Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers; Premier League
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers. Premier League.
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Nottingham Forest 0-0 Wolves: Sean Dyche's side held despite having 35 shots in blow to survival hopes
Report and free match highlights as Nottingham Forest miss big opportunity to create some distance between themselves and relegation zone in frustrating 0-0 with Wolves that leaves them in precarious position ahead of daunting run of fixtures
Wednesday 11 February 2026 22:35, UK
Nottingham Forest missed the chance to go five points clear of the relegation zone as they were held to a 0-0 draw by bottom side Wolves, despite having 35 shots at the City Ground.
It has been nearly 10 years since a Premier League side registered as many shots without scoring yet Forest failed to break down the worst team in the league, who had not kept an away clean sheet in the league before this game.
Forest were booed off by their fans after failing to capitalise on the teams around them dropping points in a blow to their survival hopes. They are in a precarious position ahead of tough games against Liverpool, Brighton and Manchester City.
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Morgan Gibbs-White and new signing Lorenzo Lucca spurned big chances in a one-sided first half but their best opportunity fell to Morato toward the end. He failed to beat Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa from point-blank range albeit because of a fantastic save.
It was a frustrating full debut for Lucca up front. He did well to last 71 minutes before being replaced by Igor Jesus, leaving the pitch with just 11 touches after being starved of service. The little we did see of him was unconvincing.
Wolves defended admirably to claim their fourth away point of the season and could have nicked it in in stoppage-time. The impressive teenager Mateus Mane, however, hit his effort straight at Forest 'keeper Stefan Ortega on the break.
Forest remain three points above the drop zone after failing to up the pressure on managerless Tottenham. A victory was enough to go level with Spurs and drag them further into trouble. Wolves, meanwhile, remain rooted to the bottom, 18 points from safety.
Dyche frustrated by Forest's failure to score
Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche to TNT Sports on fan frustration:
"There is a lot of noise around this place, and I understand it. It's not easy, the Premier League's not easy. I said when I got here, it's not going to be easy, I didn't see it as being a walk in the park.
"I've been frustrated with a couple of games myself, so they'd be frustrated as well. It's not just them, we've got staff here who have got their blood in this club. It's hard for us to take when it's not quite our day.
"But we totally understand, there's no questioning the fans here, they've been terrific, home and away.
"We've got to put teams to bed like that because that many chances, you've got to find a moment, and so many near moments. Their 'keeper does make a fantastic save. It's probably the moment of the game for them.
"But the other side of it, it's a clean sheet, and you get another point on the board, you can't over-view that, but obviously very frustrated with those stats and we don't find a goal."
The numbers behind Forest's wastefulness
- Nottingham Forest's 35 shots without scoring was the most by a team without finding the net in a Premier League match since Manchester United had 38 in their 0-0 draw with Burnley in October 2016.
- Forest had 35 shots in this match - their most in a Premier League match since the 2022-23 campaign, while it was the most by a Sean Dyche team ever in his 351st game in charge.
- Forest had 62.9 per cent possession - it's the 10th time in the Premier League that a side managed by Dyche has had at least 60 per cent of the ball and he hasn't won any of those games (D4 L6).
- Wolves faced 35 shots, only facing more in one Premier League game ever - 36 against Liverpool in May 2024.
Forest's daunting run of fixtures
- Fenerbahce (A) - Europa League knockout play-off first leg - Thursday February 19; kick-off 5.45pm
- Liverpool (H) - Premier League - Sunday February 22, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 2pm
- Fenerbahce (H) - Europa League knockout play-off second leg - Thursday February 26; kick-off 8pm
- Brighton (A) - Premier League - Sunday March 1, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 2pm
- Man City (A) - Premier League - Wednesday March 4; kick-off 7.30pm
- Fulham (H) - Premier League - Saturday March 14; kick-off 3pm
