| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Evangelos Marinakis | ||
| Chairman | Nicholas Randall | ||
| Manager | Chris Hughton (until 16 September 2021) Steve Cooper (from 21 September 2021)[1] | ||
| Stadium | City Ground | ||
| Championship | 4th (promoted viaplay-offs) | ||
| Play-offs | Winners | ||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Brennan Johnson (16) All: Brennan Johnson (19) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 29,293 (vsBirmingham City,EFL Championship, 9 April) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 23,830 (vsMiddlesbrough,EFL Championship, 15 September) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 27,176 | ||
The2021–22 season wasNottingham Forest's 156th year in existence, and 14th consecutive season in theEFL Championship. Along with the league, the club also competed in theFA Cup and theEFL Cup. The season covered the period between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022.
On 16 September 2021Chris Hughton was relieved from his managerial duties with immediate effect, after Forest started the season with only one point from their first seven games.[2] Hughton was succeeded by formerSwansea City managerSteve Cooper, who was named as first team head coach on 21 September.[1]
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Joined first team | Contract ends | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ethan Horvath | (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (age 30) | 2021 | 2024 | |||||||
| 12 | Jordan Smith | (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (age 31) | 2016 | 2023 | |||||||
| 30 | Brice Samba | (1994-04-25)25 April 1994 (age 31) | 2019 | 2023 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Djed Spence | (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 (age 25) | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
| 3 | Tobias Figueiredo | (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (age 32) | 2018 | 2022 | |||||||
| 4 | Joe Worrall | (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (age 29) | 2016 | 2024 | |||||||
| 6 | Loïc Mbe Soh | (2001-06-13)13 June 2001 (age 24) | 2020 | 2024 | |||||||
| 13 | Gaëtan Bong | (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (age 37) | 2020 | 2022 | |||||||
| 14 | Richie Laryea | (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (age 31) | 2022 | 2025 | |||||||
| 15 | Max Lowe | (1997-05-11)11 May 1997 (age 28) | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
| 24 | Jonathan Panzo | (2000-10-25)25 October 2000 (age 25) | 2022 | 2025 | |||||||
| 26 | Scott McKenna | (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (age 29) | 2020 | 2024 | |||||||
| 27 | Steve Cook | (1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (age 34) | 2022 | 2024 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | Jack Colback | (1989-10-24)24 October 1989 (age 36) | 2020 | 2023 | |||||||
| 11 | Philip Zinckernagel | (1994-12-16)16 December 1994 (age 31) | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
| 18 | Cafú | (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (age 32) | 2020 | 2023 | |||||||
| 21 | Braian Ojeda | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (age 25) | 2021 | 2025 | |||||||
| 22 | Ryan Yates | (1997-11-21)21 November 1997 (age 28) | 2016 | 2025 | |||||||
| 37 | James Garner | (2001-03-13)13 March 2001 (age 24) | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Lewis Grabban | (1988-01-12)12 January 1988 (age 38) | 2018 | 2022 | |||||||
| 9 | Keinan Davis | (1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (age 27) | 2022 | 2022 | |||||||
| 16 | Sam Surridge | (1998-07-28)28 July 1998 (age 27) | 2022 | 2024 | |||||||
| 17 | Alex Mighten | (2002-04-11)11 April 2002 (age 23) | 2020 | 2025 | |||||||
| 19 | Xande Silva | (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (age 28) | 2021 | 2023 | |||||||
| 20 | Brennan Johnson | (2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (age 24) | 2019 | 2023 | |||||||
| 23 | Joe Lolley | (1992-08-25)25 August 1992 (age 33) | 2018 | 2023 | |||||||
Forest announced their pre-season schedule would includefriendlies againstAlfreton Town,[4]Port Vale,[5]Northampton Town,[5]Crewe Alexandra,[5]Aston Villa[6] andBurnley.[6]
| 10 July 2021Friendly | Alfreton Town | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest XI | Alfreton |
| 15:00BST | Tuton | Report | Johnson Swan | Stadium:North Street Attendance: 805 |
| 17 July 2021Friendly | Port Vale | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00BST | Report | Mighten Colback | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 0 | |
| Note: Match played behind-closed-doors. | ||||
| 20 July 2021Friendly | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Northampton |
| 19:45BST | Report | Taylor Cafu | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,526 |
| 24 July 2021Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Ainley Adebisi | Report | Johnson | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 1,813 |
| 28 July 2021Friendly | Aston Villa | v | Nottingham Forest | Bodymoor Heath |
| 13:00BST | Stadium:Bodymoor Heath Training Ground | |||
| Note: Fixture cancelled after a small number of positive cases ofCOVID-19 were identified in the Forest squad.[7] | ||||
| 31 July 2021Friendly | Nottingham Forest | v | Burnley | West Bridgford |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:City Ground | |||
| Note: Fixture cancelled after a small number of positive cases ofCOVID-19 were identified in the Forest squad.[8] | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 106 | 43 | +63 | 90 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Bournemouth(P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 88 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 82 | Qualification forChampionship play-offs |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest(O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 80 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 75 | |
