Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds United · Carabao Cup
Nottingham Forest lost to Leeds United 0-2 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Nottingham Forest and Leeds United met in the Carabao Cup at City Ground in Nottingham on Tuesday, 25 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Nottingham Forest did not score. Leeds United: D. James 50'; J. Justin 75'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Nottingham Forest had 8 shots with 3 on target, Leeds United 13 with 5 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Nottingham Forest and 2 to Leeds United. Nottingham Forest conceded 15 fouls, Leeds United 12. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (4 for Nottingham Forest, 3 for Leeds United).
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest started in a 3-4-3: Matz Sels, Ousmane Diomande, Nikola Milenković, Jair, Ola Aina, Xaver Schlager, Nicolás Domínguez, Neco Williams, Igor Jesus, Chris Wood, Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Leeds United started in a 3-4-2-1: James Trafford, Joe Rodon, Nico Elvedi, Tarik Muharemović, Daniel James, Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka, James Justin, Sean Longstaff, Noah Okafor, Lukas Nmecha.
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