# 2018–19 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Nottingham Forest's 153rd season in existence and 11th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. In addition to the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019.

## First team

    As of 7 February 2019
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Year signed | Signed to |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Costel Pantilimon | ROM | (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 38) | Watford | 2018 | 2021 |
| 15 | Luke Steele | ENG | (1984-09-24) 24 September 1984 (age 40) | Bristol City | 2018 | 2020 |
| 41 | Stephen Henderson | IRL | (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 (age 36) | Charlton Athletic | 2016 | 2019 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Tobias Figueiredo | POR | (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 31) | Sporting | 2018 | 2022 |
| 13 | Molla Wagué | MLI | (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 34) | Udinese | 2019 | 2019 |
| 17 | Alexander Milošević | SWE | (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 34) | AIK | 2019 | 2020 |
| 18 | Jack Robinson | ENG | (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31) | Queens Park Rangers | 2018 | 2020 |
| 20 | Michael Dawson | ENG | (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 41) | Hull City | 2018 | 2020 |
| 21 | Saidy Janko | SUI | (1995-10-22) 22 October 1995 (age 29) | Porto | 2018 | 2019 |
| 25 | Sam Byram | ENG | (1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 31) | West Ham United | 2018 | 2019 |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa | ZIM | (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 33) | Burnley | 2017 | 2021 |
| 29 | Yohan Benalouane | TUN | (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 (age 37) | Leicester City | 2019 | 2020 |
| 44 | Michael Hefele | GER | (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 33) | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2021 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | Adlène Guedioura | ALG | (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 39) | Middlesbrough | 2018 | 2020 |
| 6 | Jack Colback | ENG | (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35) | Newcastle United | 2018 | 2019 |
| 8 | Ben Watson | ENG | (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 39) | Watford | 2018 | 2020 |
| 10 | João Carvalho | POR | (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 28) | Benfica | 2018 | 2023 |
| 11 | Ben Osborn | ENG | (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30) | Promoted from academy | 2012 | 2020 |
| 14 | Matty Cash | ENG | (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) | Promoted from academy | 2016 | 2021 |
| 19 | Diogo Gonçalves | POR | (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 28) | Benfica | 2018 | 2019 |
| 22 | Ryan Yates | ENG | (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 27) | Promoted from academy | 2016 | 2021 |
| 23 | Joe Lolley | ENG | (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32) | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2023 |
| 24 | Claudio Yacob | ARG | (1987-07-18) 18 July 1987 (age 37) | West Bromwich Albion | 2018 | 2020 |
| 26 | Liam Bridcutt | SCO | (1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35) | Leeds United | 2017 | 2020 |
| 28 | Pelé | GNB | (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 (age 33) | Monaco | 2019 | 2019 |
| 35 | Jamie Ward | NIR | (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38) | Derby County | 2015 | 2019 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 2 | Hillal Soudani | ALG | (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 37) | Dinamo Zagreb | 2018 | 2021 |
| 7 | Lewis Grabban | ENG | (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 37) | Bournemouth | 2018 | 2022 |
| 9 | Daryl Murphy | IRL | (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41) | Newcastle United | 2017 | 2020 |
| 33 | Léo Bonatini | BRA | (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019 | 2019 |
| 37 | Karim Ansarifard | IRN | (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) | Olympiacos | 2018 | 2020 |
| 43 | Arvin Appiah | ENG | (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 24) | Promoted from academy | 2018 | 2023 |

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 74 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 73 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 70 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 66 | |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 65 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 64 | |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 64 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
* ↑ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 May 2019. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |

