2022–23 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2022–23 season
Owner	Evangelos Marinakis
Chairman	Nicholas Randall KC
Manager	Steve Cooper
Stadium	City Ground
Premier League	16th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Taiwo Awoniyi (10); All: ; Taiwo Awoniyi (11)
Highest home attendance	29,514 vs Arsenal; (20 May 2023, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	28,384 vs Tottenham Hotspur; (9 September 2022, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance	29,188
Biggest win	3–0 vs Grimsby Town; 23 August 2022; (EFL Cup); 4–1 vs Blackburn Rovers; 21 December 2022; (EFL Cup)
Biggest defeat	0–6 vs Manchester City; 31 August 2022; (Premier League)

The 2022–23 season was the 157th season in the existence of Nottingham Forest Football Club and their first season back in the top flight of English football since 1998–99. In addition to the Premier League, Forest participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

On 20 May 2023, Nottingham Forest sealed their Premier League status for the following season with a 1–0 home victory over second-placed Arsenal.

Coaching team

Position	Name
Head coach	Steve Cooper
Assistant coaches	Steve Rands
	Andy Reid
	Alan Tate
Goalkeeping coach	Danny Alcock

Players

As of 28 May 2023

Squad no.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Joined first team	Contract expires	Appearances	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Dean Henderson	12 March 1997	Manchester United	2022	2023	20	0
12	Keylor Navas	15 December 1986	Paris Saint-Germain	2023	2023	17	0
13	Wayne Hennessey	24 January 1987	Burnley	2022	2024	9	0
Defenders
2	Giulian Biancone	31 March 2000	Troyes	2022	2025	3	0
3	Steve Cook	19 April 1991	Bournemouth	2022	2024	34	0
4	Joe Worrall (captain)	10 January 1997	Nottingham Forest Academy	2016	2024	217	5
7	Neco Williams	13 April 2001	Liverpool	2022	2026	36	1
15	Harry Toffolo	19 August 1995	Huddersfield Town	2022	2026	21	0
19	Moussa Niakhaté	8 March 1996	Mainz 05	2022	2025	14	0
24	Serge Aurier	24 December 1992	Villarreal	2022	2023	28	1
26	Scott McKenna	12 November 1996	Aberdeen	2020	2024	136	5
27	Omar Richards	15 February 1998	Bayern Munich	2022	2026	0	0
30	Willy Boly	3 February 1991	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2022	2024	15	1
32	Renan Lodi	8 April 1998	Atlético Madrid	2022	2023	32	1
38	Felipe	16 May 1989	Atlético Madrid	2023	2024	16	0
Midfielders
5	Orel Mangala	18 March 1998	VfB Stuttgart	2022	2026	31	1
6	Jonjo Shelvey	27 February 1992	Newcastle United	2023	2025	8	0
8	Jack Colback	24 October 1989	Newcastle United	2020	2023	134	8
10	Morgan Gibbs-White	27 January 2000	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2022	2027	38	5
11	Jesse Lingard	15 December 1992	Manchester United	2022	2023	20	2
18	Cafú	26 February 1993	Olympiacos	2020	2023	55	1
21	Cheikhou Kouyaté	21 December 1989	Crystal Palace	2022	2024	22	1
22	Ryan Yates (vice-captain)	21 November 1997	Nottingham Forest Academy	2016	2025	163	17
23	Remo Freuler	15 April 1992	Atalanta	2022	2025	33	0
28	Danilo	19 April 2001	Palmeiras	2023	2029	15	3
31	Gustavo Scarpa	5 January 1994	Palmeiras	2023	2026	10	0
Forwards
9	Taiwo Awoniyi	12 August 1997	Union Berlin	2022	2027	30	11
16	Sam Surridge	28 July 1998	Stoke City	2022	2024	50	11
17	Alex Mighten	11 April 2002	Nottingham Forest Academy	2019	2025	67	4
20	Brennan Johnson	23 May 2001	Nottingham Forest Academy	2019	2026	105	29
25	Emmanuel Dennis	15 November 1997	Watford	2022	2026	25	2
33	Lyle Taylor	29 March 1990	Charlton Athletic	2020	2023	57	7
34	André Ayew	17 December 1989	Al Sadd	2023	2023	13	0
39	Chris Wood	7 December 1991	Newcastle United	2023	2023	7	1

Transfers

In

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Team
20 June 2022	GK	Ryan Hammond	Millwall	Free transfer	Under-23s
25 June 2022	FW	Taiwo Awoniyi	Union Berlin	Undisclosed	First team
3 July 2022	DF	Giulian Biancone	Troyes	Undisclosed	First team
4 July 2022	MF	Joel Thompson	Crusaders	Undisclosed	Under-23s
6 July 2022	DF	Moussa Niakhaté	Mainz 05	Undisclosed	First team
10 July 2022	DF	Omar Richards	Bayern Munich	Undisclosed	First team
11 July 2022	DF	Neco Williams	Liverpool	Undisclosed	First team
15 July 2022	GK	Wayne Hennessey	Burnley	Undisclosed	First team
17 July 2022	MF	Brandon Aguilera	Alajuelense	Undisclosed	Under-23s
20 July 2022	DF	Harry Toffolo	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	First team
20 July 2022	MF	Lewis O'Brien	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	First team
21 July 2022	MF	Jesse Lingard	Unattached	Free transfer	First team
31 July 2022	MF	Orel Mangala	VfB Stuttgart	Undisclosed	First team
13 August 2022	FW	Emmanuel Dennis	Watford	Undisclosed	First team
13 August 2022	MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	Unattached	Free transfer	First team
14 August 2022	MF	Remo Freuler	Atalanta	Undisclosed	First team
19 August 2022	MF	Morgan Gibbs-White	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	First team
26 August 2022	FW	Hwang Ui-jo	Bordeaux	Undisclosed	First team
1 September 2022	DF	Willy Boly	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	First team
1 September 2022	FW	Josh Bowler	Blackpool	Undisclosed	First team
7 September 2022	DF	Serge Aurier	Unattached	Free transfer	First team
20 September 2022	GK	Adnan Kanurić	Unattached	Free transfer	First team
1 January 2023	MF	Gustavo Scarpa	Unattached	Free transfer	First team
16 January 2023	MF	Danilo	Palmeiras	Undisclosed	First team
31 January 2023	DF	Felipe	Atlético Madrid	Undisclosed	First team
31 January 2023	MF	Jonjo Shelvey	Newcastle United	Undisclosed	First team
2 February 2023	FW	André Ayew	Unattached	Free transfer	First team

Fee reported as £17,000,000
Fee reported as £5,000,000
Fee reported as £8,500,000 plus add-ons
Fee reported to be between £7,200,000 and £10,000,000
Fee reported as £17,000,000 plus add-ons
Released by Manchester United on 1 July 2022
Fee reported as £12,700,000
Fee reported to be between £10,000,000 and £20,000,000
Released by Crystal Palace on 1 July 2022
Fee reported as £25,000,000 plus add-ons
Released by Villarreal on 1 July 2022
Released by Sarajevo on 1 July 2022
Released by Palmeiras on 1 January 2023
Fee reported as £16,000,000
Released by Al Sadd on 29 January 2023

Loans in

Date from	Position	Player	From	Duration	Team
2 July 2022	GK	Dean Henderson	Manchester United	End of season	First team
29 August 2022	DF	Renan Lodi	Atlético Madrid	End of season	First team
1 September 2022	DF	Loïc Badé	Rennes	3 January 2023	First team
20 January 2023	FW	Chris Wood	Newcastle United	End of season	First team
31 January 2023	GK	Keylor Navas	Paris Saint-Germain	End of season	First team

Out

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Team
18 May 2022	DF	Rezart Rama	Forge FC	Released	Under-23s
20 June 2022	DF	Jayden Richardson	Aberdeen	Undisclosed	Under-23s
1 July 2022	MF	Josh Barnes	Basford United	Released	Under-23s
1 July 2022	DF	Gaëtan Bong	Free agent	Released	First team
1 July 2022	DF	Baba Fernandes	Accrington Stanley	Released	Under-23s
1 July 2022	DF	Tobias Figueiredo	Hull City	Released	First team
1 July 2022	FW	Lewis Grabban	Al-Ahli	Released	First team
1 July 2022	DF	Carl Jenkinson	Newcastle Jets	Released	First team
1 July 2022	DF	Sam Sanders	York City	Released	Under-23s
1 July 2022	MF	Marcelo Saraiva	Antigua	Released	Under-23s
1 July 2022	DF	Morgan Thomas-Sadler	Denbigh Town	Released	Under-23s
1 July 2022	GK	Joe Watkins	Free agent	Released	Under-23s
5 July 2022	GK	Brice Samba	Lens	Undisclosed	First team
27 July 2022	DF	Nicholas Ioannou	Como	Undisclosed	First team
2 August 2022	FW	Xande Silva	Dijon	Undisclosed	First team
5 August 2022	FW	Nuno da Costa	Auxerre	Undisclosed	First team
15 August 2022	FW	Joe Lolley	Sydney FC	Undisclosed	First team

