Editing Nottingham Forest F.C. (section)

===Evangelos Marinakis and Premier League return (2017–present)===
On 18 May 2017, [[Evangelos Marinakis]] completed his takeover of Nottingham Forest,<ref>{{cite news|title=Evangelos Marinakis completes Nottingham Forest takeover and denies match-fixing allegations|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/18/nottingham-forest-evangelos-marinakis-takeover|work=The Guardian|date=18 May 2017|access-date=5 July 2017|archive-date=2 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202134557/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/18/nottingham-forest-evangelos-marinakis-takeover|url-status=live}}</ref> bringing an end to Al-Hasawi's reign as Forest owner. Incumbent manager Mark Warburton was sacked on 31 December 2017 following a 1–0 home defeat to struggling [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], with a record of one win in seven.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mark Warburton: Nottingham Forest sack manager after nine months in charge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42528150|work=BBC Sport|date=31 December 2017|access-date=11 August 2018|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805090100/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42528150|url-status=live}}</ref> He was replaced by Spaniard [[Aitor Karanka]], who arrived on 8 January 2018, immediately after caretaker manager [[Gary Brazil]] had masterminded a 4–2 home win over holders [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the third round of the FA Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nottingham Forest sign new manager|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2018/january/nottingham-forest-sign-new-manager/|date=8 January 2018|work=nottinghamforest.co.uk|access-date=11 August 2018|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119120924/https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2018/january/nottingham-forest-sign-new-manager/|url-status=live}}</ref> Karanka made 10 new signings during the January transfer window,<ref>{{cite news|title=Stefanos Kapino and Juan Fuentes join Nottingham Forest|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42994309|date=8 February 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 August 2018|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805100243/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42994309|url-status=live}}</ref> and following a 17th-place finish, he made 14 new signings during the summer transfer window and the following season results improved.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Byram: West Ham defender joins Nottingham Forest on loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45152095|work=BBC Sport|date=10 August 2018|access-date=11 August 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906112422/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45152095|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite a strong league position, Karanka left his position on 11 January 2019 after requesting to be released from his contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46822599|title=Aitor Karanka: Nottingham Forest manager leaves Championship club|work=BBC Sport|date=11 January 2019|access-date=11 January 2019|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003302/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46822599|url-status=live}}</ref> He was replaced with former Republic of Ireland boss [[Martin O'Neill]] four days later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin O'Neill takes charge at Nottingham Forest |publisher=Sky Sports |date=15 January 2019 |access-date=15 January 2019 |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11727/11607787/martin-oneill-takes-charge-at-nottingham-forest |archive-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115235931/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11727/11607787/martin-oneill-takes-charge-at-nottingham-forest |url-status=live }}</ref> O'Neill was sacked in June after reportedly falling out with some of the senior first team players, and was replaced with [[Sabri Lamouchi]] on the same day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48800839|title=Sabri Lamouchi: Nottingham Forest appoint Frenchman 18 minutes after sacking Martin O'Neill|date=28 June 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812222139/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48800839|url-status=live}}</ref> In Lamouchi's first season in charge, despite spending most of the season in the playoffs, Forest dropped to seventh place on the final day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-vs-stoke-city-4353648|title=Forest live: Latest on Lamouchi's future after Stoke disaster|first1=Barry|last1=Cooper|first2=Matt|last2=Davies|first3=Sarah|last3=Clapson|first4=Jamie|last4=Kemble|date=24 July 2020|website=NottinghamshireLive|access-date=22 July 2020|archive-date=22 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722231057/https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-vs-stoke-city-4353648|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 October 2020, Lamouchi was sacked by the club following a poor start to the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/october/sabri-lamouchi/ |title=Sabri Lamouchi |website=nottinghamforest.co.uk |date=6 October 2020 |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805102437/https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/october/sabri-lamouchi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was replaced by former Brighton manager [[Chris Hughton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/october/nottingham-forest-appoint-chris-hughton-as-manager/ |title=Chris Hughton Appointed As Manager |website=nottinghamforest.co.uk |date=6 October 2020 |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805112344/https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/october/nottingham-forest-appoint-chris-hughton-as-manager/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After an ultimately unsuccessful 11 months in charge, Hughton was sacked on 16 September 2021 after failing to win any of the club's opening seven games of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2021/september/Club-Statement/|title=Club Statement|date=16 September 2021 |access-date=16 September 2021|archive-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916085825/https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2021/september/Club-Statement/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Forest chairman Nicholas Randall had initially promised that Forest planned to return to playing European football within five seasons, and yet poor transfers and a toxic club culture meant that Forest remained in the Championship four years into the Marinakis era.