2021–22 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
2021–22 season | ||||
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Owner | NF Football Investments Ltd | |||
Chairman | Nicholas Randall QC | |||
Manager | Chris Hughton (until 16 September 2021) Steven Reid (interim manager from 16 September 2021)[1] | |||
Stadium | The City Ground | |||
Championship | 24th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Second round | |||
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The 2021–22 season will be Nottingham Forest's 156th year in existence, and 14th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the 2021–22 FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022.
Players[]
- As of 31 August 2021[2]
Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Joined first team | Contract ends | |||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | Ethan Horvath | 9 June 1995 | Club Brugge | 2021 | 2024 | ||||||
12 | Jordan Smith | 8 December 1994 | Forest Academy | 2016 | 2022 | ||||||
30 | Brice Samba | 25 April 1994 | Caen | 2019 | 2023 | ||||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | Djed Spence | 9 August 2000 | Middlesbrough | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
3 | Tobias Figueiredo | 2 February 1994 | Sporting | 2018 | 2022 | ||||||
4 | Joe Worrall | 10 January 1997 | Forest Academy | 2016 | 2024 | ||||||
5 | Rodrigo Ely | 3 November 1993 | Alavés | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
6 | Loïc Mbe Soh | 13 June 2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2020 | 2024 | ||||||
13 | Gaëtan Bong | 25 April 1988 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020 | 2022 | ||||||
15 | Max Lowe | 11 May 1997 | Sheffield United | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
16 | Carl Jenkinson | 8 February 1992 | Arsenal | 2019 | 2022 | ||||||
24 | Jordi Osei-Tutu | 2 October 1998 | Arsenal | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
25 | Mohamed Dräger | 25 June 1996 | Olympiacos | 2021 | |||||||
26 | Scott McKenna | 12 November 1996 | Aberdeen | 2020 | 2024 | ||||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
8 | Jack Colback | 24 October 1989 | Newcastle United | 2020 | 2023 | ||||||
10 | João Carvalho | 9 March 1997 | Benfica | 2018 | 2023 | ||||||
11 | Philip Zinckernagel | 16 December 1994 | Watford | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
18 | Cafú | 26 February 1993 | Olympiacos | 2020 | 2023 | ||||||
21 | Braian Ojeda | 27 June 2000 | Olimpia | 2021 | 2025 | ||||||
22 | Ryan Yates | 21 November 1997 | Forest Academy | 2016 | 2023 | ||||||
37 | James Garner | 13 March 2001 | Manchester United | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
38 | Tyrese Fornah | 11 September 1999 | Forest Academy | 2020 | 2022 | ||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
7 | Lewis Grabban | 12 January 1988 | Bournemouth | 2018 | 2022 | ||||||
17 | Alex Mighten | 11 April 2002 | Forest Academy | 2020 | 2025 | ||||||
19 | Xande Silva | 16 March 1997 | West Ham United | 2021 | 2023 | ||||||
20 | Brennan Johnson | 23 May 2001 | Forest Academy | 2019 | 2023 | ||||||
23 | Joe Lolley | 25 August 1992 | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2023 | ||||||
33 | Lyle Taylor | 29 March 1990 | Charlton Athletic | 2020 | 2023 |
Pre-season and friendlies[]
Forest announced their pre-season schedule would include friendlies against Alfreton Town,[3] Port Vale,[4] Northampton Town,[4] Crewe Alexandra,[4] Aston Villa[5] and Burnley.[5]
10 July 2021 Friendly | Alfreton Town | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest XI | showAlfreton |
17 July 2021 Friendly | Port Vale | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | showStoke-on-Trent |
20 July 2021 Friendly | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | showNorthampton |
24 July 2021 Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | showCrewe |
28 July 2021 Friendly | Aston Villa | Cancelled | Nottingham Forest | showBodymoor Heath |
31 July 2021 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | Cancelled | Burnley | showWest Bridgford |
Competitions[]
EFL Championship[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
20 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | |
21 | Swansea City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | |
22 | Peterborough United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 7 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Hull City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | |
24 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[8]
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[8]
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by matchday[]
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
Nottingham Forest's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[9]
8 August 2021 1 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | showCoventry |
14 August 2021 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Bournemouth | showWest Bridgford |
17 August 2021 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | showWest Bridgford |
21 August 2021 4 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | showStoke-on-Trent |
28 August 2021 5 | Derby County | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | showDerby |
12 September 2021 6 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Cardiff City | showWest Bridgford |
15 September 2021 7 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | showWest Bridgford |
18 September 2021 8 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | showHuddersfield |
FA Cup[]
EFL Cup[]
Forest were drawn at home to Bradford City in the first round[10][11] and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round.[12][13]
11 August 2021 First round | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Bradford City | showWest Bridgford |
24 August 2021 Second round | Nottingham Forest | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | showWest Bridgford |
Transfers[]
In[]
Transfers in[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 July 2021 | MF | Billy Fewster | Leeds United | Free transfer | Under-23s | [14] | |
5 July 2021 | FW | Lewis Salmon | Altrincham | Undisclosed | Under-23s | [14] | |
13 July 2021 | GK | Nicky Hogarth | Rangers | Free transfer | Under-23s | [15] | |
13 July 2021 | GK | Ethan Horvath | Club Brugge | Free transfer | First team | [16] | |
13 August 2021 | GK | Joe Watkins | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | Under-23s | [17] | |
31 August 2021 | DF | Mohamed Dräger | Olympiacos | Undisclosed | First team | [18] | |
