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CATCHING UP WITH 

REMO FREULER 

We sit down with the 

Switzerland international to 

discuss his time on Trentside 

so far 

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HARKIN HITS 

APPEARANCE 

MILESTONE 

Read more from the 

Forest captain after reaching 

250th appearances in the 

Garibaldi 

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PLAYED FOR BOTH 

A look at some players to 

have represented both of 

tonight’s teams 

THE KIT MAN 

Memorable kits from previous 

clashes against Manchester 

United 

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COMMUNITY 

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the Nottingham Forest 

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THE HEAD COACH 

STEVE 

COOPER 

Good evening and welcome back 

to The City Ground for tonight’s 

Carabao Cup semi-final first leg 

against Manchester United. 

We return to The City Ground this 

evening having previously defeated 

Leicester City here last time out – 

an afternoon that delivered exactly 

what we were expecting in terms 

of noise and the atmosphere. 

We knew going into the game 

the local rivalry between the 

two clubs which added that 

extra spice to the fixture, so to 

pick up all three points and send 

our supporters home happy 

was particularly pleasing. 

Saturday was an afternoon full 

of mixed emotions as we battled 

hard to pick up a point against 

Bournemouth. We gave away a 

poor goal despite starting the 

game really well, but ultimately 

it would have been incredibly 

harsh if we weren’t to get 

anything out of the game. 

What was important to me was the 

way we played in the second half, 

especially away from home in the 

Premier League, which ultimately 

showed signs of real progression. 

We were the team well in control, 

and even after Sam levelled 

things up late on, we wanted to 

get the game started and go for 

a winner which wasn’t to be. 

It was great to hand debuts 

to Danilo and Chris Wood on 

Saturday, two of our most recent 

arrivals who both bring something 

different to the group and add 

qualities in different ways. 

We now look to build on going 

three games unbeaten and focus 

on picking up a positive result in 

the Carabao Cup this evening. 

Due to the nature of the cup, 

nothing is decided this evening, 

so as ever, we will take each game 

as they come, focus on showing 

the best version of ourselves 

tonight and then see where we 

find ourselves after the first leg. 

The City Ground is a special 

place every time we play here, 

but night games add that little bit 

extra and playing under the lights 

often makes for a great occasion. 

What we need to recognise is 

that reaching the semi-finals 

of a cup competition and 

games like these don’t come 

around too often, so we have to 

embrace it and we are all really 

looking forward to tonight. 

We have all worked hard to get 

to this stage of the competition, 

but that is in the past and we 

must only look forward as we 

come up against a world-class 

side in Manchester United this 

evening. We are all aware of 

their quality, but as ever we 

will focus on ourselves and 

focus on how we can have a 

positive impact on the game. 

I know you will all help make 

tonight a special atmosphere. We 

don’t take your amazing support 

for granted and are continuously 

looking to make you all proud. 

Enjoy the game and thank 

you for your support. 

Steve 

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FREULER 

FEELING AT 

HOME ON 

TRENTSIDE 

Ahead of this evening’s semi final clash against Manchester United at 

The City Ground, we caught up with the Switzerland international to 

discuss life on Trentside so far… 

The midfielder arrived from 

Italy Serie A side Atalanta in 

the summer following six-anda-half 

seasons in Bergamo and 

has so far made 18 appearances 

in all competitions for The Reds 

since making his debut against 

Tottenham Hotspur at The City 

Ground in August. 

Speaking about his time in 

English football so far, Freuler 

says he’s enjoying the transition 

to the Premier League. 

“We had a lot of new players 

at the beginning so naturally it 

was going to take some time, 

but now we see that we have 

made such good progress and 

hopefully we can keep moving 

forward like this. 

We have made 

such good progress 

and hopefully we 

can keep moving 

forward like this. 

“The Premier League is different 

to the leagues that I’ve played 

in before, but I’m really enjoying 

my time here, especially at home 

because it’s amazing to play at 

The City Ground. It’s always 

been a dream to play in England 

and now we want to keep 

progressing together as a team.” 

The 30-year-old midfielder 

has started the last 14 Premier 

League games in a row, as well 

as featuring in three of the four 

Carabao Cup fixtures so far 

en route to tonight’s semi final 

clash. 

Following the recent arrival 

of Danilo, as well as the 

competition provided by 

the likes of Orel Mangala, 

Ryan Yates, Gustavo Scarpa, 

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Cheikhou Kouyaté, Lewis O’Brien 

and Jack Colback in central 

midfield areas, Freuler says the 

competition for places will help 

bring out the best in the team, 

both individually and collectively. 

“The competition for places is 

good and it’s important. It will be 

the same for any top team. They 

are all good guys and I enjoy 

playing with them. We know 

we have to always give 100% 

because you want to improve 

and keep your place in the team. 

We have good competition at the 

moment, and we all want to get 

better every day. 

“I’m enjoying being with the team 

and living here in Nottingham, 

it’s totally different to Italy but 

I’m feeling settled and at home, 

the city is good and me and my 

family have managed to go to 

some nice places.” 

We know we have 

to always give 100% 

because you want 

to improve and keep 

your place in the 

team. 

Freuler played a key role for his 

nation during the FIFA World Cup 

in Qatar this winter, starting all four 

games and scoring the decisive 

goal against Serbia in a 3-2 Group 

G victory as Switzerland reached 

the Round of 16. 

Reflecting on the experience, 

Freuler, who now has 53 

international caps after making his 

debut in 2017, says it was a dream 

come true to represent his country 

on the biggest stage. 

“The World Cup was an amazing 

experience, and it was a big 

moment for me and my family. I 

enjoyed playing and representing 

my country because it was a 

dream to play at that level with 

Switzerland and something I 

have worked very hard for. It 

was beautiful to score in such an 

important game against Serbia 

and I will never forget that feeling. 

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After returning from the winter 

break, Freuler has started all 

five league fixtures since the 

Premier League resumed, and the 

midfielder admits he thrives off 

the atmosphere created by the 

Forest supporters, particularly at 

home on Trentside. 

“Our fans are amazing; the 

atmosphere is always really good 

and I can feel their appreciation. 

Sometimes it can be difficult to 

see the work the midfielders put 

in because we don’t always score 

the goals or get the assists, but 

football is a team sport and I really 

feel that the fans appreciate the 

work we do and what we can 

bring to the team.” 

Looking ahead to the rest of the 

campaign, the midfielder feels as 

though the team have turned a 

Our fans are 

amazing; the 

atmosphere is 

always really good 

and I can feel their 

appreciation. 

corner over recent months, and 

says he enjoys being one of the 

more experienced players in the 

team as The Reds continue to 

develop to life in the top-tier. 

“I really like to the help young 

players and it’s always enjoyable 

to see them come into the team 

and do well. We can already see 

that in our team we have young 

players who are making good 

progress and putting in good 

performances so hopefully that 

can continue. 

“We want to finish as high as we 

can in the table, we’re in a position 

where we still have to be mindful 

of where we are, but we’ll keep 

going and following our process. 

We feel we’re moving in the right 

direction and we’re looking like a 

strong team on the pitch now.” 

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SATURDAY 14TH JANUARY 2023 / KICK-OFF 3PM / THE CITY GROUND / PREMIER LEAGUE 

FOREST 2 

Johnson (56’, 85’) 

LEICESTER 0 

39% POSSESSION 61% 

15 SHOTS 6 

5 ON TARGET 1 

3 CORNERS 5 

11 FOULS 12 

Following the Carabao Cup 

quarter final shootout victory 

against Wolves, Forest returned 

to Premier League action as The 

Reds hosted Brendan Rodgers’ 

Leicester City on Trentside. 

Steve Cooper made one change 

from the win against the Molineux 

side, with Scott McKenna replacing 

Willy Boly. 

Forest started in energetic fashion 

and saw the majority of the ball 

during the opening stages. The 

first chance of the afternoon fell to 

Ryan Yates when he leapt above 

Wout Faes to meet Remo Freuler’s 

in-swinging cross, but his header 

flashed wide of the post. 

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Yates saw himself in the thick of the 

action once more when Freuler’s 

interception cut through the middle 

of The Foxes’ defence, but he 

dragged his shot wide of Danny 

Ward’s goal from outside the area. 

Leicester created a chance of their 

own when an unmarked Harvey 

Barnes met the cross of Marc 

Albrighton, but he skewed his 

chance wide of the goal. 

After Leicester asserted a period of 

pressure, The Reds grew into the 

game and the atmosphere lifted 

around The City Ground, although 

the score-line remained even as the 

half-time whistle blew. 

Forest made the first change of 

the match at half time when Jack 

Colback was introduced in place of 

Ryan Yates.

