Nottingham Forest

John Victor

A goalkeeper whose reputation was built on saving penalties, reading the taker's approach rather than guessing a direction and hoping. He arrived with experience of a continental cup final already behind him, which shows in how rarely the biggest occasions affect his concentration.
Brazil Nottingham Forest GK
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League Rankings

Among Premier League 2026/27 goalkeepers

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NFO
NFO
14:00
Sat 5 Sep
TOT
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AVL
AVL
14:00
Sat 12 Sep
NFO
NFO
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NFO
NFO
16:30
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COV
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CRY
CRY
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NFO
NFO
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ARS
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John Victor, The Goalkeeper Who Reads Penalties

A shot stopper whose calm in the biggest South American finals suggests occasion alone will not unsettle him.

Victor built his name in Brazilian football as a penalty specialist, someone who studies a taker's run up rather than diving early and hoping his reflexes save the day. That habit of reading the moment rather than reacting to it carried him through a continental cup final. Occasions like that tend to expose any goalkeeper who is not genuinely comfortable under pressure.

The step up to English football asks a different question of him, because Premier League crosses and set pieces are contested with more physicality than most of what he faced before. Forest fans will want to see whether the calm handling that defined him in Brazil survives contact with forwards built purely to bully a goalkeeper. His shot stopping alone will not settle that argument quickly. Forest fans are still forming their verdict, aware that a handful of matches rarely tells the full story.

The Rest Of The Squad

25 players

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26
Matz Sels
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2 apps
33
Steven Benda
Fulham · Age 27
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Defenders

23
Jair Cunha
Age 21
2 apps
25
Luca Netz
Age 23
2 apps
5
Murillo
Age 24
2 apps
3
Neco Williams
Age 25
2 apps
31
Nikola Milenkovic
Age 28
2 apps
34
Ola Aina
Age 29
2 apps
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Daniel Muñoz
Crystal Palace · Age 30
1 app
4
Morato
Age 25
0 apps
37
Nicolò Savona
Age 23
0 apps
2
Ousmane Diomande
Côte d'Ivoire · Age 22
0 apps
44
Zach Abbott
Age 20
0 apps

Midfielders

24
James McAtee
Age 23
2 apps
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
Age 26
2 apps 1g 1a
21
Xaver Schlager
Austria · Age 28
2 apps
6
Ibrahim Sangaré
Côte d'Ivoire · Age 28
1 app
8
Nicolás Domínguez
Age 28
1 app
22
Ryan Yates
Age 28
0 apps

Forwards

14
Dan Ndoye
Switzerland · Age 25
2 apps 1g
11
Igor Jesus
Age 25
2 apps
15
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Age 24
1 app
7
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Age 25
1 app
9
Chris Wood
New Zealand · Age 34
1 app
19
Liam Delap
Chelsea · Age 23
1 app

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