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Daniel|title=Nottingham Forest: A baffling club desperately in need of some common sense|url=https://theathletic.com/2816089/2021/09/15/nottingham-forest-a-baffling-club-desperately-in-need-of-some-common-sense/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=The Athletic|language=en|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226213953/https://theathletic.com/2816089/2021/09/15/nottingham-forest-a-baffling-club-desperately-in-need-of-some-common-sense/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the summer of 2021, structural changes were made at the club to try and correct the previous mistakes. Forest appointed Dane Murphy as Chief Executive, and [[George Syrianos]] was brought in as head of recruitment to bring about a more analytics driven transfer policy. The Forest hierarchy committed to avoiding the "short-termism" of previous windows by no longer signing players for more than £18,000 a week and mostly targeting younger signings that could be sold for a profit.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Daniel|title=How Steve Cooper has transformed Nottingham Forest - now they must build on it|url=https://theathletic.com/3031316/2021/12/25/how-steve-cooper-has-transformed-nottingham-forest-now-they-must-build-on-it/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=The Athletic|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226050743/https://theathletic.com/3031316/2021/12/25/how-steve-cooper-has-transformed-nottingham-forest-now-they-must-build-on-it/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 21 September 2021, Forest announced the appointment of [[Steve Cooper (football manager)|Steve Cooper]] as the club's new head coach.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Club|first=Nottingham Forest Football|title=Steve Cooper appointed head coach|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2021/september/Steve-Cooper-appointed-Head-Coach/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club|date=21 September 2021 |archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228001142/https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2021/september/Steve-Cooper-appointed-Head-Coach/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cooper inspired a turnaround in form, arriving with the club in last place yet having them in 7th at Christmas, and all the way up in 4th by the end of the season, qualifying Forest for the playoffs for the first time since the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Club|first=Nottingham Forest Football|title=Forest draw at Hull to finish fourth|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/may/07/forest-draw-at-hull-to-finish-fourth/|access-date=15 May 2022|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club|date=7 May 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515220902/https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/may/07/forest-draw-at-hull-to-finish-fourth/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2022 English Football League play-offs#Championship|2022 Championship play-off semi-final]], Forest defeated [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on penalties to advance to the [[2022 EFL Championship play-off final|final]] against [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61389080|title=Nottingham Forest 1–2 Sheffield United|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 May 2022|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517233318/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61389080|url-status=live}}</ref> who they beat 1–0 at [[Wembley Stadium]], and were promoted to the [[Premier League]] for the first time since the [[1998–99 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1998–99 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61539298|title=Huddersfield Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest|work=BBC Sport|access-date=29 May 2022|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528120528/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61539298|url-status=live}}</ref> Having entered the Premier League with a depleted squad after the promotion, in the leadup to the next season Forest signed 21 players for the first team squad. This was a British transfer record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62761807|title=Nottingham Forest break British transfer record but fail to sign Mitchy Batshuayi|last=Smith|first=Emma|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=1 September 2022|accessdate=2 September 2022|archive-date=2 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902002222/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62761807|url-status=live}}</ref> The club record fee was also broken multiple times, and the last such occasion in the transfer window was when [[Morgan Gibbs-White]] joined the club for £25 million with a potential to rise to £42 million subject to performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62604283|title=Morgan Gibbs-White: Nottingham Forest sign Wolves midfielder for club-record £25 million plus add-ons|last=Stone|first=Simon|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=19 August 2022|accessdate=2 September 2022|archive-date=26 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826025745/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62604283|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Nottingham Forest F.C. vs Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Play-Off Final 2021-22.jpg|thumb|Nottingham Forest F.C. vs Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Play-Off Final 2021-22]]

