English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 56': Ben Watson
FT
1 - 0
Brentford

    About

    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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest).
    • 2': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
    • 2': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
    • 7': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
    • 7': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Rico Henry.
    • 9': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Rico Henry.
    • 14': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
    • 14': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
    • 16': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Watson.
    • 20': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 20': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
    • 21': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Julian Jeanvier.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
    • 22': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chema Rodríguez.
    • 24': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Josh Dasilva.
    • 24': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Lewis Grabban tries a through ball, but Joe Lolley is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Canós.
    • 28': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 33': Foul by Julian Jeanvier (Brentford).
    • 33': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Sergi Canós (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 44': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chema Rodríguez.
    • 45': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 45': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Brentford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Brentford 0.
    • 47': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
    • 47': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
    • 49': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 53': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
    • 53': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 55': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
    • 56': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Brentford 0. Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Worrall with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Watson.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Brentford. Saïd Benrahma replaces Josh Dasilva.
    • 63': Substitution, Brentford. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 65': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sammy Ameobi replaces João Carvalho.
    • 66': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
    • 69': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chema Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Sammy Ameobi is caught offside.
    • 70': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).
    • 70': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Jeanvier with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
    • 76': Substitution, Brentford. Nikolaos Karelis replaces Mathias Jensen.
    • 78': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
    • 78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Albert Adomah replaces Samba Sow because of an injury.
    • 80': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
    • 83': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chema Rodríguez.
    • 87': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
    • 87': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Brice Samba tries a through ball, but Sammy Ameobi is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Sergi Canós went off injured after Brentford had used all subs.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Rafa Mir replaces Lewis Grabban.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Jeanvier.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
    • 90'+4': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Rafa Mir (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+5': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Brentford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Brentford 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 3
    56.9 Possession 43.1
    11 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    405 Accurate Passes 303
    494 Passes 368
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    52 Long Balls 62
    18 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 14
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    16 Interceptions 9
    17 Effective Clearances 28
    17 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 27,598

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Queens Park Rangers 1 +2 3
    2 Millwall 1 +2 3
    3 Swansea City 1 +1 3
    4 West Bromwich Albion 1 +1 3
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    36 Chema
    4 Joe Worrall
    2 Yuri Ribeiro
    11 Matty Cash
    28 Tiago Silva
    21 Samba Sow
    8 Ben Watson
    7 Lewis Grabban
    10 João Carvalho
    23 Joe Lolley
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    John Bostock, Albert Adomah, Jack Robinson, Rafa Mir, Sammy Ameobi, Tobias Figueiredo, Arijanet Muric.

    BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    23 Julian Jeanvier
    18 Pontus Jansson
    3 Rico Henry
    22 Henrik Dalsgaard
    6 Christian Nørgaard
    14 Josh Dasilva
    8 Mathias Jensen
    11 Ollie Watkins
    19 Bryan Mbeumo
    7 Sergi Canós Yellow Card
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Nikolaos Karelis, Ethan Pinnock, Dominic Thompson, Luke Daniels, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Josh Clarke, Saïd Benrahma.

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