Nottingham Forest vs Brentford
Ref: Peter Bankes, EnglandThe City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 30,576 cap
Match recap
Nottingham Forest beat Brentford 3–1 in their Premier League fixture. Wood, Ndoye, and Wood scored for Nottingham Forest; Thiago replied for Brentford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.83 for Nottingham Forest versus 1.49 for Brentford. Nottingham Forest sit 16th in the Premier League table while Brentford are 9th.
First Half
⚽
Wood
⚽
Ndoye
Assist: Gibbs-White
⚽
Wood
Assist: Anderson
Second Half
46'
⇄
Milambo
52'
Collins
Yellow Card
Williams
Yellow Card
69'
⇄
Jensen
69'
⇄
Lewis-Potter
78'
⚽
Thiago
Penalty
⇄
Ndoye
⇄
Wood
⇄
Gibbs-White
88'
⇄
Henry
90'
Hickey
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Nottingham ForestBrentford
9Won
Statistical edge
9–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.83VS1.49
Attack3 · 1 won
11
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
417
Total passes
346
343
Accurate passes
271
82%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 5MurilloD
- 6I. SangaréM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 11C. WoodF
- 14D. NdoyeM
- 26M. SelsG
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 34O. AinaD
Substitutes
- 4MoratoD
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 18A. GunnG
- 19Igor JesusF
- 20Jota SilvaF
- 22R. YatesM
- 23JairD
- 30W. BolyD
- 44Z. AbbottD
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 3R. HenryD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 8M. JensenM
- 9ThiagoF
- 14Fábio CarvalhoM
- 17A. MilamboM
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 22N. CollinsD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 2A. HickeyD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 15F. OnyekaM
- 20K. AjerD
- 25M. Peart-HarrisM
- 30M. RoerslevD
- 43Benjamin ArthurD
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wood | F | 79 | 9.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Dan Ndoye | M | 79 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Elliot Anderson | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ola Aina | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Murillo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White(C) | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Matz Sels | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jair | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Abbott | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willy Boly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morato | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angus Gunn | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Yates | M | 12 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jota Silva | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Jesus | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Thiago | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Antoni Milambo | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Mathias Jensen | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Fabio Carvalho | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Henry | D | 88 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Benjamin Arthur | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Roerslev | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Peart-Harris | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kevin Schade | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Frank Onyeka | M | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |