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Nottingham Forest
2017–18 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis (80%)
Sokratis Kominakis (20%)[1]
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
ManagerMark Warburton
(until 31 December)
Gary Brazil
(caretaker from 31 December to 8 January)
Aitor Karanka
(from 8 January)
StadiumThe City Ground
West Bridgford
(Capacity: 30,445)
Championship17th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kieran Dowell (9)
All: Kieran Dowell (10)
Highest home attendance29,106
(vs. Derby County, EFL Championship, 11 March)
Lowest home attendance7,546
(vs. Shrewsbury Town, EFL Cup first round, 8 August)

The 2017–18 season is Nottingham Forest's 152nd season in existence, 10th consecutive season in the EFL Championship, and their first full season under the ownership of Evangelos Marinakis and Sokratis Kominakis, who had purchased the club from Fawaz Al-Hasawi on 18 May 2017.[2] In addition to the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018.

First team squad

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As of 29 April 2018[3]
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Joined First Team Player Contracted Until
Goalkeepers
1 Costel Pantilimon Romania (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) Watford 2018 2018
26 Dimitar Evtimov Bulgaria (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 31) Chavdar Etropole 2011 2019
33 Stefanos Kapino Greece (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 (age 30) Olympiacos 2018 2019
43 Jordan Smith England (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) Academy Product 2016 2020
Defenders
2 Eric Lichaj United States (1988-11-17) 17 November 1988 (age 36) Aston Villa 2013 2019
3 Tobias Figueiredo Portugal (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) Sporting 2018 2018
4 Michael Mancienne England (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36) Hamburg 2014 2019
13 Danny Fox Scotland (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 38) Southampton 2014 2019
25 Jack Hobbs England (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36) Hull City 2014 2018
27 Tendayi Darikwa Zimbabwe (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 32) Burnley 2017 2021
29 Juan Fuentes Spain (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 34) Osasuna 2018 2018
42 Joe Worrall England (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) Academy Product 2016 2022
Midfielders
5 Adlène Guédioura Algeria (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 39) Middlesbrough 2018 2020
7 Liam Bridcutt Scotland (1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35) Leeds United 2017 2020
10 Barrie McKay Scotland (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29) Rangers 2017 2021
11 Ben Osborn England (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30) Academy Product 2012 2020
14 Matty Cash England (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) Academy Product 2016 2021
18 Jack Colback England (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35) Newcastle United 2018 2018
20 Kieran Dowell England (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27) Everton 2017 2018
21 Ashkan Dejagah Iran (1986-07-05) 5 July 1986 (age 38) Wolfsburg 2018 2018
24 David Vaughan Wales (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 41) Sunderland 2014 2018
31 Andreas Bouchalakis Greece (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31) Olympiacos 2017 2020
32 Ben Watson England (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 39) Watford 2018 2020
Forwards
9 Daryl Murphy Republic of Ireland (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41) Newcastle United 2017 2020
15 Lee Tomlin England (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 35) Cardiff City 2018 2018
17 Ben Brereton England (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) Academy Product 2017 2021
23 Joe Lolley England (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32) Huddersfield Town 2018 2022
39 Apostolos Vellios Greece (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32) Iraklis 1908 2016 2020

New contracts

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Date Position Nationality Player Length of Contract Player Contracted Until Reference
7 July 2017 DF England Adam Crookes — — [4]
7 July 2017 FW Republic of Ireland Gerry McDonagh — — [4]
7 July 2017 MF England Elvis Otim — — [4]
7 July 2017 FW England Lewis Walters — — [4]
10 August 2017 MF England Toby Edser 3 years 2020 [5]
8 October 2017 DF England Riley Harbottle — — [6]
24 October 2017 DF England Joe Worrall 4.5 years 2022 [7]
11 January 2018 MF England Ryan Yates 2.5 years 2020 [8]
12 January 2018 DF United States Eric Lichaj 1.5 years 2019 [9]
24 January 2018 FW England Arvin Appiah — — [10]
20 February 2018 FW England Keith Asare 2.5 years 2020 [11]
5 April 2018 DF Scotland Danny Fox 1 year 2019 [12]
20 June 2018 MF England Alex Mighten 2 year 2020 [13]

