Nottingham Forest team news for Saturday’s Premier League opener against Leeds United is all but settled — and it is not the clean slate Oliver Glasner would have wanted for his first competitive match in charge at the City Ground. Both squads go into the 2026-27 curtain-raiser carrying absentees, with the last of the pre-match updates landing on Friday morning.
Nottingham Forest team news: what each side is missing
The Yorkshire Evening Post’s final round-up, published on Friday morning, counted four players out and three doubtful across the two squads, with three others back in contention. On the Forest side, Hayters reported that Glasner had confirmed a double injury blow before the opener — and vice-captain Ryan Yates is the name the Reds have been watching since we flagged a fitness doubt over him on Tuesday.
Leeds arrive short too. The Nottingham Post reported on Friday that Daniel Farke will be without two players, a day after Hayters carried the Leeds boss confirming an injured duo would miss the trip. Neither club has published a formal update, so the confirmed line-ups will not land until an hour before kick-off.
Glasner, for his part, has kept the focus on the occasion rather than the treatment table. “I’m looking forward to a fantastic atmosphere,” the Austrian told BBC Radio Nottingham this week.
Expect the 3-4-2-1 he brought with him from Crystal Palace, with Morgan Gibbs-White captaining and Chris Wood leading the line after Taiwo Awoniyi’s move to Coventry City. Our predicted Forest XI and full Forest v Leeds preview have the rest.
