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Man City beats Forest 2-0 to reach FA Cup final and keep trophy hopes alive

Manchester City reached the FA Cup final for the third year in a row by beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday to maintain a chance of ending a dismal season wi...

APRIL 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Concedes one to Spurs Sels registered four saves and allowed one goal in Monday's 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 92nd minute.

Impact Sels conceded one goal Sunday, a Richarlison header in the 87th minute which cut the lead to just one goal. Sels made some nice saves in the match, especially in the second half when Spurs were constantly on the attack. Sels has a massive matchup Sunday versus Manchester City, a side which has scored 64 goals through 33 matches this season.

APRIL 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Four saves, one goal conceded Sels recorded four saves and allowed one goal in Saturday's 1-0 defeat versus Everton.

Impact For the first half of April, Nottingham Forest logged three games, and Sels recorded at least four saves each time. But without a clean sheet in two appearances, he will look to improve his form when the team visits Tottenham on April 21. Sels has 15 saves, three goals conceded and a clean sheet this month.

APRIL 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Downed by two first half goals Sels had six saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Aston Villa.

Impact Sels produced six saves but allowed two first half goals in swift succession as Nottingham Forest fell in a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa. Despite the result, Nottingham Forest's first-choice keeper is on a strong run of form, having produced 17 saves and five clearances over his last five appearances (five starts) while conceding just three goals and recording three clean sheets. Sels will look to get back on track Saturday when Forest host Everton.

APRIL 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Continues stellar season Sels recorded five saves and allowed zero goals in Tuesday's 1-0 victory against Manchester United.

Impact Sels once again put in a great shift for Nottingham Forest in their 1-0 win over Manchester United on Tuesday. The Belgian international made five saves, one diving save, and stopped four shots that came from inside his own box. Sels now leads all Premier League goalkeepers in clean sheets with 13 on the season, and is a key reason as to why Forest are close to securing European football for the first time in over 40 years.

APRIL 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

My Saves In My Words: Sels on bottle instructions and run-up clues that led to Forest shootout win Matz Sels was the hero as Nottingham Forest beat Brighton in a penalty shootout in the FA Cup quarter-finals. He explains how he did it

MARCH 30, 2025 • NYTIMES.COM

One save in victory Sels had one save and allowed two goals in Saturday's 4-2 victory versus Ipswich Town.

Impact Sels made one save and once clearance Saturday while conceding two goals during Nottingham Forest's 4-2 victory over Ipswich Town. Over his most recent five appearances (five starts) across all competitions, the veteran keeper has nine saves and four clearances while allowing seven goals and recording two clean sheets. Selz's next Premier League challenge is likely to come April 1st when Forest host Manchester United.

MARCH 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Clean sheet against City Sels made three saves and secured a clean sheet in Saturday's 1-0 victory against Manchester City.

Impact Sels had a very good outing Saturday, as he made three saves while keeping a clean sheet for this club. This was his second clean sheet in three matches, with 12 in 28 appearances this season. He will look to make it two straight clean sheets when facing Ipswich Town on Saturday.

MARCH 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

One save in 0-0 draw Sels recorded one save and secured a clean sheet in Wednesday's 0-0 draw against Arsenal.

Impact Sels made it 11 clean sheets for this Premier League season as he prevented an Arsenal goal with the one attempt he was required to stop. In his last 11 Premier League games, he has kept six clean sheets.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes four in 12 minutes Sels made one save and allowed four goals in Sunday's 4-3 defeat to Newcastle United.

Impact Sels had a rough bout Sunday, with the goalie only making one save while giving up four goals in the loss, all four goals coming in a 12-minute period. This marks his third straight match without a clean sheet, with 10 in 26 appearances this campaign. He will have an uphill battle to gain his 11th clean sheet of the season when facing Arsenal on Wednesday.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Allows two goals in loss Sels recorded eight saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-1 loss versus Fulham.

Impact Sels recorded a season-high eight saves Saturday but conceded twice as Nottingham Forest fell 2-1 to Fulham. The Premier League's clean sheet leader has faced 17 shots on target over his last three appearances (two starts), conceded the aforementioned two goals and made four clearances. His next challenge is likely to come Sunday with Forest travel to take-on Newcastle who have scored nine goals over their last five fixtures (all competitions).

FEBRUARY 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Logs six-save clean sheet Sels made six saves and allowed zero goals in Saturday's 7-0 win over Brighton.

Impact For only the second time in the 2024-25 Premier League, Sels logged more than five saves and maintained a clean sheet in the same game. He has done a complete 180 from his previous appearance and will look to keep his newfound momentum, though that will be tough to keep. After the upcoming international break is a rough patch of fixtures that include back-to-back away games followed by last season's top-two EPL teams, Arsenal and Manchester City.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes five in Cherries rout Sels recorded five saves and allowed five goals in Saturday's 5-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth.

