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Premier League · Round 1 · Sunday, Aug 17 2025

Nottingham Forest
3 · 1
Full time

Brentford
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City Ground, Nottingham
Events 4 goals · 3 cards · 7 subs
5'
⚽
C. Wood 1 - 0
42'
⚽
D. Ndoye 2 - 0
assist by M. Gibbs-White
HT 3 - 0
45'+2
⚽
C. Wood 3 - 0
assist by E. Anderson
46'
⇄
↑ K. Schade
↓ A. Milambo
52'
N. Collins
Yellow card
53'
N. Williams
Yellow card
69'
⇄
↑ J. Henderson
↓ M. Jensen
69'
⇄
↑ F. Onyeka
↓ K. Lewis-Potter
78'
⚽
I. Thiago 3 - 1
penalty
79'
⇄
↑ J. Silva
↓ D. Ndoye
79'
⇄
↑ I. Jesus
↓ C. Wood
84'
⇄
↑ R. Yates
↓ M. Gibbs-White
88'
⇄
↑ A. Hickey
↓ R. Henry
90'
A. Hickey
Yellow card
FT 3 - 1
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
54%
Ball possession
46%
1.83
Expected goals (xG)
1.49
11
Total shots
10
4
Big chances
1
Team form
Nottingham Forest 1W · 2D · 2L
vs Chelsea 0–1
@ West Ham United 2–1
vs Leicester City 2–2
@ Crystal Palace 1–1
vs Brentford 0–2
Brentford 3W · 1D · 1L
@ Bolton Wanderers 1–1
vs Fulham 2–3
@ Ipswich Town 1–0
vs Manchester United 4–3
@ Nottingham Forest 2–0
Top Players
Nottingham Forest
C. Wood
F · ⚽ 2
9.2
E. Anderson
M · 🅰 1
7.5
D. Ndoye
M · ⚽ 1
7.4
Brentford
I. Thiago
F · ⚽ 1
6.8
A. Hickey
D
6.8
A. Milambo
M
6.7
Head to Head
3
Nottingham Forest
2
Draws
3
Brentford
Last 8 meetings · 3.0 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumCity Ground · Nottingham
Capacity30445
CountryEngland
KickoffSun, Aug 17 2025 · 17:00 UTC
Round1
CompetitionPremier League
Head Coaches
Vitor Pereira
Vitor Pereira
4-2-3-1 Mid
Pressing46%
🙏 Cross & Pray🪽 Wing Play⚖ Overload-to-Isolate
Keith Andrews
Keith Andrews
4-2-3-1 Mid
Pressing41%
⭐ Moments FC🙏 Cross & Pray🌀 Total Football
Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
26 M. Sels
G · 90'
6.6
34 O. Aina
D · 90'
7.2
31 N. Milenković
D · 90'
6.7
5 Murillo
D · 90'
7.1
3 N. Williams
D · 90'
6.7
6 I. Sangaré
M · 90'
6.5
8 E. Anderson
M · 90'
7.5
14 D. Ndoye ⚽ ↓ 79'
M · 79'
7.4
10 M. Gibbs-White ↓ 84'
M · 84'
6.8
7 C. Hudson-Odoi
M
7.1
11 C. Wood ⚽⚽ ↓ 79'
F · 79'
9.2
Substitutes (9)
19 I. Jesus ↑ 79'
F
6.5
20 J. Silva ↑ 79'
F
6.6
22 R. Yates ↑ 84'
M
7.0
4 F. Morato
D
9 T. Awoniyi
F
44 Z. Abbott
D
23 Jair
D
30 W. Boly
D
18 A. Gunn
G
Brentford 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 C. Kelleher
G · 90'
6.1
33 M. Kayode
D · 90'
6.4
22 N. Collins
D · 90'
5.8
4 S. van den Berg
D · 90'
6.3
3 R. Henry ↓ 88'
D · 88'
5.7
18 Y. Yarmolyuk
M
6.0
8 M. Jensen ↓ 69'
M · 69'
6.5
23 K. Lewis-Potter ↓ 69'
D · 69'
6.4
17 A. Milambo ↓ 46'
M · 45'
6.7
14 F. Carvalho
F · 90'
6.2
9 I. Thiago ⚽
F · 90'
6.8
Substitutes (9)
7 K. Schade ↑ 46'
M
6.4
6 J. Henderson ↑ 69'
M
6.4
15 F. Onyeka ↑ 69'
M
6.3
2 A. Hickey ↑ 88'
D
6.8
12 H. R. Valdimarsson
G
43 B. Arthur
D
30 M. Roerslev
D
25 M. Peart-Harris
M
20 K. Ajer
D
Match stats Final
Top stats
54%
Ball possession
46%
1.83
Expected goals (xG)
1.49
11
Total shots
10
5
Shots on target
3
4
Big chances
1
343
Accurate passes
271
7
Fouls
15
5
Corners
5
Expected goals
1.83
Total xG
1.49
1.76
