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Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Premier League
Nottm Forest
1-0-0
3-1
Final
Brentford
0-0-1
The City Ground
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBRE
54%Possession46%
11Shots10
5On target3
5Corners5
2Saves2
7Fouls15
52'Nathan CollinsBRE53'Neco WilliamsNFO90'Aaron HickeyBRE
Team1H2HT
NFO303
BRE011

Who won: Nottm Forest 3-1

Nottingham Forest beat Brentford 3-1 on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at The City Ground. Goals for Nottm Forest: Chris Wood (5', 45'+2') and Dan Ndoye (42'). Goals for Brentford: Igor Thiago (78' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Chris WoodF
  2. 27.4Dan NdoyeAM-R
  3. 37.3Elliot AndersonLM
  4. 47.1Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAM
  5. 56.6Callum Hudson-OdoiAM-L
  6. 66.6Igor ThiagoF
  7. 76.5Matz SelsG
  8. 86.4MurilloCD-L
  9. 96.3Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  10. 106.3Ibrahim SangaréRM
  11. 116.2Ola AinaRB
  12. 126.1Sepp van den BergCD-L

Team stats

NFOBRE
7Fouls15
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides0
5Corner Kicks5
2Saves2
54.4Possession45.6
11SHOTS10
5ON GOAL3
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals1
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
343Accurate Passes271
417Passes346
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
5Accurate Crosses3
24Crosses16
0.2Cross %0.2
54Long Balls44
18Accurate Long Balls14
0.3Long Balls %0.3
2Blocked Shots3
7Effective Tackles6
12Tackles20
0.6Tackle %0.3
9Interceptions5
24Effective Clearances27
24Clearances27

Player of the game

Chris Wood

NFO · 2 G

8.3

Deserved to win

3%
NFO · 0.10 xG
26%
Draw
71%
BRE · 0.85 xG

Brentford deserved better: 71% on chances, lost 1-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 1.
  3. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).

  5. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Jordan Henderson (Brentford).

  8. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).

  10. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).

  12. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  13. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).

  14. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 90'

    Yellow card

    Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Hickey

  16. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).

  17. 90'

    Free kick won

    Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  18. 89'

    Free kick won

    Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  19. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Henry

    Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.

    A. Hickey

  20. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).

  21. 85'

    Free kick won

    Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Gibbs-White

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.

    R. Yates

  23. 83'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.

  24. 82'

    Free kick won

    Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).

Leaders

NFOBRE
Total Shots
Elliot Anderson
3
Igor Thiago
2
Accurate Passes
Elliot Anderson
66
Sepp van den Berg
57
Saves
Matz Sels
2
Caoimhín Kelleher
2

Season seriesBRE leads series 3-1-1

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