Steve Cooper's side won promotion to England's top tier after they won the Championship play-off final against Huddersfield at the end of May, ending a near-quarter of a century wait for Premier League football.įorest's first top-flight home game back sees David Moyes' West Ham arrive at the City Ground on the weekend of August 13.įorest then face a tricky next few games as they travel to Everton, host Tottenham and then go to champions Manchester City before the end of August.įorest's East Midlands rivalry with Leicester City will resume on October 1 at the King Power Stadium, with the return fixture at the City Ground on January 14. Nottingham Forest's first game back in the Premier League will be a trip to Newcastle on August 6, as the Reds embark on their first top-flight season since the 1998-98 campaign. The right-back joined the Reds' academy aged just six, but despite making his debut against Arsenal in the League Cup in October 2019, had made just 33 appearances in total since, with his path to the first team blocked by the sizeable figure of England international Trent Alexander-Arnold.
With Nottingham Forest having finally finalised a deal for Neco Williams, the youngster's time at Liverpool is now up after more than a decade at the club. Right time for Williams to leave Liverpool Williams becomes Cooper's sixth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Taiwo Awoniyi, Moussa Niakhate, Dean Henderson, Giulian Biancone and Omar Richards. "We believe that he's got an incredibly high ceiling and that he can play a huge role for us at Nottingham Forest in our return to the Premier League. "He's played in the Premier League, the Champions League and in World Cup qualifiers in the last 12 months and he is a very talented right back. "Despite being only 21, Neco has established himself in the Wales starting XI", said Forest boss Steve Cooper.
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