Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Leeds United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Nottingham Forest FC 3 - 1 Leeds United FC
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:53GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!! An instant response from the Reds!! Barely a minute after going behind, Forest send a high pass forward which is flicked on and then brought down by Savona, who links up with Ndoye on his inside. The Swiss winger's cross from the right is palmed out of the six-yard box by Perri, but Sangare reacts quickest to slot the loose ball home, and makes it 1-1 at the City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:53CHANCE!! Longstaff clatters into Ndoye off the ball as Forest set off on a break up the left wing, but the referee allows them the advantage. Anderson's cross from the left finds its way through to Savona, whose own delivery across the face of goal takes a wicked deflection which almost catches Perri out!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:53BLOCKED!! Ampadu hurls another long throw into Forest's box and the loose ball sits up kindly for James, who drills a half-volley through the crowd as it takes a series of deflections before being cleared!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:14Forest remain the favourites to end this game victorious according to our live probability tracker, with the hosts given an overwhelming 44.5% chance of victory despite being level on the scoreboard. Leeds are up against it both on-field and in terms of their 21.1% win prediction rating, but there's still all to play for as Anderson gets the second half underway!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:14Gibbs-White's clinical header remains the difference in this game with Forest on course for their second win of the season, as another defender, Morato, comes on to replace their talisman.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:14Hutchinson races forward on the break once more and easily gets rid of Harrison on his travels, before shooting from a tight angle and seeing his effort blocked by Struijk!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:13There's the full-time whistle, and after nine games, three months, and the firing and hiring of several managers, Nottingham Forest finally pick up their second league win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Leeds United! Firmly on top after drawing level with Leeds before the break, Forest picked up where they'd left off in the second half and generated 2.47 xG overall, with Igor Jesus going close early on. Gudmundsson and Aaronson produced half-chances at the other end but it would be Forest who struck next, with Gibbs-White arriving to head home Hutchinson's inviting cross and deservedly putting the visitors 2-1 up. Leeds managed 0.69 xG in response as James and Calvert-Lewin forced Sels into action, but Sean Dyche's side had an ideal outlet in the form of Hutchinson, who broke clear to win a penalty which was duly dispatched by Anderson. Forest win in the league for the first time since matchday one and close the gap in the bottom three to just one point, as another dismal away performance from Leeds sees them slip closer to the drop zone. The Whites still sit 16th with a one-point buffer, but it's 19th-placed Forest who are now the side back on an upward trajectory.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:02FULL-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3-1 LEEDS UNITED.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:01A series of Leeds goalkeepers have saved just one of the last 33 penalties they have faced between them in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
16:01SAVED!! Okafor whips a teasing cross in from the left which is met first-time by Calvert-Lewin at the far post, but his looping header towards the far corner is saved and held by Sels!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:58We'll play SIX more minutes of added time, with a quick VAR check for the Hutchinson penalty adding at least one onto that number.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:56GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLL!!!! Anderson ices the victory for Forest!!! With Gibbs-White off the pitch, the Reds' other England midfielder steps up from 12 yards, and Anderson sends Perri the wrong way with a powerful strike into the top-left corner, putting the hosts 3-1 up and all-but sealing the points!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:55PENALTY TO NOTTINGHAM FOREST!!! Hutchinson surges down the right-hand side, twisting and turning away from Harrison on his way into the Leeds box. Harrison gets the wrong side of the Forest substitute and makes sufficient-enough contact to send Hutchinson to ground, leaving the referee with an easy decision to point to the spot!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:54Only Burnley (17.5) and West Ham (14.6) are facing more shots per game in the Premier League this season than Nottingham Forest (13.5 before kick-off). Leeds were facing just 10.2 per game, with only three sides facing fewer on average.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:53WIDE!!! Stach takes over corner duty and whips his delivery onto Calvert-Lewin's head, but the substitute striker can only nod the ball wide of the far post!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:53Rodon releases James into open space and he cuts inside his international team-mate Williams before crossing, but Anderson's back on the front post to head the ball behind for a Leeds corner.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:48Gudmundsson is also replaced as Jack Harrison comes on to see the game out as a makeshift left-back, with one eye on adding more attacking support at the other end of the pitch.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:47Daniel Farke rolls the dice with two more changes for Leeds, with Pascal Struijk on for Bijol at centre-back.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:45SAVED!!! Leeds go by far their closest yet to an equaliser!! Ampadu strides forward and plays successive one-twos with Piroe and James before shooting, only to see his effort blocked. James recovers the loose ball to curl a left-footed strike goalwards, but it's palmed out of the bottom corner by Sels, and Gudmundsson's strike on the follow-up is deflected behind!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:4340.2% of the action has been in Leeds's own third between minutes 60 and 75, with Gibbs-White's header to put Forest in front coming right in the middle of that period.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:40Farke's third change sees Aaronson come off after his assist for Nmecha's opener, with Daniel James on to add a further spark from the right flank.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:39Nmecha has been largely starved of service ever since putting Leeds 1-0 up early in the first half, and he's also withdrawn for the fit-again Dominic Calvert-Lewin to come on.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:39Daniel Farke responds to Forest's new advantage on the scoreboard with three changes of his own, as Longstaff heads off the field to be replaced by Joel Piroe first up.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:39Eight of Gibbs-White's last 10 Premier League goals have either equalised for Forest (three times) or given them the lead (five).
