Forest Focus

By Forest Focus

Forest Focus is the Nottingham Forest podcast hosted by Matt Davies featuring ex-players Garry Birtles, Lewis McGugan, Kelvin Wilson and David Prutton, broadcaster Darren Fletcher and fans including E... more

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The podcast currently has 705 episodes available.

Forest Focus episodes:

February 28, 2026 Brighton vs Nottingham Forest opposition verdict | Problems solved?
Matt Davies is joined by Brighton fan Az Phillips for the opposition verdict ahead of Nottingham Forest's trip to the south coast for a crunch Premier League game.
We discuss the end of Brighton's awful run of form with their win against Brentford. We also look at the Seagulls' poor home form and the strengths that can hurt Forest. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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February 27, 2026 Brighton vs Nottingham Forest match preview | Europa League path
Nottingham Forest immediately switch their attention back to the Premier League after surviving a Europa League scare against Fenerbahce. The Reds go to Brighton in need of a first win in five league games to ease their ever growing relegation worries.
Matt Davies is joined by Mikey Clarke and Steve Battlemuch to reflect on Thursday night's game, the Europa League draw against FC Midtjylland for upcoming rounds and to preview Sunday's game. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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00:00 Intro
01:21 Europa League draw
08:12 Fenerbahce review
32: 31 Brighton preview
50:41 Final thoughts

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59min
February 26, 2026 Nottingham Forest 1 Fenerbahce 2 match verdict | Poor but through!
Nottingham Forest lost 2-1 on the night Fenerbahce in the second leg of their Europa League play-off tie, winning the tie 4-2 on aggregate. It was a poor performance from the Reds against a Fenerbahce decimated by injuries and suspension having named an 18 man squad with three goalkeepers included.
Forest fell two goals behind at the City Ground, needed a Callum Hudson-Odoi goal to settle nerves on a night when senior players were sloppy and squad players again failed to impress.
Matt Davies is joined by Chris Aylmer and former Reds midfielder Sam Collins from 10pm #nffc #nottinghamforest
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54min
February 25, 2026 Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahce match preview | Time to experiment?
Nottingham Forest take a 3-0 lead over Fenerbahce into the second leg of their Europa League play-off round tie. The Turkish side are also decimated by injury and suspension so will Reds boss Vitor Pereira play it safe with team selection and tactics or will it be a chance to search for solutions in the Premier League relegation battle.
Matt Davies is joined by Dan Cook and Ian Finch to preview the game in full. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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38min
February 24, 2026 Nottingham Forest, West Ham, Spurs combined XI | How many points to stay up?
Matt Davies is joined by Matt Davies-Adams and Daniel Storey for our latest Nottingham Forest Q&A with Forest Focus listeners. Topics on the agenda include the number of points needed to stay in the Premier League, what would a combined Forest, West Ham and Tottenham XI look like and how to get Forest scoring more goals. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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🍻 We're grateful for the support of our main sponsors, the Trent Navigation Inn. For more on their menu, events and to book a table go to: https://www.trentnavigation.com/
🪟 Thank you to the second sponsors of this episode, Vesta Blinds. If you are looking for made to measure blinds across Nottinghamshire and parts of Derbyshire and Leicestershire go to: https://vestablinds.com/
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58min
February 23, 2026 Vitor Pereira makes Nottingham Forest impact but where will goals come from?
Nottingham Forest were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool at the City Ground as they failed to make first half domination count before conceding a painful stoppage time winner. The level of performance bodes well for the run in at the bottom of the Premier League but Forest's lack of goals is a massive red flag.
Matt Davies is joined by Michael Temple, Pete Blackburn and former Reds winger Franz Carr to reflect on the game and the relegation picture. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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🍻 We're grateful for the support of our main sponsors, the Trent Navigation Inn. For more on their menu, events and to book a table go to: https://www.trentnavigation.com/
🚗 Thank you to today's second sponsors, Global Telemetrics. Find out more about how to keep your vehicle safe by emailing [email protected]
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1h 9min
February 22, 2026 Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 1 match verdict | Gutted!
Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 to Liverpool in Vitor Pereira's first Premier League game in charge in agonising fashion after Alexis MacAllister scored a late, late winner. Forest had seen West Ham draw with Bournemouth on Saturday as the gap to the relegation zone was trimmed to two points and having played well at the City Ground the gap remains the same. Forest will rue not taking advantage of a strong first half before fading after the break.
Matt Davies is joined by Simon Fotheringham and Paul Morley to discuss the game in full from 6.30pm. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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🍻 We're grateful for the support of our main sponsors, the Trent Navigation Inn. For more on their menu, events and to book a table go to: https://www.trentnavigation.com/
🏡 Our second sponsor for this show is The Nottingham Window Company. If you're looking for new windows or doors at home go to: https://www.thenottinghamwindowcompany.co.uk/
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1h 4min
February 21, 2026 Nottingham Forest on tour | Living the European dream!
Nottingham Forest fans had not seen their team play in Europe for 30 years before the 2025/26 season. With Forest in the Europa League, thousands of supporters have travelled to Seville, Utrecht, Graz, Braga and Istanbul to experience watching their team abroad. Reds fan and professional podcast producer Duncan Barber was among them as he speaks to fellow supporters and BBC Radio Nottingham commentator Colin Fray about what the experience is like

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33min
February 21, 2026 Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool opposition verdict | Goals incoming?
Matt Davies is joined by Liverpool fan and writer Josh Williams for the opposition view ahead of Arne Slot's team taking on Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at the City Ground.
We discuss Liverpool's current form and if they are playing better than when Forest beat them at Anfield. We also look at key match ups and Slot's obsession with Forest getting the better of Liverpool of late. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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32min
February 20, 2026 Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool match preview | Ange on The Overlap | Edu exit?
Vitor Pereira made a perfect start as Nottingham Forest manager with a 3-0 win over Fenerbahce in the Europa League. Next up is a home game against Liverpool in the Premier League as the Reds look to stave off relegation in the final months of the season.
Matt Davies is joined by Mikey Clarke and Pete Blackburn to reflect on the win in Istanbul and preview Sunday's game at the City Ground. We also discuss the latest report by John Percy in The Telegraph on Edu's future and Ange Postecoglou's appearance on The Overlap. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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🍻 We're grateful for the support of our main sponsors, the Trent Navigation Inn. For more on their menu, events and to book a table go to: https://www.trentnavigation.com/
👕 To get your podcast merchandise go to: https://www.forest-focus.co.uk/category/all-products
🖊️ To sign up for Pete's substack go to: https://petermichaelblackburn.substack.com/
00:00 Intro
03:03 Fenerbahce review
21:28 Liverpool preview
47:16 Edu to go?
51:15 Ange on The Overlap

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1h 5min

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How many episodes does Forest Focus have?

The podcast currently has 705 episodes available.

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