1 Henderson 

24 Aurier 

4 Worrall 

26 McKenna 

32 Lodi 

22 Yates 

(Colback 45') 

23 Freuler 

5 Mangala 

(O'Brien 70') 

31 Furtado Scarpa 

(Surridge 55') 

20 Johnson ■ 

(Williams 86') 

10 Gibbs-White 

Subs not used: 

3 Cook 

13 Hennessey 

15 Toffolo 

17 Mighten 

25 Dennis 

a lengthy VAR check, the correct 

decision was made, and the goal 

stood. 

The Reds doubled the lead when 

the impressive Gibbs-White picked 

up possession ball in his own 

half and found Johnson with a 

delightfully crafted pass with the 

outside of his boot, Johnson’s first 

touch was equally as impressive 

before he drilled the ball across 

Ward’s goal and into the net. 

Following five minutes of additional 

time, Forest saw out the remaining 

minutes to secure the clean sheet 

and three points as The Reds move 

to 13th in the league. 

1 Ward 

27 Castagne 

18 Amartey ■ 

3 Faes 

33 Thomas 

(Brunt 68') 

25 Ndidi 

24 Mendy 

(Praet 68') 

11 Albrighton 

(Iheanacho 68') 

8 Tielemans ■ 

7 Barnes 

9 Vardy 


4 Söyüncü 

20 Daka 

23 Vestergaard 

31 Iversen 

44 Braybrooke 

47 McAteer 

Leicester came close to taking 

the lead in the opening minutes 

of the second period when Youri 

Tielemans slotted in Barnes who 

was unable to hit the target from 

close range. 

The Reds burst into life after this 

and enjoyed a spell of dominance. 

Brennan Johnson’s neat ball across 

the six-yard box was unable to 

find Morgan Gibbs-White, before 

the attacking midfielder crafted a 

chance of his own after weaving 

through the Leicester backline but 

he was unable to get a strike on 

target. 

The deadline was broken moments 

later, when Gibbs-White’s ball 

unlocked the Leicester defence 

and was met by the surging run of 

Johnson, who rounded Ward and 

stroked the ball into the net. After 

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SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY / KICK-OFF 3PM / VITALITY STADIUM / PREMIER LEAGUE 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 

Anthony (28') 

FOREST 1 

Surridge (83') 

42% POSSESSION 58% 

16 SHOTS 20 

4 ON TARGET 5 

4 CORNERS 6 

10 FOULS 7 

Forest were back on the road 

in Premier League action on 

Saturday afternoon as The Reds 

faced Bournemouth at the Vitality 

Stadium. 

Steve Cooper made three 

changes from the side that beat 

Leicester City last weekend as 

Wayne Hennessey replaced Dean 

Henderson, Willy Boly returned 

from injury to partner Joe Worall 

while Chris Wood was handed 

his first start after signing from 

Newcastle United on Friday. 

Backed by another superb 

capacity away crowd on the South 

Coast, Forest started brightly 

in the winter sunshine as Serge 

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Aurier and Brennan Johnson 

combined to set up Morgan 

Gibbs-White inside the area on 

six minutes, however his first-time 

strike was brilliantly saved by Neto 

in The Cherries' goal. 

The hosts registered their first 

opportunity three minutes later, 

Jordan Zemura's low ball into the 

area almost found its way through 

the crowd of bodies before falling 

just wide of Hennessey's left-hand 

post. 

Forest looked to have taken the 

lead on the 15 minute mark after 

Ryan Yates stooped to head 

home after being found by Boly, 

however after a VAR check the 

Ivorian defender was adjudged to 

be offside after heading Gibbs- 

White's free-kick back into the 

path of Yates. 

Kieffer Moore had a big chance 

to put the hosts ahead on 25 

minutes, heading over the crossbar 

when well-placed inside the

13 Neto 

15 Smith 

3 Stephens 

5 Kelly ■ 

33 Zemura 

11 Ouattara 

14 Rothwell 

(Pearson 75') 

8 Lerma 

32 Anthony 

10 Christie 

(Dembélé 88') 

21 Moore 


1 Travers 

6 Mepham 

17 Stacey 

25 Senesi 

41 Pollock 

49 Sadi 

51 Adu-Adjei 

13 Hennessey 

24 Aurier 

(Williams 75') 

4 Worrall ■ 

30 Boly 

(McKenna 75') 

32 Lodi 

22 Yates 

(Danilo 45') 

23 Freuler 

5 Mangala 

(Furtado Scarpa ■ 60') 

10 Gibbs-White 

20 Johnson 

39 Wood 

(Surridge 75') 


3 Cook 

8 Colback 

11 Lingard 

12 Smith 

penalty area after being picked out 

by Anthony's accurate delivery. 

However, three minutes later The 

Cherries took the lead through the 

dangerous Anthony. The winger 

was found by Dango Ouattara 

before finishing with a neat low 

finish past Hennessey into the 

bottom corner. 

Yates went close just after the halfan-hour 

mark as Forest looked for 

a response, seeing a header from 

close range well blocked by Kelly 

before Hennessey and Worrall 

combined moments later to 

prevent the hosts adding a second 

on the counter. 

Moments before the break, Yates 

was forced off and replaced by 

Danilo, the Brazilian midfielder on 

for his Forest debut after arriving 

from Palmeiras last week. 

The hosts started quickly after 

the break, with Renan Lodi having 

to be alert at the back-post to 

turn Ryan Christie's dangerous 

cross behind for a corner after the 

Scotland international exchanged 

passes with Zemura. 

As The Reds looking for a response 

in the second half, Cooper 

introduced Gustavo Scarpa on 

the hour-mark to replace Orel 

Mangala. 

With 15 minutes remaining, 

Cooper further shuffled his pack 

by introducing Neco Williams, 

Scott McKenna and Sam Surridge 

in place of Boly, Aurier and Wood. 

Returning to face his former club, 

it was substitute Surridge who 

managed to get Forest back on 

level terms as he slid the ball home 

from close range after being found 

by Brennan Johnson's low cross. 

Following another VAR check, 

Surridge was ruled onside to tie 

the score with just four minutes of 

normal time remaining. 

Forest stood firm in four minutes 

of additional time, Anthony seeing 

a free-kick from 20 yards strongly 

blocked by the wall before referee 

Anthony Madley brought the game 

to a close, a result which keeps 

The Reds 13th in the table. 

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WELCOME 

TO FOREST, 

DANILO! 

Nottingham Forest were delighted to recently announce the signing 

of midfielder Danilo from Palmeiras. 

The Brazilian has signed a 

six-and a-half-year deal which 

commits him to the Club until 

the summer of 2029. 

The Reds beat a lot of European 

competition to secure the 

signature of the 21-year-old old, 

widely considered one of the 

best young talents in Brazil. 

Danilo, 21, came through the 

youth ranks at Palmeiras before 

making 141 appearances in all 

competitions for the 11-time 

Brazilian champions. 

During his time with Palmeiras, 

the versatile midfielder won 

two Copa Libertadores - the 

highest level of competition in 

South American club football. 

He was also named in the Team 

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of the Year as Palmeiras won the 

Campeonato Paulista as well as 

the Brazilian Série A title in 2022. 

Danilo will wear the shirt number 

28 during his time on Trentside 

and made his Premier League 

debut against Bournemouth on 

Satursday as The Reds earned a 

draw on the South Coast. 

After completing his move to 

The City Ground, Danilo said: 

“I’m really happy to be fulfilling 

my dream of playing in the 

Premier League and playing for 

Nottingham Forest. 

“I learnt a bit about the history 

of the Club and saw they had 

won two European Cups. I spoke 

to Gustavo Scarpa as well, and 

he told me that Nottingham is 

a great city and Forest have a 

quality squad with really good 

staff.” 

“I will show a lot of 

determination and a strong 

desire to win and will always 

look to do my best on the pitch 

to achieve positive results. 

“I’m excited about getting 

started and meeting my new 

teammates.” 

Sporting Director, Filippo Giraldi, 

added: “We are really happy to 

welcome Danilo to our Club and 

to our city. 

“He is a fantastic talent that will 

be a great asset for the present 

and the future of Nottingham 

Forest.”

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Welcome to The City Ground... 

CHRIS WOOD! 

Nottingham Forest were also delighted to announce the signing of 

Chris Wood from Newcastle United on Friday. 

The striker joins on loan for 

the remainder of the season 

with a conditional obligation to 

become a permanent deal until 

the summer of 2024. 

He will wear the number 39 shirt 

during his time on Trentside and 

made his first Forest start on 

Saturday. 

Chris Wood said: “It’s a great 

feeling and I am very thankful to 

be here. 

“Nottingham Forest is a massive 

club which I have come up 

against a number of times, but 

it’s nice now to be able to pull 

on the red shirt and fight for the 

club. 

