Postecoglou Replaces Espirito Santo As Nottingham Forest’s New Head Coach

Ange Postecoglou has been appointed as head coach of Nottingham Forest, replacing the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo.

Nuno left his position at the City Ground late on Monday night after 21 months in charge – and only three games into the season.

Postecoglou returned to management of the team just three months after he was sacked by Tottenham following a dismal Premier League season where they finished 17th.

However, the 60-year-old Australian led Spurs to a historic Europa League victory at the end of the season to end the club’s long-running trophy drought.

Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said, “We are bringing a coach to the club who has a proven and consistent record of winning trophies.

“His experience of coaching teams at the highest level, along with his desire to build something special with us at Forest, makes him a fantastic person to help us on our journey and achieve consistently all our ambitions.”

Forest currently sit 10th in the Premier League table after their opening three games of the season.

Nuno’s last match in charge was a 3-0 defeat by West Ham before September’s international break.

The 51-year-old Portuguese coach took charge of Forest in December 2023 after the dismissal of Steve Cooper and helped preserve their top-flight status.

Last term he guided the club to seventh in the Premier League – their highest finish since 1994-95 – as they qualified for Europe for the first time in three decades.

“After gaining promotion to the Premier League, then building consistently season after season to secure European football, we now must take the right step to compete with the very best and challenge for trophies,” Marinakis said.

“Ange has the credentials and the track record to do this, and we are excited he is joining us on our ambitious journey.”

Postecoglou’s first game in charge will be Forest’s trip to Arsenal on Saturday.

He becomes the eighth permanent manager of Nottingham Forest since Marinakis took over in May 2017.