| 6 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 75 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 70 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 80 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 |
Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source:[citation needed]
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Result | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 August 20211 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| 16:30BST | Sheaf McFadzean Maatsen Hamer Gyökeres | Report | Taylor | Stadium:Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 20,843 (3,784 away) Referee: James Linington |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 14 August 20212 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Bournemouth | West Bridgford |
| 15:00BST | McKenna Colback | Report | Mepham Brooks Billing | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 25,035 (1,122 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 17 August 20213 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bridgford |
| 19:45BST | Colback Zinckernagel Gabriel | Report | Ayala Gallagher Carter Lenihan Brereton Díaz | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 24,850 (886 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 21 August 20214 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00BST | Tymon Clucas Souttar | Report | Figueiredo Samba | Stadium:Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,346 (2,679 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 28 August 20215 | Derby County | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| 12:30GMT | Lawrence Jóźwiak Morrison Byrne Sibley | Report | Garner Johnson | Stadium:Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 22,991 (2,900 away) Referee:Tim Robinson |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 12 September 20216 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Cardiff City | West Bridgford |
| 14:30GMT | Grabban | Report | Vaulks Colwill Ng | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 24,153 (1,633 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 15 September 20217 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | West Bridgford |
| 19:45BST | Yates | Report | Šporar Howson Peltier Crooks Hernández | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 23,830 (1,420 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 18 September 20218 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Huddersfield |
| 15:00BST | Ward Turton | Report | Grabban Nicholls Garner | Stadium:The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 17,462 (1,951 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 25 September 20219 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Millwall | West Bridgford |
| 15:00BST | Lowe Figueiredo Worrall | Report | Smith Kieftenbeld Afobe Ballard | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 25,589 (1,284 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 29 September 202110 | Barnsley | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Barnsley |
| 19:45BST | Woodrow Palmer | Report | Zinckernagel Johnson Grabban | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 13,657 (2,158 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 2 October 202111 | Birmingham City | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| 15:00BST | Jutkiewicz | Report | Grabban Yates Spence Lowe | Stadium:St. Andrew's Attendance: 15,148 (1,588 away) Referee:Keith Stroud |
| 16 October 202112 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Blackpool | West Bridgford |
| 15:00BST | Zinckernagel Johnson Grabban McKenna | Report | Yates | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,946 (1,795 away) Referee:Kevin Friend |
| 19 October 202113 | Bristol City | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
| 19:45BST | Scott | Report | Taylor | Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,325 (1,514 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| 24 October 202114 | Nottingham Forest | 0–4 | Fulham | West Bridgford |
| 15:00BST | Colback Zinckernagel Garner Yates Samba | Report | Spence Ream Odoi Mitrović Kebano Robinson Wilson | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,470 (1,546 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 29 October 202115 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | White City, London |
| 19:45BST | Dozzell Dykes Johansen | Report | Colback Worrall | Stadium:Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 15,089 (2,885 away) Referee: Andy Davies |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)16 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Sheffield United | West Bridgford |
| 19:45GMT | Yates Figueiredo Johnson Grabban Worrall | Report | Norwood Mousset Gibbs-White | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 25,238 (1,972 away) Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)17 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Preston North End | West Bridgford |
| 15:00GMT | Grabban Colback Taylor | Report | Hughes McCann Storey | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,129 (1,917 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 20 November 2021 (2021-11-20)18 | Reading | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Reading |
| 15:00GMT | Moore Drinkwater Dann Swift Rahman | Report | Zinckernagel Yates | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 14,907 (2,200 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)19 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Luton Town | West Bridgford |
| 19:45GMT | Taylor Colback McKenna | Report | Lockyer Ruddock Bradley | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 25,715 (1,418 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 26 November 2021 (2021-11-26)20 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich |
| 20:00GMT | Clarke Molumby | Report | Figueiredo Worrall | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,424 (2,000 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)21 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Peterborough United | West Bridgford |
