Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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16.04.26 19:001 – 0Full TimeAgg: 2 – 1
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Match Events
- 7′FC Porto, VAR review:Card upgrade
- 8′FC Porto, red card:
- 12′Nottingham Forest, goal:1–0assist
- 16′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 32′FC Porto, yellow card:
- 36′FC Porto, yellow card:
- 40′Nottingham Forest, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 46′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 46′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 46′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 46′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 65′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 66′FC Porto, substitution:off
- 72′Nottingham Forest, substitution:
- 72′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 90′FC Porto, yellow card:
- Full-time1 – 0
Lineups
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Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
7.25
Average match ratingNottingham Forest +0.96
6.29
FC Porto
4-3-3
City Ground
Key Stats
61%Possession39%
2.17Expected Goals0.97
20Shots10
5Shots on Target1
8Corners1
89%Pass Accuracy78%
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Match report
Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto — the facts
Nottingham Forest beat FC Porto 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Nottingham Forest met FC Porto in the UEFA Europa League (Quarter-finals). Kick-off was Thursday, 16 April 2026, 19:00 UTC at City Ground. Referee: Danny Desmond Makkelie.
Team pages: Nottingham Forest · FC Porto · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 8' Red card: Jan Bednarek
- 12' Goal: Morgan Gibbs-White (assist: Neco Williams) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
- 27 Stefan Ortega
- 3 Neco Williams
- 5 Murillo
- 23 Jair
- 34 Ola Aina
- 16 Nicolás Domínguez
- 6 Ibrahim Sangaré
- 14 Dan Ndoye
- 10 Morgan Gibbs-White (c)
- 21 Omari Hutchinson
- 11 Chris Wood
FC Porto (4-3-3)
- 99 Diogo Costa (c)
- 12 Zaidu Sanusi
- 5 Jan Bednarek
- 3 Thiago Silva
- 20 Alberto Costa
- 10 Gabri Veiga
- 13 Pablo Rosario
- 42 Seko Fofana
- 17 Borja Sainz
- 29 Terem Moffi
- 7 William Gomes
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.