Player transfers

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[a]

Transfers in

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Loans out

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First team
Date Position Nationality Name To End of loan Reference
17 July 2017 MF United States Gboly Ariyibi Milton Keynes Dons 17 January 2018 [58][59]
20 July 2017 MF England Jorge Grant Notts County 30 June 2018 [60]
30 August 2017 DF Finland Thomas Lam Twente 30 June 2018 [61]
28 October 2017 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov Port Vale 4 November 2017 [62]
15 January 2018 FW Scotland Jason Cummings Rangers 30 June 2018 [63]
19 January 2018 MF United States Gboly Ariyibi Northampton Town 30 June 2018 [64]
31 January 2018 FW England Tyler Walker Bolton Wanderers 30 June 2018 [65]
31 January 2018 GK Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson Portsmouth 30 June 2018 [66]
31 January 2018 MF Northern Ireland Jamie Ward Cardiff City 30 June 2018 [67]
31 January 2018 FW England Zach Clough Bolton Wanderers 30 June 2018 [68]
3 February 2018 DF Senegal Armand Traoré Cardiff City 30 June 2018 [69]
PDS, Academy and other
Date Position Nationality Name To End of loan Reference
31 July 2017 DF Scotland Alex Iacovitti Forest Green Rovers 1 January 2018 [70][71]
4 August 2017 MF England Ryan Yates Notts County 10 January 2018 [72][73]
29 September 2017 GK England Jordan Wright Kettering Town 30 October 2017 [74]
5 October 2017 FW Republic of Ireland Gerry McDonagh Tranmere Rovers January 2018 [75]
7 December 2017 FW England Lewis Walters Barrow 5 January 2018 [76]
15 December 2017 DF England Adam Crookes Guiseley 30 June 2018 [77][78]
11 January 2018 MF England Ryan Yates Scunthorpe United 30 June 2018 [79]
  1. ^ Please note that this section includes players in or out from date commencing 9 June 2017; the date that the UK Summer transfer window opened.[14]
  2. ^ Federici initially signed on loan until January 2018, but his loan spell was rescinded after he picked up a long-term injury with the Australian national team a few days after joining the club.[33][34]

Pre-season friendlies

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Nottingham Forest began their pre-season with a training camp at the IMG Academy in Florida, United States, between 3 and 14 July, which also included a training match against Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica.[80][81] On their return to England, Forest played four friendlies within the borders of Nottinghamshire against city rivals Notts County, Mansfield Town, Girona and Burnley.

Forest's friendly against Notts County marked the inaugural game played for the Derek Pavis Trophy, named in honour of the former County chairman and Forest vice-chairman who had died in May 2017. Forest were awarded the trophy post-match after their 2–0 victory.[82][83]

19 July 2017 Notts County 0–2 Nottingham Forest Nottingham
19:45 BST Report 50' Brereton
88' Vellios		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,209
Referee: James Adcock
22 July 2017 Mansfield Town 0–4 Nottingham Forest Mansfield
15:00 BST Report 26' Cummings
69' Walker
82' 89' Vellios		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 5,333[84]
Referee: Mark Heywood
25 July 2017 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Girona West Bridgford
19:45 BST Vellios 65' 68' (pen.) Report 40' Andrés Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 4,417
Referee: Oliver Langford
29 July 2017 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Burnley West Bridgford
15:00 BST Murphy 33' Report 56' Gray Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 10,231
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions

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Championship

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Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Sheffield Wednesday 46 14 15 17 59 60 −1 57
16 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 11 20 58 70 −12 56
17 Nottingham Forest 46 15 8 23 51 65 −14 53
18 Hull City 46 11 16 19 70 70 0 49
19 Birmingham City 46 13 7 26 38 68 −30 46
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 15 8 23 51 65  −14 53 10 3 10 25 27  −2 5 5 13 26 38  −12