“You can see the transition 

over the past 18 months and it’s 

progressing in the right way. It’s 

a project that’s going in the right 

direction. 

“It’s a club looking up rather than 

anything else, it’s going to take a 

lot of hard work, but it’s a squad 

that’s pulling together. 

“I’ve been in this league a long 

time, so hopefully I’ll bring a lot 

of experience to try and help 

the younger lads out and bring 

everybody together. 

“As a visiting player, it’s always 

been a hostile atmosphere at The 

City Ground. The crowd are loud 

and strong, so I’m thankful to 

have that passionate fanbase on 

my side now and I can’t wait to 

get playing there.” 

Sporting Director Filippo Giraldi 

added: “Chris is a player who has 

great character and experience, 

having played 189 games and 

scored 54 goals in the Premier 

League. 

“He is hungry to join us, and 

we are proud and ready to fight 

together to reach our targets.” 

Wood, 31, arrives at The City 

Ground having hit double 

figures in four consecutive 

seasons during his time at 

Burnley. 

Born in Auckland, he made his 

international debut for New 

Zealand in 2009 and has since 

scored 33 goals in 70 games for 

his country. 

Moving to England in 2008 

having impressed on trial 

at West Bromwich Albion, 

Wood enjoyed loan spells with 

Barnsley, Brighton, Birmingham 

City, Bristol City and Millwall 

before joining Leicester City on a 

permanent deal in January 2013. 

Helping the Foxes win promotion 

from the Championship in 

2013/14, Wood then joined Leeds 

United in the summer of 2015, 

going on to score 44 goals in 88 

appearances during a two-year 

spell at Elland Road. 

The 6-foot-3 striker joined 

Burnley for a then-club-record 

fee in August 2017, scoring 49 

goals in 144 Premier League 

appearances for the Clarets 

during a four-and-a-half year 

spell at Turf Moor. 

Moving to St. James' Park in 

January, Wood was an integral 

figure for Newcastle in the 

second half of last season as the 

Magpies avoided relegation from 

the Premier League, and departs 

having made 39 appearances for 

the club. 

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LYNDSEY 

HARKIN: CAPTAIN 

REACHES 250 

APPEARANCES 

FOR FOREST 

WOMEN 

Forest Women captain Lyndsey Harkin marked 

her 250th appearance for The Reds with a 

dominant win over AFC Fylde. 

Nottingham-born Harkin signed 

for her hometown club in 1999, 

aged 8, and made her senior 

debut for The Reds in 2005 as a 

14-year-old. 

Lyndesy played a key role in 

Forest’s promotion to England’s 

top league – going the entire 

season unbeaten. 

The Reds’ captain would go to 

represent England at Under-19 

and Under-20 level including a 

4-0 debut win against Belarus 

and featuring at the U19 Euros 

and U20 World Cup. 

Harkin moved to Doncaster 

Belles in 2010, competing in the 

Women’s Super League, before 

re-joining Nottingham Forest in 

2016. 

Since her return to Forest, 

Lyndsey won the FA WNL Plate 

last season and remains a vital 

member of Andy Cook’s side. 

Harkin reflects on making 250 

appearances for her hometown 

club: “It was a proud moment 

obviously, I’ve represented the 

club for a long time and with 

Forest being my hometown club 

it’s really special especially for 

my family who have put a lot of 

miles in supporting me across 

the country with Forest.” 

“I was a baby when I first started 

her, I was about 8 or 9, so things 

have changed a lot; at the start I 

was one of the younger players, 

now I’m one of the oldest and 

more of a leader.” 

The Reds’ captain shared her 

favourite moments so far in the 

Garibaldi: “When we won the 

league and got promoted to the 

top league, that was a special 

team; we went unbeaten that 

season. Playing at that top level 

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with Forest was special and it 

was a good team to be a part of.” 

“In recent times I’d probably say 

winning the cup last year, it was 

the first piece of silverware that 

we had won in a while so that 

was a special occasion for us.” 

“Anytime we play at The City 

Ground is incredible, I had the 

chance to play against Jamaica 

there and that was the first time 

I had played at The City Ground. 

That was amazing, especially 

as quite a few fans came out to 

support us.” 

Andy Cook shared his thoughts 

on Harkin’s career at Forest: “To 

reach 250 games is a fantastic 

achievement. Lyndsey is a player 

who’s been central to how we’ve 

tried to play since I joined. 

“She will look back on these 

games with great fondness I have 

no doubt. I would be shocked 

if she’s thinking about anything 

other than the next game ahead 

of her.” 

“She has been the captain since 

2019 and has always played in 

the way that we want with the 

courage, energy and attitude you 

need to play 250 games at the 

level she has. 

“I have no doubt she’ll break 300 

appearances and many more 

after this!” 

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The Reds host Manchester 

United this evening in the 

Carabao Cup semi final first 

leg at The City Ground. 

Former Ajax manager Erik 

ten Hag arrived at Old 

Trafford in April 2022, with 

United currently sitting 

4th in the Premier League 

table as The Red Devils 

continue to show steady 

improvement under the 

Dutchman. 

United have so far 

beaten Aston Villa, 

Burnley and Charlton 

in the competition 

ahead of tonight’s 

clash on Trentside. 

CLUB FACTFILE: 

Founded: 1878 

Nickname: The Red Devils 

Stadium: Old Trafford 

Capacity: 74,310 

Head Coach: Erik ten Hag 

2021/22: 6th 

All-time top goalscorer: 

Wayne Rooney (253 goals) 

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THE SPINE OF THE TEAM 

Nottingham Forest face Manchester United tonight and ahead of the Carabao Cup 

clash, Lee Clarke from Nottingham Forest News takes us through the spine of 

their team and picks four players for us to watch out for. 

CASEMIRO 

TOM HEATON 

LISANDRO MARTINEZ 

MARCUS RASHFORD 

GK 

DF 

MF 

FW 

The experienced 

custodian has been the 

club’s Carabao Cup 

stopper this season and 

Erik ten Hag will likely 

keep faith with him. 

Heaton’s career has 

gone full circle, with the 

goalkeeper starting his 

career as a youngster in 

the United academy. Now, 

36, he’s back at United 

following spells with 

Burnley, Cardiff, Bristol 

City and Aston Villa. His 

best spell came at Burnley 

where he proved a real 

stalwart, making 200 

appearances and helping 

them win promotion to 

the Premier League. 

United’s very own World 

Cup winner, Martinez 

scored for The Red 

Devils during Sunday’s 

3-2 defeat at Arsenal. 

The Argentinean star 

made 120 appearances 

for Dutch champions 

Ajax before getting the 

call to join ten Hag at Old 

Trafford. Martinez has 

been a decent addition 

to the United ranks and 

he’s made 27 appearances 

for the club this season. 

His defining moment of 

2022/23, however, came 

in Qatar when he helped 

his country lift the World 

Cup as he made four 

appearances throughout 

the tournament. 

Another Ten Hag signing, 

Casemiro has looked 

superb at United and 

his form has offered 

suggestions that Real 

Madrid were crazy to 

let him go. The Brazilian 

midfielder oozes class and 

he bossed the midfield 

when United beat Forest 

3-0 last month at Old 

Trafford. Casemiro 

enjoyed a superb time of 

things at the Bernabeu, 

making 336 appearances 

for the club and winning 

five Champions League 

titles. Casemiro has also 

made 69 appearances for 

his country and was part 

of the squad that lost in 

the quarter-finals in Qatar 

last year. 

It’s not unrealistic to say 

that right now, Rashford 

is one of the most in-form 

players in world football. 

His goal against Arsenal at 

the weekend took him to 17 

for the season for United, 

with nine of those coming 

in the Premier League. 

Rashford has emerged from 

a tough period in his career 

and now he’s starting to 

prove those who dared 

to doubt him completely 

wrong. The player was 

vastly underused by 

England at the World Cup 

and it’s clear that Ten Hag 

has worked his magic on 

the forward. Rashford has 

scored four goals in three 

Carabao Cup outings this 

season. 

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THEY PLAYED 

FOR BOTH 

With Forest renewing acquaintances with Manchester United this evening we took a look 

at half a dozen players who have turned out for both teams during their career. 

JAMES GARNER 

One of the best loan players to ever grace The City 

Ground, with The Reds winning promotion during his 

second temporary stint. Garner first checked in during 

January 2021 and his form helped The Reds secure 

their Championship status. Forest managed to get 

him back from Manchester United for last season and 

he became instrumental under Steve Cooper. In total 

he scored eight goals and claimed 10 assists from 69 

appearances at The City Ground and in the summer 

United chose to sell him to Everton for £15 million. 