Fee reported as £300,000

Loans out

Date from	Position	Player	To	Duration	Team
17 June 2022	DF	Mohamed Dräger	Luzern	End of season	First team
2 July 2022	GK	Ethan Horvath	Luton Town	End of season	First team
8 July 2022	MF	Tyrese Fornah	Reading	End of season	First team
9 July 2022	FW	Will Swan	Mansfield Town	End of Season	Under-23s
13 July 2022	DF	Jonathan Panzo	Coventry City	End of season	First team
14 July 2022	DF	Fin Back	Carlisle United	End of season	Under-23s
16 July 2022	DF	Riley Harbottle	Mansfield Town	End of season	Under-23s
17 July 2022	MF	Brandon Aguilera	Guanacasteca	Six months	Under-23s
4 August 2022	MF	Braian Ojeda	Real Salt Lake	End of season	First team
5 August 2022	DF	Richie Laryea	Toronto FC	End of season	First team
12 August 2022	GK	Nicky Hogarth	Falkirk	3 January 2023	Under-23s
26 August 2022	FW	Hwang Ui-jo	Olympiacos	5 February 2023	First team
29 August 2022	FW	Alex Mighten	Sheffield Wednesday	10 January 2023	First team
1 September 2022	FW	Josh Bowler	Olympiacos	5 January 2023	First team
5 January 2023	FW	Josh Bowler	Blackpool	End of season	First team
13 January 2023	FW	Lewis Salmon	AFC Telford United	End of season	Under-23s
20 January 2023	FW	Dale Taylor	Burton Albion	End of season	Under-23s
23 January 2023	DF	Loïc Mbe Soh	Guingamp	End of season	First team
23 January 2023	DF	Aaron Donnelly	Port Vale	End of season	Under-23s
30 January 2023	MF	Ateef Konaté	Oxford United	End of season	Under-23s
31 January 2023	MF	Brandon Aguilera	Estoril	End of season	Under-23s
1 February 2023	GK	Jordan Smith	Huddersfield Town	End of season	First team
2 February 2023	MF	Billy Fewster	Scunthorpe United	End of season	Under-23s
4 February 2023	GK	Adnan Kanurić	Oxford City	End of season	First team
5 February 2023	FW	Hwang Ui-jo	FC Seoul	End of season	First team
20 March 2023	MF	Lewis O'Brien	D.C. United	End of season	First team

On 5 February, Hwang was recalled from his season-long loan at Olympiacos and was subsequently loaned to FC Seoul.
On 10 January, Mighten was recalled from his season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday.
On 5 January, Bowler was recalled from his season-long loan at Olympiacos and was subsequently loaned to Blackpool.

New contracts

Date	Position	Player	Contract Length	Team
20 June 2022	DF	Riley Harbottle	Two years	Under-23s
1 July 2022	FW	Brennan Johnson	Four years	First team
4 July 2022	FW	Dale Taylor	Three years	Under-23s
7 July 2022	DF	Pharrell Johnson	Two years	Under-18s
7 December 2022	DF	Aaron Donnelly		Under-23s
7 December 2022	MF	Jamie McDonnell		Under-23s
16 May 2023	GK	George Shelvey	One year	Under-23s

Pre-season and friendlies

On 27 June, Forest announced their pre-season schedule. Two further friendlies were added, against Notts County and Valencia.

During the winter break, Nottingham Forest would face Stoke City.

8 July 2022 Friendly	Coventry City	3–1	Nottingham Forest	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:30 CEST	Godden 45+4' Walker 54', 75'	Report	Biancone 40'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

12 July 2022 Friendly	Burton Albion	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST		Report	Cook 56'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

16 July 2022 Friendly	Barnsley	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Barnsley
17:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Oakwell

20 July 2022 Friendly	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Hertha BSC	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	L. Taylor 9', 20' Ullrich 84' (o.g.)	Report	Scherhant 45'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

23 July 2022 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Köpenick, Germany
17:00 CEST	Pefok 36'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

26 July 2022 Friendly	Notts County	2–2	Nottingham Forest	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Langstaff 49' Austin 59'	Report	Surridge 43' Cafú 53'	Stadium: Meadow Lane

30 July 2022 Friendly	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Valencia	Nottingham
18:00 BST	Johnson 83'	Report	Soler 43'	Stadium: Meadow Lane

2 December 2022 Friendly	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Stoke City	Loughborough
19:30 GMT	Gibbs-White 44'		Smallbone 58' Cook 65' (o.g.) Campbell 77'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

6 December 2022 Friendly	Atromitos	3–2	Nottingham Forest	TBA
15:00 EET	Kuen 12' Tzovaras 73' Kotsopoulos 86'	Report	4' (o.g.) Yates 20'	Stadium: TBA Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

10 December 2022 Friendly	Olympiacos	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Piraeus, Greece
19:00 EET	Kasami 39'	Report		Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium

16 December 2022 Friendly	Valencia	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Valencia, Spain
19:30 CET	Duro 58'	Report	Awoniyi 40' Dennis 69'	Stadium: Mestalla

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	6 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	16th	38	9	11	18	38	68	−30	023.68
FA Cup	7 January 2023		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
EFL Cup	23 August 2022	1 February 2023	Second round	Semi-finals	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	050.00
Total					45	12	12	21	49	79	−30	026.67

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	West Ham United	38	11	7	20	42	55	−13	40	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
15	Bournemouth	38	11	6	21	37	71	−34	39
16	Nottingham Forest	38	9	11	18	38	68	−30	38
17	Everton	38	8	12	18	34	57	−23	36
18	Leicester City (R)	38	9	7	22	51	68	−17	34	Relegation to EFL Championship

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs
(R) Relegated
Notes:

West Ham United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.