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHHA
ResultWWLWLLWLLLWLWWLWLWLLWLDLLDLWLLLDDWWDDDLLLWLWDL
Position63546128101216131412111391179131111131314141514151616171715151515161617181717171717
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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4 August 2017 1 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Millwall West Bridgford
19:45 BST McKay 41' Report Yellow card 89' Saville Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,065
Referee: Peter Bankes
12 August 2017 2 Brentford 3–4 Nottingham Forest Hounslow
15:00 BST Egan 38'
Bjelland 79'
Henry Yellow card 81'
Maupay 90'		 Report Yellow card 28' 41' 47' Bouchalakis
43' Murphy
Yellow card 82' Vaughan
83' Dowell
Yellow card 86' Mills		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,169
Referee: James Linington
15 August 2017 3 Barnsley 2–1 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
19:45 BST Pearson 4'
Hedges 50'
Potts Yellow card 81'
Williams Yellow card 87'		 Report 26' Murphy
Yellow card 30' Mancienne		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 13,883
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 August 2017 4 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
15:00 BST Darikwa Yellow card 15'
McKay 16'
Traoré Yellow card 18'
Murphy 79' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 39' Clayton
Yellow card 63' Fry
Yellow card 76' Assombalonga
83' Yellow card 89' Gibson		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 26,265
Referee: Graham Scott
26 August 2017 5 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds United West Bridgford
17:30 BST Mills Yellow card 48'
Bridcutt Yellow card 56'		 Report 24' Roofe
Yellow card 59' Hernández
Yellow card 82' Ayling
87' Alioski		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 25,682
Referee: Jeremy Anderson
9 September 2017 6 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
17:30 BST Hooper 23'
Fletcher 63'
Lee 70'
Wallace Yellow card 75'		 Report 29' Osborn Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,710
Referee: Andrew Madley
12 September 2017 7 Sunderland 0–1 Nottingham Forest Sunderland
19:45 BST Cattermole Yellow card 48' Report 86' Murphy
Yellow card 90' Cummings		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,021
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 September 2017 8 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Carayol 75'
Mills Yellow card 82'
Bridcutt Yellow card 90'		 Report 47' 81' Jota
Yellow card 56' Cavaleiro
Yellow card 90' Marshall		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 25,756
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 September 2017 9 Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
17:30 BST Adomah 15'
Hourihane 60'
Taylor Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 42' Bridcutt
53' Murphy
Yellow card 59' Brereton
Yellow card 89' Mills		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,554
Referee: Tim Robinson
26 September 2017 10 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Fulham West Bridgford
19:45 BST Murphy 33'
Worrall Yellow card 55'
Mills Yellow card 71'		 Report 13' Kamara
72' Johansen
89' Kebano		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 21,208
Referee: Scott Duncan
30 September 2017 11 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sheffield United West Bridgford
15:00 BST Cummings 9'
Dowell 27'
Bouchalakis Yellow card 83'
Osborn Yellow card 84'
Bridcutt Yellow card 88'		 Report 3' Yellow card 21' Lundstram
Yellow card 43' Coutts
Yellow card 90' Duffy
Yellow card 90' Stevens		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Andy Davies
15 October 2017 12 Derby County 2–0 Nottingham Forest Derby
13:15 BST Vydra 1'
Nugent 50'		 Report Yellow card 67' Fox Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,196
Referee: Andrew Madley
21 October 2017 13 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Burton Albion West Bridgford
15:00 BST McKay 58'
Lichaj 78'		 Report Yellow card 47' Turner
Yellow card 57' Murphy		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 24,686
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 October 2017 14 Hull City 2–3 Nottingham Forest Kingston upon Hull
17:30 BST Larsson Yellow card 61'
Irvine Yellow card 64'
Dawson Yellow card 68'
Clark Yellow card 74'
Bowen 76'
Hector 88'		 Report Yellow card 24' Vaughan
29' 71' 83' (pen.) Dowell
Yellow card 86' Ward
Yellow card 90' Walker		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 15,780
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
31 October 2017 15 Reading 3–1 Nottingham Forest Reading
19:45 GMT Swift 13' 70'
Aluko 78'		 Report Yellow card 9' Lichaj
86' Osborn		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,848
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 November 2017 16 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Walker 13' 84' Yellow card 73'
