Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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23.10.25 19:002 – 0Finished
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Match Events
- 19′Nottingham Forest, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 25′FC Porto, yellow card:
- 35′Nottingham Forest, yellow card:
- 45+1′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- Half-time1 – 0
- 53′FC Porto, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 58′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 58′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 58′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 58′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 75′Nottingham Forest, VAR review:Penalty confirmed
- 77′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 77′Nottingham Forest, penalty goal:2–0Penalty
- 85′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 89′FC Porto, yellow card:
- 90′Nottingham Forest, yellow card:
- 90+3′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
Lineups
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Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
7.21
Average match ratingNottingham Forest +0.61
6.60
FC Porto
4-3-3
City Ground
Key Stats
51%Possession49%
2.09Expected Goals0.60
8Shots10
3Shots on Target2
3Corners8
85%Pass Accuracy84%
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Match report
Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto — the facts
Nottingham Forest beat FC Porto 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Nottingham Forest met FC Porto in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 3). Kick-off was Thursday, 23 October 2025, 19:00 UTC at City Ground. Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu.
Team pages: Nottingham Forest · FC Porto · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 19' Goal (penalty): Morgan Gibbs-White — 1–0
- 77' Goal (penalty): Igor Jesus — 2–0
Starting line-ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
FC Porto (4-3-3)
- 99 Diogo Costa (c)
- 74 Francisco Moura
- 4 Jakub Kiwior
- 5 Jan Bednarek
- 20 Alberto Costa
- 13 Pablo Rosario
- 22 Alan Varela
- 8 Victor Froholdt
- 17 Borja Sainz
- 9 Samu Aghehowa
- 11 Pepê
About this match
On this page: the Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Nottingham Forest and FC Porto team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.