SK Sturm Graz vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa LeagueGibbs-White misses penalty as Forest held by Sturm Graz
Nottingham Forest remain unbeaten away from home in the Europa League after they battled to a goalless draw with Sturm Graz at the Merkur Arena.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Handball by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 9': Foul by Arjan Malic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 9': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez following a set piece situation.
- 12': Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest).
- 15': Foul by Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 15': Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Arjan Malic.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Morato with a headed pass.
- 17': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 19': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 20': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 25': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest).
- 25': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by John Victor (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Maurice Malone.
- 27': Offside, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Maurice Malone is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
- 30': Jacob Peter Hödl (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 32': Maurice Malone (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Penalty conceded by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 35': Penalty saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Oliver Christensen (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 38': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 38': Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 40': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Victor (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Filip Rózga.
- 44': Foul by Jacob Peter Hödl (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 44': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+1': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 46': Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest).
- 46': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 48': Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 48': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
- 49': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams with a through ball.
- 51': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Niklas Geyrhofer.
- 55': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Jacob Peter Hödl (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 57': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta replaces Maurice Malone.
- 57': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Dimitri Lavalée replaces Niklas Geyrhofer.
- 58': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Axel Kayombo replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
- 58': Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest).
- 60': Foul by Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 60': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Axel Kayombo (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 62': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces James McAtee because of an injury.
- 68': Foul by Jacob Peter Hödl (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 68': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
- 71': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 73': Foul by Arjan Malic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 73': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Axel Kayombo (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 73': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Axel Kayombo (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Foul by Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 75': Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams following a set piece situation.
- 77': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Jacob Peter Hödl (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Murillo replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 78': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Stefan Hierländer replaces Tomi Horvat.
- 80': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Zach Abbott replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo because of an injury.
- 80': Dangerous play by Emir Karic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 80': Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Offside, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta is caught offside.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Axel Kayombo (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jeyland Mitchell replaces Arjan Malic.
- 89': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Emir Karic.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stefan Hierländer.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+1': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 0': Match ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
Statistics
 NFO |
STG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.8 | Possession | 42.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 455 | Accurate Passes | 303 |
| 534 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 23 | Crosses | 2 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 21 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 11 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Merkur Arena
Location: Graz, Austria
Attendance: 16,192
Venue: Merkur Arena
Location: Graz, Austria
Attendance: 16,192
UEFA Europa League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | +10 | 15 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 6 | +8 | 15 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 6 | +6 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 6 | +7 | 14 |
Line-Ups
SK Sturm Graz (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Christensen (GK) |
| 35 | Niklas Geyrhofer |
| 47 | Emanuel Aiwu |
| 4 | Jon Gorenc Stankovic |
| 17 | Emir Karic |
| 23 | Arjan Malic |
| 10 | Otar Kiteishvili |
| 43 | Jacob Peter Hödl |
| 19 | Tomi Horvat |
| 8 | Filip Kucharczyk |
| 77 | Maurice Malone |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | John Victor (GK) |
| 4 | Morato |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 37 | Nicolò Savona |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 22 | Ryan Yates  |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 24 | James McAtee |
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