xG open play
0.45
0.07
xG set play
1.04
1.83
Non-penalty xG
0.7
2.43
xG on target (xGOT)
1.47
Shots
11
Total shots
10
4
Shots off target
4
5
Shots on target
3
2
Blocked shots
3
0
Hit woodwork
0
6
Shots inside box
7
5
Shots outside box
3
Passes
417
Passes
346
343
Accurate passes
271
18/54 (33%)
Long balls
14/44 (32%)
5/24 (21%)
Crosses
3/16 (19%)
19
Throws
19
25
Touches in opp. box
19
2
Offsides
0
Defense
12
Tackles
20
9
Interceptions
5
2
Blocks
3
24
Clearances
27
2
Keeper saves
2
Duels
52
Duels
48
33/65 (51%)
Ground duels won
32/65 (49%)
20/36 (56%)
Aerial duels won
16/36 (44%)
9/15 (60%)
Successful dribbles
7/14 (50%)
Discipline
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 21
6' Goal
C. Wood
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.07
xGOT
0.55
11' Off target
E. Anderson
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.31
xGOT
—
11' Blocked
E. Anderson
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
18' Saved
E. Anderson
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.02
xGOT
0.15
18' Blocked
M. Gibbs-White
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
24' Saved
Y. Yarmoliuk
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.08
xGOT
0.16
26' Blocked
N. Collins
Header · Corner
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
40' Blocked
I. Thiago
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.11
xGOT
—
40' Off target
M. Jensen
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.13
xGOT
—
42' Goal
D. Ndoye
Header · Assisted
xG
0.1
xGOT
0.69
45'+2 Goal
C. Wood
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.86
xGOT
0.99
51' Off target
K. Lewis-Potter
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.1
xGOT
—
54' Off target
K. Lewis-Potter
Header · Throw-in
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
55' Off target
I. Sangaré
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
59' Off target
F. Carvalho
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
61' Saved
C. Hudson Odoi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
0.04
63' Off target
M. Gibbs-White
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.3
xGOT
—
65' Off target
M. Gibbs-White
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
73' Saved
S. van den Berg
Header · Throw-in
xG
0.13
xGOT
0.53
75' Blocked
S. van den Berg
Header · Throw-in
xG
0.08
xGOT
—
78' Goal
I. Thiago
Right foot · Penalty
xG
0.79
xGOT
0.78
Player stats
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford · Last 8 meetings
3
Nottingham Forest
2
Draws
3
Brentford
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-01-25 Brentford 0 – 2 Nottingham Forest
2025-08-17 Nottingham Forest 3 – 1 Brentford
2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest 0 – 2 Brentford
2024-12-21 Brentford 0 – 2 Nottingham Forest
2024-01-20 Brentford 3 – 2 Nottingham Forest
2023-10-01 Nottingham Forest 1 – 1 Brentford
2023-04-29 Brentford 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest
2022-11-05 Nottingham Forest 2 – 2 Brentford
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