Dowell 44'
McKay 52'		 Report Yellow card 70' Freeman Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 24,021
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 November 2017 17 Birmingham City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 GMT Adams 5'
Kieftenbeld Yellow card 47'
Dean Yellow card 55'		 Report Yellow card 14' Worrall
Yellow card 56' Dowell		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,071
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
21 November 2017 18 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Norwich City West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Bridcutt Yellow card 49'
Murphy 77'		 Report Yellow card 65' Reed
Yellow card 90'+6' Zimmermann		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 23,831
Referee: Tony Harrington
26 November 2017 19 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff City West Bridgford
13:00 GMT Traoré Yellow card 14' Report 24' Hoilett
38' Ward
Yellow card 65' Paterson
Yellow card 86' Gounongbe		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 25,210
Referee: Peter Bankes
2 December 2017 20 Ipswich Town 4–2 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
15:00 GMT Connolly 7' Yellow card 86'
Iorfa 37'
Waghorn 53' Yellow card 82'
Celina 67'		 Report 29' Yellow card 45' Dowell
43' Walker
Yellow card 90' Bridcutt		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,808
Referee: Darren Bond
9 December 2017 21 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Bolton Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT McKay 3'
Mills Yellow card 32'
Worrall 60'
Brereton 89'
Bridcutt Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Yellow card 30' Robinson
45' Buckley
Yellow card 87' Henry
90+2' (o.g.) Worrall		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,882
Referee: Darren England
16 December 2017 22 Bristol City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Bristol
15:00 GMT Brownhill Yellow card 25'
Pack 36'
Bryan 45+1'
Woodrow Yellow card 90+3'		 Report 47' Dowell
Yellow card 63' Bridcutt
Yellow card 86' Worrall		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,128
Referee: James Linington
23 December 2017 23 Preston North End 1–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 GMT Huntington 75'
Pearson Yellow card 86'
Gallagher Yellow card 89'		 Report Yellow card 31' Vaughan
Yellow card 42' Bridcutt
Yellow card 49' 58' Brereton
Yellow card 68' Osborn		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,481
Referee: Scott Duncan
26 December 2017 24 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Brereton Yellow card 88'
Mancienne Yellow card 90+5'		 Report 5' Reach
45+1' (pen.) Rhodes
65' João		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,635
Referee: Andrew Madley
30 December 2017 25 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Traoré Yellow card 82' Report 40' McGeady Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 26,830
Referee: Darren Bond
1 January 2018 26 Leeds United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Leeds
15:00 GMT Jansson Yellow card 45'
Sáiz Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Yellow card 69' Lichaj
Yellow card 85' Carayol		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,426
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
13 January 2018 27 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Aston Villa West Bridgford
17:30 GMT Lichaj Yellow card 61'
Cash Yellow card 63'		 Report 18' Hogan
Yellow card 71' Elmohamady
Yellow card 89' Terry		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 25,433
Referee: James Linington
20 January 2018 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Coady Yellow card 38'
Jota Yellow card 65'
Bennett Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 6' Fox
Yellow card 19' Worrall
Yellow card 30' Bridcutt
40' Dowell
43' Osborn		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 29,050
Referee: Robert Madley
30 January 2018 29 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Preston North End West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Fox Yellow card 44'
Darikwa Yellow card 45'
Vaughan Yellow card 86'		 Report 35' Yellow card 75' Bodin
60' Barkhuizen
83' (pen.) Johnson		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,044
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
3 February 2018 30 Fulham 2–0 Nottingham Forest Hammersmith and Fulham
15:00 GMT Piazon 68'
McDonald Yellow card 73'
Johansen 90'		 Report Yellow card 47' Dowell
Yellow card 70' Mancienne		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,076
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 February 2018 31 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Hull City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Fox Yellow card 41' Report 9' Toral
38' Wilson
Yellow card 60' Larsson		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 23,098
