Nottingham Forest Men’s First Team will play five games in the UK as part of preparation for the 2025/26 campaign.
Returning to the Nigel Doughty Academy on July 7, preparations for the new campaign will begin with a trip to Chesterfield the following Saturday for a repeat of last year’s opening fixture.
Forest will have another fixture the following week, with the opponent to be announced in due course.
In August, the team will take a short trip to Birmingham to face the Blues in the Trevor Francis Memorial Match. The game, which kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 2 August, will celebrate Britain’s first million-pound player, who played over 300 games for Birmingham City and then famously scored the winning goal for Forest in the 1979 European Cup final.
A few days later, Forest will play their first pre-season game back at the City Ground, facing fellow Europa Conference League qualifiers, ACF Fiorentina. The Italians finished sixth in Serie A – and will provide another strong test for Nuno Espírito Santo’s side.
The Reds’ final game before the league campaign gets underway will take place Trentside on Saturday 9 August, when the Club welcomes Al Qadsiah, who finished fourth in the Saudi Pro League. With new ownership since 2023, the team have been on an upward trajectory, attracting players including Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nacho.
The B Team also return to The Nigel Doughty Academy in July, with their UK based games including trips to Long Eaton United in mid-July, and Altrincham on 2 August. Both games will be open to supporters. At the training ground, Warren Joyce’s side will host Watford’s U21s, and a joint B Team and U18s side will face Notts County U19s.
Alongside the fixture against Notts County and the trip to Canada for the Kamloops Cup, Tom Mallinson’s U18s will face Ipswich Town at home and will travel to Hearts, both in July.
A full schedule of fixtures for the Men’s First Team, B Team and U18s, as well as ticketing and streaming information for all games will be announced in due course.
A rundown of confirmed Men’s First Team fixtures can be found below:
Chesterfield vs Nottingham Forest – SMH Group Stadium – Saturday 12 July | KO 2pm
Birmingham City vs Nottingham Forest – Trevor Francis Memorial Match - St. Andrew's Stadium, Saturday 2 August | KO 3pm
Nottingham Forest vs Fiorentina – City Ground – Tuesday 5 August | KO 7.45pm
Nottingham Forest vs Al Qadsiah – City Ground – Saturday 9 August | KO 5.30pm