ameobi  47'
    Grabban  61'
    Watson  70'    		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
    Attendance: 23,800
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) 10Blackburn Rovers1–1Nottingham ForestBlackburn
    19:45 BST Lenihan  22'
    Downing  60'
    Armstrong  63'    		 Report Ameobi  33'
    Lolley  65'    		 Stadium: Ewood Park
    Attendance: 12,521
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11Nottingham Forest1–0BrentfordWest Bridgford
    15:00 BST Watson  56' Report Canós  35' Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,596
    Referee: Dean Whitestone
    20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 12Wigan Athletic1–0Nottingham ForestWigan
    14:00 BST Lowe  35'
    Macleod  41'
    Byrne  51'
    Jacobs  82'    		 Report Ribeiro  90' Stadium: DW Stadium
    Attendance: 13,077
    Referee: Matthew Donohue
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) 13Nottingham Forest1–2Hull CityWest Bridgford
    19:45 BST Silva  15'
    Robinson  40'
    Cash  55'
    Samba  90'    		 Report Magennis  38'  68'
    Bowen  48'  88'
    Long  89'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,624
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Nottingham ForestvReadingWest Bridgford
    15:00 BST Report Stadium: City Ground
    Note: Fixture postponed (waterlogged pitch)
    2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 14Luton Town1–2Nottingham ForestLuton
    15:00 GMT McManaman  87' Report Grabban  39'
    Ameobi  58'
    Worrall  69'    		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
    Attendance: 10,053
    Referee: Gavin Ward
    9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 15Nottingham Forest1–0Derby CountyWest Bridgford
    12:30 GMT Watson  31'
    Grabban  56'  69'
    Adomah  90'    		 Report Bogle  28'
    Bielik  60'
    Lawrence  70'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 29,314
    Referee: Darren England
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 16Bristol City0–0Nottingham ForestBristol
    15:00 GMT Rodri  84' Report Ameobi  36'
    Yates  56'
    Samba  86'    		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
    Attendance: 23,573
    Referee: Craig Pawson
    27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) 17Queens Park Rangers0–4Nottingham ForestShepherd's Bush, London
    19:45 GMT Wallace  50'
    Scowen  57'    		 Report Figueiredo  15'
    Cash  52'
    Bostock  76'
    Grabban  81'
    Carvalho  88'
    Semedo  90'    		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
    Attendance: 12,937
    Referee: Steve Martin
    30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 18Nottingham Forest0–1Cardiff CityWest Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Report Mendez-Laing  14'
    Madine  67'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 28,209
    Referee: Robert Jones
    6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) 19Millwall2–2Nottingham ForestBermondsey, London
    19:45 GMT Williams  15'
    Thompson  32'
    O'Brien  90'    		 Report Cash  30'
    Grabban  63'  88'
    Silva  66'    		 Stadium: The Den
    Attendance: 12,976
    Referee: John Brooks
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) 20Nottingham Forest1–1MiddlesbroughWest Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Silva  27'
    Yates  63'
    Semedo  83'
    Worrall  87'
    Robinson  90'    		 Report Spence  24'
    McNair  81' (pen.)
    Fletcher  85'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 24,577
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 21Nottingham Forest0–4Sheffield WednesdayWest Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Report Rhodes  9'  13'  37'
    Fletcher  45'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 28,002
    Referee: James Linington
    21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22Huddersfield Town2–1Nottingham ForestHuddersfield
    15:00 GMT Schindler  32'
    Mounié  49'
    Chalobah  63'
    Hogg  70'
    Grabara  80'    		 Report Sow  39'
    Figueiredo  57'
    Watson  66'
    Worrall  75'    		 Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
    Attendance: 22,529
    Referee: Andy Davies
    26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 23Hull City0–2Nottingham ForestKingston upon Hull
    15:00 GMT Da Silva Lopes  73'
    Kingsley  77'
    Bowen  87'    		 Report Chema  4'
    Grabban  11' (pen.)  82'
    Watson  87'    		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
    Attendance: 15,001
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 24Nottingham Forest1–0Wigan AthleticWest Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Figueiredo  60' Report Byrne  57'
    Kipré  71'
    Naismith  81'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,844
    Referee: Matthew Donohue
    1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 25Nottingham Forest3–2Blackburn RoversWest Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Lolley  22'
    Grabban  25' (pen.)  55'
    Sow  45'    		 Report Downing  39'
    Worrall  71' (o.g.)
    Bell  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,073
    Referee: Darren Bond
    11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 26Reading1–1Nottingham ForestReading
    15:00 GMT Swift  38'
    Méïté  87'
    Figueiredo  90+7' (o.g.)    		 Report Silva  45'
    Watson  90'  90+5'    		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 16,602
