The 2019–20 season was Nottingham Forest's 154th year in existence and 12th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. In addition to the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period between 1 July 2019 and 22 July 2020.
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Joined from | Joined first team | Contract ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 12 | Jordan Smith |  ENG
|
8 December 1994 | Promoted from under-23s | 2016 | 2020 |
| 30 | Brice Samba |  CGO
|
25 April 1994 |  Caen (FRA)
|
2019 | 2023 |
| 49 | Arijanet Muric |  KOS
|
7 November 1998 | Manchester City | 2019 | 2020 |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Yuri Ribeiro |  POR
|
24 January 1997 | Benfica (POR)
|
2019 | – |
| 3 | Tobias Figueiredo | POR
|
2 February 1994 | Sporting (POR)
|
2018 | 2022 |
| 4 | Joe Worrall | ENG
|
10 January 1997 | Promoted from under-23s | 2016 | 2024 |
| 6 | Gaëtan Bong |  CMR
|
25 April 1988 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2020 | 2022 |
| 16 | Carl Jenkinson | ENG
|
8 February 1992 | Arsenal | 2019 | 2022 |
| 20 | Michael Dawson | ENG
|
18 November 1983 | Hull City | 2018 | 2021 |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa |  ZIM
|
13 December 1991 | Burnley | 2017 | 2021 |
| 29 | Yohan Benalouane |  TUN
|
28 March 1987 | Leicester City | 2019 | 2021 |
| 44 | Michael Hefele |  GER
|
30 January 1992 | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2021 |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 8 | Ben Watson | ENG
|
9 July 1985 | Watford | 2018 | 2020 |
| 10 | João Carvalho | POR
|
9 March 1997 | Benfica (POR)
|
2018 | 2023 |
| 11 | Matty Cash | ENG
|
7 August 1997 | Promoted from under-23s | 2016 | 2023 |
| 13 | John Bostock | ENG
|
15 January 1992 | Toulouse (FRA)
|
2019 | 2020 |
| 17 | Alfa Semedo |  GNB
|
30 August 1997 | Benfica (POR)
|
2019 | 2020 |
| 19 | Sammy Ameobi | ENG
|
1 May 1992 | Bolton Wanderers | 2019 | 2020 |
| 21 | Samba Sow |  MLI
|
29 April 1989 |  Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
|
2019 | 2021 |
| 22 | Ryan Yates | ENG
|
21 November 1997 | Promoted from under-23s | 2016 | 2023 |
| 23 | Joe Lolley | ENG
|
25 August 1992 | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2023 |
| 28 | Tiago Silva | POR
|
2 June 1993 | Feirense (POR)
|
2019 | 2021 |
| 40 | Brennan Johnson |  WAL
|
23 May 2001 | Promoted from under-23s | 2019 | – |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Lewis Grabban | ENG
|
12 January 1988 | Bournemouth | 2018 | 2022 |
| 9 | Nuno da Costa |  CPV
|
10 February 1991 | Strasbourg (FRA)
|
2020 | – |
| 14 | Adama Diakhaby | FRA
|
5 July 1996 | Huddersfield Town | 2020 | 2020 |
| 34 | Tyler Walker | ENG
|
17 October 1996 | Promoted from under-23s | 2017 | 2021 |
| 39 | Zach Clough | ENG
|
8 March 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | 2017 | 2021 |
| 48 | Alex Mighten | ENG
|
11 April 2002 | Promoted from under-18s | 2020 | 2022 |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | Old contract end | New contract end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November 2019 | MF | ENG |
Matty Cash | 2021 | 2023 | [3] |
| 5 December 2019 | MF | ENG |
Ryan Yates | 2021 | 2023 | [4] |
| 11 December 2019 | MF | ENG |
Tyrese Fornah | – | 2022 | [5] |
| 13 December 2019 | FW | ENG |
Alex Mighten | – | 2022 | [6] |
| 21 January 2020 | MF | ENG |
Jake Taylor | 2020 | 2021 | [7] |
| 13 February 2020 | DF | ENG |
Joe Worrall | 2022 | 2024 | [8] |
| 19 February 2020 | DF |  SCO |
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 2020 | 2022 | [9] |
| 17 June 2020 | DF | ENG |
Michael Dawson | 2020 | 2021 | [10] |
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 Friendly | Alfreton Town | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Alfreton |
| 15:00 BST | Bacon  16' |
Report | Johnson 39' Ansarifard 83' |
Stadium: Impact Arena Attendance: 1,799 |
| 2 July 2019 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Dundee | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 17:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Pérez |
| 13 July 2019 Friendly | Atromitos | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 EEST | Report | Ameobi 20' Dawson 64' Lolley 90' |
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium |
| 16 July 2019 Friendly | Olympiacos | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Piraeus, Greece |
| 19:30 BST | Masouras 3' Guerrero 7' 33' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium |
| 19 July 2019 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Adomah 32' |
Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,719 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 23 July 2019 Friendly | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest Under 23s | Mansfield |
| 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 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | West 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 Friendly | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest XI | Lincoln |
| 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 | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 81 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 73 | |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 70 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 70 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 68 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 66 | |
| 10 | Derby County | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 64 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 70 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 |
Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: BBC February 2020
| 3 August 2019 1 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | West Bridgford |
| 17:30 BST | Cash 9' |
Report | Edwards 15' Phillips 26'Sawyers  85' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,592 (1,991 away) Referee: Darren England |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 10 August 2019 2 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds |
| 12:30 BST | Phillips 28' Hernández 59'Forshaw 80' |
Report | Sow 71' Grabban 77'Robinson 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,453 (2,001 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 17 August 2019 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Birmingham City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Lolley 15' Grabban 22'Dawson 64' |
Report | Šunjić 15' Giménez 62' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,281 (1,995 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 21 August 2019 4 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Charlton, 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 (1,751 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 24 August 2019 5 | Fulham | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham, 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 (1,900 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 31 August 2019 6 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Preston North End | West 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 (1,610 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 14 September 2019 7 | Swansea City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Swansea |
| 15:00 BST | Roberts 70' van der Hoorn 90' |
Report | Sow 64' Semedo 85' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 17,102 (1,259 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 21 September 2019 8 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Barnsley | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Cash 24' Watson 56'Samba 90' |
Report | Williams 29' Halme 52'Chaplin 90' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,202 (1,952 away) Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 27 September 2019 9 | Stoke City | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | Stoke-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 (2,783 away) Referee: Andrew Madley |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 1 October 2019 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn |
| 19:45 BST | Lenihan 22' Downing 60'Armstrong 63' |
Report | Ameobi 33' Lolley 65' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,521 (1,138 away) Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 5 October 2019 11 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Brentford | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Watson 56' |
Report | Canós 35' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,596 (1,005 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 20 October 2019 12 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Wigan |
| 14:00 BST | Lowe 35' Macleod 41'Byrne 51'Jacobs 82' |
Report | Ribeiro 90' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,077 (3,525 away) Referee: Matthew Donohue |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 23 October 2019 13 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Hull City | West 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 (690 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 26 October 2019 | Nottingham Forest | v | Reading | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: City Ground | ||
| Note: Fixture postponed (waterlogged pitch) | ||||
| 2 November 2019 14 | Luton Town | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | McManaman 87' |
Report | Grabban 39' Ameobi 58'Worrall 69' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,053 (1,017 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 9 November 2019 15 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Derby County | West Bridgford |
| 12:30 GMT | Watson 31' Grabban 56' 69'Adomah 90' |
Report | Bogle 28' Bielik 60'Lawrence 70' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,314 (1,989 away) Referee: Darren England |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 23 November 2019 16 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Rodri 84' |
Report | Ameobi 36' Yates 56'Samba 86' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 23,573 (2,309 away) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 27 November 2019 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–4 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd'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 (1,860 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| 30 November 2019 18 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Cardiff City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Mendez-Laing 14' Madine 67' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,209 (1,480 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
| 6 December 2019 19 | Millwall | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Bermondsey, 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 (1,267 away) Referee: John Brooks |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 10 December 2019 20 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | West 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 (500 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 14 December 2019 21 | Nottingham Forest | 0–4 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Rhodes 9' 13' 37' Fletcher 45' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,002 (1,993 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 21 December 2019 22 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Huddersfield |
| 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 (2,400 away) Referee: Andy Davies |
| 26 December 2019 23 | Hull City | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Kingston 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 (2,013 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 29 December 2019 24 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Figueiredo 60' |
Report | Byrne 57' Kipré 71'Naismith 81' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,844 (480 away) Referee: Matthew Donohue |
