Andre Ayew’s introduction off the bench against Leeds United saw Nottingham Forest break a 17-year-old Premier League record.
A total of 22 players have now made their league debuts for the club so far in 2022/23, including 17 summer signings and five winter arrivals. The debuts of goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who started after arriving on loan from PSG, and Ayew took Forest beyond of the record set by Portsmouth, then managed by Harry Redknapp, reports PA.
Portsmouth handed out 21 debuts in 2005/06, having limped to a 16th-placed finish in the previous campaign. Alain Perrin was in charge at the start of the term, but was sacked in November with Pompey in the relegation zone.
