Nottm Forest 4-0 Ferencvaros (Jan 29, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAF NCAAF NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Nottm Forest v Ferencvaros 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase Nottingham Forest Nottm Forest NFO 4-2-2 , 14 PTS 4 4-2-2 , 14 PTS FT Ferencvaros Ferencvaros FER 4-3-1 , 15 PTS 0 4-3-1 , 15 PTS Bence Otvos – 17' OG Igor Jesus – 21', 55' James McAtee – 90' Pen Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Forest romp Ferencvaros to set up Europa League playoff tie By PA Updated: Jan 29, 2026, 05:31 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Nottingham Forest will play Panathinaikos or Fenerbahce in the Europa League play-off round after ending their league phase with a 4-0 win over Robbie Keane’s Ferencvaros. Igor Jesus’ brace after Bence Otvos’ early own goal and James McAtee’s late penalty made it an easy evening for Forest at the City Ground. Defeat at Braga last week ensured Sean Dyche’s side had next to no chance of securing automatic qualification to the knockout round, but victory here ensured they get home advantage in the second leg of next month’s play-off tie. Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis could be seen rubbing his hands at the prospect of playing the Greek side, who are bitter rivals of his other club Olympiakos, while a trip to Istanbul seems less enticing. Their exact opponents will be decided on Friday but they are guaranteed two more fixtures in an already packed schedule. Igor Jesus scored twice for Nottingham Forest against Fevecvaros. Michael Regan/Getty Images Keane’s return to these shores did not go as he would have wanted as his side also go into the play-offs after they slipped out of the top eight. The Irishman, who has been heavily linked with becoming the next Tottenham manager, made a pre-match vow that his side would attack their hosts in a bid to seal automatic progress, and he was true to his word as they almost took the lead in the sixth minute. Jonathan Levi whipped in a dangerous cross from a short corner which was met by Kristoffer Zachariassen but his header crashed on to the post. Forest threatened soon after as Dan Ndoye danced into the penalty area and saw his low shot saved by David Grof, and the hosts did go in front in the 17th minute. Ryan Yates won the ball and his cross to no one was unfortunately turned into his own net by Otvos. Yates was involved again as Forest doubled their lead four minutes later. He won another tackle and slipped in Jesus, who guided his shot neatly into the bottom corner. Ibrahim Sangare and Dan Ndoye celebrate Nottingham Forest's first goal. Ryan Crockett/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images Those two goals knocked Ferencvaros out of their stride but they came close to pulling one back just before half-time. It was from another Zachariassen header, which this time goalkeeper Matz Sels tipped over the crossbar, with the Belgian then flapping at the corner. Forest laid siege on their visitors’ goal at the start of the second half as they looked for more goals. Yates had a drilled effort saved by Grof, Jesus flashed a header wide and Nicolas Dominguez’s header hit the post. They finally added a third in the 55th minute as Jesus grabbed his second of the evening, latching on to Ibrahim Sangare’s ball over the top and powering a fine finish into the bottom corner. The visitors continued to threaten and rattled the woodwork again as Bamidele Yusuf powered a header into the crossbar. Forest rounded it off at the death when McAtee stroked home a penalty after the hapless Otvos tripped Ndoye. Game Information The City Ground 3:00 PM , January 29, 2026 Coverage : Paramount+ Nottingham , England Attendance : 26,304 UEFA Europa League Standings Team GP W D L GD P Lyon 8 7 0 1 +13 21 Aston Villa 8 7 0 1 +8 21 FC Midtjylland 8 6 1 1 +10 19 Real Betis 8 5 2 1 +6 17 FC Porto 8 5 2 1 +6 17 Braga 8 5 2 1 +6 17 SC Freiburg 8 5 2 1 +6 17 AS Roma 8 5 1 2 +7 16 Racing Genk 8 5 1 2 +4 16 Bologna 8 4 3 1 +7 15 VfB Stuttgart 8 5 0 3 +6 15 Ferencvaros 8 4 3 1 +1 15 Nottingham Forest 8 4 2 2 +8 14 Viktoria Plzen 8 3 5 0 +5 14 Red Star Belgrade 8 4 2 2 +1 14 Celta Vigo 8 4 1 3 +4 13 PAOK Salonika 8 3 3 2 +3 12 Lille 8 4 0 4 +3 12 Fenerbahce 8 3 3 2 +3 12 Panathinaikos 8 3 3 2 +2 12 Celtic 8 3 2 3 -2 11 Ludogorets Razgrad 8 3 1 4 -3 10 Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 1 4 -4 10 SK Brann 8 2 3 3 -2 9 Young Boys 8 3 0 5 -6 9 SK Sturm Graz 8 2 1 5 -6 7 FCSB 8 2 1 5 -7 7 Go Ahead Eagles 8 2 1 5 -8 7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 2 0 6 -4 6 FC Basel 8 2 0 6 -4 6 RB Salzburg 8 2 0 6 -5 6 Rangers 8 1 1 6 -9 4 Nice 8 1 0 7 -8 3 FC Utrecht 8 0 1 7 -10 1 Malmö FF 8 0 1 7 -11 1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv 8 0 1 7 -20 1 Full Table UEFA Europa League News Forest romp Ferencvaros to set up Europa League playoff tie Nottingham Forest will play Panathinaikos or Fenerbahce in the Europa League play-off round after ending their league phase with a 4-0 win over Robbie Keane's Ferencvaros. Jimoh strike seals Villa rally, second in Europa League table Nineteen-year-old substitute Jamaldeen Jimoh scored a late winner as Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat FC Salzburg 3-2 and finish in the Europa League top two amid further injury problems for boss Unai Emery. Rangers woeful Europa League run ends with loss to Porto Rangers first-half collapse saw them conclude their dismal Europa League campaign with a 3-1 defeat by Porto in the Estadio do Dragao. All UEFA Europa League News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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