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Morgan Gibbs-White's three goals this season have all come since Sean Dyche replaced Ange Postecoglou At a glance Forest pick up first Premier League win under Sean Dyche Leeds fail to build on 13th-minute opener in poor performance Forest remain in relegation zone, but only two points behind Leeds PLAYER RATER Nottingham Forest came from behind to beat relegation rivals Leeds United and earn their first Premier League win under manager Sean Dyche. United struck first when Brenden Aaronson picked out Lukas Nmecha, who drove his shot into the bottom corner. But Ibrahim Sangare levelled for Forest after goalkeeper Lucas Perri parried Dan Ndoye's ball into his path. Captain Morgan Gibbs-White headed them into the lead following a cross from substitute Omari Hutchinson. And Elliot Anderson made the win safe with a late penalty. Forest were deserved winners in a fairly poor game, and will hope this can prove a catalyst. They remain 19th but move on to nine points, two behind Leeds. Forest back on track under Dyche - but worries for Leeds? Have your say on Nottingham Forest's performance What did you make of Leeds' display? This video can not be played 'It's a good marker for us' - Sean Dyche on first Premier League win with Forest The longer the winless run in the league went on for Dyche, who replaced 39-day manager Ange Postecoglou, the worse things could have got. They were only behind for two minutes and 17 seconds in between Nmecha's opener and Sangare's strike. It is telling that Gibbs-White, who failed to get a move to Tottenham in the summer, has now scored three times under Dyche - after netting none under the Australian. He left to a standing ovation, having been criticised earlier in the season by the club's fans. This was not a vintage Forest performance, certainly compared with last season, but they were better than they have been and created the more promising chances. They looked livelier too after a triple substitution by Dyche, including the introduction of Hutchison, who set up the second goal and won the penalty. Had Gibbs-White not been replaced moments earlier he would have had the opportunity to score his second - but instead Anderson slammed home his first Premier League penalty goal. This video can not be played Daniel Farke highlights 'difficult spell' as Leeds move closer to drop zone Leeds' major frustration here will be that they could not even hold on to their lead for three minutes. They battled hard but were lacking in quality. After Nmecha's 13th-minute goal they had to wait until the 78th minute to force a save from Matz Sels, with substitutes Daniel James and Dominic Calvert-Lewin testing the keeper late on. And now they only sit one point above the relegation zone. Forest visit Premier League champions Liverpool after the international break on Saturday, 22 November (15: 00 GMT). Leeds host Aston Villa the next day at 14: 00. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 9th November 2025 at 18: 27 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Sean Dyche Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Daniel Farke Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Sean Dyche Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Daniel Farke Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last 13 top-flight home games against Leeds (W6 D7) since a 2-0 loss in November 1971 under Matt Gillies. Leeds won 2-1 against Nottingham Forest in their last Premier League meeting in April 2023, last winning consecutive top-flight games against them between 1971 and 1977 (four in a row). Nottingham Forest have gone nine Premier League matches without a victory (D3 L6), last enduring a longer winless run between February and April 2023 (11 in a row), which included a defeat to Leeds. Leeds are one of only two sides to concede the opening goal in all five away Premier League matches this season (W1 L4), along with Brighton. The Whites have lost 16 of their last 17 away top-flight games when conceding first, with the exception their 3-1 win at bottom side Wolves in September this season. Nottingham Forest have endured a run of 18 consecutive Premier League matches without keeping a clean sheet, while 2025-26 is their second top-flight season without a clean sheet in their opening 10 matches, after 1960-61. Forest last went longer without a league clean sheet between April and November 2016 in the Championship (20 games). In their 3-0 defeat to Brighton on MD10, Leeds gave up an x G total of 3. 07, their most in a league game under Daniel Farke, while they faced seven shots on target, their joint most under the German (also seven against Ipswich in August 2023). In return, they only had five shots, only having fewer in a game in the last three seasons against Arsenal in August this season (3). Prior to MD9 this season, Nottingham Forest had made the fourth-fewest long passes in the Premier League in 2025-26 (352). Across MD9 and MD10, however, only Brentford (132) have made more than Forest (131) under the tutelage of Sean Dyche. Across his Premier League spells with Norwich and Leeds, Daniel Farke has seen his teams fail to score in 32 out of 59 matches (54%), the highest ratio of any manager to take charge of 50+ games in Premier League history. Leeds have drawn a blank in five of 10 games so far in 2025-26. Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White has been involved in 45 Premier League goals for the club (18 goals, 27 assists), the outright most of any player. He’s looking to score in consecutive appearances for the first time since May. Among players to play 250+ minutes, only Estêvão (9. 5) and Jérémy Doku (9. 2) have made more dribbles per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season than Leeds United’s Noah Okafor (7. 5). Using the same parameters for minutes played, it’s the most by a Leeds player in a league season since Georginio Rutter in 2022-23 (8. 5 per 90 minutes). Attempt blocked. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United). Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Daniel James (Leeds United). Offside, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside. Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Brenden Aaronson. Substitution, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Lukas Nmecha. Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Sean Longstaff. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United). Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sean Longstaff. Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest). Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Leeds United 1. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United). Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner. Attempt blocked. 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