Nottingham Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland
UEFA Europa League · · League Stage - 2
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Nottingham Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland.
Nottingham Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland
Managers: A. Postecoglou (Nottingham Forest) · Mike Tullberg (FC Midtjylland)
Match facts
- Venue: The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Nottingham Forest plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: Willy Delajod, France
- Round: League Stage - 2
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 18' Ousmane Diao for FC Midtjylland (assist M. Bech Sorensen)
- 22' D. Ndoye for Nottingham Forest (assist M. Gibbs-White)
- 24' M. Bech for FC Midtjylland (assist M. Erlic)
- 88' V. Byskov for FC Midtjylland (assist D. Osorio)
- 90' C. Wood for Nottingham Forest — Penalty
Bookings
- 1' Morato — Yellow Card
- 55' K. Mbabu — Yellow Card
- 72' Igor Jesus — Yellow Card
- 76' M. Gibbs-White — Yellow Card
- 90+4' Ousmane Diao — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Nottingham Forest — 3-4-3
Starting XI
- 3 · N. Williams (M)
- 4 · Morato (D)
- 5 · Murillo (D)
- 6 · I. Sangare (M)
- 7 · C. Hudson-Odoi (F)
- 8 · E. Anderson (M)
- 10 · M. Gibbs-White (F)
- 14 · D. Ndoye (M)
- 19 · Igor Jesus (F)
- 26 · M. Sels (G)
- 31 · N. Milenkovic (D)
Substitutes
- 11 · C. Wood (F)
- 13 · John (G)
- 15 · A. Kalimuendo (F)
- 16 · N. Domínguez (M)
- 22 · R. Yates (M)
- 24 · J. McAtee (M)
- 29 · D. Bakwa (F)
- 30 · W. Boly (D)
- 37 · N. Savona (D)
- 44 · Z. Abbott (D)
FC Midtjylland — 3-4-3
Starting XI
- 4 · Ousmane Diao (D)
- 6 · M. Erlić (D)
- 8 · Philip Billing (M)
- 10 · Gue-sung Cho (F)
- 16 · E. Ólafsson (G)
- 21 · D. Castillo (M)
- 22 · M. Bech (D)
- 43 · K. Mbabu (M)
- 55 · Victor Bak Jensen (M)
- 58 · Aral Şimşir (F)
- 74 · Júnior Brumado (F)
Substitutes
- 1 · J. Lössl (G)
- 3 · Lee Han-Beom (D)
- 7 · Franculino Djú (F)
- 11 · D. Osorio (M)
- 13 · A. Gabriel (D)
- 14 · E. Chilufya (F)
- 19 · P. Bravo (M)
- 20 · V. Byskov (M)
- 29 · Paulinho (D)
- 41 · Mikel Gogorza (F)
- 80 · Dani Silva (M)
- 90 · Friday Etim (F)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Nottingham Forest: LDDLL · 2 pts from 5 · 5-10
- FC Midtjylland: WWLWW · 12 pts from 5 · 9-3
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Nottingham Forest and FC Midtjylland.
- FC Midtjylland 1-2 Nottingham Forest · Mar 19, 2026
- Nottingham Forest 0-1 FC Midtjylland · Mar 12, 2026
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