Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest

The City Ground

17 Aug 2025, 15:00
3:1
Finished

Match summary

1ST HALF
5'
Goal
Chris Wood
42'
Goal
Dan Ndoye(M. Gibbs-White)
47'
Goal
Chris Wood(E. Anderson)
2ND HALF
A. Milambo
Kevin Schade
46'
Nathan Collins
52'
53'
Neco Williams
K. Lewis-Potter
Frank Onyeka
69'
Mathias Jensen
J. Henderson
69'
77'
I. Sangaré(Penalty committed)
Igor Thiago(Penalty goal)
Penalty goal
78'
79'
Igor Jesus
Chris Wood
79'
Jota Silva
Dan Ndoye
84'
Ryan Yates
M. Gibbs-White
Rico Henry
Aaron Hickey
88'
Aaron Hickey
90'

Match statistics

54%Possession46%
399Passes Attempted330
330Completed Passes257
5Corners5
19Throw-ins19
11Shots On Target10

Line-ups

Nottingham Forest

Formation

4-2-3-1
Matz Sels
#26Matz Sels
Murillo
#5Murillo
N. Milenković
#31N. Milenković
Neco Williams
#3Neco Williams
Ola Aina
#34Ola Aina
E. Anderson
#8E. Anderson
I. Sangaré
#6I. Sangaré
M. Gibbs-White
#10M. Gibbs-White
Hudson-Odoi
#7Hudson-Odoi
Dan Ndoye
#14Dan Ndoye
Chris Wood
#11Chris Wood

Starting XI

Matz Sels
Matz Sels
#26
Murillo
Murillo
#5
N. Milenković
N. Milenković
#31
Neco Williams
Neco Williams
#3
53'
Ola Aina
Ola Aina
#34
E. Anderson
E. Anderson
#8
🎯47'
I. Sangaré
I. Sangaré
#6
77'
M. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
#10
84'
🎯42'
Hudson-Odoi
Hudson-Odoi
#7
Dan Ndoye
Dan Ndoye
#14
79'
42'
Chris Wood
Chris Wood
#11
79'
47'
5'

Substitutes

K. Vermeer
K. Vermeer
#25
M. Hauptmeijer
M. Hauptmeijer
#40
Olivier Aertssen
Olivier Aertssen
#3
E. Reijnders
E. Reijnders
#23
Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas
#30
A. Fontana
A. Fontana
#17
T. Gijselhart
T. Gijselhart
#38
M. Oukhattou
M. Oukhattou
#37
T. Buitink
T. Buitink
#29
K. De Rooij
K. De Rooij
#22
Dylan Mbayo
Dylan Mbayo
#11

Will not play

Christopher Grant
Christopher Grant Wood
Forward
Knee injury
Return: Mid April 2026
Matz
Matz Sels
Goalkeeper
Muscle injury
Return: Late February 2026
John Victor
John Victor Maciel Furtado
Goalkeeper
Knee injury
Return: Early June 2026
Nicolò
Nicolò Savona
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Doubtful
Murillo Santiago
Murillo Santiago Costa Dos Santos
Defender
Calf injury
Return: Doubtful

Manager

Nottingham Forest
Nuno Espírito Santo

Head-to-head

23 matches
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
7
Wins
5
Draws
11
Wins
Brentford
Brentford

League standings

#TeamPGPts
1
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Arsenal
2549:1756
2
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Manchester City
2551:2450
3
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Aston Villa
2536:2747
4
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Manchester United
2647:3745
5
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Chelsea
2647:3044
6
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Liverpool
2540:3539
7
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Brentford
2539:3439
8
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Everton
2629:3037
9
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AFC Bournemouth
2643:4537
10
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Newcastle
2637:3736
11
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Sunderland
2527:2936
12
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Fulham
2535:3734
13
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Crystal Palace
2526:2932
14
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Brighton
2534:3331
15
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Leeds United
2636:4530
16
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Tottenham Hotspur
2636:3729
17
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Nottingham Forest
2525:3826
18
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West Ham
2632:4924
19
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Burnley
2525:4915
20
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Wolves
2516:488
Champion
UCL
Europa League
Relegation

Match Information

Referee:
Peter Bankes
Venue:
The City Ground
Capacity:
30 445

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford match from the Premier League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Brentford. Follow team performance and match context within the Premier League season.