English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 17, 2025
Brentford WLDWD 1
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Nottingham Forest LDDWL 3
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The City Ground · 29,949 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BRE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 5MurilloCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 3Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 34Ola AinaRB
  6. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 6Ibrahim SangaréRM
  9. 11Chris WoodF
  10. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiAM-L
  11. 14Dan NdoyeAM-R

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Sepp van den BergCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 3Rico HenryLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 17Antoni MilamboAM
  7. 8Mathias JensenLM
  8. 18Yehor YarmoliukRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 14Fábio CarvalhoAM-L
  11. 23Keane Lewis-PotterAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Antoni Milambo.
  5. 52' Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  8. 69' Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Mathias Jensen.
  9. 78' Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  10. 79' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Chris Wood.
  11. 79' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Dan Ndoye.
  12. 84' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  13. 88' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.
  14. 90' Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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