Nottingham Forest FC
Manager: Oliver Glasner · The City Ground · Founded 1865 · Red / White
Survivor safety
50
Coin flip
Unbeaten at home
25%
4 games
Unbeaten away
60%
5 games
The manager and the style of play
Manager
Oliver Glasner
In charge since July 2026
A high-energy 3-4-2-1 with aggressive wing-backs and two shadow strikers, built on counter-pressing and winning second balls.
Glasner was poached from Crystal Palace to replace Vítor Pereira as Forest look to leave the relegation scrap behind.
Source: bbc.co.uk · reviewed 5 September 2026
Are Nottingham Forest FC a safe survivor pick?
Across the last 3 Premier League seasons — 2025/26 (16th), 2024/25 (7th), 2023/24 (17th) — Nottingham Forest FC avoided defeat in 59% of their league games. That is the baseline a survivor player should start from before looking at this week's fixture.
This season they have played 9, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 5, with 6 scored and 12 conceded. At home they are 0-1-3; away from home 1-2-2.
Unusually, they have travelled better — unbeaten in 60% away versus 25% at home — so don't discount them on the road.
Recent form reads L-L-L-D-L (oldest first), meaning they have come through 20% of their last 5 matches without losing.
League record by season
| Season | League | Finish | P | W | D | L | Pts | Not lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 16th | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 58% |
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 7th | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 71% |
| 2023/24 | Premier League | 17th | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 47% |
Recent results
- Brentford FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FCGW9
- Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FCGW8
- Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Arsenal FCGW7
- Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FCGW6
- Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Coventry City FCGW5
Next fixtures
- Home vs Manchester City FCGW10 ·
- Away vs AFC BournemouthGW11 ·
- Home vs Chelsea FCGW12 ·
- Away vs Hull City AFCGW13 ·
- Home vs Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW14 ·
Current squad
Goalkeeper
- JohnBrazil
- Matz SelsBelgium
- Steven BendaGermany
Defence
- Nikola MilenkovićSerbia
- Ola AinaNigeria
- Daniel MuñozColombia
- Neco WilliamsWales
- Luca NetzGermany
- Jair PaulaBrazil
- Ousmane DiomandeCote d'Ivoire
- Nicolò SavonaItaly
- MurilloBrazil
Midfield
- Morgan Gibbs-WhiteEngland
- Ryan YatesEngland
- Ibrahim SangaréIvory Coast
- Xaver SchlagerAustria
- Nicolás DomínguezArgentina
- James McAteeEngland
Offence
- Callum Hudson-OdoiEngland
- Chris WoodNew Zealand
- Dan NdoyeSwitzerland
- Arnaud KalimuendoFrance
- Liam DelapEngland
- Igor JesusBrazil
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