| 15:00GMT | Garner Samba Yates | Report | Clarke-Harris Butler Thompson Edwards | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,308 (1,987 away) Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 11 December 2021 (2021-12-11)22 | Swansea City | 1–4 | Nottingham Forest | Swansea |
| 15:00GMT | Downes Smith Cabango Piroe | Report | Osei-Tutu Zinckernagel Grabban Spence McKenna Johnson Cafú | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 17,659 (1,730 away) Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 18 December 2021 (2021-12-18)23 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Hull City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00GMT | Colback Grabban Johnson Worrall | Report | McLoughlin Longman Lewis-Potter Smallwood Baxter Bernard | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 26,513 (1,717 away) Referee: John Busby |
| 26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)24 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00GMT | Yates Howson Šporar | Report | Samba Carvalho Yates | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,832 (2,141 away) Referee: David Webb |
| 30 December 202125 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | West Bridgford |
| 19:45GMT | Worrall | Report | Holmes Nicholls | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,159 (1,193 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 15 January 2022 (2022-01-15)26 | Millwall | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | New Cross, London |
| 15:00GMT | McNamara | Report | Spence McKenna Grabban | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 13,297 (1,959 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 22 January 202227 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Derby County | West Bridgford |
| 12:30GMT | Grabban Johnson Samba | Report | Thompson Stearman Buchanan Lawrence Morrison Byrne | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 29,256 (1,983 away) Referee:Tim Robinson |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 25 January 202228 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Barnsley | West Bridgford |
| 19:45GMT | Davis Yates Garner Johnson | Report | Palmer Andersen Helik | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,504 (642 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 30 January 202229 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
| 16:00GMT | Hugill Drameh Davies Wintle | Report | Colback Davis | Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,866 (1,376 away) Referee: David Webb |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 9 February 202230 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn |
| 19:45GMT | Buckley Lenihan Brereton Díaz | Report | Garner Colback Surridge Johnson | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 13,869 (1,952 away) Referee: Joshua Smith |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
| 12 February 202231 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Stoke City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00GMT | Lowe Davis Garner Johnson Samba Yates | Report | Wilmot Maja Clucas Baker Allen | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,990 (1,990 away) Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 22 February 202232 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Preston |
| 19:45GMT | Johnson Earl Whiteman | Report | Colback McKenna | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 12,598 (2,308 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 26 February 202233 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Bristol City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00GMT | Johnson Garner | Report | Pring Scott Kalas Klose | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,506 (1,464 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 4 March 202234 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 19:45GMT | Robinson Davies Sharp Norrington-Davies McBurnie | Report | Johnson Garner Yates | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,841 (2,725 away) Referee: Josh Smith |
| 12 March 202235 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Reading | West Bridgford |
| 15:00GMT | Davis Colback Yates Surridge | Report | Ince Yiadom Drinkwater Morrison | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,128 (1,033 away) Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 16 March 202236 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
| 19:45GMT | Spence Yates Davis Johnson | Report | Dozzell Gray Dunne Field Wallace Odubajo | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,872 (1,031 away) Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 2 April 202237 | Blackpool | 1–4 | Nottingham Forest | Blackpool |
| 12:30GMT | Stewart Connolly | Report | Zinckernagel Johnson Surridge Lolley | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,986 (3,133 away) Referee: Jarred Gillet |
| 6 April 202238 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Coventry City | West Bridgford |
| 19:45BST | Worrall Johnson Zinckernagel Garner Colback | Report | Bidwell Hyam O'Hare | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,977 (1,974 away) Referee:Tim Robinson |
| 9 April 202239 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Birmingham City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00BST | Davis Zinckernagel McKenna | Report | Gordon Gardner Colin | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 29,293 (1,998 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 15 April 202240 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Luton |
| 12:30BST | Bradley Naismith Onyedinma Campbell Burke Shea Adebayo | Report | Garner Davis Worrall Figueiredo | Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,070 (1,031 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 18 April 202241 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | West Bromwich Albion | West Bridgford |
| 20:00BST | Johnson Spence Yates Colback Surridge | Report | Furlong Gardner-Hickman Phillips | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,926 (1,740 away) Referee: David Webb |
| 23 April 202242 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Peterborough |