PETER DAVENPORT 

The talented forward played for Forest for four years in 

the eighties. He made 118 appearances and scored 54 

goals for the club and was a firm fan favourite. Following 

his time at Forest he was snapped up by Manchester 

United where he made 92 appearances and hit the 

net 22 times. Davenport went onto enjoy a decent 

playing career and also turned out for Middlesbrough, 

Sunderland, St Johnstone and Stockport among others. 

Davenport was also capped by England during his career 

and made a single appearance for the Three Lions. 

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GARRY BIRTLES 

Brian Clough plucked the striker from non-league where 

he’d been banging goals in at Long Eaton United. In 280 

appearances across two spells for The Reds, he scored 

96 goals and helped the club claim two European Cups 

against the odds. His time at United wasn’t overly fruitful 

and he scored 12 times during 64 appearances at Old 

Trafford. Birtles was a fantastic player and fans of a certain 

age might consider the former striker as one of the greatest 

to ever play upfront for the club. These days Birtles can still 

be found at The City Ground on a regular basis. 

JONATHAN GREENING 

The former midfielder came through the academy 

ranks at Old Trafford and was on the bench as they 

lifted the Champions League in 1999. He didn’t find 

first-team football easy to come by at Old Trafford 

and he moved to Middlesbrough on a permanent deal 

in 2001. Greening signed for Forest at the other end 

of his career, signing for the club in 2011 when Steve 

McClaren took the managerial hotseat. He made 

49 appearances for The Reds and slipped towards 

retirement when he departed for the final time in 

2014. 

ANDY COLE 

The striker was one of the most feared marksmen in 

the Premier League during his prime. He spent six years 

at Old Trafford, scoring 121 goals in 275 appearances, 

initially signing for the club from Newcastle where 

he’d caught the eye. A Nottingham-born player, it 

seemed fitting that he ended his career at The City 

Ground. Sadly, the dream turned into a nightmare and 

he departed after failing to score in 11 outings for The 

Reds. Cole also played for Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, 

Manchester City, Portsmouth and Sunderland. 

NEIL WEBB 

Another player who produced the goods for Forest 

but not Manchester United is the former midfield 

player, Neil Webb. After signing for The Reds in 1985 

from Portsmouth, Webb became a cult hero, scoring 

34 goals in 146 appearances for the club. In 1989 he 

secured a huge move to Old Trafford but found the net 

just eight times in 75 appearances before returning to 

Forest. During his second spell, he spent four years 

at the club, featuring just 30 times, with injuries 

hampering his case for first-team football. Webb was 

also capped 26 times by England during his career. 

#NFFC // 33

OPPOSING VIEW 

Tonight we take on Manchester United in the semi-final first leg of the Carabao Cup and 

ahead of the clash we spoke with United in Focus editor Dan Coombs who gave us the 

lowdown from Old Trafford. 

FR: We know that Marcus 

Rashford is in the form of his life 

and Casemiro oozes class but 

who else should Forest look out 

for tonight? 

UIF: The man to watch is 

Christian Eriksen, who leads us 

for assists this season ahead 

of Bruno. On a free transfer he 

has been terrific. I’m intrigued 

to see what new loan signing 

Wout Weghorst can offer and he 

should make an impact over the 

two legs. Antony still needs to 

do more to justify his big fee but 

you can’t take your eyes off him. 

Alejandro Garnacho has been a 

revelation this season too, who 

Forest know about already from 

the Youth Cup final. Keep an eye 

on youngster Kobbie Mainoo, 

who could make an appearance. 

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FR: Erik ten Hag looks like 

the first manager since SAF 

departed to really hit the 

ground running. What has he 

done to make United better so 

quickly? 

UIF: Ten Hag has finally got 

United playing as a team, rather 

than individuals, and he is 

improving players. While there 

were flashes under Ole, the 

difference with Ten Hag is that we 

have the midfield quality to now 

dictate games, and our defence 

has been vastly improved. For the 

first time in a while, it feels like 

we have a proper coach, whose 

first focus is work on the training 

ground, and the players are fully 

buying in. His transfers have 

largely been a success too, which 

helps. The way he dealt with 

Ronaldo from start to finish has 

commanded respect, no doubt 

within the squad too. 

FR: Finally, with the transfer 

window still open, if a dream 

signing could be made where 

would you like to see it made? 

UIF: Our main weakness at 

present is up front, despite playing 

well we haven’t scored enough 

goals this season and Anthony 

Martial’s fitness problems make 

him too unreliable. Harry Kane is 

getting linked for the summer, he’s 

a proven option, Dusan Vlahovic 

and Victor Osimhen are younger 

alternatives. The problem is 

permanent signings appear to be 

on hold right now until after the 

proposed takeover, which makes 

sense. Ideally whoever buys us 

would pay up to try and win over 

Jude Bellingham, that would be 

the midfield sorted for the next 

decade.

HAVE WE MET? 

With Forest set to take on Manchester United tonight, we took a trip 

down memory lane and looked at our last five meetings. 

27th December 2022 

Manchester United 3 

Nottingham Forest 0 

Forest were beaten at Old Trafford 

back in December in the first 

game after the World Cup. Goals 

from Marcus Rashford, Anthony 

Martial and Fred secured a pretty 

routine win for United, with Ryan 

Yates seeing a goal disallowed 

after a VAR check. 

6th February 1999 



The Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Show! 

The Norwegian striker only played 

for 14 minutes of this clash and 

left the field with four goals to his 

name. Forest were second best 

to United who won the treble that 

season. Alan Rogers did equalise 

for The Reds in the first half. 




Forest were no match for the 

Champions elect in this Old 

Trafford clash. Ronny Johnsen 

scored twice from set-pieces with 

Ryan Giggs adding a third for the 

Red Devils. United under Sir Alex 

Ferguson massively had Forest’s 

number and this was another 

example of that being evident. 

11th November 1998 



As if it wasn’t bad enough playing 

United twice in the league, Forest 

went and drew then in the fourth 

round of the League Cup too. 

So often the nemesis, Solskjaer 

scored twice and Steve Stone 

scored what proved to be a 

consolation for The Reds. 




A Boxing Day to forget for The 

Reds who shipped four at home to 

the Red Devils. On this occasion, 

United passed the goals around. 

David Beckham scored a freekick, 

with Nicky Butt, Ole Gunnar 

Solskjaer and Andy Cole also 

getting onto the score-sheet. 

#NFFC // 35

REVIEW 

FROM THE ARCHIVES 

MEMORABLE 

MATCH 

Richard Harrison takes a look back at The Reds’ 1-0 

victory against Manchester United in January 1981. 

Red Devils 

Forest 1 

(Francis) 


FA Cup 4th Round 

Saturday 24th January 1981 

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When Manchester United visited 

us in the FA Cup four decades 

ago the two teams were very 

evenly matched. We were only 

above them in eighth place 

in Division One because we 

had scored five goals more. 

We both had 29 points from 26 

games and had the same goal 

difference, but, remarkably, United 

had drawn no fewer than fifteen 

times. They had only lost four 

games (we had been beaten eight 

times), so clearly their problem 

was scoring the decisive goals to 

turn tight games in their favour. 

Fittingly, this cup tie turned out 

to be a tale of two strikers – one 

unaware he had scored the 

winning goal, the other only too 

aware he was not yet producing 

the goals expected of him after a 

big-money transfer. 

Trevor Francis had made his 

comeback the previous month, 

having not played since May 

because of the Achilles tendon 

injury that had denied him a place 

in the team that retained the 

European Cup. Although he had 

often been played in a right-sided 

position in his Forest career to 

date, Francis had worn the number 

nine shirt since his return. He had 

soon got back into the goalscoring 

habit, with five goals already to 

his name from six league and cup 

games. 

We were in a period of transition, 

as the team that had won so much 

silverware in the last three years 

was starting to be broken up. 

Among those to leave was Garry 

Birtles, who had moved to Old 

Trafford for a fee of £1.25 million in 

October. By the time United came 

to town Ian Bowyer had just left 

for Sunderland and as some of the 

established stars departed other 

players were given an opportunity 

to make their mark. Our team for 

this 4th Round tie included squad 

player Bryn Gunn, promising 

youngster Colin Walsh and Swiss 

newcomer Raimondo Ponte, 

whereas Birtles – despite playing 

a full part in two trophy-laden 

seasons at Forest before his move 

– was one of the least experienced 

of United’s eleven.

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Unfortunately, he had had a 

difficult start to his United career. 

However well he might have 

played, as a striker he was judged 

on his goal tally and he had not 

got off the mark until his tenth 

game, scoring the second goal 

as United beat Brighton in a 3rd 

Round replay. Birtles would have 

been keen to mark his return to 

Trentside with a goal against his 

former team-mates, but sadly for 

him the game was to reflect his 

and Francis’s respective fortunes in 

front of goal. 

