Australians absent as Forest fall on penalties

Nottingham Forest Women were held to a 0–0 draw by Sheffield United Women in their WSL Cup group-stage meeting at Attis Arena on 18 October 2026, before losing 4–2 in the penalty shoot-out. No appearance was recorded for Australian Alana Murphy, who was listed under Nottingham Forest’s team fixture without individual statistics. L. McKenna was also named for the Forest fixture, but no appearance or player statistics were recorded. The match remained goalless at half-time, full-time and after extra time, with the result ultimately decided from the spot. Sheffield United converted four penalties to Forest’s two, sending the home side through from the shoot-out.