| 15:00BST | Burrows Taylor Szmodics | Report | Surridge Colback Samba | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,870 (3,599 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 26 April 202243 | Fulham | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham,London |
| 19:45BST | Reed Mitrović | Report | Zinckernagel | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,218 (1,728 away) Referee:Keith Stroud |
| 30 April 202244 | Nottingham Forest | 5–1 | Swansea City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00BST | Christie Surridge Mighten | Report | Christie Obafemi Latibeaudiere | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,659 (1,403 away) Referee:Graham Scott |
| 3 May 202245 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Bournemouth |
| 19:00BST | Moore Travers Solanke | Report | McKenna Spence | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,563 (1,318 away) Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 7 May 202246 | Hull City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Kingston upon Hull |
| 12:30BST | Lewis-Potter | Report | Figueiredo Johnson | Stadium:MKM Stadium Attendance: 18,399 (3,281 away) Referee:Simon Hooper |
| 14 May 2022Semi-final 1st Leg | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Fleck Robinson Norwood Berge Baldock | Report | Colback Worrall Zinckernagel Spence Johnson | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,225 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 17 May 2022Semi-final 2nd Leg | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3agg.) (3–2p) | Sheffield United | West Bridgford |
| 19:45BST | Report |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 29,015 Referee:Michael Oliver | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 29 May 2022Final | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Wembley,London |
| 16:30BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,019 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
Nottingham Forest were drawn at home toArsenal in the third round.[11]
| 9 January 2022Third round | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Arsenal | West Bridgford |
| 17:10GMT | Zinckernagel Spence Grabban | Report | Martinelli | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 24,938 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| Note: Live onITV | ||||
| 6 February 2022Fourth round | Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Leicester City | West Bridgford |
| 16:00GMT | Zinckernagel Johnson Worrall Spence Garner | Report | Iheanacho Ndidi Maddison | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,762 Referee:Paul Tierney |
| Note: Live onBBC One | ||||
| 7 March 2022Fifth round | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | West Bridgford |
| 19:30GMT | Surridge Lowe Yates | Report | Lees | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,417 Referee:Graham Scott |
| Note: Live onITV4 | ||||
| 20 March 2022Quarter-finals | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Liverpool | West Bridgford |
| 18:00GMT | Report | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,584 Referee:Craig Pawson | ||
| Note: Live on ITV | ||||
Forest were drawn at home toBradford City in the first round[12][13] andWolverhampton Wanderers in the second round.[14][15]
| 11 August 2021First round | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Bradford City | West Bridgford |
| 19:45BST | Cafú Carvalho | Report | Cousin-Dawson Cooke | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 9,514 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 24 August 2021Second round | Nottingham Forest | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bridgford |
| 20:00BST | Report | Saïss Podence Trincão Gibbs-White | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 10,769 Referee: Andy Davies |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Duration | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2021 | FW | Philip Zinckernagel | End of season | First team | [29] | ||
| 10 August 2021 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | 6 January 2022 | First team | [30][31] | ||
| 22 August 2021 | MF | James Garner | End of season | First team | [32] | ||
| 27 August 2021 | DF | Max Lowe | End of season | First team | [33] | ||
| 1 September 2021 | DF | Djed Spence | End of season | First team | [34] | ||
| 1 January 2022 | FW | Keinan Davis | End of season | First team | [35] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | Old contract end | New contract end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2021 | MF | Josh Barnes | 2021 | 2022 | [72] | |
| 5 July 2021 | DF | Riley Harbottle | 2021 | 2022 | [72] | |
| 5 July 2021 | DF | Sam Sanders | 2021 | 2022 | [72] | |
| 5 July 2021 | GK | Jordan Wright | 2021 | [72] | ||
| 13 July 2021 | DF | Fin Back | [17] | |||
| 10 August 2021 | DF | Aaron Donnelly | 2022 | [73] | ||
| 15 December 2021 | MF | Tyrese Fornah | 2022 | 2024 | [74] | |
| 6 January 2022 | FW | Detlef Esapa Osong | [75] | |||
| 14 March 2022 | MF | Ryan Yates | 2023 | 2025 | [76] | |
| 14 March 2022 | GK | Jordan Smith | 2022 | 2023 | [77] | |
| 21 April 2022 | FW | Julian Larsson | 2025 | [78] |
| Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Won | [79] |
| Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Won | [80] |
| Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Won | [81] |
| Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Won | [81] | |
| Won | ||
| Won |
| Result | Month | Manager | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | April | [82] |
| Result | Month | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | March | [83] | |
| Won | April | [82] |
| Result | Month | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | March | [83] |
| Result | Month | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | September | [84] | |
| Won | March | [83] |
| Result | Month | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominated | February | [85] |
| Result | Round | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Fourth round | [86] |