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
38	9	11	18	38	68	−30	38	8	6	5	27	24	+3	1	5	13	11	44	−33

Source: Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	7¹	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	D
Position	18	10	10	14	15	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	19	18	15	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	16	16	17	18	18	19	17	18	16	16	16	16

Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

¹ Matchday 7 (vs. Leeds United) was postponed, alongside all other matches in the Premier League, due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Matches

The Premier League fixtures were released on 16 June 2022 for the forthcoming season.

6 August 2022 1	Newcastle United	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Schär 58' Wilson 78'	Report	Worrall 15' Williams 23' O'Brien 56'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,245 Referee: Simon Hooper

14 August 2022 2	Nottingham Forest	1–0	West Ham United	West Bridgford
14:00 BST	Awoniyi 45+2' McKenna 64' Henderson 75' Johnson 90+8' Surridge 90+8'	Report	Rice 9', 65'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,281 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports

20 August 2022 3	Everton	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 BST	Gordon 21' Iwobi 35' Onana 60' Gray 88'	Report	Worrall 20' Williams 29' Johnson 81'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,271 Referee: Andre Marriner

28 August 2022 4	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bridgford
16:30 BST	Cook 56' Worrall 58' McKenna 61' O'Brien 73' Kouyaté 84' Johnson 85'	Report	Kane 5', 81', 56', 83'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,296 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

31 August 2022 5	Manchester City	6–0	Nottingham Forest	Manchester
19:30 BST	Haaland 12', 23', 38' Cancelo 50' Álvarez 65', 87'	Report	Dennis 76'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,409 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport

3 September 2022 6	Nottingham Forest	2–3	Bournemouth	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Kouyaté 33' Johnson 45+2' (pen.) McKenna 45+4' Lodi 76'	Report	Neto 45+2' Billing 51' Solanke 63' Anthony 87'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,720 Referee: Michael Oliver

16 September 2022 8	Nottingham Forest	2–3	Fulham	West Bridgford
20:00 BST	Awoniyi 11' Cook 27' Boly 34' O'Brien 77'	Report	Diop 40' Adarabioyo 54' Palhinha 57', 58' Reed 60' Tete 63' Pereira 79'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,654 Referee: Jarred Gillett

3 October 2022 9	Leicester City	4–0	Nottingham Forest	Leicester
20:00 BST	Maddison 25', 35', 83' Barnes 27' Soumaré 71' Daka 73'	Report	Williams 18' Kouyaté 33' Lingard 64' Cook 90+2'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,202 Referee: Robert Jones

10 October 2022 10	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
20:00 BST	Dennis 15' Aurier 18' Cook 27' Yates 82'	Report	Young 22' Konsa 45' McGinn 50' Ramsey 75'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,208 Referee: Anthony Taylor

15 October 2022 11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Neves 56' (pen.) Podence 80' Hodge 90+7'	Report	Dennis 16' McKenna 67' Johnson 79'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,554 Referee: Thomas Bramall

18 October 2022 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Falmer
19:30 BST	Caicedo 54' Mac Allister 78' Lamptey 90'	Report	Freuler 84'	Stadium: Amex Stadium Attendance: 31,463 Referee: Darren England

22 October 2022 13	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Liverpool	West Bridgford
12:30 BST	Awoniyi 55' Worrall 88' Freuler 89'	Report	Gomez 54'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,245 Referee: Paul Tierney

30 October 2022 14	Arsenal	5–0	Nottingham Forest	Holloway
14:00 GMT	Martinelli 5' Nelson 49', 52' Partey 57' Ødegaard 78'	Report	Gibbs-White 44'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,263 Referee: Simon Hooper

5 November 2022 15	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Brentford	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Gibbs-White 20' Yates 34' Henderson 45+1' Jørgensen 90+6' (o.g.)	Report	Janelt 31' Mbeumo 45+3' (pen.) 70' Wissa 75'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,869 Referee: Andre Marriner

12 November 2022 16	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Crystal Palace	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Gibbs-White 54' Yates 61'	Report	Mitchell 30' Zaha 41' Ward 64' Guéhi 73' Schlupp 88'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,045 Referee: John Brooks

