Brentford vs Nottingham Forest, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Brentford are hosting Nottingham Forest
at Griffin Park, Brentford, 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.
- 5': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
- 5': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Watson.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis MacLeod.
- 8': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Costel Pantilimon tries a through ball, but Gil Dias is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
- 9': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh McEachran with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
- 14': Michael Hefele (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
- 18': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 19': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
- 19': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Chris Mepham (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest).
- 21': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis MacLeod with a headed pass.
- 22': Attempt saved. Gil Dias (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by João Carvalho.
- 24': Foul by Gil Dias (Nottingham Forest).
- 24': Said Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Foul by Gil Dias (Nottingham Forest).
- 25': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
- 26': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
- 30': Gil Dias (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
- 31': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Gil Dias (Nottingham Forest).
- 32': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right.
- 34': Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 35': Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Michael Hefele (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a cross.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jack Colback.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 39': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Gil Dias (Nottingham Forest).
- 41': Attempt saved. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 41': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 43': Attempt missed. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Said Benrahma.
- 44': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 45': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
- 45'+1': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+2': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Goal! Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a cross.
- 45'+4': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
- 45'+4': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn replaces Gil Dias.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash replaces Joe Lolley.
- 46': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
- 46': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 48': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by João Carvalho.
- 48': Attempt missed. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Chris Mepham (Brentford) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 52': Attempt missed. Said Benrahma (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis MacLeod.
- 53': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
- 53': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
- 53': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest).
- 55': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Carvalho.
- 58': Attempt saved. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 59': Attempt saved. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
- 59': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Said Benrahma (Brentford).
- 62': Goal! Brentford 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
- 63': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 65': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
- 66': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Brentford. Alan Judge replaces Sergi Canos.
- 71': Substitution, Brentford. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Josh McEachran.
- 73': Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford).
- 73': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lewis Grabban replaces Daryl Murphy.
- 74': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
- 74': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Brentford. Nico Yennaris replaces Lewis MacLeod.
- 77': Offside, Brentford. Chris Mepham tries a through ball, but Said Benrahma is caught offside.
- 79': Delay in match Ollie Watkins (Brentford) because of an injury.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
- 82': Said Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Goal! Brentford 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 86': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 86': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
- 89': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 90'+5': Alan Judge (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+7': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Said Benrahma (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 90'+8': Match ends, Brentford 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
Statistics
 NFO |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 7 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 360 |
| 390 | Passes | 454 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 10 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 23 | Tackles | 5 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 27 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 10,186
Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 10,186
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | +3 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Mepham |
| 26 | Ezri Konsa  |
| 29 | Yoann Barbet |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard |
| 10 | Josh McEachran |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 4 | Lewis MacLeod |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 21 | Saïd Benrahma |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Costel Pantilimon (GK) |
| 4 | Daniel Fox |
| 44 | Michael Hefele |
| 18 | Jack Robinson |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa |
| 10 | João Carvalho |
| 6 | Jack Colback |
| 8 | Ben Watson |
| 9 | Daryl Murphy |
| 23 | Joe Lolley |
| 31 | Gil Dias |
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