With Walsh calling the shots in 

midfield with a maturity that belied 

his years, we dominated the first 

half, but we only had one goal to 

show for our superiority. After 15 

minutes, United keeper Gary Bailey 

was slow to react when John 

Robertson curled an in-swinging 

corner towards the near post. He 

hastily moved along his goal line 

to challenge for the ball, but two 

covering defenders impeded his 

progress and he could not prevent 

Francis from scoring from close 

range. In the melee of bodies 

Francis was not even sure whether 

or not he had got a touch, but he 

was happy enough to take credit 

for the goal once his team-mates 

started congratulating him. 

United were better in the second 

half, if somewhat flattered by 

Brian Clough’s over-generous 

post-match verdict that they had 

deserved a replay. Their best 

player was Steve Coppell, but, 

when the imperious Kenny Burns 

wasn’t dealing with the rightwinger’s 

crosses, there was still 

England keeper Peter Shilton to 

beat. The closest United came 

to scoring was when a Birtles 

header was brilliantly turned 

past the post for a corner by 

his former team-mate mid-way 

through the second half. 

We eventually went out of the 

FA Cup in a 6th Round replay at 

Ipswich and finished the season 

seventh in the table, one place 

and two points ahead of United. 

By September Francis had been 

sold – prematurely in most fans’ 

eyes – to Manchester City. Birtles’ 

struggles continued throughout 

the rest of that 1980-81 season, 

but in the following campaign 

he found the net more regularly, 

finishing with a respectable 11 

goals in 33 League games. 

By the 1982-83 season he was 

back at Forest – along with Ian 

Bowyer – as Clough wanted a 

couple of reliable, experienced 

players to lead by example and 

educate his exciting young team. 

Back with his home-town club, 

Birtles was once again prolific in 

front of goal, but he also proved 

as adept at preventing goals as 

he had been at scoring them in 

prolonged spells when Clough 

played him at centre-half. 

Forest: Shilton, Anderson, Gray, McGovern, 

Burns, Gunn, Ponte, Wallace, Francis , 

Walsh, Robertson 

United: Bailey, Nicholl, Albiston, Wilkins, 

McQueen, Buchan, Coppell, Birtles, Jordan, 

Macari, Thomas 

#NFFC // 37

THE 

BIG 

PICTURE 

Sam Surridge nets his first 

Premier League goal for The 

Reds as Forest earn a late 

draw against Bournemouth at 

The Vitality Stadium. 

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#NFFC // 39

Forest Review’s own Kit Man, Tom Ignatowicz, takes a look at the 

kits used in our previous games against Manchester United. 

ALL WHITE AWAY 

Years before our own successes, 

Manchester United were enjoying 

their own heyday of top flight titles 

and European memories. They 

were one of a number of teams 

who still had no logos whatsoever 

on their kits with the simple red 

shirts paired with white shorts 

and red socks as opposed to their 

usual black. Forest did have their 

old City coat of arms emblem on 

their all white away strips with the 

shorts clash deemed not an issue. 

United legend George Best is 

pictured in a 3-0 Forest loss at Old 

Trafford. 

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1980-81 

SPONSORLESS FOR TV 

The 1980-81 season saw us 

retain our most famous kit for 

a third season including the 

commemorative “European Cup 

Winners” text under our logo as 

we celebrated retaining Europe’s 

top prize. We had introduced our 

first shirt sponsors Panasonic for 

this season but perhaps against 

the logic that would be assumed 

today, sponsors were not allowed 

when the game was on TV as was 

the case here. Man United were 

in white shirts with Adidas stripes 

on the sides rather than sleeves, 

a style that was brought back in 

WEMBLEY 

Our last appearance at the 

old Wembley came against 

today’s opponents in the same 

competition being the 1992 

League Cup final. Forest won 

the toss for kits and wore this 

classic Shipstones kit with writing 

under the logo to commemorate 

the occasion, something that 

wouldn’t happen again until our 

recent playoff victory at the new 

Wembley. United fully embraced 

the nineties with some wild away 

kits, this being one of their first 

which despite the odd use of two 

different shades of blue did still 

pleasingly include red trim. Forest’s 

Brett Williams is pictured but 

would end up empty handed as we 

went on to lose 1-0. 

recent years. Pictured is our own 

1964-65 Gary Mills evading a tackle in a 

1991-92 

2-1 loss.

1995-96 

PREMIER LEAGUE YEARS 

As the Premier League began we 

released a new home kit but did 

retain this white away kit matched 

with black shorts and socks in 

a colour scheme perhaps more 

familiar for tonight’s opponents. 

The kits were updated, however, 

for sponsor Labatts who were 

used for every away game. Ian 

Woan is pictured battling Paul 

Ince who is sporting United’s 

throwback style kit with laces 

around the collar for a very old 

fashioned look. Kits and teams 

are often fully synonymous with 

their sponsors, with Sharp and 

Manchester United being a 

famous mainstay of the nineties. 

1992-93 

UNLUCKY KITS 

For the 1995-96 season Manchester 

United released a gray away kit in 

two shades with red trim throughout 

and a separate area for their Sharp 

sponsor. Infamously this kit was 

worn at Southampton and changed 

at half time as it was thought 

to be unlucky with players also 

complaining of poor visibility. It did 

earn them a 1-1 draw here courtesy 

of the pictured Eric Cantona’s 

penalty canceling out a rare Paul 

McGregor opener for Forest. Ian 

Woan is pictured in our heavily black 

trimmed home kit, a colour scheme 

that we stuck with for one more 

home kit after this before returning 

to our traditional red and white. 

LEAGUE CUP 

The last time we met in the 

League Cup was actually in our 

last Premier League season in 

1998/99. Although this kit was 

originally meant to be a third kit, it 

was actually used more often than 

the white away in their two years 

of use. The centralised style of the 

logos was copied from the home 

kit, with the kit featuring traditional 

red and white trim throughout to 

compliment the blue worn here 

by Andy Gray. as far as famous 

kits go, United’s here has gone 

down in history due to it featuring 

throughout their treble-winning 

campaign. From a kit point of view 

it also featured a rarely seen zip-up 

collar with a full sleeve of Umbro 

logos making it look slightly busy. 

1998-99 

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COLUMNIST 

MARPLES’ 

MUSINGS 

Dave Marples muses over The Reds’ journey to the last four… 

We’ve been here before. It may 

not seem like it to some of you, 

but honestly, we have. This brave 

new world of competing in cup 

semi-finals is more ‘it’s been a 

while’ than brand spanking new. 

The road to this point was – like 

all roads – characterised by 

periods of plain sailing mixed with 

the requirement to avoid some 

rather large and scary potholes. 

Navigating past Grimsby Town 

was a pleasant drive to the 

seaside with some football on 

the beach accompanied by fish 

and chips. Defeating Spurs was 

like a visit to the Peak District 

– seemingly daunting and 

difficult to get to, but surprisingly 

straight-forward and exceedingly 

rewarding. The road up to and 

past Blackburn was literally 

difficult, dark and challenging, yet 

metaphorically plain-sailing. And 

then there was the turbulence 

of the journey past Wolves, 

as challenging as successfully 

navigating through the West 

Midlands on a Friday evening. 

There were moments when the 

traffic was backing up and it 

felt like we were going to break 

44 // #NFFC 

down on the hard shoulder. Yet 

we hung on in there, exercised 

patience and resilience, and held 

our nerve when approaching 

the really tricky parts. 

And we now face a task akin 

to taking a ring across Mordor 

and dumping it into the pits 

of Mount Doom, about as 

easy as driving in and out of 

Manchester for an evening 

game without getting lost or 

encountering any road closures. 

But that’s not to say such 

a thing is impossible – just 

a bit tricky, that’s all. 

If we have learned anything 

over the last 16 months, it is to 

never put a ceiling on how good 

things can get. When we climbed 

out of the bottom three of the 

Championship, perhaps that was 

as good as we could hope for. It 

wasn’t. When we made midtable 

then – was that the ceiling 

for that season? No. When we

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‘O brave new world, 

that has such people 

in ‘t!’ 

made the play-offs – was that 

as good as it could get? No. 

When we reached the play-off 

final, surely that was the best we 

could hope for? Apparently not. 

Ok then…chalking up our first 

Premier League goal? Our first 

Premier League win? Our first 

away win? Could it get any 

better? Well yes actually – beating 

Liverpool was as good as many of 

us would dare to dream about. 

But still, here we are: competitive 

in the Premier League and 

competing in our first League 

Cup semi-final since February 

1992, when we vanquished 

Tottenham Hotspur in the biblical 

rain after a bomb scare and the 

very definition of a bullet header 

from Roy Keane. Our reward? A 

final against none other than this 

evening’s opponents, of course. 

