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2017–18 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
| 2017–18 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Evangelos Marinakis (80%) Sokratis Kominakis (20%) | ||
| Nicholas Randall QC | ||
| Mark Warburton(until 31 December) Gary Brazil(caretaker from 31 December to 8 January)Aitor Karanka(from 8 January) | ||
| The City GroundWest Bridgford(Capacity: 30,445) | ||
| 17th | ||
| Fourth round | ||
| Third round | ||
| League: Kieran Dowell (9)All: Kieran Dowell (10) | ||
| 29,106 (vs. Derby County, EFL Championship, 11 March) | ||
| 7,546(vs. Shrewsbury Town, EFL Cup first round, 8 August) | ||
| Home colours |
Away colours | Home colours | Away colours | | Home colours | Away colours | | | | | | | | | |
The 2017–18 season is Nottingham Forest's 152nd season in existence, 10th consecutive season in the EFL Championship, and their first full season under the ownership of Evangelos Marinakis and Sokratis Kominakis, who had purchased the club from Fawaz Al-Hasawi on 18 May 2017. In addition to the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018.
As of 29 April 2018
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Joined First Team | Player Contracted Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costel Pantilimon | ROM | (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 | Watford | 2018 | 2018 |
| 26 | Dimitar Evtimov | BUL | (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 | Chavdar Etropole | 2011 | 2019 |
| 33 | Stefanos Kapino | GRE | (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 | Olympiacos | 2018 | 2019 |
| 43 | Jordan Smith | ENG | (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 | Academy Product | 2016 | 2020 |
| 2 | Eric Lichaj | USA | (1988-11-17) 17 November 1988 | Aston Villa | 2013 | 2019 |
| 3 | Tobias Figueiredo | POR | (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 | Sporting | 2018 | 2018 |
| 4 | Michael Mancienne | ENG | (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 | Hamburg | 2014 | 2019 |
| 13 | Danny Fox | SCO | (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 | Southampton | 2014 | 2019 |
| 25 | Jack Hobbs | ENG | (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 | Hull City | 2014 | 2018 |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa | ZIM | (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 | Burnley | 2017 | 2021 |
| 29 | Juan Fuentes | ESP | (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 | Osasuna | 2018 | 2018 |
| 42 | Joe Worrall | ENG | (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 | Academy Product | 2016 | 2022 |
| 5 | Adlène Guédioura | ALG | (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 | Middlesbrough | 2018 | 2020 |
| 7 | Liam Bridcutt | SCO | (1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 | Leeds United | 2017 | 2020 |
| 10 | Barrie McKay | SCO | (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 | Rangers | 2017 | 2021 |
| 11 | Ben Osborn | ENG | (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 | Academy Product | 2012 | 2020 |
| 14 | Matty Cash | ENG | (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 | Academy Product | 2016 | 2021 |
| 18 | Jack Colback | ENG | (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 | Newcastle United | 2018 | 2018 |
| 20 | Kieran Dowell | ENG | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 | Everton | 2017 | 2018 |
| 21 | Ashkan Dejagah | IRN | (1986-07-05) 5 July 1986 | Wolfsburg | 2018 | 2018 |
| 24 | David Vaughan | WAL | (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 | Sunderland | 2014 | 2018 |
| 31 | Andreas Bouchalakis | GRE | (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 | Olympiacos | 2017 | 2020 |
| 32 | Ben Watson | ENG | (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 | Watford | 2018 | 2020 |
| 9 | Daryl Murphy | IRL | (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 | Newcastle United | 2017 | 2020 |
| 15 | Lee Tomlin | ENG | (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 | Cardiff City | 2018 | 2018 |
| 17 | Ben Brereton | ENG | (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 | Academy Product | 2017 | 2021 |
| 23 | Joe Lolley | ENG | (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2022 |
| 39 | Apostolos Vellios | GRE | (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 | Iraklis | 2016 | 2020 |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | Length of Contract | Player Contracted Until | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2017 | DF | ENG | Adam Crookes | — | — | |
| 7 July 2017 | FW | IRE | Gerry McDonagh | — | — | |
| 7 July 2017 | MF | ENG | Elvis Otim | — | — | |
| 7 July 2017 | FW | ENG | Lewis Walters | — | — | |
| 10 August 2017 | MF | ENG | Toby Edser | 3 years | 2020 | |
| 8 October 2017 | DF | ENG | Riley Harbottle | — | — | |
| 24 October 2017 | DF | ENG | Joe Worrall | 4.5 years | 2022 | |
| 11 January 2018 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | 2.5 years | 2020 | |
| 12 January 2018 | DF | USA | Eric Lichaj | 1.5 years | 2019 | |
| 24 January 2018 | FW | ENG | Arvin Appiah | — | — | |
| 20 February 2018 | FW | ENG | Keith Asare | 2.5 years | 2020 | |
| 5 April 2018 | DF | SCO | Danny Fox | 1 year | 2019 | |
