Nottingham Forest F.C.

Douglas Luiz caught European attention when he joined Aston Villa on loan from Manchester City for the 2019/2020 season. After four years with the Villans, he made the jump to join Juventus for the 2024/2025 season, with a peak market value of €70m and Juventus paying a fee of €51.5m....

It’s been a rollercoaster of a season for Nottingham Forest, who find themselves in the relegation fight. They were coming off a historic season in which they were in the top four until Matchweek 33, eventually falling to seventh place. Nuno Espírito Santo did a masterful job tactically turning Nottingham...

Nottingham Forest are facing trouble this season, sitting in 17th place in the Premier League as of this writing, but they still have some great talent in their squad. Elliot Anderson has caught some attention, having played 15 games in the EPL over 1350 minutes, scoring 1 goal and assisting...

The opening weeks of the 2025/2026 Premier League season have showcased the growing influence of African players across the division. From clinical forwards to dynamic wide attackers and progressive full-backs, many sides have benefited from standout performances delivered by their African contingents. This rising prominence, however, comes with an inevitable...

After 11 weeks of the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Bournemouth under Andoni Iraola find themselves just one point off the top four, an achievement few would have predicted at the start of the campaign. The Cherries have quietly evolved into one of the league’s most intriguing sides, combining intensity, structure,...

In a past interview, Nuno Espírito Santo explained his defensive philosophy: “I think, but maybe I am the only one, that the defensive process can take care of the game. Why is that? Because teams wait to defend. If you create something where you go to defend, to steal the...

Nottingham Forest played their first European football match after 30 years of absence, but were not capable of getting the three points against the Spanish side Real Betis, who managed to snatch a 2-2 draw in the final minutes of the game. Nottingham Forest did their best to win the...

While everything seemed to be going well on the pitch, there was turmoil off it at Nottingham Forest.  After a historic season that saw Forest spend a lot of time in a UEFA Champions League place but eventually finish seventh, Nuno Espírito Santo’s job was in question.  Tension was building...

Coming through Manchester City’s academy, one of European football's most competitive youth setups, requires a resilient character.   James McAtee developed within that system and earned a reputation for his ball control and creative flair.  However, as with many Man City prospects, the challenge was never about ability but opportunity.  Breaking...

Nottingham Forest have yet again made a move to bring a new player into the squad in this summer's transfer window. The latest signing for Forest is the addition of Brazilian forward Igor Jesus, joining from Botafogo for a reported £10m. Jesus joins Forest to add more strength to their...

In the modern Premier League, success is no longer defined solely by goals and points. Tactical intelligence, data-led planning, and structural clarity have become essential in differentiating genuine progress from surface-level performance. This data analysis report utilises a combination of progressive metrics, possession models, and underlying performance data to examine...

It has been quite the season in the Premier League. At the summit, a fight to secure UEFA Champions League football in the next campaign broke out, lasting right up until the final day. For the second consecutive year, the three teams promoted last summer were relegated back down to the Championship....

After a long and thrilling campaign, the Premier League season is nearing its end. The champions have been crowned, and the three teams relegated to the EFL Championship have been decided. But the excitement of the English Premier League is not over yet. The race for the top four is still...

The 2024/2025 Premier League season has become a tactical battleground where vertical progression and transitional threat are redefining success at the top level — this data analysis explains exactly how. In this data analysis report, we focus on how Liverpool, under new coach Arne Slot, have reclaimed their dominance with...

Whilst he featured in 55 games for Manchester United and was seen by former interim manager Ralf Rangnick as a player that the club should build their first team around, the truth of the matter is that Anthony Elanga was never more than a bit-part player during his time at...

One of the stories of the season in English football has undoubtedly been the outstanding performances of Nuno Espírito Santo’s Nottingham Forest, who remain firmly in contention for UEFA Champions League qualification at the time of writing this piece. At present, they sit in third place in England’s top flight,...

Liverpool will almost certainly be in next season’s UEFA Champions League mix (with only mathematics preventing that from being a definite) and look highly likely to be joined by Arsenal. However, the race to secure the final two guaranteed places (and potentially any additional spots, should England maintain its strong...

This tactical analysis focuses on the movements of top-performing strikers in the moments before their final goalscoring action from various types of crosses.  Instead of focusing on their involvement in build-up play, this tactical theory analyses how forwards can create space for themselves in front of the goal to attack...

Nottingham Forest started their EPL journey once again in the 2022/23 season. They underwent over 20 transfers in an attempt to revamp their squad, aiming to avoid relegation completely. In that 2022/23 season, they placed 16th with 38 points; the following campaign, 2023/24, saw them place 17th with 32 points,...

This tactical analysis will provide an analysis of recently scored goals originating in the wide areas. The focus of the analysis will be goals that occur as a consequence of a winger cutting inside to either cross or shoot — or from a player making a “corner run”. This weekend's...