Updated 25 August 2026, after full time.
Forest 0-2 Leeds in the Carabao Cup at The City Ground, Nottingham on 25 August 2026. Scorers: Daniel James, James Justin for Leeds. In their last 5 meetings, Forest have won 2, Leeds 3, with 0 draws.
Forest 0-2 Leeds was the final score in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday 25 August 2026 at The City Ground. Scorers: Daniel James, James Justin for Leeds. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Forest vs Leeds was played at The City Ground in Nottingham on Tuesday 25 August 2026, the home ground of Forest, which holds 30,445 people. It finished Forest 0-2 Leeds in the Carabao Cup, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Forest have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 8, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Brentford in the Premier League on 31 October.
Leeds have won 0, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 5, with results reading D L D D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to B'mouth in the Premier League on 31 October.
Across the last 5 meetings Forest have won 2, Leeds have won 3 and 0 were drawn, with Forest scoring 6 goals to Leeds's 7. The most recent was Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds United on 22 August 2026 in the Premier League.
Liam Delap leads Forest with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Forest player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Forest player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin leads Leeds with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Leeds player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Leeds player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Andrew Kitchen refereed Forest vs Leeds, averaging 22.1 fouls and 3.4 yellow cards per game across 7 games this season. That is 0.29 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2026 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United | 0-1 |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Premier League | Leeds United vs Nottingham Forest | 3-1 |
| 9 Nov 2025 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United | 3-1 |
| 4 Apr 2023 | Premier League | Leeds United vs Nottingham Forest | 2-1 |
| 5 Feb 2023 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United | 1-0 |
| Stat | Forest | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Shots | 8 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Corners | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls | 15 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 |
| Tackles | 15 | 13 |
| Passes | 453 | 450 |
Leeds: D. James 50', J. Justin 75'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 20 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.4 | 16 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.4 | 4 of 20 |
| Passes | 396.6 | 16 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.7 | 10 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 12 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.9 | 3 of 20 |
| Shots | 11.7 | 16 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.7 | 14 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13 | 6 of 20 |
| Tackles | 15.4 | 13 of 20 |
| Passes | 398.6 | 15 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.1 | 15 of 20 |