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2016–17 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

January 01, 1970

The 2016–17 season was Nottingham Forest's 151st season in existence and 9th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007–08.[5] In addition to the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and the newly rebranded EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Nottingham Forest
2016–17 season
OwnerFawaz Al-Hasawi
(until 18 May)
Evangelos Marinakis (80%)
Sokratis Kominakis (20%)[1]
(from 18 May)
ChairmanFawaz Al-Hasawi
(until 18 May)
Nicholas Randall QC
(from 18 May)
ManagerPhilippe Montanier
(until 14 January)
Gary Brazil
(caretaker from 14 January to 14 March)
Mark Warburton
(from 14 March)
StadiumCity Ground
West Bridgford
(Capacity: 0 from 8 July to 26 July[2]
24,357 from 26 July to 11 August[3]
30,445 from 11 August[4])
Championship21st
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Britt Assombalonga (14)
All: Britt Assombalonga (14)
Highest home attendance28,567
(vs. Arsenal, EFL Cup third round, 20 September)
Lowest home attendance15,770
(vs. Rotherham United, EFL Championship, 31 January)

On 18 May a change of ownership of Nottingham Forest Football Club from Fawaz Al-Hasawi to a Greek consortium, led by Olympiacos owner and shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, was completed as Fawaz Al-Hasawi sold 100% of his stake in the club for an undisclosed sum. Marinakis completed the deal in partnership with Sokratis Kominakis, and the duo immediately announced the appointments of leading sports lawyer Nicholas Randall QC as Chairman, Olympiacos' Managing Director Loannis Vrentzos as CEO, and David Cook, formerly of Celtic and Everton, as Chief Commercial Officer.[6][7]

First team squad edit

As of 22 May 2017[8]
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (Age) Previous club Joined first-team Player contracted until
Goalkeepers
26 Dimitar Evtimov   (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 30) Chavdar Etropole 2011 2019
30 Stephen Henderson   (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 (age 36) Charlton Athletic 2016 2019
38 Vladimir Stojković   (1983-07-28) 28 July 1983 (age 40) Maccabi Haifa 2016 2018
43 Jordan Smith   (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) Academy product 2016 2020
Defenders
2 Eric Lichaj   (1988-11-17) 17 November 1988 (age 35) Aston Villa 2013 2018
3 Daniel Pinillos   (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 31) Córdoba 2015 2017
4 Michael Mancienne   (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36) Hamburg 2014 2019
5 Matt Mills   (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 (age 37) Bolton Wanderers 2015 2018
6 Armand Traoré   (1989-10-08) 8 October 1989 (age 34) Queens Park Rangers 2016 2019
13 Danny Fox   (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 37) Southampton 2014 2018
17 Hildeberto Pereira   (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 28) Benfica B 2016 2017
25 Jack Hobbs   (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 35) Hull City 2014 2018
27 Damien Perquis   (1984-04-10) 10 April 1984 (age 40) Toronto 2016 2018
28 Thomas Lam   (1993-12-18) 18 December 1993 (age 30) Zwolle 2016 2019
42 Joe Worrall   (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) Academy product 2016 2020
Midfielders
8 Chris Cohen   (1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 37) Yeovil Town 2007 2018
10 João Teixeira   (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30) Benfica 2017 2017
11 Ben Osborn   (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 29) Academy product 2012 2020
15 Aaron Tshibola   (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 29) Aston Villa 2017 2017
18 Mustapha Carayol   (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 35) Middlesbrough 2016 2018
19 Jamie Ward   (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38) Derby County 2015 2019
20 Licá   (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 (age 35) Porto 2016 2018
21 Gboly Ariyibi   (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29) Chesterfield 2017 2020
22 Pajtim Kasami   (1992-06-02) 2 June 1992 (age 31) Olympiacos 2016 2017
24 David Vaughan   (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 41) Sunderland 2014 2018
41 Matty Cash   (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26) Academy Product 2016 2021
Strikers
7 Matty Fryatt   (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38) Hull City 2014 2017
9 Britt Assombalonga   (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31) Peterborough United 2014 2021
12 Nicolao Dumitru   (1991-10-12) 12 October 1991 (age 32) Napoli 2016 2017
16 Zach Clough   (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29) Bolton Wanderers 2017 2021
39 Apostolos Vellios   (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32) Iraklis 1908 2016 2020
45 Ben Brereton   (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) Academy product 2017 2021
50 Ross McCormack   (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 37) Aston Villa 2017 2017

New contracts edit

Date Position Nationality Name Length of contract Player contracted until Reference
25 July 2016 DF   Danny Fox 1 year 2018 [9]
5 August 2016 MF   Matty Cash 1 year 2019 [10]
5 August 2016 MF   Ben Osborn 1 year 2020 [11]
2 September 2016 ST   Britt Assombalonga 2 years 2021 [12]
31 December 2016 ST   Ben Brereton Undisclosed Undisclosed [13]
27 February 2017 DF   Joe Worrall 3.5 years 2020 [14]
27 February 2017 MF   Ryan Yates 2 years 2019 [14]
3 March 2017 MF   Matty Cash 4 years 2021 [15]
4 April 2017 GK   Jordan Smith 3 years 2020 [16]
28 April 2017 DF   Michael Mancienne 2 years 2019 [17]
11 May 2017[a] MF   Chris Cohen 1 year 2018 [19]
22 May 2017 MF   David Vaughan 1 year 2018 [20]
12 June 2017 MF   Jorge Grant 3 years 2020 [21]
22 June 2017 ST   Ben Brereton 4 years 2021 [22]
  1. ^ Cohen's contract extension was reported as early as 7 May, but was not confirmed by the club until 11 May.[18]

Player transfers edit

[a]

Transfers in edit

First team
Date Position Nationality Name From Transfer fee Reference
29 June 2016 ST   Apostolos Vellios Iraklis 1908 Undisclosed[b] [26]
8 July 2016 DF   Thomas Lam Zwolle Free transfer [27]
22 July 2016 GK   Stephen Henderson Charlton Athletic Free transfer [28]
22 July 2016 DF   Damien Perquis Free agent Free transfer [29]
1 August 2016 DF   Armand Traoré Free agent Free transfer [30]
24 August 2016 GK   Vladimir Stojković Maccabi Haifa Undisclosed [31]
31 August 2016 MF   Mustapha Carayol Middlesbrough Free transfer[32] [33]
31 August 2016 MF   Licá Porto Undisclosed[c] [35]
7 September 2016 ST   Nicklas Bendtner Free agent Free transfer [36]
31 January 2017 ST   Zach Clough Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[d] [38]
31 January 2017 MF   Gboly Ariyibi Chesterfield Undisclosed [39]
Academy
Date Position Nationality Name From Transfer fee Reference
21 June 2016 GK   Rudolfs Soloha Riga Football School Undisclosed [40]
6 July 2016 MF   Rob Worrall Harrogate Town Nominal Fee [41]
28 July 2016 GK   Chris Marques Free agent Free transfer [42]
23 September 2016 ST   Lewis Walters Free agent Free transfer [43]

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Loan Expired Reference
22 July 2016 DF   Hildeberto Pereira Benfica B End of Season [44]
3 August 2016 MF   Pajtim Kasami Olympiacos End of Season [45]
31 August 2016 ST   Nicolao Dumitru Napoli End of Season [33]
30 January 2017 MF   Aaron Tshibola Aston Villa End of Season [46]
31 January 2017 MF   João Teixeira Benfica End of Season [47]
31 January 2017 ST   Ross McCormack Aston Villa End of Season [48]

