STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Tues: Nottm Forest v Leeds

After Leeds came out on top at the City Ground last weekend, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United do battle again in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night, writes JOE CITRONE.

In a strange set of circumstances, just three days after the two sides met in the league, Nottingham Forest and Leeds face each other again, although both teams are expected to make plenty of changes.

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
EFL Cup Round Two
20:00 ITV1 / STV / Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HDR / ITVX / STV Player

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
AUG 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Nottm Forest 0-1 Leeds United
FEB 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Leeds United 3-1 Nottm Forest
NOV 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Nottm Forest 3-1 Leeds United
APR 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE Leeds United 2-1 Nottm Forest
FEB 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE Nottm Forest 1-0 Leeds United

NOTTM FOREST
AUG 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Nottm Forest 0-1 Leeds United
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Nottm Forest 2-0 Brest
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Nottm Forest 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Nottm Forest 0-1 Barcelona
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Udinese 1-0 Nottm Forest

LEEDS UNITED
AUG 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Nottm Forest 0-1 Leeds United
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Leeds United 4-0 Augsburg
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Man Utd 1-1 Leeds United
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Leeds United 2-0 RB Leipzig
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Liverpool 2-4 Leeds United

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It’s really a question of which team wants to take this one more seriously. Leeds enjoyed decent cup success last season, while Nottingham Forest went deep into the Europa League, but the Premier League will inevitably take priority for both sides.

Without wishing to sit on the fence, after a closely contested match at the weekend, I’m struggling to separate these two teams over 90 minutes; especially as Daniel Farke’s team have seen eight of their last 12 competitive away matches end all square.

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