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Nottingham Forest

England · Premier League · Manager: Oliver Glasner (#93 in the world) since Aug 2026

#28 World rank · club rating

2,021 Club rating

14th in the Premier League

Nottingham Forest have had 16 managers since 2015/16. Vitor Pereira (Feb 2026 – May 2026) had the best points per game of them (1.50 in 20 matches) and took the club rating from 2,085 to 2,162.

Nottingham Forest managers

32 spells since 1995 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Oliver Glasner #93 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 0.82 current Aug 2026 – present 11 2-3-6 0.82 2,164 → 2,095 −69 −16.8 −0.13

Vitor Pereira #423 now Feb 2026 – May 2026 · PPG 1.50 Feb 2026 – May 2026 20 8-6-6 1.50 2,085 → 2,162 +77 +31.2 +0.16

Sean Dyche #62 now Oct 2025 – Feb 2026 · PPG 1.44 Oct 2025 – Feb 2026 25 10-6-9 1.44 2,125 → 2,148 +23 −0.2 +0.10

Ange Postecoglou Sep 2025 – Oct 2025 · PPG 0.25 caretaker Sep 2025 – Oct 2025 8 0-2-6 0.25 2,142 → 1,981 −161 −32.0 −0.31

Nuno Espírito Santo #165 now Dec 2023 – Aug 2025 · PPG 1.33 Dec 2023 – Aug 2025 70 24-21-25 1.33 1,897 → 2,153 +256 +34.4 +0.20

Rui Silva (stand-in) 21 Oct 2024 – 2 Nov 2024 21 Oct 2024 – 2 Nov 2024 3 3-0-0 +22.1

Steve Cooper #619 now Sep 2021 – Dec 2023 · PPG 1.42 Sep 2021 – Dec 2023 108 42-27-39 1.42 1,697 → 1,917 +220 +40.0 +0.20

Steven Reid Sep 2021 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Sep 2021 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,611 → 1,671 +60 +11.9 +0.70

Chris Hughton Oct 2020 – Sep 2021 · PPG 1.11 Oct 2020 – Sep 2021 53 14-17-22 1.11 1,707 → 1,556 −150 −25.9 −0.08

Sabri Lamouchi Aug 2019 – Oct 2020 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2019 – Oct 2020 55 20-16-19 1.38 1,738 → 1,615 −124 −26.7 +0.06

Martin O'Neill #85 now Jan 2019 – May 2019 · PPG 1.42 Jan 2019 – May 2019 19 8-3-8 1.42 1,781 → 1,756 −25 −2.4 +0.06

Aitor Karanka Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · PPG 1.26 Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 53 16-19-18 1.26 1,725 → 1,801 +76 +14.6 +0.12

Mark Warburton Apr 2017 – Jan 2018 · PPG 1.29 Apr 2017 – Jan 2018 38 15-4-19 1.29 1,723 → 1,688 −35 −8.5 +0.07

Gary Brazil Jan 2017 – Mar 2017 · PPG 1.17 Jan 2017 – Mar 2017 12 4-2-6 1.17 1,635 → 1,677 +42 +6.8 −0.01

Philippe Montanier #139 now Aug 2016 – Jan 2017 · PPG 1.10 Aug 2016 – Jan 2017 30 9-6-15 1.10 1,797 → 1,670 −127 −30.6 −0.07

Paul Darren Williams Mar 2016 – Apr 2016 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Mar 2016 – Apr 2016 4 0-0-4 0.00 1,701 → 1,590 −111 −22.3 −0.51

Dougie Freedman Feb 2015 – Mar 2016 · PPG 1.28 Feb 2015 – Mar 2016 57 19-16-22 1.28 1,666 → 1,656 −10 −2.7 +0.01

Before 2015/16 · 16 spells, Aug 1995 – Jan 2015

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Stuart Pearce Aug 2014 – Jan 2015 · PPG 1.25 Aug 2014 – Jan 2015 32 10-10-12 1.25 1,646 → 1,603 −43 −18.9 −0.02

Gary Brazil Mar 2014 – May 2014 · PPG 0.89 caretaker Mar 2014 – May 2014 9 2-2-5 0.89 1,671 → 1,602 −70 −13.7 −0.23

Billy Davies Feb 2013 – Mar 2014 · PPG 1.59 Feb 2013 – Mar 2014 59 24-22-13 1.59 1,680 → 1,682 +3 +6.7 +0.16

Alex McLeish Dec 2012 – Feb 2013 · PPG 0.71 caretaker Dec 2012 – Feb 2013 7 1-2-4 0.71 1,652 → 1,627 −25 −11.8 −0.11

Steve Cotterill Oct 2011 – Apr 2012 · PPG 1.13 Oct 2011 – Apr 2012 38 12-7-19 1.13 1,573 → 1,654 +80 +19.8 −0.06

Steve McClaren Aug 2011 – Sep 2011 · PPG 1.08 Aug 2011 – Sep 2011 12 3-4-5 1.08 1,666 → 1,576 −90 −21.8 −0.16

