Nottingham Forest vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League
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3 - 1
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brentford: Wood's double inspires win
A brace from Chris Wood led Nottingham Forest to a comfortable 3-1 win against Brentford, despite a late consolation from Thiago.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 5': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Brentford 0. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 8': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 11': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 16': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 18': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
- 24': Attempt saved. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Igor Thiago.
- 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
- 29': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Fábio Carvalho.
- 32': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
- 32': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rico Henry.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 40': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 41': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 41': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 42': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Brentford 0. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 45': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 45'+1': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 0. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Antoni Milambo.
- 46': Handball by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 48': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Elliot Anderson is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 52': Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 52': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 53': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Neco Williams.
- 57': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
- 59': Attempt missed. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 61': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 63': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 64': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 68': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 68': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 69': Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 73': Attempt saved. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Michael Kayode.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
- 75': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 76': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 76': Penalty conceded by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 78': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Chris Wood.
- 79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Dan Ndoye.
- 82': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 82': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 85': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 88': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.
- 89': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 90': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
- 90': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+1': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 90'+2': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
- 90'+3': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 90'+5': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 90'+5': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 271 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
| 346 | Passes | 417 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 27 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,949
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,949
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Neco Williams  |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 14 | Dan Ndoye |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 17 | Antoni Milambo |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 9 | Igor Thiago |
| 14 | Fábio Carvalho |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
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