English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 16': Lewis Grabban
  • 79': Molla Wagué
FT
2 - 1
Brentford
  • 89': Sergi Canós

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Nottingham Forest are hosting Brentford at The City Ground, Nottingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
  • 1': Moses Odubajo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
  • 2': Léo Bonatini (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
  • 5': Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
  • 7': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 12': Foul by Léo Bonatini (Nottingham Forest).
  • 12': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Said Benrahma (Brentford).
  • 14': Léo Bonatini (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Milosevic.
  • 16': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Brentford 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford).
  • 19': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Hand ball by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 22': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Léo Bonatini (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 27': Foul by Julian Jeanvier (Brentford).
  • 27': Léo Bonatini (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alexander Milosevic.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Foul by Saidy Janko (Nottingham Forest).
  • 34': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alexander Milosevic.
  • 37': Offside, Brentford. Julian Jeanvier tries a through ball, but Moses Odubajo is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 37': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
  • 39': Delay in match Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Moses Odubajo (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Said Benrahma.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Julian Jeanvier (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Watson.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Léo Bonatini.
  • 46': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
  • 47': Delay in match Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alexander Milosevic.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a through ball.
  • 52': Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford).
  • 52': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 53': Said Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Moses Odubajo (Brentford).
  • 58': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Moses Odubajo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
  • 59': Moses Odubajo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Watson.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Said Benrahma.
  • 61': Alexander Milosevic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
  • 61': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 61': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Said Benrahma.
  • 65': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Lewis Grabban draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Julian Jeanvier (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Penalty saved! Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Hand ball by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
  • 69': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alexander Milosevic.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Molla Wagué replaces Matthew Cash.
  • 71': Substitution, Brentford. Josh McEachran replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
  • 71': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 72': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Nottingham Forest).
  • 72': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Canos.
  • 76': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
  • 78': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Julian Jeanvier.
  • 79': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Brentford 0. Molla Wagué (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Alexander Milosevic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
  • 85': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
  • 85': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Offside, Brentford. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Nottingham Forest).
  • 86': Josh McEachran (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Karim Ansarifard replaces Lewis Grabban.
  • 87': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
  • 87': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Alexander Milosevic tries a through ball, but Diogo Gonçalves is caught offside.
  • 89': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Brentford 1. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 90': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Alexander Milosevic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Julian Jeanvier (Brentford).
  • 90'+3': Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moses Odubajo.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Brentford 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Brentford 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
11 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 6
69.6 Possession 30.4
21 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
428 Accurate Passes 133
538 Passes 243
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.5
4 Accurate Crosses 1
24 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
70 Long Balls 82
38 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 18
10 Effective Clearances 40
10 Clearances 40

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 27,829

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Millwall 2 +5 6
2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
3 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
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Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Costel Pantilimon (GK)
18 Jack Robinson
17 Alexander Milosevic Yellow Card
11 Ben Osborn
21 Saidy Janko
33 Léo Bonatini
22 Ryan Yates Yellow Card
8 Ben Watson
7 Lewis Grabban
23 Joe Lolley
14 Matty Cash
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Luke Steele, Diogo Gonçalves, Karim Ansarifard, Claudio Yacob, Molla Wagué, Daryl Murphy, João Carvalho.

BRE Brentford (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bentley (GK)
23 Julian Jeanvier
29 Yoann Barbet
26 Ezri Konsa
19 Romaine Sawyers
12 Kamohelo Mokotjo
2 Moses Odubajo Yellow Card
22 Henrik Dalsgaard
9 Neal Maupay
21 Saïd Benrahma
11 Ollie Watkins
Brentford Substitutes:
Luke Daniels, Josh Dasilva, Josh McEachran, Sergi Canós, Marcus Forss, Mads Bech Sørensen, Chiedozie Ogbene.

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