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Leeds vs Nottingham Forest lineups

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Leeds host Nottingham Forest at Elland Road on 10 April 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 31 of the Premier League. They last met on 25 August 2026, when Leeds won 2-0.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest match facts

Kick-off
Sat 10 Apr 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Elland Road, Leeds
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 31

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest head to head

9
Leeds wins
6
Draws
10
Nottingham Forest wins

34–36 on goals in 25 meetings since 29 November 2011

Recent Leeds vs Nottingham Forest results

  1. Nottingham Forest0–2LeedsLeague CupCity Ground
  2. Nottingham Forest0–1LeedsPremier LeagueCity Ground
  3. Leeds3–1Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueElland Road
  4. Nottingham Forest3–1LeedsPremier LeagueCity Ground
  5. Nottingham Forest0–2LeedsClub friendlyPirelli Stadium

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest history

Leeds have won four of the last five, with none drawn. Nottingham Forest last won at Elland Road on 6 February 2016, by 1-0. The clubs have already met two times this season, in the League Cup and Premier League. One of the last five was decided by a single goal.

Last meeting: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds, August 2026

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Nottingham Forest, 3-4-3
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Leeds, 3-4-2-1
Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 3-4-3
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 2Ousmane DiomandeD
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovićD
  4. 23JairD
  5. 34Temitayo AinaM
  6. 21SchlagerM
  7. 8Nicolás DomínguezM
  8. 3Neco WilliamsM
  9. 11Igor JesusF
  10. 9Christopher WoodF
  11. 15Arnaud KalimuendoF

Bench

  1. 12JohnG
  2. 25Luca NetzD
  3. 5MurilloD
  4. 44Zach AbbottD
  5. 6Ibrahim SangaréM
  6. 24James McAteeM
  7. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiF
  8. 14Dan NdoyeF
  9. 20Omari HutchinsonF

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Leeds crest
LeedsFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 6Joseph RodonD
  3. 30Nico ElvediD
  4. 5MuharemovićD
  5. 7Daniel JamesM
  6. 4Ethan AmpaduM
  7. 22Ao TanakaM
  8. 24James JustinM
  9. 8Sean LongstaffF
  10. 19Noah OkaforF
  11. 14Lukas NmechaF

Bench

  1. 23Lucas PerriG
  2. 15Jaka BijolD
  3. 50Alfie CresswellM
  4. 65LienouD
  5. 2Jayden BogleD
  6. 10Harry WilsonF
  7. 18Anton StachM
  8. 11Brenden AaronsonM
  9. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF

Coach: Daniel Farke

Nottingham Forest lined up in a 3-4-3 and Leeds in a 3-4-2-1 when the clubs last met, on 25 August 2026 in the League Cup. Leeds won 2-0. Daniel James and James Justin scored. Matz Sels and James Trafford started in goal.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest lineups — common questions

When is Leeds vs Nottingham Forest?
Leeds vs Nottingham Forest kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 10 April 2027 at Elland Road in Leeds. The match is Matchweek 31 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Leeds vs Nottingham Forest match?
In the meeting before this one, Leeds won 2-0 on 25 August 2026 in the League Cup. The time before that, Leeds won 1-0 on 22 August 2026 in the Premier League. Leeds have won 9 of the 25 meetings between the clubs and Nottingham Forest have won 10.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds at City Ground

Updated 22 September 2026