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 February 2018 32 Burton Albion 0–0 Nottingham Forest Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Akins Yellow card 12' Report Red card 28' Lichaj
Yellow card 29' Brereton
Yellow card 90' Colback
Yellow card 90' Dowell		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,775
Referee: Andy Davies
20 February 2018 33 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Reading West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Osborn Yellow card 62'
Tomlin Yellow card 74' 85'
Figueiredo Yellow card 77'		 Report 35' Yellow card 76' Richards
Yellow card 37' Kelly
Yellow card 78' Gunter		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 21,846
Referee: Stephen Martin
24 February 2018 34 Queens Park Rangers 2–5 Nottingham Forest Hammersmith and Fulham
15:00 GMT Luongo 68'
Smith 78'
Scowen Yellow card 84'		 Report Yellow card 35' 37' 47' Tomlin
51' Lolley
Yellow card 72' Pantilimon
76' Cash
90' Brereton		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,675
Referee: Darren Bond
3 March 2018 35 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Birmingham City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Lolley 6'
Darikwa Yellow card 67'
Cash 79'		 Report Yellow card 28' 87' Morrison
Yellow card 83' Kieftenbeld		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 23,296
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 March 2018 36 Norwich City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Norwich
19:45 GMT Tettey Yellow card 84'
Maddison Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 34' Figueiredo
Yellow card 44' Colback
Yellow card 81' Brereton
Yellow card 85' Watson
Yellow card 86' Darikwa		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,184
Referee: Darren England
11 March 2018 37 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Derby County West Bridgford
14:30 GMT Colback Yellow card 33'
Watson Yellow card 75'
Figueiredo Yellow card 79'
Darikwa Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 28' Lawrence
Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 81' Huddlestone		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 29,106
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 March 2018 38 Sheffield United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
15:00 GMT Fleck Yellow card 90' Report Yellow card 44' Fox
Yellow card 77' Watson
Yellow card 87' Colback		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,095
Referee: Paul Tierney
30 March 2018 39 Millwall 2–0 Nottingham Forest Southwark
13:00 BST Williams 1' Yellow card 40'
Saville Yellow card 29'
Gregory 33'
Morison Yellow card 53'		 Report Yellow card 12' Tomlin
Yellow card 23' Figueiredo
Yellow card 52' Fox		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 16,004
Referee: Scott Duncan
7 April 2018 40 Middlesbrough 2–0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Ayala 7'
Downing 31'
Shotton Yellow card 57'		 Report Yellow card 13' Dowell
Yellow card 34' Figueiredo		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,812
Referee: David Webb
10 April 2018 41 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Brentford West Bridgford
19:45 BST Guédioura Yellow card 52'
Darikwa Yellow card 55'		 Report 81' Dalsgaard Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 20,596
Referee: Andy Davies
14 April 2018 42 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Ipswich Town West Bridgford
15:00 BST Brereton Yellow card 81' 89' (pen.)
Lolley 90'		 Report 38' Yellow card 73' Ward Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 25,093
Referee: Darren England
21 April 2018 43 Cardiff City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
19:45 BST Morrison 35'
Gunnarsson 74'		 Report 50' Bridcutt
Yellow card 73' Mancienne
Yellow card 73' Watson
Yellow card 90' Colback		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,310
Referee: Peter Bankes
24 April 2018 44 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Barnsley West Bridgford
19:45 BST Fox Yellow card 18'
Tomlin 26'
Brereton 36'
Guédioura Yellow card 87'
Vellios 90'		 Report Yellow card 53' Jackson Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 23,633
Referee: Robert Jones
29 April 2018 45 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Bristol City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Colback Yellow card 45' Report Yellow card 64' Fielding Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 24,722
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
6 May 2018 46 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Nottingham Forest Horwich
12:30 BST Pratley Yellow card 13'
Robinson Yellow card 45'
Le Fondre 67'
Wheater 86'
Wilbraham 88'		 Report Yellow card 7' Bridcutt
Yellow card 39' Fox
Yellow card 57' Lolley
70' Osborn
79' Colback
Yellow card 82' Darikwa		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 18,289
Referee: Scott Duncan