    Referee: Dean Whitestone
    19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 27Nottingham Forest3–1Luton TownWest Bridgford
    12:00 GMT Lolley  36'  57'
    Grabban  90' (pen.)    		 Report Cornick  23'
    Rea  35'
    Tunnicliffe  88'
    Potts  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,081
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) 28Nottingham Forest1–1ReadingWest Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Ribeiro  65'
    Grabban  80'    		 Report Pelé  23'
    Ejaria  72'
    Baldock  83'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 26,840
    Referee: David Webb
    28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 29Brentford0–1Nottingham ForestBrentford, London
    19:45 GMT Benrahma  39' Report Lolley  14'
    Samba  23'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 12,274
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30Birmingham City2–1Nottingham ForestBirmingham
    15:00 GMT Hogan  42'
    Pedersen  74'
    Šunjić  88'    		 Report Silva  18'
    Ribeiro  88'    		 Stadium: St Andrew's
    Attendance: 20,837
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31Nottingham Forest2–0Leeds UnitedWest Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Ameobi  31'
    Cash  44'
    Sow  83'
    Diakhaby  90'
    Walker  90'    		 Report Dallas  35'
    Alioski  55'
    White  72'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 29,455
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 32Nottingham Forest0–1Charlton AthleticWest Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Diakhaby  47'
    da Costa  86'    		 Report Davis  21'
    Taylor  24'
    Cullen  66'
    Smith  90'
    Phillips  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 28,029
    Referee: Darren Bond
    15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33West Bromwich Albion2–2Nottingham ForestWest Bromwich
    12:30 GMT Robinson  37'
    Figueiredo  65' (o.g.)
    Phillips  75'    		 Report Cash  27'  90'
    Sow  40'
    Bartley  45' (o.g.)
    Samba  71'    		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
    Attendance: 25,117
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34Nottingham Forest0–0Queens Park RangersWest Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Diakhaby  54' Report Rangel  63'
    Hugill  76'
    Osayi-Samuel  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 28,750
    Referee: Robert Jones
    25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 35Cardiff City0–1Nottingham ForestCardiff
    19:45 GMT Bacuna  82' Report Silva  50'
    Ameobi  70'
    Worrall  84'    		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
    Attendance: 21,273
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    2 March 2020 (2020-03-02) 36Middlesbrough2–2Nottingham ForestMiddlesbrough
    19:45 GMT Gestede  40'
    Wing  44'
    Shotton  75'    		 Report Yates  29'
    Grabban  86'    		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
    Attendance: 18,884
    Referee: Darren England
    6 March 2020 (2020-03-06) 37Nottingham Forest0–3MillwallWest Bridgford
    19:45 GMT Samba  80' Report Smith  20', 26', 33'
    Cooper  87'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 27,307
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38Sheffield Wednesday1–1Nottingham ForestOwlerton
    15:00 BST Luongo  62'
    Odubajo  71'
    Wickham  90+3'
    Iorfa  90+4'    		 Report Worrall  68'
    Lolley  69'
    Cash  72'
    Silva  78'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Robert Jones
    Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.
    28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) 39Nottingham ForestvHuddersfield TownWest Bridgford
    14:15 BST Stadium: City Ground
    Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 28 June.
    1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 40Nottingham ForestvBristol CityWest Bridgford
    19:45 BST Stadium: City Ground
    Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 1 July.
    4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41Derby CountyvNottingham ForestDerby
    15:00 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[23] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.
    7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 42Nottingham ForestvFulhamWest Bridgford
    19:45 BST Stadium: City Ground
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[23] The match was rescheduled to 7 July.
    11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 43Preston North EndvNottingham ForestPreston
    15:00 BST Stadium: Deepdale
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[23] The match was rescheduled to 11 July.
    14 July 2020 (2020-07-14) 44Nottingham ForestvSwansea CityWest Bridgford
    19:45 BST Stadium: City Ground
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[23] The match was rescheduled to 14 July.
    18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 45BarnsleyvNottingham ForestBarnsley
    15:00 BST Stadium: Oakwell
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[23] The match was rescheduled to 18 July.
    22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46Nottingham ForestvStoke CityWest Bridgford
    15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
    Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[23] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.

