Breakthrough season in Nottingham

Meeting his future employers

On 13 January 2018 at The City Ground in Nottingham, the hosts faced Aston Villa. Matty Cash featured for Nottingham Forest in this EFL Championship fixture. The match ended in a narrow 0–1 defeat for the hosts, with Cash receiving a yellow card in the 63rd minute. Although nothing of the sort was certain back then, years later this exact club would become his permanent home in the English top flight.

Opening his scoring account

A breakthrough in his goalscoring statistics came later that winter. On 24 February 2018, during an away trip to Loftus Road in London, Nottingham Forest played Queens Park Rangers. In a high-scoring encounter that ended in a 5–2 victory, Cash scored his first-ever goal for Nottingham Forest. It was a milestone moment for the youngster as he continued to establish himself in the first team.

Securing points at The City Ground

Just a week later, on 3 March 2018, the English midfielder struck again. In a home league match against Birmingham City F.C. at The City Ground, Cash found the net in the 79th minute. His crucial goal secured a 2–1 win for Nottingham Forest, delivering all three points in front of their home supporters.

Over the course of the 2017–18 Championship season, Cash registered 23 league appearances and 2 goals, alongside 2 domestic cup appearances (totalling 25 matches and 2 goals across all competitions). These performances laid solid foundations for the coming years, which eventually saw him transition into a right-back and earn a call-up to the Poland national team.