31 August 2021 | MF | Braian Ojeda | Olimpia | Undisclosed | First team | [18] | |
31 August 2021 | FW | Xande Silva | West Ham United | Undisclosed | First team | [19] | |
2 September 2021 | DF | Rodrigo Ely | Alavés | Free transfer | First team | [20] |
Loans in[]
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Team | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 August 2021 | FW | Philip Zinckernagel | Watford | End of season | First team | [21] | |
10 August 2021 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | Arsenal | End of season | First team | [22] | |
22 August 2021 | MF | James Garner | Manchester United | End of season | First team | [23] | |
27 August 2021 | DF | Max Lowe | Sheffield United | End of season | First team | [24] | |
1 September 2021 | DF | Djed Spence | Middlesbrough | End of season | First team | [25] |
Out[]
Transfers out[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Team | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2021 | MF | Sammy Ameobi | Middlesbrough | Released | First team | [26][27] | |
1 July 2021 | FW | Elliott Andrew | Released | Under-23s | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | FW | Keith Asare | Released | Under-23s | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | DF | Michael Dawson | Retired | First team | [26][28] | ||
1 July 2021 | MF | Ethan Dekel-Daks | Released | Under-23s | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | GK | Abdoulaye Diallo | Released | First team | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | MF | Yassine En-Neyah | Shelbourne | Released | Under-23s | [26][29] | |
1 July 2021 | MF | Adrian Galliani | Olympiacos | Released | Under-23s | [26][30] | |
1 July 2021 | FW | Virgil Gomis | Paris FC | Released | Under-23s | [26] | |
1 July 2021 | DF | Michael Hefele | Retired | First team | [26][31] | ||
1 July 2021 | FW | Glenn Murray | Retired | First team | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | MF | Grigoris Pietris | Released | Under-23s | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | MF | Fotis Pikoulas | Apollon Smyrnis | Released | Under-23s | [26] | |
1 July 2021 | DF | Danny Preston | Released | Under-23s | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | DF | Yuri Ribeiro | Legia Warsaw | Released | First team | [26][32] | |
1 July 2021 | MF | Samba Sow | Released | First team | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | DF | Malique Spooner | Released | Under-23s | [26] | ||
1 July 2021 | GK | Michael Statham | Released | Under-23s | [26] | ||
6 August 2021 | DF | Tyler Blackett | FC Cincinnati | Free transfer | First team | [33] | |
16 August 2021 | MF | Fouad Bachirou | Omonia | Free transfer | First team | [34] | |
31 August 2021 | DF | Jordan Gabriel | Blackpool | Undisclosed | First team | [35] |
Loans out[]
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Team | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 June 2021 | GK | George Shelvey | Mansfield Town | End of season | Under-23s | [36] | |
5 July 2021 | DF | Nicholas Ioannou | Como 1907 | End of season | First team | [37] | |
16 August 2021 | MF | Josh Barnes | Truro City | 17 September 2021 | Under-23s | [38] | |
31 August 2021 | MF | Harry Arter | Charlton Athletic | End of season | First team | [39] | |
31 August 2021 | FW | Nuno da Costa | Caen | End of season | First team | [39] | |
14 September 2021 | DF | Rezart Rama | Truro City | 12 October 2021 | Under-23s | [40] |
New contracts[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Player | Old contract end | New contract end | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 July 2021 | MF | Josh Barnes | 2021 | [41] | ||
5 July 2021 | DF | Riley Harbottle | 2021 | [41] | ||
5 July 2021 | DF | Sam Sanders | 2021 | [41] | ||
5 July 2021 | GK | Jordan Wright | 2021 | [41] | ||
13 July 2021 | MF | Fin Back | [42] | |||
10 August 2021 | DF | Aaron Donnelly | [43] |
Statistics[]
Goals and appearances[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | EFL Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Ethan Horvath | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Djed Spence | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Tobias Figueiredo | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Joe Worrall | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Rodrigo Ely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Loïc Mbe Soh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Lewis Grabban | 8 | 2 | 4+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Jack Colback | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | MF | João Carvalho | 5 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | FW | Philip Zinckernagel | 8 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | GK | Jordan Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Gaëtan Bong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Max Lowe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Alex Mighten | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Cafú | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Xande Silva | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Brennan Johnson | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Braian Ojeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Ryan Yates | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Joe Lolley | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | DF | Mohamed Dräger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Scott McKenna | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Jordan Gabriel | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | FW | Nuno da Costa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Brice Samba | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | FW | Lyle Taylor | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
37 | MF | James Garner | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
38 | MF | Tyrese Fornah | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
41 | MF | Oliver Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
42 | MF | Ateef Konaté | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
43 | DF | Baba Fernandes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Fin Back | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
45 | DF | Jayden Richardson | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
46 | DF | Riley Harbottle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | Harry Arter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Nicholas Ioannou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Carl Jenkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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