This is how football works – not in 

mysterious ways, but in bizarrely 

predictable serendipitous ways. 

When Miranda utters the famous 

words, ‘O brave new world, that 

has such people in ‘t!’, she is in 

awe of the people around her, 

yet naively unaware that she is 

surrounded by mostly conniving 

and power-hungry royals, eager 

to claim her island for themselves. 

This brave new world in which we 

find ourselves is no less dangerous 

and daunting, but unlike Miranda, 

we grow less naïve with every 

passing experience. It’s a brave 

and ever so slightly familiar world 

– and one to be embraced. 

@DavidMarples 

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Forest U18s were in FA Youth 

Cup action last week as The Reds 

travelled to face Ipswich Town at 

Portman Round. 

With a place in the fifth round up 

for grabs, Forest named a strong 

side which included the dangerous 

attacking duo of Esapa Osong and 

Jack Nadin, while Kyle McAdam 

wore the captains armband. 

Goalkeeper Aaron Bott made 

a strong stop to deny Oli Davis 

as the hosts registered the first 

opportunity on target after five 

minutes, tipping his effort around 

the post and behind for a corner. 

Forest started to settle into the 

tie as Joe Gardner embarked on 

a strong run from deep inside 

his own half, beating the Ipswich 

midfield before looking to play in 

Josh Powell but the hosts cleared 

the danger. 

Midway through the first half, 

Powell delivered a dangerous 

corner which was met by the head 

of Jack Thompson but his effort fell 

wide of the post as Forest looked 

for the breakthrough. 

However, just before the half an 

hour mark, the hosts took the lead 

through Rio Morgan. Bott made a 

couple of smart saves in the buildup 

before Justin Hanks cleared 

a chance off the line, however 

Morgan was primed and ready to 

tuck home the loose ball. 

The Reds looked to respond 

moments later as George 

Hemmings took aim with a leftfooted 

strike but he couldn’t trouble 

Woody Williamson in the Town net. 

Forest added fresh legs for the 

second period as midfielder Archie 

Whitehall replaced Hemmings 

during the interval. 

Zach Abbott came close to forcing 

an equaliser two minutes into the 

second 45 following a corner but he 

volleyed just wide of Williamson's 

post. 

Osong was then through on goal 

under pressure from the defender 

but saw his effort denied by 

Williamson again, before appeals 

for a shirt pull on the Forest number 

9 inside the penalty area were 

waved away. 

On 66 minutes, Osong got the 

goal he deserved to level the tie 

after cutting inside from the left 

and firing past Williamson from 20 

yards. 

With confidence up after scoring 

the equaliser, Forest pushed for a 

winner as Thompson struck wide 

from Abbott's cross with just a few 

minutes remaining. 

With no breakthrough from either 

side for the remainder of normal 

time, the tie headed to extra time. 

The score stayed level after the 

additional 30 minutes, meaning 

the fixture in East Anglia would be 

determined by penalties. 

The hosts converted their opening 

three spot-kicks before Osong 

missed for Forest, seeing his strike 

well saved. Powell and McAdam 

then scored their penalties, 

meaning Rio Morgan had to step 

up to convert the decisive penalty 

to send Ipswich through, which he 

coolly did from 12 yards. 

The Reds will look for a response 

next time out in the league as they 

host Stoke City on Saturday. 

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L AN WATCH 

Several of our out-on-loan players were in action for their respective teams across the 

weekend. Here, Forest Review’s Matt Derrig takes a closer look at how they performed... 

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath 

featured again for Luton Town as 

the USA shot-stopper played the 

full 90 minutes in The Hatters' 

2-0 away victory against Wigan 

Athletic. The 27-year-old has 

now kept 10 clean sheets since 

joining Luton in the summer and 

his side are well placed in the 

Championship sitting in 7th place, 

just two points behind third having 

played a game less. 

The Hatters return home to 

Kenilworth Road on Saturday as 

Rob Edwards' side host Grimsby 

Town in the Emirates FA Cup. 

Josh Bowler will have to await his 

second home debut for Blackpool 

after The Seasiders' Championship 

clash against Huddersfield Town 

was postponed due to a frozen 

pitch. 

The Lancashire side parted 

company with manager Michael 

Appleton last week, with former 

Sunderland and Wolves boss 

Mick McCarthy taking over at 

Bloomfield Road. 

Blackpool are back in action this 

weekend as they travel to St 

Mary's to face Southampton in the 

Emirates FA Cup fourth round. 

Tyrese Fornah returned to the 

Reading squad on Saturday 

following a spell on the sidelines as 

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REVIEW 

The Royals lost 4-0 against Stoke 

City at the Bet365 Stadium. The 

23-year-old midfielder started for 

Paul Ince's side before making way 

for Femi Azeez on the 66th minute 

mark. 

Next up for The Royals is an 

Emirates FA Cup clash againt 

Manchester United at Old Trafford 

on Saturday evening. 

After returning from suspension, 

defender Jonathan Panzo was 

named among the substitutes for 

Coventry City as The Sky Blues 

hosted Norwich City at the CBS 

Arena on Saturday lunchtime. The 

22-year-old was introduced on 

the 67th minute but unfortunately 

couldn't help his side overturn 

the 4-2 scoreline against The 

Canaries, a result which sees 

Coventry remain 15th in the 

Championship table. Mark Robins' 

side return home on Saturday, with 

Huddersfield Town the visitors. 

After signing for Burton Albion on 

Friday, 19-year-old forward Dale 

Taylor will have to wait for his 

Brewers debut after their League 

One fixture against Lincoln City 

was called off due to a frozen 

pitch. Taylor will have hoped to 

have featured for his new side 

on Tuesday evening as Burton 

welcomed Peterborough to the 

Pirelli Stadium. 

Will Swan's Mansfield Town 

weren't in action either on 

Saturday after their League Two 

fixture against Northampton Town 

was postponed due to a frozen 

pitch. 

Prior to the postponement, the 

forward netted a behind-closeddoors 

hattrick for Nigel Clough's 

side in a friendly victory against 

Barnsley. Defender Riley Harbottle 

remains sidelined after picking up 

an injury against Northampton on 

Boxing Day. 

Following the winter break, 

Mohamed Dräger and FC Luzern 

returned to Swiss Super League 

action on Saturday as they 

drew 2-2 against FC Zurich at 

the Swissporarena. The Tunisia 

international played 72 minutes as 

The Luminaries took a 2-0 lead, 

however two late goals from the 

visitors saw the points shared 

in central Switzerland. Next up 

for Mario Frick's outfit is a clash 

against Basel this weekend as sixth 

face fifth. 

After netting on his AFC Telford 

United debut last weekend, Lewis 

Salmon featured again for his new 

side as he started in the midweek 

1-1 draw against Kettering Town. 

The young striker appeared for 

70 minutes against The Poppies 

before seeing Saturday's trip to 

league leaders Kings Lynn Town 

called off due to a frozen surface. 

Telford, who are currently bottom 

of the National League North 

table, return home this weekend to 

host Southport FC at New Bucks 

Head. 

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SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY / KICK-OFF 2PM / KELLAMERGH PARK STADIUM / FA WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH 

AFC FYLDE 1 

Hollinshead (44’) 

FOREST WOMEN 12 

O.G (2’), Mosby (14’, 55’, 59’), Domingo (16’), West (28’, 45’), Anderson (32’, 35’), Steggles (64’, 90’), Mitchell (90’) 

Forest Women made history 

earlier this month following a 

12-1 victory against AFC Fylde at 

Kellamergh Park – a result which 

is The Reds’ biggest ever league 

win. 

Andy Cook made one change to 

the starting line-up following the 

FA Cup defeat against Sheffield 

United as Charlotte Steggles 

replaced Arryana Daniels for The 

Reds’ first league game since 

November 2022. 

Forest got off to the perfect start 

just two minutes in when Hayley 

James’ cross was bundled into the 

back of the net by an opposition 

player. 

The Reds continued to push after 

their opener as Greengrass fired 

a low shot against the near post 

before Mosby doubled Forest’s 

advantage by tapping in the 

rebound from close range. 

After doubling their lead in the 

14th minute, Domingo added a 

third only two minutes later with 

a composed finish from inside the 

box. 

West scored Forest’s fourth in 

under 30 minutes with an excellent 

header hitting the back of the net 

from Harkin’s cross. 

Becky Anderson netted a quickfire 

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brace in the 32nd and 35th minute, 

firstly scoring with a close-range 

finish from Domingo’s dangerous 

ball before slotting into the bottom 

corner following a high press from 

The Reds. 

Fylde pulled one back in the 

45th minute as a cross dropped 

past goalkeeper Emily Batty and 

into the back of the net. 

However, Andy Cook’s side 

immediately restored their six-goal 

lead as West fired home a brilliant 

effort from 30 yards out as The 

Reds commanded a 7-1 lead at the 

break. 

Forest continued where they left 

off in the opening 45 as Mosby 

scored her second and Forest’s 

eighth of the afternoon, calmly 

firing home from 10 yards out. 

Mosby completed her hat-trick 

in the 59th minute when she 

found the back of the net with an 

excellent free kick. 

Steggles then added a another on 

63 minutes from 12 yards after a 

foul on Mosby inside the box. 

The Reds scored their 11th and 

12th of the game late on through 

substitute Gianna Mitchell and 

a second penalty converted by 

Steggles to hand Forest top spot in 

the FA Women’s National League 

Table. 

Speaking after the victory, Head 

Coach Cook said: “The result was 

fantastic. To score 12 goals in any 

game is brilliant and there were so 

many good performances across 

the team. 

“We really wanted to perform as a 

team, and we set the tone after the 

opening 15 minutes and pushed 

on from there. You can’t ask much 

more of the players after putting 

in a performance like that and now 

we want to continue building and 

moving forward because we’ve got 

important games coming up.”

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SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY / KICK-OFF 2PM / HALBROOKE STADIUM / VITALITY WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINAL 

FOREST WOMEN 2 

Steggles (33’), Mitchell (80’) 

BURNLEY 1 

Aherne (84’) 

Forest Women have progressed 

through to the League Cup semi 

final after defeating Burnley at 

Halbrooke Stadium on Sunday. 

Andy Cook made three changes to 

the side that secured a dominant 

victory over AFC Fylde last 

weekend, with Aja Aguirre and 

Naomi Powell replacing Emily 

Batty and Amy West. Meanwhile, 

Arryana Daniels returned to the 

starting line-up in place of the 

injured Georgia Hewitt. 

The quarter final against Burnley 

was set to take place in Lancashire, 

however the fixture was reversed 

on Friday resulting in The Reds 

playing their first game at 

Halbrooke Stadium since October 

2022. 

Forest got the better of the 

opening 15 minutes with Steggles 

and Mosby both having chances 

from long range, although the 

best opportunity fell to Charlotte 

Greengrass whose header from 

Sophie Domingo’s cross was 

deflected wide. 

The Reds continued their search 

for the opening goal with Yasmin 

Mosby creating a brilliant chance 

for herself – the shot going just 

wide of the far post. 

Forest were rewarded for their 

constant pressure in the 32nd 

minute when Daniels was fouled 

inside the box and a penalty was 

awarded. 

Charlotte Steggles made no 

mistake from 12 yards, calmly 

slotting home into the bottom left 

corner. 

With five minutes of the first half 

remaining, Greengrass had a 

brilliant effort well-blocked by an 

opposition player, as The Reds 

headed into the break ahead. 

Forest started the second half with 

the same energy as the opening 

45 with Steggles firing wide from 

distance and Greengrass having an 

excellent volley saved. 

Mosby’s effort in the 66th minute 

narrowly missed the Burnley goal, 

as The Clarets followed up with a 

good chance of their own minutes 

later. 

Head Coach Cook looked to 

freshen his side up with three 

substitutions on 75 minutes: 

Gianna Mitchell and Niamh 

Reynolds replaced Domingo and 

Mosby, while Laura-Jayne O’Neill 

made her long-awaited return to 

first team action replacing Naomi 

Powell. 

Mitchell made an instant impact 

off the bench with her fourth goal 

of the season, slotting home after 

an excellent assist from Hayley 

James, topping off a brilliant 

Forest counter-attack. 

Another of the substitutes, Mai 

Moncaster, looked to increase The 

Reds’ lead on 83 minutes firing in a 

dangerous shot which hit the bar. 

Burnley halved the deficit with 

six minutes remaining as Alyssa 

Aherne scoring for The Clarets. 

88 minutes into the cup tie and 

Cook introduced striker Rosetta 

Taylor for Charlotte Greengrass as 

his side looked to hold onto their 

one-goal lead. 

Late into added time, Burnley were 

awarded a free kick in a dangerous 

position which was dealt with well 

by the Forest defence as The Reds’ 

held on to book their place in the 

final four. 

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Mike Taylor 

Happy 70th birthday to lifelong 

Forest fan Mike Taylor. Love from 

all the family x 

Michael Cobbett 

Happy 70th Birthday to Michael Cobbett. 

Love from your sons Stuart, Duncan and Alec. 

We hope you enjoy the game this evening! 

Cerys 

Happy 18th birthday Cerys. Lots 

of love from Mum, Dad and your 

3 sisters xxx 

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Kathleen Langley 

Happy 80th birthday 

Kathleen Langley! 

Forest Forever 

Andrew Hopkin (LOP) 

In loving memory of Andrew 

Hopkin (LOP) – 16/06/1954 – 

04/01/2023. COYR! 

Scott McKay 

Happy birthday Scott 

McKay, love Shell, Elliot 

and Luca YOU REDS! 

Nathan 

Happy 33rd Birthday Nathan! 

COYR! 

Laurie Hemstock 

Laurie was a proud and lifelong 

Forest fan. From sitting on a milk 

crate at the front of the Trent 

End as a boy to the stands of 

European Cup Finals, he followed 

the Reds home and 

away. Laurie sadly 

passed away after a 

short illness but was 

well enough to attend 

Wembley in May 

and his last visit to 

the City Ground saw 

Forest beat Liverpool 

in October. He will 

be sadly missed by 

everyone who knew 

him and always 

fondly remember. 

Rest Easy Red Dog. 

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TRICKY TO TALK 

MENTAL HEALTH 

SESSIONS 

On Thursday 26th January 

we’re hosting another Tricky 

to Talk mental health session 

at The City Ground. The 

sessions offer an informal and 

confidential setting where you 

can share how your week has 

been and get peer support and 

signposting to professional 

support services. Participants 

can drop in at any time during 

the session, which runs from 

5.30pm-7.30pm. 

Sign up here: 

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PRIMARY 

TEACHERS JOIN 

US AT THE CITY 

GROUND 

Earlier this week, primary teachers 

from across the county joined our 

Premier League Primary Stars’ 

coaches for another teacher 

conference at The City Ground. 

The session gave the teachers a 

chance to connect with each other 

and discussed the benefits of the 

Primary Stars programme to pupils 

and teachers alike. 

LIMITED TICKETS 

REMAIN FOR FEB 

SOCCER SCHOOLS! 

We’re now down to the final few 

tickets for this February half-term’s 

Nottingham Forest Official Soccer 

Schools. 

All tickets from Monday to 

Thursday have sold out with just 

a few remaining for the Friday 

sessions and we’re advising parents 

to book before they sell out. 

We have limited availability for: 

• The Forest Sports Zone (boys 

and girls) – Friday 17th 

• Rushcliffe Spencer Academy 

(girls only) – Friday 17th 

Scan to book your tickets: 

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POST-16 EDUCATION 

TASTER SESSIONS 

Nottingham Forest Community 

Trust delivers a BTEC Level 3 

Extended Diploma in Sport that 

provides students with the skills, 

knowledge, learning and experience 

to gain industry recognised 

qualifications in the sport industry. 

In addition to studying for a 

qualification, the course also 

gives students the opportunity to 

represent Nottingham Forest in the 

Community & Education Football 

Alliance playing against other teams 

in the region. 

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If you, or someone you know is 

assessing post-16 options, we’re 

holding taster sessions for year 

10 and 11s to find out more about 

the BTEC Football and Education 

programme. 

Scan to find out more:

VETERANS 

TUCK IN 

Our Forest Forces veterans were 

welcomed back to The City 

Ground last week for our quarterly 

Breakfast Morning event which saw 

over 60 veterans from across the 

county meet up for a bacon cob, a 

decent cuppa and a good natter. 

We host regular events for exarmed 

forces throughout the 

year and if you or someone you 

know might be interested in 

joining us, email claire.henson@ 

nottinghamforest.co.uk for more 

information. 

TOMMY MEETS 

COLIN 

In partnership with the 

Nottinghamshire FA, we’ve 

been delivering communityfocused 

early intervention 

psychosis football sessions at 

The Forest Sports Zone. 

Thomas, a regular 

participant at these sessions 

is a budding commentator 

so we invited the BBC’s Colin 

Fray down join in and meet 

Thomas to talk about his 

career at the BBC. 

DERRYMOUNT 

PUPILS HEAD 

FOREST INTO THE 

LEAD! 

Pupils from Derrymount School 

joined us for a virtual reality 

workshop as part of our Think 

Big programme, delivered in 

partnership with Ideagen. 

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Thanks to the latest technology and 

the VR headsets, the students could 

ping a header into the goal right in 

front of the Trend End! 