Transfers out edit

First team
Date Position Nationality Name To Transfer fee Reference
1 July 2016 MF   Chris Burke Free agent (Later joined Ross County)[49] Released [50]
1 July 2016 MF   Andy Reid Retired[51] [50]
1 July 2016 MF   Robert Tesche Birmingham City[52] Released [50]
1 July 2016 DF   Kelvin Wilson Free agent (Later joined Rotherham United)[53] Released [50]
13 August 2016 GK   Dorus de Vries Celtic Undisclosed [54]
27 August 2016 ST   Jamie Paterson Bristol City Undisclosed [55]
28 August 2016 MF   Oliver Burke RB Leipzig Undisclosed[e] [57]
31 August 2016 ST   Lars Veldwijk K.V. Kortrijk Undisclosed [58]
1 September 2016 ST   Dexter Blackstock Free agent (Later joined Rotherham United)[59] Contract terminated [60]
20 January 2017 MF   Henri Lansbury Aston Villa Undisclosed[f] [63]
6 March 2017 ST   Nicklas Bendtner Rosenborg Undisclosed [64]
Academy
Date Position Nationality Name To Transfer Fee Reference
15 June 2016 ST   Nikolay Todorov Heart of Midlothian Released [65]
1 July 2016 MF   Liam Adams Free agent (Later joined Boston United)[66] Released [50]
1 July 2016 ST   Aidan Austin Free agent (Later joined AFC Sudbury)[67] Released [50]
1 July 2016 GK   Joe Boyd Free agent (Later joined Carson–Newman Eagles)[68] Released [50]
1 July 2016 MF   Dylan Burns Free agent (Later joined Tasman United)[69] Released [50]
1 July 2016 GK   Richard Dearle Free agent (Later joined Embry–Riddle Eagles)[70] Released [50]
1 July 2016 DF   Ismael Diallo Free agent (Later joined Dudley Town)[71] Released [50]
1 July 2016 MF   Tom Gamblen Free agent Released [50]
1 July 2016 DF   Jack Kelly Free agent (Later joined Hemel Hempstead Town)[72] Released [50]
1 July 2016 MF   Josh Rees Free agent (Later joined Chelmsford City)[73] Released [50]
1 July 2016 ST   Luke Thomas Free agent Released [50]
1 July 2016 ST   Kasheme Walton Free agent Released [50]
31 August 2016 MF   Deimantas Petravičius Zagłębie Lubin Free transfer [74]
5 June 2017 MF   Kyle McClean St Johnstone Released [75]

Loans out edit

Date loaned Position Nationality Name To Loan expired Reference
29 July 2016 ST   Gerry McDonagh Wrexham 13 January 2017[76][77] [78]
26 August 2016 MF   Ryan Yates Barrow 9 January 2017[79][77] [80]
31 August 2016 GK   Dimitar Evtimov Olhanense 13 January 2017[77] [81]
31 August 2016 DF   Alex Iacovitti Mansfield Town 13 January 2017[77] [82]
31 August 2016 ST   Tyler Walker Stevenage 13 January 2017[77] [83]
31 August 2016 MF   Jamie Ward Burton Albion 20 January 2017[84] [85]
25 November 2016 GK   Tim Erlandsson Barrow 25 December 2016 [86]
17 January 2017 ST   Tyler Walker Port Vale End of season [87]
20 January 2017 GK   Tim Erlandsson AFC Eskilstuna End of Allsvenskan season [88]
21 January 2017 ST   Gerry McDonagh Cambridge United End of season [89]
31 January 2017 MF   Jorge Grant Notts County End of season [90]
31 January 2017 MF   Ryan Yates Shrewsbury Town End of season [90]
6 February 2017 MF   Licá Estoril End of season [91]
24 February 2017 ST   James Thorne Macclesfield Town 24 March 2017 [92]
23 March 2017 GK   Jordan Wright Alfreton Town End of season [93]
  1. ^ Please note that this section includes players in or out from date commencing 9 June 2016; the date that the UK Summer transfer window opened.[23]
  2. ^ The Nottingham Post reported Vellios' fee to be €1,200,000; approximately £950,000 in Pound Sterling.[24][25]
  3. ^ The Nottingham Post reported Licá's transfer fee to have been £300,000.[34]
  4. ^ Clough's transfer fee was reported by the Nottingham Post to be greater than £3,000,000.[37]
  5. ^ Burke's transfer fee was reported by the BBC to be £13,000,000; a record fee for a Scottish player and a club record sale for Nottingham Forest Football Club.[56]
  6. ^ Lansbury's transfer fee was reported by the Nottingham Post and Sky Sports to have been £3,000,000.[61][62]