27 December 2022 17	Manchester United	3–0	Nottingham Forest	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Rashford 19' Martial 23' Malacia 27' Eriksen 74' Garnacho 83' Fred 87'	Report	Mangala 29'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,608 Referee: Anthony Taylor

1 January 2023 18	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Chelsea	West Bridgford
16:30 GMT	Yates 43' Aurier 63' Lodi 90+3'	Report	Sterling 16' Azpilicueta 53' Gallagher 90'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,229 Referee: Peter Bankes

4 January 2023 19	Southampton	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Southampton
19:30 GMT	Perraud 45' S. Armstrong 89'	Report	Awoniyi 27' Freuler 42' Johnson 45'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Thomas Bramall

14 January 2023 20	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Leicester City	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Johnson 56', 84', 86'	Report	Tielemans 29' Amartey 77'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,301 Referee: Paul Tierney

21 January 2023 21	Bournemouth	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Kings Park, Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Anthony 28' Kelly 32'	Report	Worrall 36' Surridge 83' Scarpa 86'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,248 Referee: Andrew Madley

5 February 2023 22	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Leeds United	West Bridgford
14:00 GMT	Johnson 14' Danilo 30' Boly 52' Williams 55' Surridge 90+1'	Report	Struijk 13' Wöber 77'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,363 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports

11 February 2023 23	Fulham	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Willian 17' Solomon 88'	Report	Aurier 15'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,244 Referee: Andrew Madley

18 February 2023 24	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Manchester City	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Worrall 14' Wood 84'	Report	Silva 41'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,365 Referee: Graham Scott

25 February 2023 25	West Ham United	4–0	Nottingham Forest	Stratford
15:00 GMT	Ings 70', 73' Rice 78' Antonio 85'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,469 Referee: Jarred Gillett

5 March 2023 26	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Everton	West Bridgford
14:00 GMT	Johnson 19', 77' Gibbs-White 51' Lodi 55' Felipe 79'	Report	Gray 10' (pen.), 56' Doucouré 29' Godfrey 42' McNeil 52' Tarkowski 57' Davies 90+4'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,353 Referee: John Brooks

11 March 2023 27	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Nottingham Forest	Tottenham
15:00 GMT	Kane 19', 35' (pen.) Son Heung-min 62' Skipp 69' Dier 71' Højbjerg 90+1'	Report	Lodi 55' Worrall 81' Ayew 90+6'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,460 Referee: Craig Pawson

17 March 2023 28	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Newcastle United	West Bridgford
20:00 GMT	Dennis 22', 26' Gibbs-White 59' Shelvey 90+2' Navas 90+3' Lodi 90+6'	Report	Burn 33' Isak 45+2', 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,362 Referee: Paul Tierney

1 April 2023 29	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Freuler 35' Johnson 38', 40' Toffolo 49'	Report	Neves 42' Moutinho 45' Semedo 79' Podence 83' Sarabia 85' Toti 90+3'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,368 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

4 April 2023 7	Leeds United	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Leeds
19:45 BST	Harrison 20' Sinisterra 45+1' Summerville 90+1'	Report	Williams 8' Mangala 12' Johnson 65' Felipe 84' Kouyaté 89'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,740 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2022, but was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

8 April 2023 30	Aston Villa	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST	Moreno 35' Traoré 48' Konsa 85' Watkins 90+5', 90+5'	Report	Shelvey 36' Awoniyi 85' Mangala 90' Toffolo 90+1'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,076 Referee: Anthony Taylor

16 April 2023 31	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Manchester United	West Bridgford
16:30 BST	Williams 67' Mangala 83'	Report	Maguire 3' Antony 32' Dalot 76' Weghorst 90+3'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,435 Referee: Simon Hooper

22 April 2023 32	Liverpool	3–2	Nottingham Forest	Anfield, Liverpool
15:00 BST	Jota 47', 55' Salah 70'	Report	Williams 51', 83' Gibbs-White 67'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,325 Referee: Michael Oliver

26 April 2023 33	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Bridgford
19:30 BST	Felipe 4' Johnson 11' Groß 45+3' (o.g.) Danilo 69' Gibbs-White 90+1' (pen.) Navas 90+14'	Report	Buonanotte 38'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,808 Referee: Jarred Gillett

29 April 2023 34	Brentford	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Brentford
15:00 BST	Henry 29' Toney 82' Dasilva 90+4'	Report	Felipe 34' Danilo 45+1' Ayew 56'	Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 17,080 Referee: Peter Bankes

8 May 2023 35	Nottingham Forest	4–3	Southampton	West Bridgford
20:00 BST	Awoniyi 18', 21' Gibbs-White 44' (pen.) Danilo 73' Lodi 78'	Report	Alcaraz 25' Lyanco 51' Ward-Prowse 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,154 Referee: Michael Oliver

13 May 2023 36	Chelsea	2–2	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
15:00 BST	Sterling 51', 58' Félix 69' Thiago Silva 73' Gallagher 79'	Report	Awoniyi 13', 62' Lodi 83'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,030 Referee: Paul Tierney

20 May 2023 37	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Arsenal	West Bridgford
17:30 BST	Awoniyi 19', 25' Niakhaté 45+2' Gibbs-White 79'	Report	Gabriel Jesus 54' Gabriel 78'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,514 Referee: Anthony Taylor

28 May 2023 38	Crystal Palace	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Selhurst
16:30 BST	Hughes 66'	Report	Awoniyi 31' Gibbs-White 43' Yates 80'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,198 Referee: Thomas Bramall

FA Cup

Forest were drawn away to Blackpool in the third round.

7 January 2023 Third round	Blackpool	4–1	Nottingham Forest	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Ekpiteta 17' Poveda 64', 64' Hamilton 71' Yates 87'	Report	Colback 45' Johnson 80' Yates 90+2'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,750 Referee: James Linington

EFL Cup

Forest entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Grimsby Town. Another away tie, against Blackburn Rovers, was drawn in the fourth round. In the quarter-finals, Nottingham Forest would travel to face Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the semi-finals, Nottingham Forest were drawn against Manchester United to play over the two legs, with the first match at the City Ground.

23 August 2022 Second round	Grimsby Town	0–3	Nottingham Forest	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST		Report	Yates 18' Surridge 35', 77', 70'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 8,418 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

9 November 2022 Third round	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Lodi 50' Lingard 57', 64' Mangala 68' 75'	Report	Bissouma 67' Kulusevski 87' Dier 90+4'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,384 Referee: Peter Bankes

21 December 2022 Fourth round	Blackburn Rovers	1–4	Nottingham Forest	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Wharton 44', 52'	Report	Johnson 13' (pen.), 90+2' Lingard 53' Worrall 55' Awoniyi 79' Colback 84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,138 Referee: Robert Jones

10 January 2023 Quarter-finals	Nottingham Forest	1–1 (4–3 p)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Boly 18' Aurier 88' Yates 90+4'	Report	Kilman 37' Jiménez 64' Neves 74' Nunes 88' Podence 88'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,656 Referee: Graham Scott
	Penalties
	Surridge Freuler Worrall Gibbs-White Colback		Neves Podence Nunes Cunha Hodge

25 January 2023 Semi-finals first leg	Nottingham Forest	0–3	Manchester United	West Bridgford
20:00 GMT		Report	Rashford 6' Weghorst 45' Pellistri 84' Fernandes 89'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,325 Referee: Michael Oliver

1 February 2023 Semi-finals second leg	Manchester United	2–0 (5–0 agg.)	Nottingham Forest	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Fred 34', 76' Casemiro 68' Martial 73'	Report	Surridge 45+1'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 72,315 Referee: Peter Bankes

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 28 May 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Dean Henderson	20	0	18	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	FRA	Giulian Biancone	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Steve Cook	14	0	11+1	0	1	0	0+1	0
4	DF	ENG	Joe Worrall	34	1	21+9	1	0	0	4	0
5	MF	BEL	Orel Mangala	31	1	20+7	1	0	0	4	0
6	MF	ENG	Jonjo Shelvey	8	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	WAL	Neco Williams	36	1	20+11	1	1	0	2+2	0
8	MF	ENG	Jack Colback	16	0	4+7	0	1	0	0+4	0
9	FW	NGA	Taiwo Awoniyi	30	11	17+10	10	0	0	2+1	1
10	MF	ENG	Morgan Gibbs-White	38	5	34+1	5	0	0	2+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Jesse Lingard	20	2	12+5	0	0	0	2+1	2
12	GK	CRC	Keylor Navas	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	ENG	Jordan Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	WAL	Wayne Hennessey	9	0	3+1	0	1	0	4	0
15	DF	ENG	Harry Toffolo	21	0	9+10	0	1	0	1	0
16	FW	ENG	Sam Surridge	27	3	1+19	1	1	0	4+2	2
18	MF	POR	Cafú	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	SEN	Moussa Niakhaté	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	WAL	Brennan Johnson	44	10	33+5	8	0+1	0	4+1	2
21	MF	SEN	Cheikhou Kouyaté	22	1	10+11	1	0	0	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Ryan Yates	31	2	21+5	0	0+1	1	4	1
23	MF	SUI	Remo Freuler	33	0	24+4	0	0	0	5	0
24	DF	CIV	Serge Aurier	28	1	22+2	1	0	0	3+1	0
25	FW	NGA	Emmanuel Dennis	25	2	6+13	2	1	0	2+3	0
26	DF	SCO	Scott McKenna	24	0	19+1	0	1	0	2+1	0
27	DF	ENG	Omar Richards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	BRA	Danilo	15	3	12+1	3	0	0	1+1	0
30	DF	CIV	Willy Boly	15	1	9+2	0	0	0	4	1
31	MF	BRA	Gustavo Scarpa	10	0	2+4	0	1	0	3	0
32	DF	BRA	Renan Lodi	32	1	26+2	0	0	0	4	1
33	FW	MSR	Lyle Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	GHA	André Ayew	13	0	1+12	0	0	0	0	0
37	GK	BIH	Adnan Kanurić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	BRA	Felipe	16	0	15+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	NZL	Chris Wood	7	1	5+2	1	0	0	0	0
41	MF	WAL	Oliver Hammond	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
46	DF	ENG	Zach Abbott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
49	FW	ENG	Detlef Esapa Osong	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) who left on loan but had featured this season
6	DF	FRA	Loïc Mbe Soh	3	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
14	MF	ENG	Lewis O'Brien	17	1	6+7	1	1	0	1+2	0
17	FW	ENG	Alex Mighten	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
36	FW	NIR	Dale Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	MF	ENG	Billy Fewster	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
50	DF	NIR	Aaron Donnelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list.