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REFUGEE WINTER EMERGENCY • REFUGEE WINTER EMERGENCY • REFUGEE WINTER EMERGENCY 

Winter 

Refugee Crisis 

For families forced to flee, 

your support this winter 

means everything 

Julia and her daughter Sofia received an 

emergency cash payment from UNHCR in 

Poland after fleeing conflict in Ukraine. 

© UNHCR/Maciej Moskwa 

We are UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee 

Agency – the international charity 

partner of Nottingham Forest FC. 

UNHCR is the world’s leading organisation 

dedicated to supporting people fleeing the 

horrors of war and persecution. Across the world, 

UNHCR teams are on the ground in over 130 

countries, providing: 

Help - lifesaving humanitarian aid and 

assistance such as emergency shelter, food, 

water and protection. 

Hope - enables refugees to access education, 

healthcare and livelihoods restoring their selfreliance 

and dignity. 

Home - supports refugees to return home in 

safety – just as they’ve always dreamed of. 

Right now, many refugee families across the 

world are facing a threat as dangerous as the 

one that forced them to flee their homes – the 

freezing winter weather. 

Thousands of displaced families are living in bomb 

damaged, unheated buildings or makeshift shelters 

that can collapse under the weight of snow. With 

winter setting in, they face a battle to survive. 

As temperatures drop, the support of Nottingham 

Forest FC and its supporters is especially critical. 

The economic ripple effect of the Ukraine conflict 

has seen huge hikes in fuel and food prices in places 

like Afghanistan, Syria and their neighbouring 

countries – leaving families cold and hungry. 

UNHCR teams are in a race against time to deliver 

blankets, clothes & fuel to refugee families, but 

resources are at breaking point. 

Will you join fellow Nottingham Forest 

FC fans and donate today, to help a 

refugee family survive? 

Text GIVE to 70800 

to donate £10 today 

To find out more visit unrefugees.org.uk/nffc 

Text GIVE to 70800 to donate £10 or scan the QR code below 

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have any questions, please call 0800 029 3883.

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST EXECUTIVE BOX HOLDERS 


Nottingham Forest extend a very warm welcome to all of this season’s executive box holders and wish you an 

enjoyable campaign here at The City Ground. 

EXECUTIVE BOX HOLDERS 

Nottingham Forest extend a very warm welcome to all of this season’s executive box holders 

and wish you an enjoyable campaign here at The City Ground. 

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FIXTURES & RESULTS 

2022/23 

DATE KO OPPOSITION RES. TV ATT. STARTING XI 

AUGUST 2022 

Sat 6 15:00 Newcastle United 2-0 52,245 Henderson Worrall ■ Niakhaté McKenna Williams ■ O'Brien ■ Colback 

Sun 14 14:00 West Ham United 1-0 29,281 Henderson ■ Worrall Niakhaté McKenna ■ Williams Mangala O'Brien 

Sat 20 15:00 Everton 1-1 39,271 Henderson Worrall ■ Cook McKenna Williams ■ Mangala O'Brien 

Tue 23 19:45 Grimsby Town (CC2) 0-3 8,418 Hennessey Biancone Kouyaté Mbe Soh Mighten Yates 1 Freuler 

Sun 28 16:30 Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 29,296 Henderson Worrall ■ Cook ■ McKenna ■ Williams Yates O'Brien ■ 

Wed 31 19:30 Manchester City 6-0 53,409 Henderson Williams Worrall Kouyaté McKenna Lodi Yates 

SEPTEMBER 2022 

Sat 3 15:00 Bournemouth 2-3 28,720 Henderson Worrall Cook McKenna ■ Williams Yates Kouyaté 1 

Fri 16 20:00 Fulham 2-3 28,654 Henderson Boly ■ Cook ■ McKenna Williams Yates Freuler 

OCTOBER 2022 

Mon 3 20:00 Leicester City 4-0 32,202 Henderson Williams ■ Cook ■ McKenna Lodi Kouyaté ■ O'Brien 

Mon 10 20:00 Aston Villa 1-1 29,208 Henderson Aurier ■ Cook ■ McKenna Toffolo Yates ■ Freuler 

Sat 15 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 31,554 Henderson Williams Cook McKenna ■ Toffolo Yates Freuler 

Tue 18 19:30 Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 31,463 Henderson Aurier Cook McKenna Williams Yates Freuler ■ 

Sat 22 12:30 Liverpool 1-0 29,245 Henderson Aurier Cook McKenna Williams Yates Freuler ■ 

Sun 30 14:00 Arsenal 5-0 60,263 Henderson Aurier Cook McKenna Lodi Yates Freuler 

NOVEMBER 2022 

Sat 5 15:00 Brentford 2-2 28,869 Henderson ■ Aurier Cook McKenna Williams Yates ■ Freuler 

Wed 9 19:45 Tottenham Hotspur (CC3) 2-0 28,384 Hennessey Aurier Worrall Boly Lodi 1 Yates Mangala ■■ 

Sat 12 15:00 Crystal Palace 1-0 29,045 Henderson Aurier Worrall Boly Lodi Yates ■ Freuler 

DECEMBER 2022 

Wed 21 19:45 Blackburn Rovers (CC4) 1-4 15,138 Henderson Williams Worrall ■ Boly Toffolo Yates Mangala 

Tue 27 20:00 Manchester United 0-3 73,608 Hennessey Aurier Worrall Boly Lodi Yates Freuler 

JANUARY 2023 

Sun 1 16:30 Chelsea 1-1 29,229 Henderson Aurier 1 Worrall Boly Lodi ■ Yates ■ Freuler 

Wed 4 19:30 Southampton 1-0 30,150 Henderson Aurier Worrall Boly Lodi Yates Freuler ■ 

Sat 7 15:00 Blackpool (FAC3) 4-1 8,750 Hennessey Williams Cook McKenna Toffolo Fewster Colback ■ 

Wed 11 19:45 Wolves (CCQF) 1-1* 28,656 Henderson Aurier ■ Worrall Boly 1 Lodi Yates ■ Freuler 

Sat 14 15:00 Leicester City 2-0 29,301 Henderson Aurier Worrall McKenna Lodi Yates Freuler 

Sat 21 15:00 AFC Bournemouth 1-1 10,248 Hennessey Aurier Worrall ■ Boly Lodi Yates Freuler 

Wed 25 20:00 Manchester United (CCSF1) 

FEBRUARY 2023 

Wed 1 20:00 Manchester United (CCSF2) 

Sun 5 14:00 Leeds United 

Sat 11 15:00 Fulham 

Mon 12 20:00 Leeds United 

Sat 18 15:00 Manchester City 

Sat 25 15:00 West Ham United 

MARCH 2023 

Sat 4 15:00 Everton 

Sat 11 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 

Sat 18 15:00 Newcastle United 

APRIL 2023 

Sat 1 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 

Sat 8 15:00 Aston Villa 

Sat 15 15:00 Manchester United 

Sat 22 15:00 Liverpool 

Tue 25 19:45 Brighton & Hove Albion 

Sat 29 15:00 Brentford 

MAY 2023 

Sat 6 15:00 Southampton 

Sat 13 15:00 Chelsea 

Sat 20 15:00 Arsenal 

Sun 28 16:00 Crystal Palace 

TBC TBC Leeds United 

All Fixtures Are Subject To Change. *Nottingham Forest win 4-3 on penalties 

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NFFC invite the young people of 

Nottingham to Think Big with us today 

In a partnership with local technology company, Ideagen, we bring you the 

Think Big programme. Want to inspire young people and get them thinking 

about the wealth of opportunities available in the technology sector? 

Schools can register their interest to get students involved in a programme 

of events which will give them an inside look at what a career in 

technology might look like. 

Visit thinkbiggoals.co.uk to find out more about the programme and how 

you can take part.

STEVE COOPER HEAD COACH 

MANAGER ERIK TEN HAG 

GK 

DEAN HENDERSON 1 1 DAVID DE GEA GK 

GIULIAN BIANCONE 2 2 VICTOR LINDELÖF 

STEVE COOK 3 4 PHIL JONES 

JOE WORRALL 4 5 HARRY MAGUIRE 

OREL MANGALA 5 6 LISANDRO MARTÍNEZ 

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NECO WILLIAMS 7 9 ANTHONY MARTIAL 

JACK COLBACK 8 10 MARCUS RASHFORD 

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JESSE LINGARD 11 14 CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN 

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BRENNAN JOHNSON 20 23 LUKE SHAW 

CHEIKHOU KOUYATÉ 21 25 JADON SANCHO 

RYAN YATES 22 27 WOUT WEGHORST 

REMO FREULER 23 28 FACUNDO PELLISTRI 

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