Nottingham Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Nottingham Forest

D. Ndoye 22'

C. Wood 90' (Pen)

FC Midtjylland

O. Diao 18'

M. Bech 24'

V. Byskov 88'

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026

League Stage - 2

October 2, 2025 7:00pm

City Ground, Nottingham

Key stats

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Nottingham Forest 3-4-3

FC Midtjylland 3-4-3

Goalkeeper

M. Sels

6.2

E. Ólafsson

7.5

Defenders

Murillo

6.2

M. Bech

7.2

Morato

6.7

M. Erlic

6.3

N. Milenković

6.9

O. Diao

6.2

Midfielders

N. Williams

6.3

V. Bak Jensen

6.9

I. Sangaré

7.3

P. Billing

7.2

E. Anderson

7.6

D. Castillo

6.3

D. Ndoye

7.7

K. Mbabu

6.5

Forwards

C. Hudson-Odoi

7.3

A. Şimşir

6.6

Igor Jesus

6.6

Cho Gue-Sung

6.5

M. Gibbs-White

6.3

Júnior Brumado

6.9

Show full lineup & players stats

Highest rating

7.7

D. Ndoye

7.5

E. Ólafsson

Match Summary

On October 02, 2025 during the 2025/2026 UEFA Europa League match, Nottingham Forest faced off against FC Midtjylland at City Ground, Nottingham. The game concluded with FC Midtjylland securing a victory. With 61% possession, Nottingham Forest versus FC Midtjylland's 39% and shots on goal at 9 to 5. Nottingham Forest and FC Midtjylland both had the same percentage of successful passes. The outstanding efforts by D. Ndoye and E. Ólafsson played a key role.

Lineup

3-4-3

Sels

6.2

Played:
90Min

Saves:
1 of 4

Accurate passes:
11/19

Milenković

6.9

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
45/50

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Morato

6.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
5

Accurate passes:
60/68

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
9/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Murillo

6.2

Played:
28Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
9/11

Won duels:
3/5

Ndoye

7.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
15/21

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
3/6

Anderson

7.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
58/63

Key passes:
6

Won duels:
12/18

Dribbles:
3/3

Sangaré

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
56/64

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
2/2

Williams

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
45/52

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/11

Gibbs-White

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
33/38

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/15

Dribbles:
0/3

Jesus

6.6

Played:
75Min

Accurate passes:
14/15

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
0/1

Hudson-Odoi

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
26/29

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Şimşir

6.6

Played:
58Min

Accurate passes:
18/22

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
1/3

Gue-Sung

6.5

Played:
67Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
4/4

Won duels:
2/6

Brumado

6.9

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
11/15

Won duels:
12/23

Dribbles:
2/2

Jensen

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
11/18

Won duels:
3/5

Billing

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
20/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
8/12

Dribbles:
0/1

Castillo

6.3

Played:
67Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
19/21

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
0/1

Mbabu

6.5

Played:
66Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
7/11

Won duels:
3/10

Dribbles:
2/6

Bech

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
25/29

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/4

Erlic

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
26/31

Won duels:
3/8

Diao

6.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
3

Accurate passes:
29/35

Won duels:
3/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Ólafsson

7.5

Played:
90Min

Saves:
7 of 9

Accurate passes:
17/35

Substitutes

Coach

Angelos Postecoglou

John

Wood

7.3

Played:
15Min

Accurate passes:
4/5

Won duels:
1/2

Kalimuendo

Domínguez

Yates

McAtee

Bakwa

Boly

Savona

6.3

Played:
62Min

Accurate passes:
26/31

Key passes:
1

Abbott

Coach

Mike Tullberg

Lössl

Han-Beom

6.2

Played:
24Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
9/11

Won duels:
1/1

Djú

6.3

Played:
9Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
1/2

Osorio

6.5

Played:
32Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
8/10

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/9

Dribbles:
2/6

Gabriel

Chilufya

Bravo

6.6

Played:
23Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
12/13

Byskov

7.3

Played:
23Min

Accurate passes:
6/8

Won duels:
1/5

Dribbles:
1/1

Paulinho

Krüger-Johnsen

Silva

Etim

Stats

Ball Possession

Nottingham Forest: 61%

FC Midtjylland: 39%

Total Shots

Nottingham Forest: 22

FC Midtjylland: 8

Shots on Goal

Nottingham Forest: 9

FC Midtjylland: 5

Corner Kicks

Nottingham Forest: 10

FC Midtjylland: 8

Offsides

Nottingham Forest: 3

FC Midtjylland: 2

Fouls

Nottingham Forest: 14

FC Midtjylland: 15

Yellow Cards

Nottingham Forest: 3

FC Midtjylland: 2

Red Cards

Nottingham Forest: 0

FC Midtjylland: 0

Total Passes

Nottingham Forest: 466

FC Midtjylland: 287

Goals Prevented

Nottingham Forest: 0

FC Midtjylland: 0

Passes Accuracy

Nottingham Forest: 402 (86%)

FC Midtjylland: 223 (78%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline