Nottingham Forest v Leeds United, 22 August 2026
| Score | 1-0 to Leeds United |
| Referee | Rob Jones |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | City Ground |
| Attendance | 30,739 |
View Nottingham Forest v Leeds United head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 15
Nottingham Forest won: 6
Drawn: 3
Leeds United won: 6
Nottingham Forest scored: 22
Leeds United scored: 19
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Leeds United’s only previous meeting with Nottingham Forest in their opening game of a league season was in the successful 1991-92 League Division One title winning season.
0 Nottingham Forest
Manager: Oliver Glasner
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Matz Sels
Defender
Jair Cunha
Defender
Nikola Milenković
Defender
Murillo
Defender/Midfielder
Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams
Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward
James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye
Forward
Igor Jesus
Substitutions:
| Chris Wood for Dan Ndoye | 62 |
| Luca Netz for Ola Aina | 74 |
| Xaver Schlager for James McAtee | 74 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo for Murillo | 90+3 |
Cards:
| Ola Aina | 18 | Y |
| Jair Cunha | 52 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
John Victor
Defender
Zach Abbott
Defender
Ousmane Diomandé
Defender
Luca Netz
Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder/Forward
Xaver Schlager
Forward
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Forward
Chris Wood
Comments:
Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to win their opening game in consecutive league seasons for the first time since 2017-18 in the League Championship. . Oliver Glasner had now become the seventh consecutive permanent Forest manager to lose his first game in the Premier League. . They had now lost eight and drawn eight of their last 19 home games in the Premier League.1 Leeds United
Manager: Daniel Farke
Goals:
| Anton Stach | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
James Trafford
Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle
Defender
Tarik Muharemović
Defender
Joe Rodon
Defender
Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder
Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder
James Justin
Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach
Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder
Harry Wilson
Midfielder
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Forward
Substitutions:
| Noah Okafor for Harry Wilson | 66 |
| Sean Longstaff for Brenden Aaronson | 82 |
Cards:
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 32 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lucas Perri
Defender
Nico Elvedi
Defender
Jayden Lienou
Defender/Midfielder
Alfie Cresswell
Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward
Dan James
Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward
Noah Okafor
Forward
Lukas Nmecha