Pre-season friendlies edit

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Nottingham Forest Enfield
Son   3'
Carroll   7'
Pritchard   88'		 Report
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly Millwall 1–2 Nottingham Forest Portugal
Philpot   ?' Report   18' Blackstock
  49' Burke
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Friendly Braga 0–3 Nottingham Forest Portugal
19:30 CEST Report   51' Lansbury
  73' Iacovitti
  90' Burke		 Stadium: Estádio da Nora
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Port Vale 0–2 Nottingham Forest Burslem
19:45 CEST Report   40' Mills
  56' Assombalonga		 Stadium: Vale Park
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Notts County 1–2 Nottingham Forest Nottingham
15:00 BST Rodman   65' Report   57' Osborn
  77' Paterson		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,007
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Nottingham Forest 1–2 Hull City West Bridgford
15:00 Burke   87' Report   5'   17' Diomande Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Lee Collins

Competitions edit

Championship edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Birmingham City 46 13 14 19 45 64 −19 53
20 Burton Albion 46 13 13 20 49 63 −14 52
21 Nottingham Forest 46 14 9 23 62 72 −10 51
22 Blackburn Rovers (R) 46 12 15 19 53 65 −12 51 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 10 12 24 40 57 −17 42
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(R) Relegated


Result summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 9 23 62 72  −10 51 12 4 7 42 30  +12 2 5 16 20 42  −22