| 20 June 2018 | MF | ENG | Alex Mighten | 2 year | 2020 |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End of loan | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2017 | MF | USA | Gboly Ariyibi | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 January 2018 | |
| 20 July 2017 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | Notts County | 30 June 2018 | |
| 30 August 2017 | DF | FIN | Thomas Lam | Twente | 30 June 2018 | |
| 28 October 2017 | GK | BUL | Dimitar Evtimov | Port Vale | 4 November 2017 | |
| 15 January 2018 | FW | SCO | Jason Cummings | Rangers | 30 June 2018 | |
| 19 January 2018 | MF | USA | Gboly Ariyibi | Northampton Town | 30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | Bolton Wanderers | 30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | GK | IRE | Stephen Henderson | Portsmouth | 30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | MF | NIR | Jamie Ward | Cardiff City | 30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | ENG | Zach Clough | Bolton Wanderers | 30 June 2018 | |
| 3 February 2018 | DF | SEN | Armand Traoré | Cardiff City | 30 June 2018 |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End of loan | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2017 | DF | SCO | Alex Iacovitti | Forest Green Rovers | 1 January 2018 | |
| 4 August 2017 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | Notts County | 10 January 2018 | |
| 29 September 2017 | GK | ENG | Jordan Wright | Kettering Town | 30 October 2017 | |
| 5 October 2017 | FW | IRL | Gerry McDonagh | Tranmere Rovers | January 2018 | |
| 7 December 2017 | FW | ENG | Lewis Walters | Barrow | 5 January 2018 | |
| 15 December 2017 | DF | ENG | Adam Crookes | Guiseley | 30 June 2018 | |
| 11 January 2018 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | Scunthorpe United | 30 June 2018 |
Nottingham Forest began their pre-season with a training camp at the IMG Academy in Florida, United States, between 3 and 14 July, which also included a training match against Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica. On their return to England, Forest played four friendlies within the borders of Nottinghamshire against city rivals Notts County, Mansfield Town, Girona and Burnley.
Forest's friendly against Notts County marked the inaugural game played for the Derek Pavis Trophy, named in honour of the former County chairman and Forest vice-chairman who had died in May 2017. Forest were awarded the trophy post-match after their 2–0 victory.
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| 16 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 | |
| 17 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 53 | |
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| 19 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 46 |
In the FA Cup, Forest entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to cup holders Arsenal.
On 16 June 2017 Nottingham Forest were drawn at home to Shrewsbury Town in their opening game of the EFL Cup, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Carabao Cup. A trip to Premier League side Newcastle United was confirmed for the second round. Forest were drawn to play the reigning Premier League champions Chelsea away in the third round.
As of match played 6 May 2018
As of match played 6 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Position | Player | EFL Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Midfielder | Kieran Dowell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Forward | Daryl Murphy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 17 | Forward | Ben Brereton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | Midfielder | Barrie McKay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | Midfielder | Ben Osborn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Forward | Lee Tomlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 34 | Forward | Tyler Walker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 35 | Forward | Jason Cummings | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | Defender | Eric Lichaj | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Forward | Joe Lolley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 14 | Midfielder | Matty Cash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Midfielder | Mustapha Carayol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 | Midfielder | Andreas Bouchalakis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 39 | Forward | Apostolos Vellios | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7 | Midfielder | Liam Bridcutt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Midfielder | Jack Colback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | Defender | Tendayi Darikwa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | Defender | Joe Worrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 51 | 5 | 6 | 62 |
As of match played 6 May 2018
Player of the Season
| Result | Nationality | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | ENG | Ben Osborn | |
| Runner-up | ENG | Matty Cash |
EFL Team of the Week
| Week | Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Won | Andreas Bouchalakis |
Sky Bet Goal of the Month
| Month | Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Nominated | Andreas Bouchalakis | |
| September | Nominated | Mustapha Carayol |
EFL Cup Team of the Round
| Round | Result | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Won | Joe Worrall |
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