Nottingham Forest bottom three after poor start under Glasner

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 09:38 · Archive

Nottingham Forest sit 19th in the Premier League after a disappointing start under manager Oliver Glasner.

Nottingham Forest sit 19th in the Premier League after a disappointing start to the season. They have lost five of their opening eight games in all competitions and scored zero home goals at the City Ground, collecting only one point there. The club appointed Glasner from Crystal Palace in the summer and signed striker Delap for £45m, expecting to challenge rather than fight relegation.

Glasner believes his team deserves more from their results, saying they have been 'agonisingly close' to success and wasted chances in recent defeats. They have come close to points against both Crystal Palace and champions Arsenal. The manager is impatient for progress and has told owner Evangelos Marinakis, who he describes as even more ambitious than himself, about the pattern of slow starts he has experienced before.

At Crystal Palace, Glasner won just one of his opening six games before replacing Roy Hodgson in February 2024, then won none of his first eight games in his first full season with the Eagles in 2024-25. That campaign ended with Palace winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City after a 119-year wait for a major trophy. Forest visit Ipswich Town on Friday.

How it is being reported

• Forest's start raises questions - but belief in Glasner remainsNottingham Forest go to Ipswich in the bottom three of the Premier League, but boss Oliver Glasner believes they have deserved more this season.BBC Sport · 23 Oct, 09:14
• Nottingham Forest’s false start places early focus on Glasner and DelapAustrian’s tactics need adapting to but Forest are in the bottom three and their owner is not the patient type Sitting 19th in the Premier League was not the plan for Nottingham Forest after the arrival of a highly acclaimed manager and a £45m striker to fuel their ambitions. The fates of Oliver Glasner and Liam Delap are intertwined and with the stark stats of zero home goals and a solitary point at the City Ground: it is not the dream start they were aiming for. As Delap prepares to return to Ipswich, where his career ignited, on Friday night, Forest are remaining calm. There is a…The Guardian · 22 Oct, 12:20

In this story: Nottingham Forest · Oliver Glasner · Liam Delap · Crystal Palace · Evangelos Marinakis · Ipswich Town

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