FA Cup

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In the FA Cup, Forest entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to cup holders Arsenal.[85]

7 January 2018 (2018-01-07) Third round Nottingham Forest 4–2 Arsenal West Bridgford
16:00 GMT Lichaj 20', 44'
Brereton 64' (pen.)
Dowell 85' (pen.)
Worrall Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 89'		 Report 23' Yellow card 86' Mertesacker
79' Yellow card 86' Welbeck
Yellow card 84' Debuchy
Yellow card 85' Ospina		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,182
Referee: Jonathan Moss
27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) Fourth round Hull City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Bowen 18'
Dicko 40'
Mazuch Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 25' Fox
88' Vellios
Yellow card 90' Worrall		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 13,450
Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup

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On 16 June 2017 Nottingham Forest were drawn at home to Shrewsbury Town in their opening game of the EFL Cup, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Carabao Cup.[86] A trip to Premier League side Newcastle United was confirmed for the second round.[87] Forest were drawn to play the reigning Premier League champions Chelsea away in the third round.[88]

8 August 2017 First round Nottingham Forest 2–1 Shrewsbury Town West Bridgford
19:45 BST Fox Yellow card 17'
Carayol 29' (pen.)
Cummings Yellow card 65' 75'		 Report Yellow card 29' Ogogo
79' (pen.) Whalley
Yellow card 83' Ennis		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 7,546
Referee: John Busby
23 August 2017 Second round Newcastle United 2–3 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Mitrović 3'
Aarons 45'
Hanley Yellow card 85'		 Report 29' 31' Cummings
Yellow card 83' Worrall
97' Walker
Yellow card 111' Mancienne		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 27,709
Referee: Darren England
20 September 2017 Third round Chelsea 5–1 Nottingham Forest Hammersmith and Fulham
19:45 BST Kenedy 13'
Batshuayi 19' 53' 86'
Musonda 40'		 Report Yellow card 21' Hobbs
90' Darikwa		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,621
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

Season statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 6 May 2018[a][b]
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL Championship Emirates FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Romania ROU Costel Pantilimon 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF United States USA Eric Lichaj 28 3 22+1 1 2 2 3 0
3 DF Portugal POR Tobias Figueiredo 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne 33 0 27+2 0 2 0 2 0
5 MF Algeria ALG Adlène Guédioura 11 0 6+5 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Matt Mills 15 0 11+2 0 0+1 0 1 0
6 DF Senegal SEN Armand Traoré 19 0 15+3 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Liam Bridcutt 27 1 24+3 1 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Chris Cohen 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Ireland EIR Daryl Murphy 28 7 22+5 7 0 0 0+1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Barrie McKay 28 5 22+4 5 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 MF England ENG Ben Osborn 51 4 42+4 4 2 0 2+1 0
13 DF Scotland SCO Danny Fox 27 0 23 0 1 0 3 0
14 MF England ENG Matty Cash 25 2 14+9 2 2 0 0 0
15 FW England ENG Lee Tomlin 15 4 12+3 4 0 0 0 0
16 FW England ENG Zach Clough 17 0 4+9 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
17 FW England ENG Ben Brereton 39 6 25+10 5 2 1 1+1 0
18 MF The Gambia GAM Mustapha Carayol 17 2 2+13 1 1 0 1 1
18 MF England ENG Jack Colback 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
19 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Ward 8 0 0+8 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Kieran Dowell 43 10 31+7 9 2 1 3 0
21 MF United States USA Gboly Ariyibi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Iran IRN Ashkan Dejagah 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW England ENG Joe Lolley 16 3 13+3 3 0 0 0 0
24 MF Wales WAL David Vaughan 16 0 14 0 1+1 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Jack Hobbs 5 0 2 0 0 0 2+1 0
26 GK Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Evtimov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 32 1 29+1 0 0 0 0+2 1
29 DF Spain ESP Juan Fuentes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Ireland EIR Stephen Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF Greece GRE Andreas Bouchalakis 25 2 11+10 2 1 0 3 0
32 MF England ENG Ben Watson 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Greece GRE Stefanos Kapino 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW England ENG Tyler Walker 16 4 7+5 3 0+1 0 1+2 1
35 FW Scotland SCO Jason Cummings 17 4 7+7 1 0 0 3 3
37 MF England ENG Jorge Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW Greece GRE Apostolos Vellios 14 2 4+8 1 0+1 1 1 0
42 DF England ENG Joe Worrall 35 1 28+3 1 2 0 2 0
43 GK England ENG Jordan Smith 32 0 29 0 2 0 1 0
  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.

