Notts County vs Nottingham Forest U21, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

Notts County

11': Luka Smyth
66': Jacob Bedeau
69': Lee Ndlovu
74': Conor Grant
79': Callum Roberts

FT
5 - 1

Nottingham Forest U21

90'+2': Bubbacar Sanneh

About

Notts County are hosting Nottingham Forest U21 at Meadow Lane, Nottingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

11': Luka Smyth (Notts County) Goal at 11'
23': Kristian Clarke (Nottingham Forest U21) Yellow Card at 23'
45': Jacob Bedeau (Notts County) Substitution at 45'
45': Max Sanders (Notts County) Substitution at 45'
45': Conor Grant (Notts County) Substitution at 45'
45': Spencer Sutton (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 45'
55': Chinaza Nwosu (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 55'
55': Jayden Powell (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 55'
62': Lee Ndlovu (Notts County) Substitution at 62'
62': Callum Roberts (Notts County) Substitution at 62'
66': Jacob Bedeau (Notts County) Goal at 66'
69': Lee Ndlovu (Notts County) Goal at 69'
70': Shakir Samuels (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 70'
70': Bubbacar Sanneh (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 70'
74': Conor Grant (Notts County) Goal at 74'
79': Callum Roberts (Notts County) Goal at 79'
90'+2': Bubbacar Sanneh (Nottingham Forest U21) Goal at 90'+2'

Statistics

NFO		NCO
8	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	3
43.7	Possession	56.3
11	SHOTS	27
4	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
364	Accurate Passes	486
430	Passes	546
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	10
21	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
20	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Meadow Lane
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 1,873

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Notts County	2	+5	6
2	Burton Albion	2	0	3
3	Nottingham Forest U21	2	-4	2
4	Grimsby Town	2	-1	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Notts County (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	James Belshaw (GK)
12	Lucas Ness
26	Ishé Samuels-Smith
2	James Gibbons
15	Jack Evans
18	Matthew Palmer
17	Maziar Kouhyar
10	Rosaire Longelo
19	Luka Smyth
9	Daniel Kanu
14	Darius Lipsiuc

Notts County Substitutes:

Conor Grant, Jacob Bedeau, Callum Roberts, Lee Ndlovu, Edward Lilley, Max Sanders, Cameron Maltby.

Nottingham Forest U21 (3-4-3)

No.	Name
67	Keehan Willows (GK)
71	David Modupe
64	Ethan Broomes
48	Matthew Orr
57	Blaine Mcclure
51	Archie Whitehall
60	Jamie Newton
68	Kristian Clarke
79	Kalum Thompson
49	Grady Mcdonnell
70	Fuad Smith

Nottingham Forest U21 Substitutes:

Bubbacar Sanneh, Spencer Sutton, Shakir Samuels, Sonny Nolan, Aaron Bott, Chinaza Nwosu, Jayden Powell.

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