| 1 January 2020 25 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West 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 (883 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 11 January 2020 26 | Reading | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Reading |
| 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 (2,073 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 19 January 2020 27 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Luton Town | West 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 (1,554 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 22 January 2020 28 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Reading | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 GMT | Ribeiro 65' Grabban 80' |
Report | Pelé 23' Ejaria 72'Baldock 83' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,840 (808 away) Referee: David Webb |
| 28 January 2020 29 | Brentford | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Brentford, London |
| 19:45 GMT | Benrahma 39' |
Report | Lolley 14' Samba 23' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 12,274 (1,553 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 1 February 2020 30 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Hogan 42' Pedersen 74'Šunjić 88' |
Report | Silva 18' Ribeiro 88' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,837 (2,746 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 8 February 2020 31 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Leeds United | West Bridgford |
| 17:30 GMT | Ameobi 31' Cash 44'Sow 83'Diakhaby 90'Walker 90' |
Report | Dallas 35' Alioski 55'White 72' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,455 (1,993 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 11 February 2020 32 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | West 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 (805 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 15 February 2020 33 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | West 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 (1,977 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 22 February 2020 34 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Diakhaby 54' |
Report | Rangel 63' Hugill 76'Osayi-Samuel 90' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,750 (1,459 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
| 25 February 2020 35 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
| 19:45 GMT | Bacuna 82' |
Report | Silva 50' Ameobi 70'Worrall 84' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,273 (963 away) Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 2 March 2020 36 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 GMT | Gestede 40' Wing 44'Shotton 75' |
Report | Yates 29' Grabban 86' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,884 (1,100 away) Referee: Darren England |
| 6 March 2020 37 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Millwall | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 GMT | Samba 80' |
Report | Smith 20' 26' 33' Cooper 87' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,307 (936 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 20 June 2020 38 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Luongo 62' Odubajo 70'Wickham 90'Iorfa 90' |
Report | Worrall 68' Lolley 69'Cash 72'Silva 78' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 20 June. | ||||
| 28 June 2020 39 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | West Bridgford |
| 14:15 BST | Grabban 43' 46' Watson 44'Ameobi 62'Yates 85' |
Report | Bacuna 89' Grant 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 28 June. | ||||
| 1 July 2020 40 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Bristol City | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Silva 63' |
Report | Weimann 45' Williams 78'Vyner 84' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] The match was rescheduled to 1 July. | ||||
| 4 July 2020 41 | Derby County | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Sibley 80' Waghorn 90'Martin 90' |
Report | Lolley 12' Ameobi 90'Ribeiro 90'Worrall 90' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 4 July. | ||||
| 7 July 2020 42 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Fulham | West Bridgford |
| 17:00 BST | Ribeiro 83' Cash 89' |
Report | Onomah 43' Arter 45'Odoi 90' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 7 July. | ||||
| 11 July 2020 43 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Stockley 15' Bauer 16'Hughes 49' |
Report | Grabban 5' (pen.) |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 11 July. | ||||
| 15 July 2020 44 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Swansea City | West Bridgford |
| 18:00 BST | Ameobi 20', 55' Sow 32'Figueiredo 38'Jenkinson 49'Silva 84' |
Report | Brewster 8' Ayew 45' (pen.)Gallagher 45'Naughton 82'Byers 90' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 15 July. | ||||
| 19 July 2020 45 | Barnsley | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Schmidt 90' |
Report | Watson 51' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 19 July. | ||||
| 22 July 2020 46 | Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | Stoke City | West Bridgford |
| 19:00 BST | Figueiredo 61' |
Report | Batth 19' McClean 73'Gregory 78'Cousins 90'Da Costa 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The match was rescheduled to 22 July. | ||||
| 5 January 2020 Third round | Chelsea | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham, London |
| 14:01 GMT | Hudson-Odoi 6' Barkley 33'James 65' |
Report | Yates 77' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,492 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 13 August 2019 First round | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | West 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 Second round | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Derby County | West 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 Third round | Arsenal | 5–0 | Nottingham Forest | Holloway, 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 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | EFL Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ROU