    FA Cup
    Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup
    5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Third roundChelsea2–0Nottingham ForestFulham, London
    14:01 GMT Hudson-Odoi  6'
    Barkley  33'
    James  65'    		 Report Yates  77' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
    Attendance: 40,492
    Referee: Peter Bankes

    EFL Cup
    Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup
    13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First roundNottingham Forest1–0Fleetwood TownWest Bridgford
    19:45 BST Silva  44'  59'
    Bostock  83'
    Ribeiro  90'    		 Report Morris  77'
    McAleny  80'
    Coyle  90'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 7,432
    Referee: Alan Young
    27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second roundNottingham Forest3–0Derby CountyWest Bridgford
    19:45 BST Adomah  25'
    Lolley  35'
    Carvalho  79'    		 Report Buchanan  28'
    Paterson  49'
    Shinnie  79'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 26,971
    Referee: John Brooks
    24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third roundArsenal5–0Nottingham ForestHolloway, London
    20:00 BST Martinelli  31'  90'
    Nelson  56'  84'
    Holding  71'
    Willock  78'    		 Report Robinson  90' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
    Attendance: 53,160
    Referee: Darren England

    Goals and appearances
    As of match played 6 March 2020[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalEFL ChampionshipFA CupEFL Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Costel Pantilimon 00000000
    2 DF Yuri Ribeiro 2201801030
    3 DF Tobias Figueiredo 2622221030
    4 DF Joe Worrall 3913710020
    6 DF Alexander Milošević 00000000
    6 DF Gaëtan Bong 10100000
    7 FW Lewis Grabban 361734+2170000
    8 MF Ben Watson 3733730000
    9 FW Nuno da Costa 100+100000
    10 MF João Carvalho 2529+131101+11
    11 MF Matty Cash 39334+23002+10
    12 GK Jordan Smith 10001000
    13 MF John Bostock 701+400020
    14 FW Rafa Mir 1302+900020
    14 FW Adama Diakhaby 902+700000
    15 GK Luke Steele 00000000
    16 DF Carl Jenkinson 704+101010
    17 MF Alfa Semedo 24210+1221010
    18 DF Jack Robinson 19016+200010
    19 MF Sammy Ameobi 38330+63001+10
    20 DF Michael Dawson 1511411000
    21 MF Samba Sow 19016+200010
    22 MF Ryan Yates 19210+821000
    23 MF Joe Lolley 37831+470021
    24 MF Claudio Yacob 00000000
    26 MF Liam Bridcutt 00000000
    27 DF Tendayi Darikwa 00000000
    28 MF Tiago Silva 38329+62002+11
    29 DF Yohan Benalouane 10000+1000
    30 GK Brice Samba 3403200020
    34 FW Tyler Walker 611+510000
    36 DF Chema 1007+10001+10
    37 MF Albert Adomah 2735+1921021
    38 MF Tyrese Fornah 10000+1000
    39 FW Zach Clough 00000000
    40 MF Brennan Johnson 600+20102+10
    42 MF Yassine En-Neyah 10000+1000
    43 FW Arvin Appiah 10000010
    44 DF Michael Hefele 00000000
    46 DF Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 1000000+10
    48 FW Alex Mighten 300+10100+10
    49 GK Arijanet Muric 50400010
    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.

    Transfers

    [lower-alpha 1]

    Transfers in
    Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
    24 June 2019MFSammy Ameobi Bolton WanderersFreeFirst team[24]
    5 July 2019MFTiago Silva FeirenseUndisclosedFirst team[25]
    8 July 2019DFYuri Ribeiro BenficaUndisclosedFirst team[26]
    10 July 2019MFAlbert Adomah Aston VillaFreeFirst team[27]
    1 August 2019MFSamba Sow Dynamo MoscowUndisclosedFirst team[28]
    7 August 2019DFCarl Jenkinson ArsenalUndisclosedFirst team[29]
    7 August 2019GKBrice Samba CaenUndisclosedFirst team[30]
    8 August 2019DFChema LevanteUndisclosedFirst team[31]
    28 October 2019MFLiam Sole Milton Keynes DonsFreeUnder-23s[32]
    29 January 2020FWNuno da Costa StrasbourgUndisclosedFirst team[33]
    30 January 2020DFGaëtan Bong Brighton and Hove AlbionUndisclosedFirst team[34]
    31 January 2020FWJulian Larsson AIKUndisclosedUnder-23s[35]
    6 February 2020MFAdrian Galliani WatfordUndisclosedUnder-23s[36]
    17 February 2020DFMorgan Sadler BuryFreeUnder-23s[37]
    26 February 2020MFMarcus McGuane Barcelona BFreeUnder-23s[38]

    Loans in
    Date Position Nationality Name From Loan ends Team Ref.
    8 July 2019MFAlfa Semedo Benfica30 June 2020First team[26]
    9 July 2019GKArijanet Muric Manchester City30 June 2020First team[39]
    30 July 2019FWRafa Mir Wolverhampton Wanderers14 January 2020First team[40][41]
    8 August 2019MFJohn Bostock Toulouse30 June 2020First team[42]
    8 August 2019GKMarios Siampanis Olympiacos30 June 2020Under-23s[43][44]
    21 January 2020FWAdama Diakhaby Huddersfield Town30 June 2020First team[45]