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:37Leeds are able to survive Forest's latest forward move, but the referee does come back to book Longstaff following that late tackle on Ndoye.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:35Hutchinson makes an immediate impact with his first real chance to put the ball in the box since coming on, and that cross would've been finished by his fellow substitute Awoniyi had Gibbs-White not got there first.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:33GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLL!!! Turnaround complete for Nottingham Forest!! Murillo sends a long cross-field pass towards the substitute Hutchinson, who is seemingly backed into the corner by Gudmundsson. He steps inside to whip a dangerous ball into the middle, and Gibbs-White pops up to meet it with a glancing header into the far corner! 2-1 to the Reds, and it's no less than Forest deserve!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:33Stach and Williams both end up on the deck after a body-check from the Leeds midfielder, sparking a brief fracas which the referee is quickly forced to separate.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:31CHANCE!! Longstaff's corner is headed clear and comes to Aaronson, who tees himself up for an attempted volley goalwards. His strike from the edge of the box is blocked and falls for Nmecha from right in front, but the German's header is off target and Sels easily collects it!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:30Both Okafor and Nmecha look to make runs around the outside of Forest's defence on both edges of the pitch, but Savona does enough to deny the former and Nmecha's cross from the right is blocked behind for a corner by Murillo.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:27Leeds won 2-1 against Forest in their last Premier League meeting in April 2023, but haven't had consecutive top-flight victories against them since a run of four in a row between 1971 and 1977.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:26Ndoye fires in a left-footed cross from deep which is met by Awoniyi at the near post, but the substitute can't steer the ball goalwards with his first touch of the match!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:24Taiwo Awoniyi will also enter the fray for the Reds with Chris Wood still absent, and he takes Igor Jesus' place up front.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:23Equalising goalscorer Sangare also comes off following his first-half yellow card, with Forest captain Ryan Yates brought on in a like-for-like midfield switch.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:23Sean Dyche makes three changes at once with Forest still searching for their second goal in this game, and Dominguez heads off the pitch first with Omari Hutchinson set to replace him out wide.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:23CHANCE!!! Gudmundsson races past Sangare with ease and takes on Savona down the left flank, driving into the box before hitting a cutback towards Aaronson, which is cut out and cleared by Milenkovic at the near post!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:22Nottingham Forest have endured a run of 19 consecutive Premier League matches without keeping a clean sheet, and 2025-26 is their second top-flight season without a clean sheet in their opening 10 matches, after 1960-61. Forest last went longer without a league clean sheet between April and November 2016 in the Championship, a run of 20 games.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:21Longstaff delivers Leeds' latest free-kick into the box and Anderson heads clear for the hosts, before Aaronson returns serve with a first-time shot which is easily blocked on the edge of the area.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:18Leeds win their first corner of the half after Okafor's run down the byline is cut short by Savona's block, but Longstaff's delivery from the left evades both Rodon and Gudmundsson, before Ampadu is penalised for impeding Sels on the goal-line.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:15WIDE!!! Igor Jesus' flick allows Gibbs-White to send Ndoye running in behind Rodon, and he shrugs off the defender's challenge to cut the ball back for the Brazilian. Bogle does just enough to put the arriving Igor Jesus off, and the Brazilian can only send a deflected effort wide of the near post!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:11Leeds have only had one shot in the first half of a league game for the first time under Daniel Farke, and it's only the second time they've faced as many as 10 shots in the opening 45 minutes under the German – Ipswich Town had 14 back in August 2023.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:06Sangare's first Premier League goal in his 38th appearance in the competition squared things up for Forest within minutes of Nmecha's opener, and the Ivorian has been a key man in the middle of the park thus far. He's completed all seven of his final-third passes and set up one big chance in the process, as well as contesting six duels. He's turned possession over on three occasions with a tackle, interception and free-kick won respectively, albeit he's also committed three fouls and picked up a yellow card for one of them.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
