# 2019–20 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Nottingham Forest's 154th year in existence and 12th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. In addition to the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period between 1 July 2019 and 22 July 2020.

## First team squad

    As of 31 January 2020
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Joined from | Joined first team | Contract ends |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 12 | Jordan Smith | ENG | (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 30) | Promoted from under-23s | 2016 | 2020 |
| 30 | Brice Samba | CGO | (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30) | FRA Caen | 2019 | 2023 |
| 49 | Arijanet Muric | KOS | (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) | ENG Manchester City | 2019 | 2020 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Yuri Ribeiro | POR | (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 28) | POR Benfica | 2019 | – |
| 3 | Tobias Figueiredo | POR | (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 31) | POR Sporting | 2018 | 2022 |
| 4 | Joe Worrall | ENG | (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 28) | Promoted from under-23s | 2016 | 2024 |
| 6 | Gaëtan Bong | CMR | (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 36) | ENG Brighton and Hove Albion | 2020 | 2022 |
| 16 | Carl Jenkinson | ENG | (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 33) | ENG Arsenal | 2019 | 2022 |
| 20 | Michael Dawson | ENG | (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 41) | ENG Hull City | 2018 | 2021 |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa | ZIM | (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 33) | ENG Burnley | 2017 | 2021 |
| 29 | Yohan Benalouane | TUN | (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 (age 37) | ENG Leicester City | 2019 | 2021 |
| 44 | Michael Hefele | GER | (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 33) | ENG Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2021 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Ben Watson | ENG | (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 39) | ENG Watford | 2018 | 2020 |
| 10 | João Carvalho | POR | (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 28) | POR Benfica | 2018 | 2023 |
| 11 | Matty Cash | ENG | (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) | Promoted from under-23s | 2016 | 2023 |
| 13 | John Bostock | ENG | (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 33) | FRA Toulouse | 2019 | 2020 |
| 17 | Alfa Semedo | GNB | (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 (age 27) | POR Benfica | 2019 | 2020 |
| 19 | Sammy Ameobi | ENG | (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32) | ENG Bolton Wanderers | 2019 | 2020 |
| 21 | Samba Sow | MLI | (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 35) | RUS Dynamo Moscow | 2019 | 2021 |
| 22 | Ryan Yates | ENG | (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 27) | Promoted from under-23s | 2016 | 2023 |
| 23 | Joe Lolley | ENG | (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32) | ENG Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2023 |
| 28 | Tiago Silva | POR | (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 31) | POR Feirense | 2019 | 2021 |
| 40 | Brennan Johnson | WAL | (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 23) | Promoted from under-23s | 2019 | – |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Lewis Grabban | ENG | (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 37) | ENG Bournemouth | 2018 | 2022 |
| 9 | Nuno da Costa | CPV | (1991-02-10) 10 February 1991 (age 34) | FRA Strasbourg | 2020 | – |
| 14 | Adama Diakhaby | FRA | (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 28) | ENG Huddersfield Town | 2020 | 2020 |
| 34 | Tyler Walker | ENG | (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28) | Promoted from under-23s | 2017 | 2021 |
| 39 | Zach Clough | ENG | (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 30) | ENG Bolton Wanderers | 2017 | 2021 |
| 48 | Alex Mighten | ENG | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | Promoted from under-18s | 2020 | 2022 |

### New contracts

| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | Old contract end | New contract end |
| 28 November 2019 | MF | ENG | Matty Cash | 2021 | 2023 |
| 5 December 2019 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | 2021 | 2023 |
| 11 December 2019 | MF | ENG | Tyrese Fornah | – | 2022 |
| 13 December 2019 | FW | ENG | Alex Mighten | – | 2022 |
| 21 January 2020 | MF | ENG | Jake Taylor | 2020 | 2021 |
| 13 February 2020 | DF | ENG | Joe Worrall | 2022 | 2024 |
| 19 February 2020 | DF | SCO | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 2020 | 2022 |
| 17 June 2020 | DF | ENG | Michael Dawson | 2020 | 2021 |

## Pre-season

Forest announced a pre-season schedule of friendlies against Alfreton Town, Dundee, Atromitos, Olympiacos, Crystal Palace and Real Sociedad. The first team were relieved of friendlies arranged against Peterborough United, Mansfield Town and Lincoln City following the appointment of Sabri Lamouchi as head coach on 28 June 2019.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 81 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 73 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 70 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 70 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 68 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 66 | |
| 10 | Derby County | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 64 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 July 2020. Source: BBC February 2020

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | L |
| Position | 19 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |

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

    As of match played 22 July 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | EFL Championship | EFL Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ROU | Costel Pantilimon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | POR | Yuri Ribeiro | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR | Tobias Figueiredo | 34 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Joe Worrall | 48 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SWE | Alexander Milošević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CMR | Gaëtan Bong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 45 | 20 | 43+2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ben Watson | 45 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CPV | Nuno da Costa | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | POR | João Carvalho | 26 | 2 | 9+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Matty Cash | 45 | 3 | 40+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Jordan Smith | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | John Bostock | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Rafa Mir | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | FRA | Adama Diakhaby | 14 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Carl Jenkinson | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GNB | Alfa Semedo | 26 | 2 | 10+14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | 19 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Sammy Ameobi | 47 | 5 | 37+8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Michael Dawson | 19 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MLI | Samba Sow | 26 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | 28 | 3 | 16+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Joe Lolley | 44 | 10 | 37+5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Claudio Yacob | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ZIM | Tendayi Darikwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POR | Tiago Silva | 47 | 4 | 34+10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | TUN | Yohan Benalouane | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | CGO | Brice Samba | 42 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Chema | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GHA | Albert Adomah | 27 | 3 | 5+19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Tyrese Fornah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Zach Clough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | WAL | Brennan Johnson | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | EIR | Yassine En-Neyah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Arvin Appiah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | GER | Michael Hefele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | SCO | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | ENG | Alex Mighten | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 49 | GK | KOS | Arijanet Muric | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* ↑ Players whose names are in italics spent time on loan at other clubs this season.
* ↑ Players whose names appear in bold left Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis mid-season.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Team |
| 24 June 2019 | MF | ENG | Sammy Ameobi | ENG Bolton Wanderers | Free | First team |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | POR | Tiago Silva | POR Feirense | Undisclosed | First team |
| 8 July 2019 | DF | POR | Yuri Ribeiro | POR Benfica | Undisclosed | First team |
| 10 July 2019 | MF | GHA | Albert Adomah | ENG Aston Villa | Free | First team |
| 1 August 2019 | MF | MLI | Samba Sow | RUS Dynamo Moscow | Undisclosed | First team |
| 7 August 2019 | DF | ENG | Carl Jenkinson | ENG Arsenal | Undisclosed | First team |
| 7 August 2019 | GK | CGO | Brice Samba | FRA Caen | Undisclosed | First team |
| 8 August 2019 | DF | ESP | Chema | ESP Levante | Undisclosed | First team |
| 28 October 2019 | MF | ENG | Liam Sole | ENG Milton Keynes Dons | Free | Under-23s |
| 29 January 2020 | FW | CPV | Nuno da Costa | FRA Strasbourg | Undisclosed | First team |
| 30 January 2020 | DF | CMR | Gaëtan Bong | ENG Brighton and Hove Albion | Undisclosed | First team |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | SWE | Julian Larsson | SWE AIK | Undisclosed | Under-23s |
| 6 February 2020 | MF | USA | Adrian Galliani | ENG Watford | Undisclosed | Under-23s |
| 17 February 2020 | DF | WAL | Morgan Sadler | ENG Bury | Free | Under-23s |
| 26 February 2020 | MF | ENG | Marcus McGuane | ESP Barcelona B | Free | Under-23s |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Loan ends | Team |
| 8 July 2019 | MF | GNB | Alfa Semedo | POR Benfica | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 9 July 2019 | GK | KOS | Arijanet Muric | ENG Manchester City | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 30 July 2019 | FW | ESP | Rafa Mir | ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 January 2020 | First team |
| 8 August 2019 | MF | ENG | John Bostock | FRA Toulouse | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 8 August 2019 | GK | GRE | Marios Siampanis | GRE Olympiacos | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 21 January 2020 | FW | FRA | Adama Diakhaby | ENG Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2020 | First team |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Team |
| 18 June 2019 | FW | ALG | Hillal Soudani | GRE Olympiacos | Undisclosed | First team |
| 24 June 2019 | FW | GRE | Apostolos Vellios | GRE Atromitos | Undisclosed | First team |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | IRL | Liam Bossin | IRL Cork City | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | ENG | Joe Coveney | ENG Colne | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | ENG | Adam Crookes | ENG Port Vale | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | ENG | Sam Greenwood | Free agent | Released | Under-18s |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | GER | Josef Hefele | USA Saint Leo University | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | IRL | Stephen Henderson | ENG Crystal Palace | Released | First team |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | SCO | Alex Iacovitti | ENG Oldham Athletic | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | LVA | Rūdolfs Soloha | LVA Valmiera Glass ViA | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | ITA Lecce | £450,000 | First team |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | NIR | Jamie Ward | ENG Scunthorpe United | Released | First team |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | ENG Lincoln City | Undisclosed | First team |
| 12 July 2019 | FW | IRN | Karim Ansarifard | QAT Al-Sailiya | Undisclosed | First team |
| 26 July 2019 | MF | ENG | Ben Osborn | ENG Sheffield United | Undisclosed | First team |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | ALG | Adlène Guedioura | QAT Al-Gharafa | Undisclosed | First team |
| 1 September 2019 | MF | USA | Gboly Ariyibi | GRE Panetolikos | Undisclosed | First team |
| 2 September 2019 | FW | ENG | Arvin Appiah | ESP Almería | £8,000,000 | First team |
| 2 September 2019 | FW | SCO | Jason Cummings | ENG Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed | First team |
| 2 September 2019 | FW | IRE | Daryl Murphy | ENG Bolton Wanderers | Free | First team |
| 28 October 2019 | DF | SWE | Alexander Milošević | DEN Vejle BK | Released | First team |
| 21 January 2020 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | ENG Sheffield United | Undisclosed | First team |
| 27 January 2020 | MF | ARG | Claudio Yacob | URU Nacional | Free | First team |
| 30 January 2020 | DF | ESP | Chema | ESP Getafe | Undisclosed | First team |
| 20 June 2020 | DF | ENG | Max Ram | ENG Stratford Town | Released | Under-23s |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Loan ends | Team |
| 2 August 2019 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | ENG Lincoln City | 30 January 2020 | First team |
| 8 August 2019 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | ENG Millwall | 20 January 2020 | First team |
| 9 August 2019 | FW | FRA | Virgil Gomis | ENG Macclesfield Town | 3 January 2020 | Under-23s |
| 12 August 2019 | MF | ENG | Toby Edser | ENG Woking | 15 November 2019 | Under-23s |
| 16 August 2019 | DF | ENG | Jayden Richardson | ENG Exeter City | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 30 August 2019 | MF | ENG | Jake Taylor | ENG Port Vale | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 2 September 2019 | MF | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | ENG Bolton Wanderers | 2 January 2020 | First team |
| 30 October 2019 | FW | ENG | Victor Sodeinde | ENG Hereford | 4 February 2020 | Under-23s |
| 5 December 2019 | DF | ENG | Danny Preston | ENG Alfreton Town | 4 January 2020 | Under-23s |
| 20 December 2019 | GK | ENG | Jordan Wright | ENG Alfreton Town | 19 January 2020 | Under-23s |
| 4 January 2020 | FW | ENG | Will Swan | ENG Truro City | 1 March 2020 | Under-23s |
| 10 January 2020 | MF | SCO | Owen Gallacher | ENG Harrogate Town | 9 February 2020 | Under-23s |
| 24 January 2020 | DF | ENG | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | ENG Scunthorpe United | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 30 January 2020 | GK | ROM | Costel Pantilimon | CYP Omonia | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 31 January 2020 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | ENG Millwall | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | ENG | Tyrese Fornah | POR Casa Pia | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | ENG Lincoln City | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | GHA | Albert Adomah | WAL Cardiff City | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 3 March 2020 | GK | ENG | George Shelvey | ENG Truro City | 31 March 2020 | Under-23s |
| 3 March 2020 | FW | PHI | Kieran Hayes | ENG Truro City | 31 March 2020 | Under-23s |
* ↑ The summer transfer window was open from 6 May to 8 August 2019, however English clubs could sell players to members of other leagues where their window remained open.

## Awards
### League
#### Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month

| Result | Month | Manager | Ref |
| Won | September | FRA Sabri Lamouchi | |
| Won | January | FRA Sabri Lamouchi | |

#### Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month

| Result | Month | Player | Ref |
| Nominated | January | ENG Joe Lolley | |

#### PFA Bristol Street Motors Fan's Championship Player of the Month

| Result | Month | Player | Ref |
| Won | November | CGO Brice Samba | |
| Nominated | November | ENG Matty Cash | |