Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Nottingham Forest

3 - 1

Brentford

🕒 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 16 · Brentford 9

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

22 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	64%
Draws	14%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Nottingham Forest controlled possession (55%).
Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brentford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 31

Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.05

PPG

1.11

1.05

1.16

1.21

1.63

42%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

47%

32%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Brentford rank9th

Nottingham Forest points44

Brentford points53

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3

34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brentford: #9 · 53 pts · GD +3

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-4

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Brentford last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals2-6

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%

Brentford score away63%

Brentford clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%

Brentford score first42%

Brentford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Brentford 22%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Brentford 30.4'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22

Brentford score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brentford concede away1.63 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Brentford score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Brentford are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Brentford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

404

330

Passes Accurate

334

257

Passes %

83%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Wood

Normal Goal

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Ndoye

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gibbs-White

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

C. Wood

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Anderson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Milambo

1st substitution · For: K. Schade

52'

52' N. Collins

53'

53' N. Williams

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ M. Jensen

2nd substitution · For: J. Henderson

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ K. Lewis-Potter

3rd substitution · For: F. Onyeka

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Thiago

Penalty

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ C. Wood

1st substitution · For: Igor Jesus

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Ndoye

2nd substitution · For: Jota Silva

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Gibbs-White

3rd substitution · For: R. Yates

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ R. Henry

4th substitution · For: A. Hickey

90'

90' A. Hickey

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat Brentford 3-1 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Nottingham Forest took an early lead at 5' when C. Wood scored, making the score 1-0. Nottingham Forest extended the lead at 42' when D. Ndoye scored, with the assist credited to M. Gibbs-White, making the score 2-0. Nottingham Forest extended the lead at 45' when C. Wood scored, with the assist credited to E. Anderson, making the score 3-0.

Second half: Brentford made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Milambo replacing K. Schade. N. Collins received a yellow card for Brentford at 52'. N. Williams received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 53'. Brentford made their 2nd substitution at 69', with M. Jensen replacing J. Henderson. Brentford made their 3rd substitution at 69', with K. Lewis-Potter replacing F. Onyeka. Brentford reduced the deficit at 78' when Thiago scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 79', with C. Wood replacing Igor Jesus. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 79', with D. Ndoye replacing Jota Silva. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Gibbs-White replacing R. Yates. Brentford made their 4th substitution at 88', with R. Henry replacing A. Hickey. A. Hickey received a yellow card for Brentford at 90'.

Nottingham Forest used 3 substitutions while Brentford used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card, while Brentford got 2 yellow cards.