As of match played 28 May 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Taiwo Awoniyi	10	0	1	11
2	20	FW	Brennan Johnson	8	0	2	10
3	10	MF	Morgan Gibbs-White	5	0	0	5
4	16	FW	Sam Surridge	1	0	2	3
4	28	MF	Danilo	3	0	0	3
6	11	MF	Jesse Lingard	0	0	2	2
	22	MF	Ryan Yates	0	1	1	2
	25	FW	Emmanuel Dennis	2	0	0	2
9	4	DF	Joe Worrall	1	0	0	1
	5	MF	Orel Mangala	1	0	0	1
	7	DF	Neco Williams	1	0	0	1
	14	MF	Lewis O'Brien	1	0	0	1
	21	MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	1	0	0	1
	24	DF	Serge Aurier	1	0	0	1
	30	DF	Willy Boly	0	0	1	1
	32	DF	Renan Lodi	0	0	1	1
	39	FW	Chris Wood	1	0	0	1
Own goal(s)				2	0	0	2
Total				38	1	10	49

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.

As of match played 28 May 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League	EFL Cup	Total
1	10	MF	Morgan Gibbs-White	8	0	8
2	20	FW	Brennan Johnson	3	0	3
2	25	FW	Emmanuel Dennis	2	1	3
4	11	MF	Jesse Lingard	0	2	2
	16	FW	Sam Surridge	0	2	2
	18	MF	Cafú	0	2	2
	22	MF	Ryan Yates	2	0	2
	28	MF	Danilo	2	0	2
9	5	MF	Orel Mangala	1	0	1
	7	DF	Neco Williams	0	1	1
	9	FW	Taiwo Awoniyi	1	0	1
	15	DF	Harry Toffolo	0	1	1
	30	DF	Willy Boly	1	0	1
	32	DF	Renan Lodi	1	0	1
	38	DF	Felipe	1	0	1
Total				22	9	31

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by red cards, then yellow cards (and by squad number when total cards are equal). Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of match played 28 May 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	5	MF		Orel Mangala	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0
2	4	DF		Joe Worrall	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
	7	DF		Neco Williams	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	20	FW		Brennan Johnson	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	32	DF		Renan Lodi	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	22	MF		Ryan Yates	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
7	10	MF		Morgan Gibbs-White	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	3	DF		Steve Cook	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	16	FW		Sam Surridge	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
	23	MF		Remo Freuler	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	26	DF		Scott McKenna	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	38	DF		Felipe	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	21	MF		Cheikhou Kouyaté	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	24	DF		Serge Aurier	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	25	FW		Emmanuel Dennis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	1	GK		Dean Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	6	MF		Jonjo Shelvey	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8	MF		Jack Colback	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	9	FW		Taiwo Awoniyi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11	MF		Jesse Lingard	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	12	GK		Keylor Navas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14	MF		Lewis O'Brien	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15	DF		Harry Toffolo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	30	DF		Willy Boly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
25	19	DF		Moussa Niakhaté	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28	MF		Danilo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	31	MF		Gustavo Scarpa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	34	FW		André Ayew	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Total					82	0	0	2	0	0	7	1	0	91	1	0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Players with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of match played 28 May 2023

Rank	No.	Name	Matches played	Premier League	EFL Cup	Total
1	1	Dean Henderson	20	6	0	6
2	13	Wayne Hennessey	9	0 (1)	2	2 (1)
3	12	Keylor Navas	17	2	0	2
Totals				8	2	10