15:01The half-time whistle sounds at the City Ground, with Nottingham Forest and Leeds United locked level at 1-1 in this closely-fought encounter! The visitors weathered an early storm from Forest as Perri kept out shots from Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus, but Leeds soon silenced the home crowd after possession was turned over in the final third for Nmecha to fire the opening goal into the bottom corner. The Whites haven't been able to muster more than 0.06 xG in front of goal though, and their early lead lasted little over two minutes. Sangare reacted first to equalise with his first Forest goal after Ndoye's cross was tipped away by Perri, and from that point on, the hosts have been in the ascendancy. Forest have racked up 0.75 xG with Ndoye, Igor Jesus and Gibbs-White all going close to completing the comeback, and as things stand, it's Sean Dyche's side who look by far the most likely to score next.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:54HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-1 LEEDS UNITED.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:54Longstaff lines up a Leeds free-kick from 30 yards out with plenty of numbers to aim for in the box, but the midfielder's attempted short pass towards Ampadu is easily read by Ndoye, and he snuffs out the chance.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:52SAVED!! Williams tees Gibbs-White up in shooting space and the hosts' number 10 takes aim from 25 yards, but his low drive is struck straight into the waiting gloves of Perri!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:50We'll play four more minutes at the City Ground, as both sides look to break the deadlocked scoreline once again.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:49Leeds look to hit straight back at Forest after Sangare dispossesses Gudmundsson on the edge of his own box. Okafor looks to release Stach into the box, but Murillo goes shoulder-to-shoulder with the midfielder and does just enough to shepherd the ball behind for a goal-kick.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:49The home crowd have reasoned calls for a penalty after Williams' clipped ball over the top almost drops for Igor Jesus in the box, but the Forest striker is seemingly dragged back by Bijol, allowing Perri to collect as the referee waves away any appeals!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:45Leeds threaten to break through Okafor after Forest's latest corner is headed clear and brought down by Aaronson, but the Whites' number 19 is cynically cut down by Murillo before he can build a head of steam, and the Brazilian is shown a yellow card.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:45Leeds haven't had a shot since Lukas Nmecha's goal in the 13th minute, with Forest on top in almost every aspect since Sangare's equaliser.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:44Nottingham Forest have gone nine Premier League matches without a victory, last enduring a longer winless run between February and April 2023, which included a defeat to Leeds during that 11-game spell.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:44WIDE!!! Ndoye tees Savona up to cross from the right-hand side and the Italian's delivery is met in the middle by Igor Jesus, who can only glance the ball wide of the target with a stooping header!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:42Dominguez looks to slip Igor Jesus in behind the visitors' defence with Bogle caught further up the field, but Bijol slides across in cover to deal with the threat and sends the ball over the touchline.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:39Leeds want their first corner of the match to be given after Longstaff's free-kick is glanced behind by Williams, but the referee spots the slightest of touches off Rodon's head and gives a goal-kick to the hosts instead.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:37Gudmundsson drives in-field from left-back before having his heels clipped by Sangare, and the equalising goalscorer for Forest goes into the book.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:38Stach cuts out a Forest attack and releases Nmecha into space over halfway, but the Leeds goalscorer's attempted return ball for Stach is intercepted, with the German having better options to his right.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:35Ampadu remains down with a cut to his knee as Ao Tanaka and Ilia Gruev warm up on the sidelines, but the Welshman is one player Daniel Farke certainly won't want to lose, particularly so early in this match.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:34The scrappy nature of this game's midfield battle continues as Dominguez, Stach, Sangare and Ampadu all fly into challenges on halfway, but it's the Leeds captain who comes off worse and is left down on the turf, clutching his knee.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:31Only Wolves (15) are on a longer winless run in the Premier League among its current sides than Nottingham Forest, who have gone nine in a row without victory.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:31A cheap giveaway from Okafor allows Gibbs-White to set off on the break for Forest, but Leeds' left winger looks to make up for his mistake with a sprint back into his own half. He's unable to win possession back though, and fouls Gibbs-White 40 yards from goal.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:27Stach sets off on a driving run forward before being clattered late by Sangare in a crowd of red shirts, and play comes back for a free-kick after the referee deems no advantage in Leeds' favour.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:25There were just two minutes and 17 seconds between Lukas Nmecha opening the scoring for Leeds, and Nottingham Forest equalising through Sangare's first Premier League goal.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:24SAVED!!!! Perri is called back into action straight away after Dominguez's first-time pass releases Ndoye in behind. The winger arrives on a diagonal run to shoot first-time from inside the box, but his left-footed effort is parried by Perri before the Brazilian collects the loose ball!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:22WIDE!!! The Tricky Trees' tails are up now as Savona and Ndoye again link up down the right flank. The latter cuts inside and sizes up a shot from the edge of the area, which he drills just wide of Perri's near post and into the side netting!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:18A well-weighted pass from Aaronson, and Nmecha's finish was clinical enough to find the bottom corner!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:17GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Leeds United strike first at the City Ground!!! Okafor pinches possession from Savona in Forest's own third, and frees up Aaronson. He releases Nmecha into the box, and the striker sends a low shot across the face and into the bottom corner, beating Sels to put the visitors into a 1-0 lead!