Notts County 5-1 Nottingham Forest U21
EFL Trophy · · Group North - 6
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens and recent form for both sides for Notts County 5-1 Nottingham Forest U21.
Notts County 5-1 Nottingham Forest U21 at Meadow Lane
Managers: M. Paterson (Notts County)
Match facts
- Venue: Meadow Lane, Nottingham
- Round: Group North - 6
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 11' L. Smyth for Notts County (assist Matt Palmer)
- 66' J. Bedeau for Notts County (assist Luka Smyth)
- 69' L. Ndlovu for Notts County (assist Luka Smyth)
- 74' C. Grant for Notts County
- 79' C. Roberts for Notts County (assist Luka Smyth)
- 90+2' B. Sanneh for Nottingham Forest U21 (assist Archie Whitehall)
Bookings
- 23' K. Clarke — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Notts County — 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- 1 · J. Gibbons (G)
- 2 · J. Gibbons (D)
- 9 · D. Kanu (M)
- 10 · R. Longelo-Mbule (M)
- 12 · L. Ness (D)
- 14 · D. Lipsiuc (M)
- 15 · J. Evans (M)
- 17 · Maziar Kouhyar (M)
- 18 · M. Palmer (M)
- 19 · L. Smyth (F)
- 26 · I. Samuels-Smith (D)
Substitutes
- 4 · J. Bedeau (D)
- 6 · M. Sanders (M)
- 7 · C. Roberts (F)
- 11 · C. Grant (M)
- 39 · L. Ndlovu (F)
Nottingham Forest U21 — 3-4-3
Starting XI
- 48 · M. Orr (D)
- 49 · G. McDonnell (F)
- 51 · A. Whitehall (M)
- 57 · B. McClure (M)
- 60 · Jamie Newton (M)
- 67 · Keehan Willows (G)
- 68 · K. Clarke (M)
- 70 · F. Smith (F)
- 71 · D. Modupe (D)
- 79 · K. Thompson (F)
Substitutes
- 58 · B. Sanneh (D)
- 63 · Aaron Bott (G)
- 66 · Joshua Alan Powell (F)
- 77 · C. Nwosu (M)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Notts County: LWLLD · 4 pts from 5 · 4-7
- Nottingham Forest U21: WDWWL · 10 pts from 5 · 11-5
Other matches in Group North - 6
EFL Trophy, Group North - 6.
- Burton Albion 1-1 Nottingham Forest U21 — 22 Sep 2026