Awards and nominations

Club

Player of the Season

Result	Player	Ref
Won	Morgan Gibbs-White

League

Premier League Player of the Month

Round	Result	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Ref
January	Nominated	FW		Brennan Johnson

Won by Manchester United's Marcus Rashford

Premier League Goal of the Month

Round	Result	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Ref
February	Nominated	FW		Brennan Johnson

Won by Fulham's Willian

Premier League Manager of the Month

Round	Result	Nat.	Player	Ref
January	Nominated		Steve Cooper

Won by Arsenal's Mikel Arteta

Cups

Carabao Cup Player of the Round

Round	Result	Pos.	Player
Third round	Nominated	MF	Jesse Lingard
Fourth round	Won	FW	Brennan Johnson
Quarter-finals	Won	GK	Dean Henderson

Won by Newcastle United's Nick Pope

Carabao Cup Goal of the Round

Round	Result	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Ref
Third round	Won	DF		Renan Lodi

Injuries

The following first-team players were reportedly ruled out for at least 30 days after suffering an injury during the 2022–23 season.

As of 13 May 2023

No.	Pos.	Player	Last game before injury	First game after recovery	Forest games missed	Nature of injury
27	DF	Omar Richards	Against Wolfsburg (14 May 2022)	Not yet recovered	42	Hairline fracture of the leg
19	DF	Moussa Niakhaté	Against West Ham United (14 August 2022)	Against Tottenham Hotspur (11 March 2023)	30	Hamstring
5	MF	Orel Mangala	Against Everton (20 August 2022)	Against Leicester City (3 October 2022)	5	Hamstring
2	DF	Giulian Biancone	Against Brighton and Hove Albion (18 October 2022)	Not yet recovered	30	Anterior cruciate ligament injury
21	MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	Against the Netherlands (21 November 2022)	Against Wolves (1 April 2023)	17	Torn hamstring
9	FW	Taiwo Awoniyi	Against Southampton (4 January 2023)	Against Wolves (1 April 2023)	13	Groin
1	GK	Dean Henderson	Against Leicester City (14 January 2023)	Not yet recovered	18	Thigh
22	MF	Ryan Yates	Against Bournemouth (21 January 2023)	Against Everton (5 March 2023)	6	Illness
26	DF	Scott McKenna	Against Fulham (11 February 2023)	Against Aston Villa (8 April 2023)	7	Hamstring
30	DF	Willy Boly	Against Fulham (11 February 2023)	Against Southampton (8 May 2023)	11	Hamstring
39	FW	Chris Wood	Against Tottenham Hotspur (11 March 2023)	Not yet recovered	9	Thigh
22	MF	Ryan Yates	Against Newcastle United (17 March 2023)	Against Brentford (29 April 2023)	6	Shoulder
24	DF	Serge Aurier	Against Comoros (24 March 2023)	Against Brighton (26 April 2023)	5	Knock
8	MF	Jack Colback	Against Wolves (1 April 2023)	Not yet recovered	8	Concussion
31	MF	Gustavo Scarpa	Against Leeds United (4 April 2023)	Not yet recovered	7	Calf
26	DF	Scott McKenna	Against Liverpool (22 April 2023)	Not yet recovered	4	Fractured collarbone
7	DF	Neco Williams	Against Brighton (26 April 2023)	Not yet recovered	3	Broken jaw

[5] Fee reported as £17,000,000

[8] Fee reported as £5,000,000

[12] Fee reported as £8,500,000 plus add-ons

[17] Fee reported to be between £7,200,000 and £10,000,000

[20] Fee reported as £17,000,000 plus add-ons

[26] Released by Manchester United on 1 July 2022

[29] Fee reported as £12,700,000

[32] Fee reported to be between £10,000,000 and £20,000,000

[34] Released by Crystal Palace on 1 July 2022

[38] Fee reported as £25,000,000 plus add-ons

[43] Released by Villarreal on 1 July 2022

[45] Released by Sarajevo on 1 July 2022

[47] Released by Palmeiras on 1 January 2023

[50] Fee reported as £16,000,000

[54] Released by Al Sadd on 29 January 2023

[64] Fee reported as £300,000

[91] On 5 February, Hwang was recalled from his season-long loan at Olympiacos and was subsequently loaned to FC Seoul.

[93] On 10 January, Mighten was recalled from his season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday.

[96] On 5 January, Bowler was recalled from his season-long loan at Olympiacos and was subsequently loaned to Blackpool.

[table_note_res_ECLTH0.81502354834928-118] West Ham United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.

[130] Won by Manchester United's Marcus Rashford

[133] Won by Fulham's Willian

[135] Won by Arsenal's Mikel Arteta

[137] Won by Newcastle United's Nick Pope