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Nottingham Forest vs Brentford — result, stats & head-to-head, 17 Aug 2025

Nottingham Forest vs BrentfordPremier League · Round 1 · The City Ground3–1
Matches
Nottingham Forest 3–1 Full time Brentford

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Nottingham Forest1 out
Dilane BakwaInjurysince 25 Jan · 77 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 5'
    Chris Wood  · 1–0Right foot shot
  2. 42'
    Dan Ndoye · 2–0assist: Morgan Gibbs-White
  3. 45+2'
    Chris Wood  · 3–0assist: Elliot Anderson
  4. 46'
    Antoni Milambo ↑ Kevin Schade ↓substitution
  5. 52'
    Nathan Collinsyellow card
  6. 53'
    Neco Williamsyellow card
  7. 69'
    Mathias Jensen ↑ Jordan Henderson  ↓substitution
  8. 69'
    Keane Lewis-Potter ↑ Frank Onyeka ↓substitution
  9. 78'
    Igor Thiago · 3–1Right foot shot
  10. 79'
    Chris Wood  ↑ Igor Jesus ↓substitution
  11. 79'
    Dan Ndoye ↑ Jota Silva ↓substitution
  12. 84'
    Morgan Gibbs-White ↑ Ryan Yates  ↓substitution
  13. 88'
    Rico Henry ↑ Aaron Hickey ↓substitution
  14. 90'
    Aaron Hickeyyellow card

Nottingham Forest left · Brentford right

Periods

Nottingham Forest
1st half3
2nd half0
Extra time0
Brentford
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

11Shots10
5Shots on target3
5Corners5
7Fouls15
12Tackles20
1Yellow cards2

Match information

Premier LeagueCompetition
1Round
Sun 17 Aug · 13:00 UTCKickoff
The City GroundVenue
30,445Capacity
29,949 (98% full)Attendance
Peter BankesReferee
24°C · sky is clearWeather

Possession

Possession
54% · 46%
Duels won
52% · 48%
Pass accuracy
82% · 78%

Breakdown

Shooting
6Shots inside box7
5Shots outside box3
2Shots blocked3
4Big chances created1
2Big chances missed0
Passing
417Passes346
24Crosses16
5Accurate crosses3
54Long passes44
18Accurate long passes14
Defence
9Interceptions5
2Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
53Duels won48
15Dribble attempts14
9Successful dribbles7

Goalscorers

Igor Thiago 22Brentford
Morgan Gibbs-White 15Nottingham Forest

Bench

Nottingham Forest · bench

4RodriguesDF
9AwoniyiFW
18GunnGK
19da Cruz6.5↑ 79'
20Silva6.7↑ 79'
22Yates6.8↑ 84'
23FilhoDF
30BolyDF
44AbbottDF

Brentford · bench

2Hickey6.5↑ 88'
6Henderson6.3↑ 69'
7Schade6.2↑ 46'
12ValdimarssonGK
15Frank6.2↑ 69'
20AjerDF
25Peart-HarrisMF
30RasmussenDF
43ArthurDF

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 2 and Brentford 1 — 0 ended level.

2026 · Premier LeagueBrentford vs Nottingham Forest 0–2 2025 · Premier LeagueNottingham Forest vs Brentford 0–2 2024 · Premier LeagueBrentford vs Nottingham Forest 0–2 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Nottingham Forest LDDWL
Brentford WWWLD

Premier League

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Arsenal3826757127+4485
2Manchester City3823967735+4278
3Manchester United38201176950+1971
4Aston Villa38198115649+765
5Liverpool38179126353+1060
6AFC Bournemouth38131875854+457
7Sunderland381412124248-654
8Brighton & Hove Albion381411135246+653
9Brentford381411135552+353
10Chelsea381410145852+652
11Fulham38157164751-452
12Newcastle United38147175355-249
13Everton381310154750-349
14Leeds United381114134956-747
15Crystal Palace381112154151-1045
16Nottingham Forest381111164851-344
17Tottenham Hotspur381011174857-941
18West Ham United38109194665-1939
19Burnley38410243875-3722
20Wolverhampton Wanderers38311242768-4120

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
16
Nottingham Forest
LDDWL
 6.96 44
9
Brentford
WWWLD
 6.40 53
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Nottingham ForestLDDWL
BrentfordWWWLD
Match stats
54Possession46
11Shots10
5On target3
5Corners5
1Yellow cards2