EFL Cup25 Aug 2026 · Round of 64 · Finished
EFL Cup: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds — Highlights, 25 August 2026
Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 away from home in the EFL Cup (Round of 64) at City Ground, Nottingham. Scoring for Leeds: Daniel James (50'), James Justin (75'). Key players: Nottingham Forest — Omari Hutchinson, Neco Williams (0.02 xG), Nikola Milenkovic; Leeds — Harry Wilson, Daniel James (0.11 xG), Nico Elvedi.
VenueCity Ground
WeatherClear day
Highlights
Match data
Key moments
50’Daniel JamesSean Longstaff0–1
75’James Justin0–2
Starting lineup
3-4-33-4-2-1
Nottingham Forest
Match timeline
1st half
0 - 026’
26’
Ao Tanaka
2nd half
0 - 246’
Xaver Schlager
46’
50’
50’
Daniel James
ASean Longstaff
60’Arnaud KalimuendoCallum Hudson-Odoi
60’
60’Igor JesusDan Ndoye
60’
60’Ousmane DiomandeMurillo
60’
61’Ola AinaLuca Netz
61’
67’
67’
Sean Longstaff
67’
67’Brenden AaronsonNoah Okafor
67’
67’Harry WilsonSean Longstaff
68’
68’Anton StachAo Tanaka
71’
71’Jayden BogleDaniel James
73’
Jair
73’
75’
75’
James Justin
79’
Murillo
79’
79’Neco WilliamsOmari Hutchinson
79’
83’
83’Dominic Calvert-LewinLukas Nmecha
84’
Nicolás Domínguez
84’
86’
86’
Ethan Ampadu
Detailed stats
Lineups
3-4-33-4-2-1
Starting lineup
Nottingham Forest 11Leeds 11
26
Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
131
Defender
Defender
523
Defender
Defender
302
Defender
Defender
63
Midfielder
Midfielder
248
Midfielder
Midfielder
821
Midfielder
Midfielder
2234
Midfielder
Midfielder
415
Forward
Forward
199
Forward
Forward
711
Forward
Forward
14Substitutes
Nottingham Forest 9Leeds 9
12
Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
235
Defender
Defender
6544
Defender
Defender
1525
Defender
Defender
220
Forward
Forward
1014
Forward
Midfielder
5024
Midfielder
Midfielder
186
Midfielder
Midfielder
117
Forward
Forward
9