Last updated: 31 August 2017.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultWLLWWDDLLDLWLLLDWWWLDLLLLDWLWWLLLDWLLDDLWLLWLW
Position416191171010131515181515192020181713161617181820201919191618181919181820202020192021202121
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2017. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Nottingham Forest 4–3 Burton Albion West Bridgford
15:00 BST Assombalonga   23'   77'
Lam   45'
Burke   49'		 Report   27' Akins
  30' Dyer
  90' Naylor		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,012 (1,652 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Nottingham Forest Falmer
19:45 BST Knockaert   36'
Murray   68'   82'		 Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,748 (1,235 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3 Brentford 1–0 Nottingham Forest Hounslow
19:45 BST Hogan   28' Report   60'   87' Perquis Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,004 (1,614 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Nottingham Forest 4–3 Wigan Athletic West Bridgford
15:00 BST Assombalonga   6'
Burke   53'   78'
Lam   90'		 Report   11' Jacobs
  65'   86' Grigg		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,750 (980 away)
Referee: James Linington
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Leeds United West Bridgford
15:00 BST Kasami   16'
Perquis   71'
Burke   90'		 Report   83' Phillips Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,995 (1,925 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
11 September 2016 6 Aston Villa 2–2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
13:15 BST McCormack   72'
Gestede   74'		 Report   57' Vellios
  87' Lansbury
  86'   88' Pereira		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,619 (2,869 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
14 September 2016 7 Rotherham United 2–2 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
19:45 BST Taylor   30'   87' Report   76' Mills
  85' Vellios		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,243 (2,138 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
17 September 2016 8 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Norwich City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Vellios   40' Report   52' Howson
  66' Dorrans		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,323 (1,924 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
25 September 2016 9 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
15:00 BST Lee   65'   90' Report   35' Lansbury Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 27,350 (2,617 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 September 2016 10 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Fulham West Bridgford
19:45 BST Bendtner   60' Report   72' Cairney Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,388 (453 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
1 October 2016 11 Bristol City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Bristol
15:00 BST Abraham   65'
Paterson   68'		 Report   33' Vellios Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 18,922 (1,429 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
14 October 2016 12 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Birmingham City West Bridgford
19:45 BST Lichaj   33'
Vellios   63'
Pereira   83'		 Report   71' Jutkiewicz Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,208 (1,957 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 October 2016 13 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
19:45 BST Gallagher   11'   44' Report   90' Perquis
  9'   90' Pereira		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,462 (868 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 October 2016 14 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City West Bridgford
17:30 BST Lam   58'
Lansbury   90' (pen.)		 Report   28' Gunnarsson
  39' Ralls		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,539 (347 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
29 October 2016 15 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest Reading
15:00 BST McCleary   10'
Gunter   62'		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,093 (1,805 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
5 November 2016 16 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Assombalonga   38'
Pereira   65'   71'		 Report   11'   34' Henry
  85' Sylla		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,043 (1,431 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 November 2016 17 Ipswich Town 0–2 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
17:30 GMT Report   1'   45' Assombalonga Stadium: Portman Road Stadium
Attendance: 15,417 (1,477 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
25 November 2016 18 Barnsley 2–5 Nottingham Forest Barnsley
19:45 GMT Winnall   5'
Watkins   14'   66'		 Report   13'   45'   82' (pen.) Lansbury
  24' Vellios
  63' Osborn		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 13,180 (1,165 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 December 2016 19 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Newcastle United West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Bendtner   52'
Lascelles   86' (o.g.)		 Report   33' Shelvey
  45' Ritchie
  45' Dummett		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,317 (1,866 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
11 December 2016 20 Derby County 3–0 Nottingham Forest Derby
12:00 GMT
Bendtner   33' (o.g.)
Ince   55'
Hughes   64'		 Report Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 32,600 (3,115 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
14 December 2016 21 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Preston North End West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Maxwell   68' (o.g.) Report   45' Makienok Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,864 (709 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
17 December 2016 22 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report   40' Costa
  79' Cavaleiro		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,037 (1,923 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
26 December 2016 23 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Stojković   53' (o.g.)
Mancienne   57' (o.g.)		 Report   25' Pereira
  52'   89' Mancienne		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 22,100 (1,902 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
30 December 2016 24 Newcastle United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Ritchie   4'
Gayle   63'   80'		 Report   29' Dumitru
  59'   60' Mills		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,228 (2,305 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 January 2017 25 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Barnsley West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report   89' Hourihane Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,105 (1,876 away)
Referee: James Linington
14 January 2017 26 Birmingham City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,041 (1,474 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
21 January 2017 27 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Bristol City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Osborn   67' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,418 (981 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
25 January 2017 28 Leeds United 2–0 Nottingham Forest Leeds
19:45 GMT Wood   55'
Doukara   74'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road Stadium
Attendance: 24,838 (567 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
31 January 2017 29 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Rotherham United West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Assombalonga   50' (pen.)   71' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,770 (393 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 February 2017 30 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa West Bridgford
17:30 GMT Assombalonga   42'
Brereton   90'		 Report   19' Kodjia
  31'   78' Grealish		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,866 (1,946 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
11 February 2017 31 Norwich City 5–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
15:00 GMT Howson   10'
Murphy   16'
Hoolahan   18'
Pritchard   61'   89'		 Report   45'   70' Lichaj
  75' McCormack		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,861 (1,514 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
14 February 2017 32 Fulham 3–2 Nottingham Forest Hammersmith and Fulham
19:45 GMT Cairney   30'
Piazon   33'
Hobbs   72' (o.g.)		 Report   2' Kasami
  47' Brereton		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 15,365 (1,248 away)
Referee: James Linington
18 February 2017 33 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Osborn   60' Report   28' Abdi
  53' Forestieri		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,164 (1,922 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
25 February 2017 34 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Nottingham Forest Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,254 (1,438 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
4 March 2017 35 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Clough   60'   90' (pen.)
Osborn   89'		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,020 (1,919 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
7 March 2017 36 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Brentford West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Brereton   82'
Clough   90'		 Report   17'   55' Vibe
  68' Jota		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,903 (432 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
11 March 2017 37 Burton Albion 1–0 Nottingham Forest Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Woodrow   26' Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,115 (1,698 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
18 March 2017 38 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Derby County West Bridgford
13:00 GMT Clough   5'
Pinillos   90'		 Report   48' Vydra
  53' Nugent		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,665 (1,951 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 April 2017 39 Preston North End 1–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 BST McGeady   53' Report   22' Assombalonga Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,459 (1,539 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
4 April 2017 40 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Dicko   62' Report   56'   90' Fox Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,408 (1,260 away)
Referee: James Linington
8 April 2017 41 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
15:00 BST Lichaj   32'
Ward   57'		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,411 (1,950 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
14 April 2017 42 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Blackburn Rovers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Report   78' Hoban Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,279 (1,638 away)
Referee: Roger East
17 April 2017 43 Cardiff City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 BST Gunnarsson   70' Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 16,413 (643 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
22 April 2017 44 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 BST Assombalonga   31'   47'
Carayol   54'		 Report   58'   74' Kermorgant Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,323 (1,014 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 April 2017 45 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Nottingham Forest Hammersmith and Fulham
15:00 BST Washington   49'
Lynch   60'		 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,474 (1,791 away)
Referee: James Linington
7 May 2017 46 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Ipswich Town West Bridgford
12:00 BST Assombalonga   43' (pen.)   69'
Cohen   57'		 Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,249 (1,477 away)
Referee: Andy Davies