    Transfers out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
    18 June 2019FWHillal Soudani OlympiacosUndisclosedFirst team[46]
    24 June 2019FWApostolos Vellios AtromitosUndisclosedFirst team[47]
    1 July 2019GKLiam Bossin Cork CityReleasedUnder-23s[1][48]
    1 July 2019DFJoe Coveney ColneReleasedUnder-23s[1][49]
    1 July 2019DFAdam Crookes Port ValeReleasedUnder-23s[1][50]
    1 July 2019DFSam GreenwoodFree agentReleasedUnder-18s[1]
    1 July 2019DFJosef Hefele Saint Leo UniversityReleasedUnder-23s[1][51]
    1 July 2019GKStephen Henderson Crystal PalaceReleasedFirst team[1][52]
    1 July 2019DFAlex Iacovitti Oldham AthleticReleasedUnder-23s[1][53]
    1 July 2019GKRūdolfs Soloha Valmiera Glass ViAReleasedUnder-23s[1][54]
    1 July 2019MFPanagiotis Tachtsidis Lecce£450,000First team[55][56]
    1 July 2019MFJamie Ward Scunthorpe UnitedReleasedFirst team[1][57]
    5 July 2019MFJorge Grant Lincoln CityUndisclosedFirst team[58]
    12 July 2019FWKarim Ansarifard Al-SailiyaUndisclosedFirst team[59]
    26 July 2019MFBen Osborn Sheffield UnitedUndisclosedFirst team[60]
    18 August 2019MFAdlène Guedioura Al-GharafaUndisclosedFirst team[61]
    1 September 2019MFGboly Ariyibi PanetolikosUndisclosedFirst team[62]
    2 September 2019FWArvin Appiah Almería£8,000,000First team[63][64]
    2 September 2019FWJason Cummings Shrewsbury TownUndisclosedFirst team[65]
    2 September 2019FWDaryl Murphy Bolton WanderersFreeFirst team[66][67]
    28 October 2019DFAlexander MiloševićFree agentMutual consentFirst team[68]
    21 January 2020DFJack Robinson Sheffield UnitedUndisclosedFirst team[69]
    27 January 2020MFClaudio Yacob NacionalFreeFirst team[70][71]
    30 January 2020DFChema GetafeUndisclosedFirst team[72]

    Loans out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Loan ends Team Ref.
    2 August 2019FWTyler Walker Lincoln City30 January 2020First team[73][74]
    8 August 2019GKLuke Steele Millwall20 January 2020First team[75][76]
    9 August 2019FWVirgil Gomis Macclesfield Town3 January 2020Under-23s[77][78]
    12 August 2019MFToby Edser Woking15 November 2019Under-23s[79][80]
    16 August 2019DFJayden Richardson Exeter City30 June 2020Under-23s[81]
    30 August 2019MFJake Taylor Port Vale30 June 2020Under-23s[82][83][7]
    2 September 2019MFLiam Bridcutt Bolton Wanderers2 January 2020First team[84][85]
    30 October 2019FWVictor Sodeinde Hereford4 February 2020Under-23s[86][87]
    5 December 2019DFDanny Preston Alfreton Town4 January 2020Under-23s[88]
    20 December 2019GKJordan Wright Alfreton Town19 January 2020Under-23s[89]
    4 January 2020FWWill Swan Truro City1 March 2020Under-23s[90][91]
    10 January 2020MFOwen Gallacher Harrogate Town9 February 2020Under-23s[92]
    24 January 2020DFJordan Lawrence-Gabriel Scunthorpe United30 June 2020Under-23s[93]
    30 January 2020GKCostel Pantilimon Omonia30 June 2020First team[94]
    31 January 2020GKLuke Steele Millwall30 June 2020First team[95]
    31 January 2020MFTyrese Fornah Casa Pia30 June 2020Under-23s[96]
    31 January 2020MFLiam Bridcutt Lincoln City30 June 2020First team[97]
    31 January 2020MFAlbert Adomah Cardiff City30 June 2020First team[98]
    3 March 2020GKGeorge Shelvey Truro City31 March 2020Under-23s[99]
    3 March 2020FWKieran Hayes Truro City31 March 2020Under-23s[100][101]
    1. The summer transfer window was open from 6 May to 8 August 2019, however English clubs could sell players to members of other leagues where their window remained open.

    Awards

    Club

    League

    Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month
    Result Month Manager Ref
    Won September Sabri Lamouchi [102]
    Won January Sabri Lamouchi [103]

    Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month
    Result Month Player Ref
    Nominated January Joe Lolley [104]

    PFA Bristol Street Motors Fan's Championship Player of the Month
    Result Month Player Ref
    Won November Brice Samba [105]
    Nominated November Matty Cash [105]

    Cups

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