Matchday

Premier League 25/26 · 6 Feb 2026

Leeds United 3–1 Nottingham Forest

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.0
Actual xG
2.5 – 1.3
Goals
3 – 1

Footybot made Leeds United favourites at 56%.

Leeds United won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Elliot Anderson, 72.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: James Justin +18.3, Morato +16.2, Elliot Anderson +15.3.

Well below it: Ola Aina −13.6, Nicolás Domínguez −8.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Leeds United

31 Jan 2026L 0–4v Arsenal Premier League
26 Jan 2026D 1–1at Everton Premier League
17 Jan 2026W 1–0v Fulham Premier League
7 Jan 2026L 3–4at Newcastle United Premier League
4 Jan 2026D 1–1v Manchester United Premier League

Nottingham Forest

1 Feb 2026D 1–1v Crystal Palace Premier League
29 Jan 2026W 4–0v Ferencváros TC Europa League
25 Jan 2026W 2–0at Brentford Premier League
22 Jan 2026L 0–1at Sporting Braga Europa League
17 Jan 2026D 0–0v Arsenal Premier League

Head to head

9 Nov 2025Nottingham Forest 3–1 Leeds United Premier League

Leeds United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
James Justin Defender90010.1466.4+18.3
Ilia Gruev Midfielder90020.2965.9+14.5
Gabriel Gudmundsson Midfielder9000–62.6+14.2
Pascal Struijk Defender90000.1161.8−0.1
Noah Okafor Forward82100.7761.3+13.3
Karl Darlow Goalkeeper9000–58.5+13.1
Jayden Bogle Midfielder89100.6457.9+11.1
Dominic Calvert-Lewin Forward90100.3353.3−3.2
Joe Rodon Defender90000.0351.9+5.9
Brenden Aaronson Forward78000.2146.6−6.2
Ethan Ampadu Midfielder9000–46.4−5.5
Daniel James Midfielder1200–35.3–
Sebastiaan Bornauw Defender100–32.1–
Sean Longstaff Midfielder800–27.8–

Nottingham Forest

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder3601–99.0–
Dan Ndoye Midfielder23000.0787.6–
Elliot Anderson Midfielder9000–72.7+15.3
Lorenzo Lucca Forward36100.1665.9–
Morato Defender90000.4365.2+16.2
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder67000.0861.4+11.9
Zach Abbott Defender7600–58.4+15.2
Callum Hudson Odoi Midfielder67000.1154.1+1.4
Nikola Milenković Defender9000–49.8+1.8
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder90000.1349.2−2.6
Ryan Yates Midfielder23000.0247.1–
Luca Netz Defender1400–45.5–
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder54000.1943.6−8.2
Igor Jesus Forward54000.0943.0−4.7
Ola Aina Defender90000.0740.5−13.6
Stefan Ortega Goalkeeper9000–35.1–