Billy Davies Jan 2009 – May 2011 · PPG 1.55 Jan 2009 – May 2011 127 53-38-36 1.55 1,496 → 1,691 +194 +46.2 +0.25

John Pemberton Dec 2008 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Dec 2008 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,505 → 1,540 +35 +7.0 +0.73

Colin Calderwood Aug 2008 – Dec 2008 · PPG 0.96 Aug 2008 – Dec 2008 26 5-10-11 0.96 1,536 → 1,556 +19 −2.2 +0.01

Joe Kinnear Feb 2004 – May 2004 · PPG 1.82 Feb 2004 – May 2004 17 8-7-2 1.82 1,385 → 1,594 +208 +41.6 +0.20

Paul Hart Aug 2003 – Jan 2004 · PPG 1.04 Aug 2003 – Jan 2004 28 7-8-13 1.04 1,519 → 1,365 −154 −30.8 −0.02

Ron Atkinson Jan 1999 – May 1999 · PPG 1.00 Jan 1999 – May 1999 17 5-2-10 1.00 1,408 → 1,475 +67 +11.6 +0.03

Micky Adams Jan 1999 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Jan 1999 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,419 → 1,388 −31 −6.2 −0.34

Dave Bassett Aug 1998 – Dec 1998 · PPG 0.65 Aug 1998 – Dec 1998 20 2-7-11 0.65 1,461 → 1,362 −99 −22.2 −0.11

Stuart Pearce Dec 1996 – May 1997 · PPG 1.14 Dec 1996 – May 1997 21 5-9-7 1.14 1,420 → 1,367 −53 −7.4 −0.02

Frank Clark Aug 1995 – Dec 1996 · PPG 1.24 Aug 1995 – Dec 1996 55 16-20-19 1.24 1,500 → 1,319 −181 −35.1

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Billy Davies is the longest-serving: 127 matches over 2 years (Jan 2009 – May 2011), and the most coach rating added (+46.2).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

2,021Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#28World rankof 943 active clubs

#14Premier Leagueof 20 clubs

2,170Peak since 2015/16Apr 2025 · low 1,609, Aug 2021

Colour changes with each manager (16 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Nottingham Forest's club rating peaked at 2,170 in April 2025, under Nuno Espírito Santo, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,609 in August 2021, under Chris Hughton.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Sat 21 Nov · 15:00 Premier League A at Bournemouth

Preview Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 10 2.40 1.40 2.17 75% 4.50 4.40 4.74

2025/26 38 1.61 1.82 1.96 64% 5.21 4.82 4.99

2024/25 38 2.42 2.79 2.18 73% 4.18 6.34 5.12

2023/24 38 2.24 2.34 2.26 68% 3.89 6.45 5.41

2022/23 38 2.21 1.71 1.88 61% 3.37 6.29 5.04

Nottingham Forest won 3.37 corners a game in 2022/23, their fewest in any season since 2022/23 and 33% below the Premier League's average side (5.04).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

162 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 2918% 85% 53%

HT drawHT D 1912% 2415% 2717%

HT lossHT L 21% 106% 3823%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 50 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 42 matches

1st half · W 42 · D 70 · L 50 GD −6

2nd half · W 46 · D 46 · L 70 GD −37

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Nottingham Forest

16 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Anthony Taylor 15 3-2-10 0.73 2.40 2.12 +13%

Michael Oliver 14 5-2-7 1.21 1.79 2.14 −16%

Craig Pawson 11 2-4-5 0.91 2.00 2.14 −6%

Samuel Barrott 11 5-4-2 1.73 1.64 2.11 −23%

Simon Hooper 11 1-1-9 0.36 1.82 2.12 −14%

Chris Kavanagh 10 3-4-3 1.30 2.60 2.12 +23%

Peter Bankes 10 5-1-4 1.60 2.10 2.14 −2%

Darren England 9 2-4-3 1.11 2.44 2.12 +15%

Jarred Gillett 9 4-0-5 1.33 1.78 2.14 −17%

Paul Tierney 9 2-3-4 1.00 2.22 2.02 +10%

6 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Robert Jones 9 2-2-5 0.89 3.44 2.14 +61%

Andy Madley 7 2-3-2 1.29 2.57 2.10 +22%

Thomas Bramall 7 2-3-2 1.29 1.71 2.14 −20%

Michael Salisbury 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.00 2.09 −4%

Tony Harrington 6 3-1-2 1.67 1.83 2.09 −12%

Tim Robinson 5 4-1-0 2.60 2.00 2.09 −4%

Under Samuel Barrott, Nottingham Forest picked up 1.64 cards a game, 23% below their own average in the same seasons (11 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (160). Cards = Nottingham Forest's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Nottingham Forest's manager?

Oliver Glasner, #93 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 11 matches, 2 won (0.82 points per game).

How many managers has Nottingham Forest had since 2015?

16, counting 3 caretakers. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Nottingham Forest's longest-serving manager?

Billy Davies: 127 matches from January 2009 to May 2011.

How many cards a game do Nottingham Forest get?

2.40 a game in the Premier League in 2026/27, against 2.17 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.