On 7 October 2022, after five straight defeats, the club announced Cooper had signed a new three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Ben |date=7 October 2022 |title=Nottingham Forest give Steve Cooper new contract after opting against sack |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/07/nottingham-forest-steve-cooper-new-contract-sack |access-date=11 April 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191351/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/07/nottingham-forest-steve-cooper-new-contract-sack |url-status=live }}</ref> Results improved temporarily, but in early April, after another poor run beset with injuries, Marinakis was forced to again say he had confidence in the manager. “We have all been disappointed with recent performances, and it is very clear that a lot of hard work needs to be done to address this urgently. Results and performances must improve immediately", he said in a statement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=sport |first=Guardian |date=5 April 2023 |title=Forest owner stands by Cooper but says results must improve |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/05/nottingham-forest-stand-by-steve-cooper-results-must-improve-immediately-owner-marinakis |access-date=11 April 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411084458/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/05/nottingham-forest-stand-by-steve-cooper-results-must-improve-immediately-owner-marinakis |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 11 April 2023, with the club in the relegation zone, sporting director Filippo Giraldi was sacked after six months in the job.<ref>{{Cite news |last=sport |first=Guardian |date=11 April 2023 |title=Nottingham Forest sack sporting director Filippo Giraldi after six months |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/11/nottingham-forest-sack-sporting-director-filippo-giraldi-after-six-months |access-date=11 April 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191350/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/11/nottingham-forest-sack-sporting-director-filippo-giraldi-after-six-months |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 20 May 2023, Nottingham Forest sealed their Premier League status for the following season with a 1–0 home victory over [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/75277|title=Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal|work=Premier League Official Site|date=20 May 2023}}</ref> which also confirmed the title for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. Forest collected 11 points from their last six games.

On 19 December 2023, the club sacked Cooper; he was replaced by previous [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] manager [[Nuno Espírito Santo]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Forest sack Cooper and hold talks with Nuno |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67757915 |access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref> On 15 January 2024, Nottingham Forest was charged with breaching Premier League [[Profit and Sustainability Rules|profit and sustainability rules]] in their accounts for 2022–23.<ref name="BBC-15Jan2024">{{cite news |title=Everton and Nottingham Forest charged with breaking financial rules by Premier League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67978537 |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 Jan 2024}}</ref> On 18 March 2024, the club was docked four points, pushing them into the relegation places, after an independent commission found Forest's 2022–23 losses breached the £61m threshold by £34.5m.<ref name="Mashiter-18Mar2024">{{cite news |last1=Mashiter |first1=Nick |title=Nottingham Forest points deduction: Loss of four points drops club into relegation zone |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68594865 |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> The club appealed against the penalty,<ref name="BBC-25Mar2024">{{cite news |title=Nottingham Forest lodge appeal against Premier League points deduction |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68661196 |access-date=25 March 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=25 March 2024}}</ref> but their appeal was rejected.<ref name="BBC-07May2024">{{cite news |last1=Mashiter |first1=Nick |last2=Jackson |first2=Bobby |title=Forest points deduction appeal rejected |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cd13r56z21xo |access-date=7 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2024}}</ref>

Nottingham Forest secured their survival in the Premier League for the 2023–24 season with a 2–1 victory over Burnley at [[Turf Moor]] on 19 May 2024. Their overall score of 32 points in the league is the lowest for a team that avoided relegation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burnley v Nottm Forest, 2023/24 {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/93694 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Burnley 1-2 Nottingham Forest: Wood double secures Forest's Premier League safety |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cxr3rxevw4qt |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In the [[2024–25 Premier League|2024–25 season]], Nottingham Forest were in [[UEFA Champions League]] spots for most of the campaign, reaching as high as third place on April 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mashiter |first=Nick |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cpq2qj9x9rxt |title=Nottingham Forest 1–0 Manchester United |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2025 }}</ref> However, a run of poor form, including home defeats to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]], and a 2–2 draw with already-relegated [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], saw them drop to seventh place with two matches remaining. Despite this, Forest secured European football for the first time in 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lansley |first=Peter |title=Nottingham Forest's Champions League hopes hit by late Leicester leveller |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/11/nottingham-forest-leicester-premier-league-match-report |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref>However till the very last day Forrest competed for the [[2025–26 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] qualification, with a game against Chelsea, that could give them Champions League qualification.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest receive major Champions League boost after 'silly' Chelsea decision |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-receive-major-champions-10172904
|access-date=2025-05-11 |website=nottinghampost.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>