Impact Sels faced 10 shots on target Saturday, he managed to save five of them and made a clearing punch but could have been sharper to mitigate the five conceded, one was caused by an error on his part. The Belgian has now conceded seven from Forest's last two matches, and it has been four games since his last clean sheet. Prior to recent games his form has been good, he has posted nine clean sheets which is currently the best in the league. He will be challenged to deliver a shutout in Forest's next against Brighton, the Seagulls have bagged nine from their last four matches.

JANUARY 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes two in victory Sels had one save and allowed two goals in Sunday's 3-2 win against Southampton.

Impact Sels only managed one save but it was enough to help his side hold on for the win. This also marked the first time in seven games that he conceded more than one goal. Up next for Nottingham Forest is a meeting with AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.

JANUARY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Excellent for draw Sels made five saves and allowed one goal in Tuesday's 1-1 draw against Liverpool.

Impact Sels did everything to earn a draw Tuesday, making some truly exceptional saves, especially in the second half. The goalkeeper was absolutely unstoppable, with his only goal conceded coming on a corner where Diogo Jota got free at the back post. Sels should continue to be one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League moving forward.

JANUARY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Fives saves in clean sheet victory Sels recorded five saves and secured a clean sheet in Monday's 3-0 win against Wolverhampton.

Impact Sels put forth a man of the match performance Monday, making five saves en route to his fourth successive clean sheet and a league-leading ninth clean sheet overall. During the four-match stretch in which the veteran keeper has not allowed a goal, he has registered 14 saves and eight clearances. Sels will look to make it five consecutive clean sheets Jan. 14 when league leaders Liverpool visit Nottingham Forest.

JANUARY 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Two saves in clean sheet win Sels registered two saves and secured a clean sheet in Sunday's 2-0 victory against Everton.

Impact Sels registered his third clean sheet in a row as he was able to prevent Everton from scoring with two saves. This makes it a total of eight clean sheets for the season and makes it nine saves in these three games without conceding.

DECEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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DECEMBER 28, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Keeps clean sheet Thursday Sels made four saves and allowed zero goals in Thursday's 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

Impact Sels kept a clean sheet Thursday, an impressive feat versus the second-highest scoring team in the Premier League. He saved four shots for the fifth time this season as he kept his seventh clean sheet. He will look to keep another in a more favorable matchup Sunday at Everton, a side which has scored just 15 goals through 17 matches this season.

DECEMBER 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Three-save clean sheet at Brentford Sels made three saves and allowed zero goals in Saturday's 2-0 victory at Brentford.

Impact Sels saved shots from Kristoffer Ajer, Mikkel Damsgaard and Bryan Mbeumo. This is Sels' first clean sheet away from home since Nottingham Forest upset Liverpool back in September. Since the win at Anfield, Sels has also logged 27 saves and 13 clearances in eight appearances.

DECEMBER 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sees limited action Sels had one save and allowed one goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over Aston Villa.

Impact Sels had little work to do in Nottingham Forest's 2-1 victory over Aston Villa. The visitors were only able to muster two shots on target all match, and Sels was able to save one of them from inside his own box. He was also hardly at fault for Aston Villa's only goal, as it came off of a brilliant header from Jhon Duran. Sels has been reliable and quality for Forest this season, and will hope to continue his fine run of form this Saturday against Brentford.

DECEMBER 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Makes five saves in win Sels had five saves but conceded twice in Saturday's 3-2 win against Manchester United.

Impact Sels conceded the first goal in the 18th minute after initially making an impressive save in a one-on-one situation against Alejandro Garnacho. However, the deflection allowed Rasmus Hojlund to score into an empty net. The second goal came from a Bruno Fernandes powerful strike at the edge of the area, leaving Sels with little chance to stop it. Over his last five EPL matches, Sels has made 16 saves but secured just one clean sheet. He faces Aston Villa at home on Dec. 14, a team that has failed to score in their last two away matches, a nice opportunity to try to keep a clean sheet.

DECEMBER 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Allows three against City Sels registered three saves and allowed three goals in Wednesday's 3-0 loss against Manchester City.

Impact Sels had a tough outing as he faced a City team in need of a win, allowing three goals while notching three saves in the loss. This comes just one match removed from a clean sheet, now with five on the season. He will look to grab his sixth of the season when facing United on Saturday.

DECEMBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Keeps clean sheet Sels made two saves and secured a clean sheet in Saturday's 1-0 victory versus Ipswich Town.

Impact Sels held on to a fifth clean sheet this season while making two saves during the win Saturday. He's allowed seven goals in the last five games, totaling two clean sheets on nine saves in that span. The keeper will face off against Manchester City on Wednesday, who have scored six goals in the last five games.

DECEMBER 2, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Gives up three in loss Sels made three saves but also conceded three goals in Nottingham Forest's loss to Arsenal Saturday.

Impact Sels has now given up three goals in back-to-back EPL games, and things won't get any easier next week. Although Ipswich Town is in the relegation zone, the team has six goals in its last three games heading into Sunday's match against Manchester United.

NOVEMBER 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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