FA Cup edit

Forest entered the 2016–17 FA Cup at the third round, and were drawn to play Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium on 7 January 2017.

7 January 2017 Third round Wigan Athletic 2–0 Nottingham Forest Wigan
15:00 BST Grigg   45'
Wildschut   57'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,163
Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Cup edit

On Wednesday 22 June 2016, The Football League released the opening fixtures list for the 2016–17 EFL Cup. Forest opened their campaign away at League Two side Doncaster Rovers.[94]

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Nottingham Forest Doncaster
19:45 BST Mandeville   70' Report   10' Vaughan
  90' Ward		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,160
Referee: Andy Haines
23 August 2016 Second round Millwall 1–2 Nottingham Forest Southwark
19:45 BST Williams   77' Report   35' Paterson
  87' Veldwijk		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 September 2016 Third round Nottingham Forest 0–4 Arsenal West Bridgford
19:45 BST   23' Xhaka
  60'   71' Pérez
  90' Oxlade-Chamberlain		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,567
Referee: Paul Tierney

Season statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of match played 7 May 2017[95][a][b]
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL Championship Emirates FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   NED Dorus de Vries 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Eric Lichaj 45 2 39+2 2 1 0 3 0
3 DF   ESP Daniel Pinillos 16 1 14+2 1 0 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG Michael Mancienne 30 0 24+4 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Matt Mills 30 1 24+3 1 0 0 3 0
6 DF   SEN Armand Traoré 13 0 9+3 0 0 0 1 0
7 ST   ENG Matty Fryatt[c] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Chris Cohen 22 1 20 1 0 0 2 0
9 ST   COD Britt Assombalonga 33 14 20+12 14 1 0 0 0
10 MF   ENG Henri Lansbury 19 6 16+1 6 0 0 2 0
10 MF   POR João Teixeira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   ENG Ben Osborn 49 4 45+1 4 1 0 1+1 0
12 ST   ITA Nicolao Dumitru 12 1 6+4 1 1 0 1 0
13 DF   SCO Danny Fox 23 0 22+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 ST   DEN Nicklas Bendtner 17 2 7+8 2 1 0 1 0
14 ST   RSA Lars Veldwijk 3 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 1
15 MF   ENG Aaron Tshibola 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
16 ST   ENG Zach Clough 14 4 9+5 4 0 0 0 0
17 DF   POR Hildeberto Pereira 25 2 16+6 2 1 0 1+1 0
18 MF   GAM Mustapha Carayol 21 1 13+6 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
19 MF   NIR Jamie Ward 20 2 13+5 1 0 0 2 1
20 MF   POR Licá 7 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
21 MF   USA Gboly Ariyibi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 ST   ENG Jamie Paterson 3 1 0+1 0 0 0 2 1
22 MF   SUI Pajtim Kasami 27 2 19+6 2 0 0 1+1 0
24 MF   WAL David Vaughan 33 1 25+6 0 0 0 2 1
25 DF   ENG Jack Hobbs 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
26 GK   BUL Dimitar Evtimov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   POL Damien Perquis 19 2 17 2 0 0 2 0
28 DF   FIN Thomas Lam 21 2 11+8 2 1 0 1 0
30 GK   EIR Stephen Henderson 15 0 11+1 0 1 0 2 0
34 ST   ENG Tyler Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   SCO Oliver Burke 7 4 4+1 4 0 0 1+1 0
37 MF   ENG Jorge Grant 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK   SRB Vladimir Stojković 21 0 20 0 0 0 1 0
39 ST   GRE Apostolos Vellios 31 6 12+16 6 0+1 0 1+1 0
40 DF