Nottingham Forest F.C. will spend 12 days in Portugal this summer, with Vitor Pereira taking his squad into a pre-season camp that includes three friendlies in July. The first test is Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday, July 22, and the schedule gives Forest a defined build-up before their fifth successive campaign in the Premier League.
Blackburn Rovers at Estadio de Nora
Forest will open the trip against Blackburn Rovers at the Estadio de Nora at 11am BST. That match starts a run through July that now gives Pereira a set block of preparation work before the league season begins.
The club’s announcement also sets the operating picture for supporters. Ticketing and streaming details will be passed on once they are finalised, so fans waiting for access information have one clear next step: watch for the club’s update before the Blackburn fixture.
Vitoria de Guimaraes and Sporting CP
Two more fixtures follow in Portugal. Nottingham Forest face Vitoria de Guimaraes behind closed doors on Sunday, July 26, then meet Sporting CP at the Estadio Algarve on Friday, July 31.
That sequence makes the camp more than a short warm-up. It gives Forest a three-match stretch against different opponents inside one country, with Pereira using time in Portugal to further harness the squad’s togetherness and bond ahead of the new season.
The club said it will confirm other pre-season fixtures in due course, which leaves the July programme only partly set. For now, the immediate schedule is clear: Blackburn Rovers first, then Vitoria de Guimaraes, then Sporting CP, before Forest return to Premier League duty at home to Leeds United on August 22 and away to Liverpool on August 29.