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:17SAVED!!!! What a pair of stops from Perri!! The hosts' latest corner is swung in by Dominguez and falls for Igor Jesus, whose shot through the crowd takes a huge deflection to wrong-foot Perri. Leeds' number one somehow claws the bouncing ball off his line with Ndoye closing in, and then reacts quickest to punch it away from danger!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:15Dominguez whips in a corner from the right-hand side which Murillo meets in the middle, but the Brazilian's glancing header flashes away from danger before Williams returns serve with a deflected cross from the left.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:14Ampadu launches a long throw into Forest's box with Rodon and Stach his targets at the near post, but no Leeds players can get on the end of the ball and it's collected by Sels.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:13Okafor is released into space down the left and looks to take on Milenkovic, but the Forest centre-back stands his ground to win possession back with a timely challenge.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:11Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last 13 top-flight home games against Leeds, dating back to a 2-0 loss in November 1971 under Matt Gillies' management – long before Brian Clough had taken charge of either team.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:09Gibbs-White hits the deck following an apparent high boot from Ampadu, but replays show that the ball in fact deflected up into the Forest playmaker's face and so it'll be a drop-ball, rather than a free-kick.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:07Forest's first corner is played short to Anderson, whose first-time cross into the box is headed away by Stach. Sangare follows in with a first-time strike from 20 yards, but Bijol gets in the way to block it.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:06SAVED!! Sangare's forward pass is touched on by Gibbs-White and the Forest captain is given space to advance into. He cuts back onto his right foot and shoots from the edge of the box, but Perri gets down to tip the low strike around his far post and behind!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:03Longstaff kicks the game off for Leeds, as this potential six-pointer at the bottom end of the table gets up and running!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
14:02They may be without a Premier League victory since the opening weekend of the season, but hosts Forest are being backed to pick up their first win of Dyche’s tenure in our live tracker. They’re given a 51.3% win probability rating as the two sides head out onto the pitch, and with Leeds down on a 23.9% chance of victory themselves, the visitors will be keen to turn those predictions around at the City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:58Sean Dyche makes four changes following Forest’s 0-0 draw with Sturm Graz in the Europa League, with Forest’s squad still hampered by injury. Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Douglas Luiz remain absent, but Elliot Anderson does make his return, with Matz Sels, Murillo and Dan Ndoye also coming into the starting XI.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:58Daniel Farke makes two changes from Leeds’ disappointing 3-0 reverse on the south coast, with Anton Stach replacing Ao Tanaka in the Whites’ midfield. Lukas Nmecha also comes in for the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin up front, but unlike the still absent Wilfried Gnonto, Leeds’ number nine is fit enough to make the bench.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:42LEEDS UNITED SUBS: Karl Darlow, Pascal Struijk, Daniel James, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Joel Piroe, Jack Harrison, Ao Tanaka, James Justin, Ilia Gruev.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:42LEEDS UNITED (4-1-4-1): Lucas Perri; Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Jaka Bijol, Gabriel Gudmundsson; Ethan Ampadu; Brenden Aaronson, Sean Longstaff, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor; Lukas Nmecha.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:42NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: John Victor, Morato, Taiwo Awoniyi, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Omari Hutchinson, Ryan Yates, Jair Cunha, James McAtee, Zach Abbott.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:42NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Nicolo Savona, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams; Ibrahim Sangare, Elliot Anderson; Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nicolas Dominguez; Igor Jesus.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:42Leeds sit five points and three places above Forest in 16th ahead of their kick-off in the East Midlands, albeit West Ham’s victory over Burnley on Saturday has reduced the Peacocks’ gap from the bottom three to a single point. Daniel Farke’s side have only won once away from home this season, and while Leeds could climb up to 13th with a victory here, their last away trip resulted in a 3-0 defeat at Brighton.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:37Nottingham Forest come into this game sitting 19th in the Premier League table, a stark contrast to their high-flying start to last season. Sean Dyche is still chasing a first league win with the Reds after replacing Ange Postecoglou (who replaced Nuno Espirito Santo) just eight games into the campaign, with Forest’s last two matches resulting in draws with Manchester United and Sturm Graz respectively.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:31Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture, as Nottingham Forest host Leeds United at the City Ground in a battle at the bottom of the table.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
13:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
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