|
Costel Pantilimon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | POR
|
Yuri Ribeiro | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR
|
Tobias Figueiredo | 34 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
Joe Worrall | 48 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  SWE
|
Alexander Milošević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CMR
|
Gaëtan Bong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG
|
Lewis Grabban | 45 | 20 | 43+2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Ben Watson | 45 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CPV
|
Nuno da Costa | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | POR
|
João Carvalho | 26 | 2 | 9+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Matty Cash | 45 | 3 | 40+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG
|
Jordan Smith | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG
|
John Bostock | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  ESP
|
Rafa Mir | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | FRA
|
Adama Diakhaby | 14 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | ENG
|
Luke Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG
|
Carl Jenkinson | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GNB
|
Alfa Semedo | 26 | 2 | 10+14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG
|
Jack Robinson | 19 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
|
Sammy Ameobi | 47 | 5 | 37+8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG
|
Michael Dawson | 19 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MLI
|
Samba Sow | 26 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG
|
Ryan Yates | 28 | 3 | 16+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG
|
Joe Lolley | 44 | 10 | 37+5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | MF |  ARG
|
Claudio Yacob | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO
|
Liam Bridcutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ZIM
|
Tendayi Darikwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POR
|
Tiago Silva | 47 | 4 | 34+10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | TUN
|
Yohan Benalouane | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | CGO
|
Brice Samba | 42 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG
|
Tyler Walker | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ESP
|
Chema | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF |  GHA
|
Albert Adomah | 27 | 3 | 5+19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | MF | ENG
|
Tyrese Fornah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG
|
Zach Clough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | WAL
|
Brennan Johnson | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF |  EIR
|
Yassine En-Neyah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG
|
Arvin Appiah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | GER
|
Michael Hefele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | SCO
|
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | ENG
|
Alex Mighten | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 49 | GK | KOS
|
Arijanet Muric | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2019 | MF | ENG |
Sammy Ameobi | Bolton Wanderers | Free | First team | [24] |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | POR |
Tiago Silva | Feirense (POR) |
Undisclosed | First team | [25] |
| 8 July 2019 | DF | POR |
Yuri Ribeiro | Benfica (POR) |
Undisclosed | First team | [26] |
| 10 July 2019 | MF | GHA |
Albert Adomah | Aston Villa | Free | First team | [27] |
| 1 August 2019 | MF | MLI |
Samba Sow | Dynamo Moscow (RUS) |
Undisclosed | First team | [28] |
| 7 August 2019 | DF | ENG |
Carl Jenkinson | Arsenal | Undisclosed | First team | [29] |
| 7 August 2019 | GK | CGO |
Brice Samba | Caen (FRA) |
Undisclosed | First team | [30] |
| 8 August 2019 | DF | ESP |
Chema | Levante (ESP) |
Undisclosed | First team | [31] |
| 28 October 2019 | MF | ENG |
Liam Sole | Milton Keynes Dons | Free | Under-23s | [32] |
| 29 January 2020 | FW | CPV |
Nuno da Costa | Strasbourg (FRA) |
Undisclosed | First team | [33] |
| 30 January 2020 | DF | CMR |
Gaëtan Bong | Brighton and Hove Albion | Undisclosed | First team | [34] |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | SWE |
Julian Larsson | AIK (SWE) |
Undisclosed | Under-23s | [35] |
| 6 February 2020 | MF |  USA |
Adrian Galliani | Watford | Undisclosed | Under-23s | [36] |
| 17 February 2020 | DF | WAL |
Morgan Sadler | Bury | Free | Under-23s | [37] |
| 26 February 2020 | MF | ENG |
Marcus McGuane | Barcelona B (ESP) |
Free | Under-23s | [38] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Loan ends | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2019 | MF | GNB |
Alfa Semedo | Benfica (POR) |
30 June 2020 | First team | [26] |
| 9 July 2019 | GK | KOS |
Arijanet Muric | Manchester City | 30 June 2020 | First team | [39] |
| 30 July 2019 | FW | ESP |
Rafa Mir | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 January 2020 | First team | [40][41] |
| 8 August 2019 | MF | ENG |
John Bostock | Toulouse (FRA) |
30 June 2020 | First team | [42] |
| 8 August 2019 | GK |  GRE |
Marios Siampanis | Olympiacos (GRE) |
30 June 2020 | Under-23s | [43][44] |
| 21 January 2020 | FW | FRA |
Adama Diakhaby | Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2020 | First team | [45] |
| Result | Month | Manager | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | September | FRA Sabri Lamouchi
|
[104] |
| Won | January | FRA Sabri Lamouchi
|
[105] |
| Result | Month | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominated | January | ENG Joe Lolley
|
[106] |
| Result | Month | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | November | CGO Brice Samba
|
[107] |
| Nominated | November | ENG Matty Cash
|
[107] |