Goal scorers

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As of match played 6 May 2018
Rank No. Position Player EFL Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 20 Midfielder Kieran Dowell 9 1 0 10
2 9 Forward Daryl Murphy 7 0 0 7
3 17 Forward Ben Brereton 5 1 0 6
4 10 Midfielder Barrie McKay 5 0 0 5
5 11 Midfielder Ben Osborn 4 0 0 4
15 Forward Lee Tomlin 4 0 0 4
34 Forward Tyler Walker 3 0 1 4
35 Forward Jason Cummings 1 0 3 4
6 2 Defender Eric Lichaj 1 2 0 3
23 Forward Joe Lolley 3 0 0 3
7 14 Midfielder Matty Cash 2 0 0 2
18 Midfielder Mustapha Carayol 1 0 1 2
31 Midfielder Andreas Bouchalakis 2 0 0 2
39 Forward Apostolos Vellios 1 1 0 2
8 7 Midfielder Liam Bridcutt 1 0 0 1
18 Midfielder Jack Colback 1 0 0 1
27 Defender Tendayi Darikwa 0 0 1 1
42 Defender Joe Worrall 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 51 5 6 62

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 6 May 2018
No. Position Player EFL Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
7 Midfielder Liam Bridcutt 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
13 Defender Danny Fox 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
42 Defender Joe Worrall 4 0 2 1 1 0 7 1
27 Defender Tendayi Darikwa 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
5 Defender Matt Mills 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
17 Forward Ben Brereton 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
18 Midfielder Jack Colback 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
20 Midfielder Kieran Dowell 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
3 Defender Tobias Figueiredo 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 Defender Michael Mancienne 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
24 Midfielder David Vaughan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
32 Midfielder Ben Watson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 Defender Eric Lichaj 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
6 Defender Armand Traoré 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 Midfielder Ben Osborn 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 Forward Lee Tomlin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 Midfielder Adlène Guédioura 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 Midfielder Andreas Bouchalakis 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 Forward Tyler Walker 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
35 Forward Jason Cummings 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1 Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 Midfielder Matty Cash 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 Midfielder Mustapha Carayol 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Midfielder Jamie Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 Forward Joe Lolley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 Defender Jack Hobbs 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 95 1 3 1 5 0 103 2

Awards

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Club

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Player of the Season
Result Nationality Player Ref
Won England Ben Osborn [89]
Runner-up England Matty Cash [89]

League

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EFL Team of the Week
Week Result Player Ref
2 Won Andreas Bouchalakis [90]
Sky Bet Goal of the Month
Month Result Player Ref
August Nominated Andreas Bouchalakis [91]
September Nominated Mustapha Carayol [92]

Cup

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EFL Cup Team of the Round
Round Result Player Ref
2 Won Joe Worrall [93]

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