#### Matches
### EFL Cup
## Goals and appearances

    As of match played 5 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | EFL Championship | EFL Championship | Emirates FA Cup | Emirates FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ROU | Costel Pantilimon | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | ALG | Hillal Soudani | 8 | 2 | 1+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR | Tobias Figueiredo | 14 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Danny Fox | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ALG | Adlène Guedioura | 28 | 2 | 18+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback | 39 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 41 | 17 | 29+10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ben Watson | 21 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Daryl Murphy | 32 | 6 | 17+11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | POR | João Carvalho | 40 | 4 | 28+10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ben Osborn | 44 | 2 | 29+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Jordan Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | MLI | Molla Wagué | 11 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Matty Cash | 41 | 8 | 27+9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 15 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SWE | Alexander Milošević | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | 40 | 2 | 36+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | POR | Diogo Gonçalves | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Michael Dawson | 13 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SUI | Saidy Janko | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Joe Lolley | 51 | 12 | 42+4 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Claudio Yacob | 17 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Sam Byram | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ZIM | Tendayi Darikwa | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GNB | Pelé | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | TUN | Yohan Benalouane | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | POR | Gil Dias | 24 | 1 | 10+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | BRA | Léo Bonatini | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | NIR | Jamie Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | IRN | Karim Ansarifard | 12 | 2 | 3+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | USA | Gboly Ariyibi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | GRE | Apostolos Vellios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Zach Clough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | IRL | Stephen Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Joe Worrall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Arvin Appiah | 7 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | GER | Michael Hefele | 18 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | FW | SCO | Jason Cummings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs this season.
* ↑ Players whose names appear emboldened left Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis after making a competitive appearance for the club this season.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | POR | João Carvalho | Benfica | £13,200,000 |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | ENG | Michael Dawson | Hull City | Free |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | POR | Tobias Figueiredo | Sporting | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | ALG | Hillal Soudani | Dinamo Zagreb | Undisclosed |
| 3 July 2018 | GK | ROM | Costel Pantilimon | Watford | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2018 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | Bournemouth | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2018 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | Bristol City | Free |
| 9 August 2018 | DF | GER | Michael Hefele | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2018 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | Olympiacos | Free |
| 6 September 2018 | MF | ARG | Claudio Yacob | West Bromwich Albion | Free |
| 3 November 2018 | FW | IRN | Karim Ansarifard | Olympiacos | Free |
| 18 January 2019 | DF | TUN | Yohan Benalouane | Leicester City | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2019 | DF | SWE | Alexander Milošević | AIK | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
| 22 June 2018 | DF | USA | Eric Lichaj | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | ENG | Choz Charlesworth | Grantham Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Chris Cohen | Retired | — |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | IRN | Ashkan Dejagah | Tractor Sazi | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | ENG | Jack Hobbs | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | ENG | Luke McCormick | Grantham Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Elvis Otim | Barnsley | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Aaron Smith | Hamilton Academical | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Connor Smith | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | WAL | David Vaughan | Notts County | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | ENG | Lewis Walters | Guiseley | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | ENG | Jake Willetts | Eckerd Tritons | Released |
| 4 July 2018 | MF | GRE | Andreas Bouchalakis | Olympiacos | Undisclosed |
| 11 July 2018 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bondswell | RB Leipzig | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2018 | DF | SEN | Armand Traoré | Çaykur Rizespor | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2018 | MF | SCO | Barrie McKay | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2018 | GK | GRE | Stefanos Kapino | Werder Bremen | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2018 | DF | ENG | Michael Mancienne | New England Revolution | Free |
| 29 August 2018 | DF | FIN | Thomas Lam | PEC Zwolle | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2018 | GK | BUL | Dimitar Evtimov | Burton Albion | Contract Terminated |
| 4 January 2019 | FW | ENG | Ben Brereton | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2019 | GK | SWE | Tim Erlandsson | IK Frej | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2019 | DF | SWE | Anel Ahmedhodžić | Malmö FF | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2019 | DF | SCO | Danny Fox | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ends |
| 23 June 2018 | MF | POR | Gil Dias | Monaco | 24 January 2019 |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | POR | Diogo Gonçalves | Benfica | 30 June 2019 |
| 20 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback | Newcastle United | 30 June 2019 |
| 10 August 2018 | DF | ENG | Sam Byram | West Ham United | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | SUI | Saidy Janko | Porto | 30 June 2019 |
| 4 September 2018 | DF | DEU | Josef Hefele | Bradford City | 4 December 2018 |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | BRA | Léo Bonatini | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | GNB | Pelé | Monaco | 30 June 2019 |
| 1 February 2019 | DF | MLI | Molla Wagué | Udinese | 30 June 2019 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ends |
| 29 June 2018 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2019 |
| 6 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | Luton Town | 10 January 2019 |
| 13 July 2018 | FW | SCO | Jason Cummings | Peterborough United | 31 January 2019 |
| 2 August 2018 | DF | ENG | Adam Crookes | Lincoln City | 14 January 2019 |
| 28 August 2018 | FW | ENG | Ben Brereton | Blackburn Rovers | 31 December 2018 |
| 31 August 2018 | FW | ENG | Zach Clough | Rochdale | 31 December 2018 |
| 31 August 2018 | FW | GRE | Apostolos Vellios | Waasland-Beveren | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | MF | NIR | Jamie Ward | Charlton Athletic | 31 December 2018 |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | ENG | Joe Worrall | Rangers | 30 June 2019 |
| 28 September 2018 | GK | LAT | Rudolfs Soloha | Coalville Town | 26 October 2018 |
| 19 October 2018 | DF | ENG | Joe Coveney | Billericay Town | 17 November 2018 |
| 19 October 2018 | DF | ENG | Ethan Stewart | Billericay Town | 17 November 2018 |
| 19 October 2018 | MF | ENG | Toby Edser | Woking | 18 January 2019 |
| 30 October 2018 | FW | FRA | Virgil Gomis | Braintree Town | 24 November 2018 |
| 2 November 2018 | FW | ENG | Victor Sodeinde | Mickleover Sports | 30 November 2018 |
| 16 November 2018 | GK | ENG | Jordan Smith | Barnsley | 23 November 2018 |
| 17 November 2018 | GK | ENG | Jordan Wright | Grantham Town | 30 June 2019 |
| 4 December 2018 | GK | IRL | Stephen Henderson | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 December 2018 |
| 3 January 2019 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | Lecce | 30 June 2019 |
| 7 January 2019 | MF | USA | Gboly Ariyibi | Motherwell | 30 June 2019 |
| 10 January 2019 | GK | ENG | Jordan Smith | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2019 |
| 14 January 2019 | DF | ENG | Adam Crookes | Port Vale | 30 June 2019 |
| 14 January 2019 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2019 |
| 28 January 2019 | DF | SCO | Alex Iacovitti | Oldham Athletic | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | ENG | Zach Clough | Rochdale | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | SCO | Jason Cummings | Luton Town | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | ENG | Toby Edser | Port Vale | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | FRA | Virgil Gomis | Notts County | 30 June 2019 |
* ↑ The summer 2018 transfer window was open for domestic transfers (i.e. Premier League, English Football League) from 17 May 2018 and for international transfers from 8 June 2018.

## New contracts

| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | Length | Expires |
| 5 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | Three years | 2021 |
| 23 January 2019 | FW | ENG | Arvin Appiah | Four and a half years | 2023 |
| 7 February 2019 | MF | ENG | Joe Lolley | Four and a half years | 2023 |

## Awards
### Club
#### Nottingham Forest Player of the Season

| Result | Nationality | Player | Reference |
| Won | ENG | Joe Lolley | |
| Runner-up | ENG | Jack Colback | |

#### Nottingham Forest Goal of the Season

| Result | Nationality | Player | Reference |
| Won | ENG | Joe Lolley | |
| Runner-up | ENG | Ben Osborn | |

### League
#### EFL Championship Player of the Month

| Month | Result | Player | Reference |
| October | Nominated | Joe Lolley | |
| November | Nominated | Joe Lolley | |

#### Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month

| Month | Result | Player | Reference |
| November | Nominated | Joe Lolley | |

### Cups

EFL Cup Player of the Round
| Round | Result | Player | Reference |
| 2 | Won | Gil Dias | |

### Other
#### PFA Player of the Month

| Month | Result | Player | Reference |
| October | Won | Joe Lolley | |
| November | Nominated | Joe Lolley | |