Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
Ref: Samuel Barrott, EnglandGtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex · 17,250 cap
Match recap
Nottingham Forest beat Brentford 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. Igor Jesus and Awoniyi scored for Nottingham Forest. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.81 for Brentford versus 0.78 for Nottingham Forest. Brentford sit 9th in the Premier League table while Nottingham Forest are 16th.
First Half
12'
⚽
Igor Jesus
⇄
Damsgaard
⇄
Ajer
Second Half
61'
⇄
Domínguez
Yarmolyuk
Yellow Card
⇄
Henry
68'
⇄
Igor Jesus
79'
⚽
Awoniyi
Assist: Gibbs-White
⇄
Kayode
⇄
Yarmolyuk
87'
⇄
Hudson-Odoi
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 |  Tottenham | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrentfordNottingham Forest
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.81VS0.78
Attack4 · 2 won
10
Shots
7
1
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
5
1
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
2
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
567
Total passes
295
490
Accurate passes
219
86%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline0 · 3 won
11
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
0
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 3R. HenryD
- 7K. SchadeM
- 8M. JensenM
- 9ThiagoF
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 2A. HickeyD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 11R. NelsonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 19D. OuattaraF
- 23K. Lewis-PotterF
- 45R. DonovanM
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 5MurilloD
- 6I. SangaréM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 16N. DomínguezM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 26M. SelsG
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 34O. AinaD
Substitutes
- 4MoratoD
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 18A. GunnG
- 21O. HutchinsonF
- 22R. YatesM
- 24J. McAteeM
- 29D. BakwaF
- 37N. SavonaD
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias Jensen | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kevin Schade | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 37 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Michael Kayode | D | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 37 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Henry | D | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Igor Thiago | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Reiss Nelson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romelle Donovan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 53 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dango Ouattara | F | 53 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/7 |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Jesus | F | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Murillo | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ola Aina | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Elliot Anderson | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matz Sels | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Domínguez | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | M | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dilane Bakwa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Ndoye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Yates | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angus Gunn | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolò Savona | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McAtee | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morato | D | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | F | 22 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Omari Hutchinson | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |