# Nottingham Forest coaching transition

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/nottingham-forest-coaching-transition
> Updated: 2026-07-30T21:28:00.000Z. Sources: 35. Developments: 3.

In early July 2026 Nottingham Forest ended Vítor Pereira’s spell and hired Austrian Oliver Glasner on a three‑year contract, granting him authority over transfers. Glasner opened his tenure with a pre‑season camp in the Algarve, arranging friendlies to instil his tactics.

The first game, a 2‑2 draw with Vitória de Guimarães, featured the return of striker Chris Wood, who supplied two assists, and the debut of midfielder Xaver Schlager. The camp continued on 31 July with a historic friendly against Sporting CP. Forest fell 4‑1; Igor Jesus scored after 1 minute 38 seconds, but Sporting equalised and then pulled ahead through goals by Pedro Gonçalves, Conrad Harder and Francisco Trincão. The defeat marked Forest’s first loss in the pre‑season after an unbeaten run, while Sporting used the match as their final warm‑up before the Primeira Liga season.

Glasner’s contract runs to June 2029, and the mixed pre‑season results suggest a methodical build‑up to the 2026‑27 Premier League campaign.

## Claims

- The match was played on 31 July 2026 at Estádio Algarve in Portugal. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Sporting CP beat Nottingham Forest 4‑1. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Igor Jesus scored for Nottingham Forest in the second minute. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Gonçalo Inácio, Issa Doumbia and Rafael Nel (twice) scored for Sporting CP. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Rui Borges is the manager of Sporting CP. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Oliver Glasner is the manager of Nottingham Forest. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The match was part of pre‑season preparations for the 2026/27 season. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The game was broadcast live on TRT Spor in Turkey and on Sportynet/YouTube elsewhere. (corroborated by 2 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-07-30: Sporting CP beats Nottingham Forest 4-1 in Algarve pre‑season friendly

Sporting CP beat Nottingham Forest 4‑1 in a pre‑season friendly in the Algarve, with Igor Jesus scoring early for Forest and Sporting responding with four goals.

17 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sporting-and-nottingham-forest-meet-in-algarve-friendly

### 2026-07-26: Nottingham Forest draws 2-2 with Vitória de Guimarães in pre‑season friendly

Nottingham Forest and Vitória de Guimarães played a 2‑2 pre‑season friendly at Algarve Stadium in Portugal, with both sides arriving in strong form; Forest saw the return of Chris Wood and new signing Xaver Sch

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nottingham-forest-draws-2-2-with-vitria-de-guimares-in-preseason-friendly

### 2026-07-01: Nottingham Forest dismisses Vitor Pereira, names Oliver Glasner as new coach

Nottingham Forest terminated Vítor Pereira’s contract by mutual break clause, thanked him for keeping the club in the Premier League and reaching the Europa League semi‑finals; Oliver Glasner is set to replace

16 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nottingham-forest-part-ways-with-manager-vtor-pereira

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