Nottingham Forest 3:1 Brentford

Nottingham Forest beat Brentford 3:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 1 at The City Ground on 17 August 2025, with the half time score at 3:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Nottingham Forest

3 : 1

HT 3 : 0

Brentford

17 August 2025
Kickoff: 13:00 UTC
Venue: The City Ground | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Referee: P. Bankes

Form and Table

Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin
Brentford 9th 53 pts DrawDrawLossWinLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Nottingham Forest

S. Ortega Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
Murillo Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
M. Sels Questionable | Groin Injury
John Victor Questionable | Injury
D. Ndoye Questionable | Injury
T. Awoniyi Questionable | Muscle Injury

Brentford

A. Hickey Questionable | Injury
J. Henderson Questionable | Ankle Injury
R. Nelson Questionable | Knock
R. Nelson Questionable | Knock
B. Arthur Questionable | Calf Injury
Gustavo Nunes Questionable | Hamstring Injury
R. Nelson Questionable | Illness

Match Events

Nottingham Forest: C. WoodGoal
5'
Nottingham Forest: D. NdoyeGoal | Assist: M. Gibbs-White
42'
Nottingham Forest: C. WoodGoal | Assist: E. Anderson
45'
46'
Brentford: K. SchadeSubstitution | Off: A. Milambo
52'
Brentford: Nathan CollinsYellow Card | Foul
Nottingham Forest: Neco WilliamsYellow Card | Foul
53'
69'
Brentford: J. HendersonSubstitution | Off: M. Jensen
69'
Brentford: F. OnyekaSubstitution | Off: K. Lewis-Potter
78'
Brentford: I. ThiagoPenalty
Nottingham Forest: Igor JesusSubstitution | Off: C. Wood
79'
Nottingham Forest: Jota SilvaSubstitution | Off: D. Ndoye
79'
Nottingham Forest: R. YatesSubstitution | Off: M. Gibbs-White
84'
88'
Brentford: A. HickeySubstitution | Off: R. Henry
90'
Brentford: Aaron HickeyYellow Card | Foul

Match Stats

Nottingham Forest
Brentford

54% Ball Possession 46%

1.83 Expected Goals 1.49

11 Total Shots 10

5 Shots on Goal 3

4 Shots off Goal 4

2 Blocked Shots 3

6 Shots Inside Box 7

5 Shots Outside Box 3

5 Corner Kicks 5

2 Offsides 0

7 Fouls 15

1 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

2 Goalkeeper Saves 2

417 Total Passes 346

343 Accurate Passes 271

82% Pass Accuracy 78%

-0.57 Goals Prevented -0.57

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

M. Sels

N. Williams Murillo N. Milenkovic O. Aina

E. Anderson I. Sangare

C. Hudson-Odoi M. Gibbs-White D. Ndoye

C. Wood

Substitutes

18 | A. Gunn | G
9 | T. Awoniyi | F
22 | R. Yates | M
19 | Igor Jesus | F
20 | Jota Silva | F
23 | Cunha | D
30 | W. Boly | D
4 | Morato | D
44 | Z. Abbott | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Brentford

Formation: 4-2-3-1

C. Kelleher

R. Henry S. van den Berg N. Collins M. Kayode

M. Jensen Y. Yarmolyuk

F. Carvalho A. Milambo K. Lewis-Potter

I. Thiago

Substitutes

12 | H. R. Valdimarsson | G
6 | J. Henderson | M
20 | K. Ajer | D
30 | M. Roerslev Rasmussen | D
15 | F. Onyeka | M
7 | K. Schade | M
25 | M. Peart-Harris | M
43 | B. Arthur | D
2 | A. Hickey | D

Coach: Keith Andrews

Player Ratings: Top 5

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Chris Wood	79	9.3
Dan Ndoye	79	7.5
Elliot Anderson	90	7.3
Ola Aina	90	7.3
Murillo	90	7.2

Brentford
Player	Minutes	Rating
Igor Thiago	90	6.9
Aaron Hickey	8	6.9
Antoni Milambo	45	6.6
Michael Kayode	90	6.5
Jordan Henderson	21	6.5

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC