Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds—Premier League: Live Score and Match Stats

These two sides, managed by Oliver Glasner and Daniel Farke, will be targeting a top-half finish.

The City Ground is the venue as Forest host Leeds on day one. | Visionhaus/Getty Images (Nott’m Forest’s badge, Premier League trophy and Leeds’ badge)

Nottingham Forest and Leeds United will both be eager to start the 2026–27 Premier League campaign strongly after difficult seasons that saw both clubs spend plenty of time near the relegation zone.

There was little between them last term, with Leeds finishing just three points ahead and scoring only one more goal. Both teams won their home meeting 3-1, while the historical record is similarly tight: Forest have 37 wins to Leeds’ 33.

Preseason hasn’t provided much clarity either. Forest beat Bayer Leverkusen and Brest but lost to Barcelona and Udinese, while Leeds picked up impressive wins over Liverpool, RB Leipzig and Augsburg but also lost to Manchester United on penalties and, surprisingly, to Wrexham.

With both clubs making significant moves in the transfer market, this feels like another matchup where there really isn’t much to separate them.

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