2014–15 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest

2014–15 season
Chairman	Fawaz Al-Hasawi
Manager	Stuart Pearce (until 1 February) Dougie Freedman (from 1 February)
Ground	City Ground
Championship	14th
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Britt Assombalonga (15) All: Britt Assombalonga (15) Michail Antonio (15)
Highest home attendance	30,227 vs Derby County (14 September 2014)
Lowest home attendance	19,619 vs Wigan Athletic (11 February 2015)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2014–15 season was Nottingham Forest Football Club's 149th season in existence and 7th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007–08. It was Stuart Pearce's first season as manager, until he was replaced by Dougie Freedman on 1 February 2015.

First team squad

As of 27 April 2015^[1]

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed	Contract expiration
Goalkeepers
1	Karl Darlow		8 October 1990	Newcastle United	9 August 2014	30 June 2015
26	Dimitar Evtimov		7 September 1993	Chavdar Etropole	1 July 2011	2016
29	Dorus de Vries		29 December 1980	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3 July 2013	2017
Defenders
2	Eric Lichaj		17 November 1988	Aston Villa	19 June 2013	2017
4	Michael Mancienne		8 January 1988	Hamburg	16 July 2014	2017
5	Danny Collins		6 August 1980	Stoke City	25 July 2012	2015
6	Kelvin Wilson		3 September 1985	Celtic	9 August 2013	2016
13	Danny Fox		29 May 1986	Southampton	9 May 2014	2017
16	Jamaal Lascelles		11 November 1993	Newcastle United	9 August 2014	30 June 2015
17	Todd Kane		17 September 1993	Chelsea	8 January 2015	30 June 2015
25	Jack Hobbs		18 August 1988	Hull City	31 January 2014	2018
Midfielders
8	Chris Cohen		5 March 1987	Yeovil Town	6 July 2007	2016
10	Henri Lansbury		12 October 1990	Arsenal	28 August 2012	2017
11	Andy Reid		29 July 1982	Blackpool	1 July 2011	2016
18	Michail Antonio		28 March 1990	Sheffield Wednesday	6 August 2014	2017
21	Jamie Paterson		20 December 1991	Walsall	2 July 2013	2018
22	Gary Gardner		29 June 1992	Aston Villa	10 January 2015	30 June 2015
24	David Vaughan		18 February 1983	Sunderland	1 July 2014	2016
27	Chris Burke		2 December 1983	Birmingham City	29 July 2014	2016
37	Jorge Grant		26 September 1994	Nike Football Academy	2013	2017
38	Ben Osborn		5 August 1994	Nottingham Forest Academy	2012	2019
Forwards
7	Matty Fryatt		5 March 1986	Hull City	1 July 2014	2017
9	Britt Assombalonga		6 December 1992	Peterborough United	6 August 2014	2019
14	Lars Veldwijk		21 August 1991	Excelsior	12 June 2014	2017
23	Dexter Blackstock		20 May 1986	Queens Park Rangers	22 July 2009	2017
31	Chuba Akpom		9 October 1995	Arsenal	26 March 2015	31 May 2015
34	Tyler Walker		17 December 1996	Nottingham Forest Academy	10 February 2015	—

Transfers

In

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
13	DF	Danny Fox	Southampton	Free	9 May 2014	[2]
14	FW	Lars Veldwijk	Excelsior	Undisclosed	12 June 2014	[3]
7	FW	Matty Fryatt	Hull City	Free	1 July 2014[lower-alpha 1]	[4]
20	DF	Louis Laing	Sunderland	Free	1 July 2014[lower-alpha 2]	[5]
24	MF	David Vaughan	Sunderland	Free	1 July 2014[lower-alpha 3]	[6]
33	DF	Roger Riera	Barcelona	Free	15 July 2014	[7]
4	DF	Michael Mancienne	Hamburg	Undisclosed	16 July 2014	[8]
27	MF	Chris Burke	Birmingham City	Free	29 July 2014	[9]
18	MF	Michail Antonio	Sheffield Wednesday	£1,500,000	6 August 2014	[10]
9	FW	Britt Assombalonga	Peterborough United	£5,500,000	6 August 2014	[11]
32	MF	Robert Tesche	Hamburg	Free	14 August 2014	[12]

1. Fryatt's signing was announced on 9 June 2014, but he officially joined Forest on 1 July 2014 after his contract with Hull City expired.
2. Laing's signing was announced on 19 June 2014, but he officially joined Forest on 1 July 2014 after his contract with Sunderland expired.
3. Vaughan's signing was announced on 20 April 2014, but he officially joined Forest on 1 July 2014 after his contract with Sunderland expired.

Out

#[lower-alpha 1]	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
27	FW	Matt Derbyshire	Rotherham United[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer (Released)	27 May 2014	[13][14]
4	MF	Simon Gillett	Yeovil Town[lower-alpha 3]	Free transfer (Released)	27 May 2014	[15][16]
14	MF	Jonathan Greening	Tadcaster Albion[lower-alpha 4]	Free transfer (Released)	27 May 2014	[17][18]
18	DF	Gonzalo Jara	Mainz 05[lower-alpha 5]	Free transfer (Released)	27 May 2014	[19][20]
17	FW	Ishmael Miller	Blackpool[lower-alpha 6]	Free transfer (Released)	27 May 2014	[21][22]
6	MF	Guy Moussi	Birmingham City[lower-alpha 7]	Free transfer (Released)	27 May 2014	[23][24]
20	FW	Marcus Tudgay	Coventry City[lower-alpha 8]	Free transfer (Released)	27 May 2014	[25][26]
19	FW	Rafik Djebbour	APOEL[lower-alpha 9]	Mutual Consent	15 July 2014	[27][28]
9	FW	Darius Henderson	Leyton Orient[lower-alpha 10]	Mutual Consent	1 August 2014	[29][30]
31	FW	Simon Cox	Reading	Undisclosed	7 August 2014	[31]
1	GK	Karl Darlow	Newcastle United	Undisclosed[lower-alpha 11]	9 August 2014	[32]
16	DF	Jamaal Lascelles	Newcastle United	Undisclosed[lower-alpha 12]	9 August 2014	[33]
—	FW	James Demetriou	Swansea City	Free transfer (Released)	29 August 2014	[34]

1. Shirt numbers are according to Nottingham Forest at the time of the player's departure from the club.
2. Following his release from Nottingham Forest, Derbyshire signed a contract with Rotherham United on 30 May 2014.
3. Following his release from Nottingham Forest, Gillett signed a contract with Yeovil Town on 7 August 2014.
4. Following his release from Nottingham Forest, Greening signed a contract with Tadcaster Albion on 19 September 2014.
5. Following his release from Nottingham Forest, Jara signed a contract with Mainz 05 on 16 July 2014.
6. Following his release from Nottingham Forest, Miller signed a contract with Blackpool on 6 August 2014.
7. Following his release from Nottingham Forest, Moussi signed a contract with Birmingham City on 20 November 2014.
8. Following his release from Nottingham Forest, Tudgay signed a contract with Coventry City on 29 July 2014.
9. Following his departure from Nottingham Forest, Djebbour signed a contract with APOEL on 5 August 2014.
10. Following his departure from Nottingham Forest, Henderson signed a contract with Leyton Orient on 1 August 2014.
11. Although officially undisclosed, the combined fee for Darlow and Lascelles was widely reported by sources such as the Nottingham Post and the Mirror to be £7,000,000. As part of the transfer agreement, both players were loaned back to Forest for the 2014-15 season.
12. See the above note.

Loans

In

#	Position	Player	Loaned from	Date	Loan expires	Source
17	DF	Jack Hunt	Crystal Palace	22 July 2014	31 December 2014	[35]
1	GK	Karl Darlow	Newcastle United	9 August 2014	30 June 2015	[36]
16	DF	Jamaal Lascelles	Newcastle United	9 August 2014	30 June 2015	[37]
19	MF	Tom Ince	Hull City	30 October 2014	22 December 2014	[38][39]
17	DF	Todd Kane	Chelsea	8 January 2015	30 June 2015	[40]
22	MF	Gary Gardner	Aston Villa	10 January 2015	30 June 2015	[41]
19	MF	Modou Barrow	Swansea City	12 March 2015	25 April 2015	[42]
31	FW	Chuba Akpom	Arsenal	26 March 2015	31 May 2015	[43]

Out

#[lower-alpha 1]	Position	Player	Loaned to	Date	Loan expires	Source
28	MF	Radosław Majewski	Huddersfield Town	29 July 2014	30 June 2015	[44]
12	FW	Jamie Mackie	Reading	8 August 2014	30 June 2015	[45]
26	GK	Dimitar Evtimov	Mansfield Town	19 August 2014	3 January 2015	[46][47]
20	DF	Louis Laing	Notts County	12 September 2014	13 December 2014	[48][49]
30	MF	Stephen McLaughlin	Notts County	29 September 2014	30 December 2014	[50][51]
15	DF	Greg Halford	Brighton & Hove Albion	4 November 2014	30 June 2015	[52][53][54]
3	DF	Dan Harding	Millwall	5 January 2015	30 June 2015	[55]
20	DF	Louis Laing	Motherwell	30 January 2015	30 June 2015	[56]
39	MF	Djamel Abdoun	Lokeren	3 February 2015	30 June 2015	[57]
35	MF	Oliver Burke	Bradford City	24 February 2015	24 March 2015	[58]
32	MF	Robert Tesche	Birmingham City	2 March 2015	30 June 2015	[59]
30	MF	Stephen McLaughlin	Southend United	26 March 2015	30 June 2015	[60]

1. Shirt numbers are according to Nottingham Forest at the time of the player's departure from the club.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Dougie Freedman
Assistant Manager	Lennie Lawrence
Goalkeeping Coach	Steve Sutton
Physiotherapist	Steve Devine

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 5 May 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Karl Darlow	44	0	42	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF		Eric Lichaj	44	0	36+5	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF		Dan Harding	10	0	6+2	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF		Michael Mancienne	38	0	34+2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF		Danny Collins	8	1	7+1	1	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Kelvin Wilson	25	0	22+1	0	1	0	1	0
7	FW		Matty Fryatt	26	6	17+8	6	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF		Chris Cohen	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Britt Assombalonga	32	15	27+2	15	1	0	1+1	0
10	MF		Henri Lansbury	40	11	36+3	10	0	0	1	1
11	MF		Andy Reid	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Danny Fox	30	0	25+2	0	1	0	2	0
14	FW		Lars Veldwijk	14	0	0+11	0	1	0	2	0
16	DF		Jamaal Lascelles	28	1	20+6	1	0	0	2	0
17	DF		Todd Kane	8	1	7+1	1	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Jack Hunt	19	0	15+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
18	MF		Michail Antonio	49	15	46	14	1	0	2	1
19	MF		Tom Ince	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Modou Barrow	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Jamie Paterson	25	1	4+17	1	0+1	0	3	0
22	MF		Gary Gardner	18	4	16+2	4	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Dexter Blackstock	20	5	11+8	5	0	0	0+1	0
24	MF		David Vaughan	15	0	10+3	0	1	0	1	0
25	DF		Jack Hobbs	19	0	17	0	1	0	1	0
27	MF		Chris Burke	44	6	34+7	6	1	0	1+1	0
29	GK		Dorus de Vries	6	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
30	MF		Stephen McLaughlin	9	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
31	FW		Chuba Akpom	7	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Robert Tesche	25	2	18+4	2	1	0	1+1	0
34	FW		Tyler Walker	7	1	0+7	1	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Oliver Burke	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
37	MF		Jorge Grant	3	1	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	1
38	MF		Ben Osborn	40	3	27+10	3	0	0	3	0

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Top scorers

As of 5 May 2015

Rank	No.	Nationality	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	9		Britt Assombalonga	15	0	0	15
	18		Michail Antonio	14	0	1	15
2	10		Henri Lansbury	10	0	1	11
3	7		Matty Fryatt	6	0	0	6
	27		Chris Burke	6	0	0	6
4	23		Dexter Blackstock	5	0	0	5
5	22		Gary Gardner	4	0	0	4
6	38		Ben Osborn	3	0	0	3
7	32		Robert Tesche	2	0	0	2
8	5		Danny Collins	1	0	0	1
	16		Jamaal Lascelles	1	0	0	1
	17		Todd Kane	1	0	0	1
	21		Jamie Paterson	1	0	0	1
	34		Tyler Walker	1	0	0	1
	37		Jorge Grant	0	0	1	1
TOTAL				70	0	3	73

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Disciplinary record

As of 5 May 2015

No.	Nationality	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1		Karl Darlow	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		Eric Lichaj	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4		Michael Mancienne	6	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
6		Kelvin Wilson	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
7		Matty Fryatt	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		Chris Cohen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		Britt Assombalonga	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
10		Henri Lansbury	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
11		Andy Reid	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		Danny Fox	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16		Jamaal Lascelles	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
17		Todd Kane	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		Jack Hunt	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18		Michail Antonio	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
19		Tom Ince	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		Jamie Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		Gary Gardner	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
24		David Vaughan	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
25		Jack Hobbs	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
27		Chris Burke	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
32		Robert Tesche	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
38		Ben Osborn	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
TOTAL			68	3	2	0	2	1	72	4

Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bournemouth (C, P)	46	26	12	8	98	45	+53	90	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Watford (P)	46	27	8	11	91	50	+41	89
3	Norwich City (O, P)	46	25	11	10	88	48	+40	86	Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Middlesbrough	46	25	10	11	68	37	+31	85
5	Brentford	46	23	9	14	78	59	+19	78
6	Ipswich Town	46	22	12	12	72	54	+18	78
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	22	12	12	70	56	+14	78
8	Derby County	46	21	14	11	85	56	+29	77
9	Blackburn Rovers	46	17	16	13	66	59	+7	67
10	Birmingham City	46	16	15	15	54	64	−10	63
11	Cardiff City	46	16	14	16	57	61	−4	62
12	Charlton Athletic	46	14	18	14	54	60	−6	60
13	Sheffield Wednesday	46	14	18	14	43	49	−6	60
14	Nottingham Forest	46	15	14	17	71	69	+2	59
15	Leeds United	46	15	11	20	50	61	−11	56
16	Huddersfield Town	46	13	16	17	58	75	−17	55
17	Fulham	46	14	10	22	62	83	−21	52
18	Bolton Wanderers	46	13	12	21	54	67	−13	51
19	Reading	46	13	11	22	48	69	−21	50
20	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	10	17	19	44	54	−10	47
21	Rotherham United	46	11	16	19	46	67	−21	46[lower-alpha 2]
22	Millwall (R)	46	9	14	23	42	76	−34	41	Relegation to Football League One
23	Wigan Athletic (R)	46	9	12	25	39	64	−25	39
24	Blackpool (R)	46	4	14	28	36	91	−55	26

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
2. Rotherham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.^[61]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	14	17	71	69	+2	59	9	5	9	37	32	+5	6	9	8	34	37	−3

Last updated: 3 May 2015.
Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.

Results by matchday

Round	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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L
Position	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	6	7	10	11	11	8	9	10	9	9	10	10	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	12	14

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Nottingham Forest v Blackpool

9 August 2014 1	Nottingham Forest	2 – 0	Blackpool	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 BST	Antonio  25' Burke  30' Hunt  64'	Report	76' Mellis  81' Orlandi	Attendance: 28,028 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

16 August 2014 2	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 2	Nottingham Forest	Macron Stadium, Bolton
15:00 BST	Mason  4' Wheater  29' Spearing  37' Pratley  85' Mills  90+1'	Report	27', 35' (pen.) Assombalonga	Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest

19 August 2014 3	Bournemouth	1 – 2	Nottingham Forest	Goldsands Stadium, Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Wilson  58' Ritchie  66' Cook  90+3'	Report	37' Fox  67' Assombalonga  72',  89' Fryatt  90+4' Hunt	Attendance: 10,768 Referee: Kevin Friend

Nottingham Forest v Reading

23 August 2014 4	Nottingham Forest	4 – 0	Reading	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 BST	Antonio  17', 47' Fryatt  53' Assombalonga  64' Cohen  69'	Report	80' Blackman	Attendance: 22,795 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

30 August 2014 5	Sheffield Wednesday	0 – 1	Nottingham Forest	Hillsborough, Sheffield
12:15 BST	Semedo  21' Loovens  31' Mattock  34' Palmer  53' Maghoma  90+7'	Report	29' Antonio  37' Lansbury  90+1' Burke  90+5' Assombalonga	Attendance: 20,656 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Nottingham Forest v Derby County

14 September 2014 6	Nottingham Forest	1 – 1	Derby County	City Ground, Nottingham
13:15 BST	Reid  38' Osborn  47' Lansbury  59' Assombalonga  72' Burke  80'	Report	7' Eustace  57', 87' Buxton  80' Shotton	Attendance: 30,227 Referee: Paul Tierney

Nottingham Forest v Fulham

17 September 2014 7	Nottingham Forest	5 – 3	Fulham	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 BST	Assombalonga  9', 21' (pen.), 79' Antonio  77' Paterson  89',  90' Lascelles  90+5'	Report	20' Hutchinson  20' Burn  31', 65' McCormack  50' Fotheringham  51' Rodallega  58' Amorebieta  69' Bodurov  73' Parker	Attendance: 22,572 Referee: Darren Deadman

Millwall v Nottingham Forest

20 September 2014 8	Millwall	0 – 0	Nottingham Forest	The Den, London
15:00 BST	Beevers  54' Williams  86'	Report	51' Lansbury  55' Mancienne  79' Darlow	Attendance: 12,038 Referee: Graham Scott

Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 September 2014 9	Nottingham Forest	0 – 0	Brighton & Hove Albion	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 BST	Fox  40' Tesche  55'	Report	52' Bennett  79' Colunga  85' Ince	Attendance: 23,811 Referee: Robert Madley

Wigan Athletic v Nottingham Forest

30 September 2014 10	Wigan Athletic	0 – 0	Nottingham Forest	DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45 BST	Huws  89'	Report	26' Lansbury  52' Mancienne  85' Hunt	Attendance: 14,078 Referee: Kevin Wright

Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town

5 October 2014 11	Nottingham Forest	2 – 2	Ipswich Town	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 BST	Lansbury  57' Tesche  63' Antonio  90+4'	Report	19', 71' Murphy	Attendance: 24,354 Referee: James Linington

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

18 October 2014 12	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
12:15 BST	Macheda  22' Whittingham  27' Noone  45+2'	Report	41' Wilson  54' Lansbury  88',  89' Assombalonga	Attendance: 21,263 Referee: Mike Jones

Watford v Nottingham Forest

21 October 2014 13	Watford	2 – 2	Nottingham Forest	Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45 BST	Ighalo  29' Vydra  52' (pen.)	Report	31', 67' Antonio  42' Mancienne	Attendance: 16,095 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers

25 October 2014 14	Nottingham Forest	1 – 3	Blackburn Rovers	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 BST	Fryatt  37'	Report	35' Evans  66' Baptiste  75' Gestede  77' Rhodes  90' Williamson	Attendance: 27,345 Referee: Oliver Langford

Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest

1 November 2014 15	Huddersfield Town	3 – 0	Nottingham Forest	John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Lynch  1' Wells  20' Coady  51' Holt  54'	Report	37' Lichaj  68' Fox	Attendance: 15,317 Referee: Andy Davies

Nottingham Forest v Brentford

5 November 2014 16	Nottingham Forest	1 – 3	Brentford	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Lansbury  20' Antonio  82'	Report	17' Toral  35' Gray  48' (pen.),  70' Pritchard  55' Douglas	Attendance: 21,072 Referee: Mark Haywood

Nottingham Forest v Norwich City

8 November 2014 17	Nottingham Forest	2 – 1	Norwich City	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Assombalonga  85' Tesche  88' Antonio  90+3',  90+4'	Report	2' Martin  16' Howson  63' Tettey  82' Lafferty	Attendance: 24,783 Referee: Andrew Madley

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

22 November 2014 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 3	Nottingham Forest	Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Doherty  49' Stearman  81'	Report	21',  83' Lansbury  45+1' Lascelles  65' Assombalonga  68' Fryatt  69' Lichaj	Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Paul Tierney

Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest

29 November 2014 19	Birmingham City	2 – 1	Nottingham Forest	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Cotterill  10' Gray  45+1' Caddis  89' (pen.)	Report	61' Ince  80' Antonio  84',  88' Assombalonga  90' Lansbury  90+5' Lascelles	Attendance: 18,595 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic

6 December 2014 20	Nottingham Forest	1 – 1	Charlton Athletic	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Lansbury  7' Tesche  59',  72'	Report	10' Harriott  30' Coquelin	Attendance: 22,297 Referee: Kevin Wright

Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest

13 December 2014 21	Rotherham United	0 – 0	Nottingham Forest	New York Stadium, Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Pringle  52' Lawrence  82'	Report	42' Fox	Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Richard Clark

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United

20 December 2014 22	Nottingham Forest	1 – 1	Leeds United	City Ground, Nottingham
17:15 GMT	Mancienne  23' Fryatt  45+1' Antonio  73' Lichaj  82'	Report	24' Byram  54' (pen.) Sharp	Attendance: 22,664 Referee: Roger East

Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest

26 December 2014 23	Middlesbrough	3 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Friend  53' Vossen  79' Leadbitter  88' (pen.)	Report	39' Mancienne  54', 67' Wilson	Attendance: 32,277 Referee: Scott Duncan

Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City

28 December 2014 24	Nottingham Forest	1 – 3	Birmingham City	City Ground, Nottingham
12:00 GMT	Lansbury  34' Assombalonga  90+1'	Report	35' Cotterill  38', 45',  74' Donaldson	Attendance: 26,212 Referee: Simon Hooper

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday

10 January 2015 25	Nottingham Forest	0 – 2	Sheffield Wednesday	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Vaughan  89'	Report	45' Lee  50' Maguire	Attendance: 22,209 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Derby County v Nottingham Forest

17 January 2015 26	Derby County	1 – 2	Nottingham Forest	iPro Stadium, Derby
12:15 GMT	Lansbury  16' (o.g.) Ward  21' Mascarell  74'	Report	30' Wilson  36' Gardner  75' Assombalonga  90+2' Osborn	Attendance: 32,705 Referee: Andrew Madley

Fulham v Nottingham Forest

21 January 2015 27	Fulham	3 – 2	Nottingham Forest	Craven Cottage, London
19:45 GMT	McCormack  7', 18', 35' Grimmer  84' Kačaniklić  90+3'	Report	45+1', 62' Lansbury	Attendance: 15,512 Referee: Andy Haines

Nottingham Forest v Millwall

31 January 2015 28	Nottingham Forest	0 – 1	Millwall	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Antonio  32' Tesche  53'	Report	34' Upson  81' Williams  83' Fuller	Attendance: 23,018 Referee: Mark Heywood

Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest

7 February 2015 29	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 – 3	Nottingham Forest	AMEX Stadium, Brighton
15:00 GMT	Dunk  42' Ince  62' Kayal  90'	Report	44' Collins  63' Lansbury  86' Osborn	Attendance: 26,267 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Nottingham Forest v Wigan Athletic

11 February 2015 30	Nottingham Forest	3 – 0	Wigan Athletic	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Assombalonga  33' Burke  50' Lansbury  61'	Report		Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Oliver Langford

Blackpool v Nottingham Forest

14 February 2015 31	Blackpool	4 – 4	Nottingham Forest	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 GMT	McMahon  23' Aldred  40', 77' Madine  45+1' O'Dea  60' Orlandi  66',  67' Cameron  69' Davies  73' Ferguson  90+7'	Report	68' Blackstock  70' Gardner  77' (pen.) Lansbury  90+5' Burke	Attendance: 11,712 Referee: Lee Probert

Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers

21 February 2015 32	Nottingham Forest	4 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Burke  8', 68' Antonio  17' Lansbury  65' (pen.)	Report	44', 47' Mills  45+5' (pen.),  73' Le Fondre  90+9' Dervite	Attendance: 22,441 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth

25 February 2015 33	Nottingham Forest	2 – 1	Bournemouth	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Lascelles  21' Lichaj  33' Lansbury  44'	Report	3' Surman	Attendance: 20,637 Referee: Nigel Miller

Reading v Nottingham Forest

28 February 2015 34	Reading	0 – 3	Nottingham Forest	Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 GMT	McCleary  60'	Report	56' Osborn  70' Fryatt  80' Gardner	Attendance: 18,586 Referee: Mick Russell

Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest

3 March 2015 35	Charlton Athletic	2 – 1	Nottingham Forest	The Valley, London
19:45 GMT	Bulot  7', 38'	Report	6' Lascelles  14',  90+3' Antonio  32' Lansbury  90+2' Lichaj	Attendance: 14,937 Referee: Simon Hooper

Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough

7 March 2015 36	Nottingham Forest	2 – 1	Middlesbrough	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Gardner  34' Blackstock  65'	Report	27',  44' Leadbitter  90+4' Nsue	Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Leeds United v Nottingham Forest

14 March 2015 37	Leeds United	0 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Elland Road, Leeds
15:00 GMT	Bellusci  50' Morison  66' Mowatt  77' Murphy  86'	Report		Attendance: 30,722 Referee: Keith Hill

Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United

18 March 2015 38	Nottingham Forest	2 – 0	Rotherham United	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Gardner  37' Blackstock  43' Antonio  45'	Report	30' Smallwood  38' Árnason	Attendance: 20,569 Referee: Michael Bull

Norwich City v Nottingham Forest

21 March 2015 39	Norwich City	3 – 1	Nottingham Forest	Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00 GMT	Olsson  17' Howson  45+1' Jerome  56' Hoolahan  59' (pen.)	Report	66' Mancienne  76' Burke	Attendance: 26,976 Referee: James Linington

Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 April 2015 40	Nottingham Forest	1 – 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 BST	Gardner  15' Lascelles  75' Blackstock  90+4'	Report	46' Afobe  66' Price  72' (pen.) Sako	Attendance: 27,185 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Brentford v Nottingham Forest

6 April 2015 41	Brentford	2 – 2	Nottingham Forest	Griffin Park, Brentford
15:00 BST	Gray  80' Jota  90+5'	Report	37' Vaughan  61' Walker  77' Kane  90' Lansbury	Attendance: 11,499 Referee: David Webb

Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town

11 April 2015 42	Nottingham Forest	0 – 1	Huddersfield Town	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 BST		Report	43' Scannell  51' Gobern	Attendance: 21,572 Referee: Darren Deadman

Nottingham Forest v Watford

15 April 2015 43	Nottingham Forest	1 – 3	Watford	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 BST	Wilson  60' Gardner  72'	Report	4' Ighalo  41' Connolly  52' Deeney  55',  87' Abdi  65' Motta	Attendance: 20,723 Referee: Paul Tierney

Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

18 April 2015 44	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 3	Nottingham Forest	Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 BST	Gestede  3', 35', 82' Williamson  90'	Report	7', 88' Antonio  45' Lansbury  62' Vaughan	Attendance: 13,876 Referee: Andy Haines

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

25 April 2015 45	Ipswich Town	2 – 1	Nottingham Forest	Portman Road, Ipswich
15:00 BST	Murphy  22' Sears  83' Anderson  90+4'	Report	53' (o.g.) Berra	Attendance: 25,199 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

5 May 2015 46	Nottingham Forest	1 – 2	Cardiff City	City Ground, Nottingham
12:15 BST	Lascelles  41' Antonio  45+2' Kane  66' Lansbury  76' Blackstock  90+1'	Report	14' Ralls  16' Peltier  24' Doyle  57' Gunnarsson  76' Marshall	Attendance: 21,988 Referee: Peter Bankes

FA Cup

Rochdale v Nottingham Forest

3 January 2015 Third Round	Rochdale	1 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Vincenti  12' (pen.)	Report	65' Assombalonga  86' Burke	Attendance: 6,791 Referee: Gary Sutton

League Cup

Tranmere Rovers v Nottingham Forest

12 August 2014 First Round	Tranmere Rovers	0 – 1	Nottingham Forest	Prenton Park, Tranmere
19:45 BST		Report	12' Antonio  27' Osborn  33' Hobbs  45', 53' Mancienne	Attendance: 4,374 Referee: David Webb

Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest

26 August 2014 Second Round	Huddersfield Town	0 – 2	Nottingham Forest	John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Lynch  71'	Report	72' (o.g.) Vaughan  82' Lansbury	Attendance: 6,509 Referee: Mark Brown

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest

24 September 2014 Third Round	Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 1	Nottingham Forest	White Hart Lane, London
19:45 BST	Mason  72' Soldado  83' Kane  90+1'	Report	61' Grant	Attendance: 31,912 Referee: Andre Marriner

Pre-season

Ilkeston v Nottingham Forest

12 July 2014	Ilkeston	0 – 4	Nottingham Forest	Ilkeston, England
13:00 BST		Report	77', 83' Cox  81', 90' Osborn	Stadium: New Manor Ground Attendance: 3,020

Porto B v Nottingham Forest

16 July 2014	Porto B	2 – 3	Nottingham Forest	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
18:00 BST	Kléber  4' David Bruno  59'	Report	44' Lansbury  82' Veldwijk  88' McLaughlin	Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia

Rio Ave v Nottingham Forest

19 July 2014	Rio Ave	1 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Esposende, Portugal
18:00 BST	Diego Lopes  71'	Report		Stadium: Complexo Desportivo

Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest

23 July 2014	Rotherham United	1 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Rotherham, England
19:30 BST	Agard  65'	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,600

Milton Keynes Dons v Nottingham Forest

27 July 2014	Milton Keynes Dons	1 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Milton Keynes, England
15:00 BST	Reeves  11'	Report		Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 4,121

York City v Nottingham Forest

30 July 2014	York City	1 – 2	Nottingham Forest	York, England
19:30 BST	Platt  51'	Report	52' Mackie  57' Cox	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 1,714 Referee: Ross Joyce

Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion

2 August 2014	Nottingham Forest	1 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	Nottingham, England
13:30 BST	Fryatt  25'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Andre Marriner

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