Brentford vs Nottingham Forest, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Brentford

38': John Egan
79': Andreas Bjelland
90'+2': Neal Maupay

FT
3 - 4

Nottingham Forest

41': Andreas Bouchalakis
43': Daryl Murphy
47': Andreas Bouchalakis
83': Kieran Dowell

Brentford 3-4 Nottingham Forest

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest).
3': Jota (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jota.
7': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Rico Henry.
8': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross following a corner.
9': Foul by Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford).
9': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Hand ball by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
11': Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Yennaris with a through ball.
12': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
12': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Offside, Brentford. Josh McEachran tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
15': Attempt saved. Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Vaughan.
18': Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).
18': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
21': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
21': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest).
28': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Attempt missed. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
29': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Matt Mills.
32': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
33': Attempt saved. Jota (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Egan with a headed pass.
33': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest).
33': John Egan (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Hand ball by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
34': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
35': Foul by John Egan (Brentford).
35': Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Barrie McKay is caught offside.
36': Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
38': Goal! Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 0. John Egan (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon with a cross following a corner.
40': Offside, Brentford. John Egan tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
41': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
41': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Goal! Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
43': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis.
43': Goal! Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
44': Attempt blocked. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
45': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
45': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Kieran Dowell replaces Zach Clough.
46': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Rico Henry.
46': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
47': Goal! Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 3. Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
48': Attempt saved. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
49': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
51': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
53': Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).
53': Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Attempt blocked. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by John Egan.
56': Attempt missed. Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross following a corner.
57': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
58': Attempt saved. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
58': Substitution, Brentford. Romaine Sawyers replaces Nico Yennaris.
59': Substitution, Brentford. Ollie Watkins replaces Josh McEachran.
59': Attempt missed. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
59': Offside, Brentford. Jota tries a through ball, but Lasse Vibe is caught offside.
62': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
62': Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.
63': Attempt saved. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Egan.
64': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by David Vaughan.
65': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Andreas Bouchalakis tries a through ball, but Barrie McKay is caught offside.
66': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.
67': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
67': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
69': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
70': Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
70': Attempt missed. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daryl Murphy with a headed pass.
70': Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
71': Attempt missed. Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Mustapha Carayol replaces Barrie McKay.
73': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Matt Mills.
74': Foul by Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest).
74': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
78': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Armand Traore replaces Andreas Bouchalakis.
79': Goal! Brentford 2, Nottingham Forest 3. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jota with a cross following a corner.
80': Foul by Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest).
80': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
81': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Rico Henry (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
82': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt missed. Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
83': Goal! Brentford 2, Nottingham Forest 4. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
84': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
85': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
85': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.
86': Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).
86': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
90'+1': Attempt saved. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
90'+2': Goal! Brentford 3, Nottingham Forest 4. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jota.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jota.
90'+6': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Armand Traore is caught offside.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Nottingham Forest 4.
90'+6': Match ends, Brentford 3, Nottingham Forest 4.

Statistics

NFO		BRE
13	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	12
6	Saves	2
42.7	Possession	57.3
13	SHOTS	20
6	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
263	Accurate Passes	377
373	Passes	488
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	29
0.1	Cross %	0.1
88	Long Balls	76
27	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
41	Effective Clearances	16
41	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 10,169

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
5	Andreas Bjelland
14	John Egan
3	Rico Henry
22	Henrik Dalsgaard
10	Josh McEachran
12	Kamohelo Mokotjo
8	Li Ke
21	Lasse Vibe
7	Florian Jozefzoon
23	Jota

Brentford Substitutes:

Yoann Barbet, Luke Daniels, Harlee Dean, Neal Maupay, Maxime Colin, Romaine Sawyers, Ollie Watkins.

Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
43	Jordan Smith (GK)
5	Matthew Mills
4	Michael Mancienne
42	Joe Worrall
24	David Vaughan
31	Andreas Bouchalakis
16	Zach Clough
11	Ben Osborn
27	Tendayi Darikwa
9	Daryl Murphy
10	Barrie McKay

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Eric Lichaj, Ben Brereton Díaz, Armand Traore, Mustapha Carayol, Jason Cummings, Dimitar Evtimov, Kieran Dowell.

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