Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Premier League 1 Oct 2023, 13:00
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Brentford
Brentford
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 P. Tierney Round 7

Match report

Nottingham Forest were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford in the Premier League on 1 October 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Brentford had 18 shots to Nottingham Forest's 6.

M. Niakhate was sent off in the 56th minute.

The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), with P. Tierney in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 6 - 18 On target 1 - 5 Corners 1 - 11 Fouls 6 - 10 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Nicolás Domínguez
Nottingham Forest · 1 goal
8 Willy Boly captained the side
8 Murillo captained the side
8 Ethan Pinnock 78 passes (96% accurate)
7 Christian Nørgaard 1 goal
First half vs second half
Brentford came out stronger after half-time, with 15 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 3–15
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–4
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 1–4 0–7
Match statistics
6 Shots Total 18
1 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 7
5 Shots Inside Box 15
1 Shots Outside Box 3
6 Fouls 10
1 Corners 11
2 Offsides 1
41% Ball Possession 59%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 0
402 Passes Total 569
316 Passes Accurate 484
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-3-3
1 M. Turner
24 S. Aurier 30 W. Boly 40 Murillo 19 M. Niakhaté
6 I. Sangaré 5 O. Mangala 16 N. Domínguez
21 A. Elanga 9 T. Awoniyi 14 C. Hudson-Odoi
Brentford · 4-3-3
1 M. Flekken
20 K. Ajer 22 N. Collins 5 E. Pinnock 2 A. Hickey
8 M. Jensen 6 C. Nørgaard 27 V. Janelt
19 B. Mbeumo 11 Y. Wissa 23 K. Lewis-Potter
Nottingham Forest
Coach
S. Cooper
Substitutes
  • 15 Harry Toffolo
  • 10 Morgan Gibbs-White
  • 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
  • 27 Divock Origi
  • 11 Chris Wood
  • 23 Odysseas Vlachodimos
  • 29 Gonzalo Montiel
  • 4 Joe Worrall
  • 12 Andrey Santos
Brentford
Coach
T. Frank
Substitutes
  • 15 Frank Onyeka
  • 14 Saman Ghoddos
  • 7 Neal Maupay
  • 30 Mads Roerslev
  • 37 Michael Olakigbe
  • 21 Thomas Strakosha
  • 13 Zanka
  • 38 Ethan Brierley
  • 33 Yehor Yarmoliuk
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ H. Toffolo ↓ C. Hudson-Odoi Nottingham Forest
  • 60' ↑ M. Gibbs-White ↓ A. Elanga Nottingham Forest
  • 69' ↑ F. Onyeka ↓ M. Jensen Brentford
  • 69' ↑ S. Ghoddos ↓ A. Hickey Brentford
  • 75' ↑ N. Maupay ↓ K. Lewis-Potter Brentford
  • 77' ↑ C. Kouyaté ↓ I. Sangaré Nottingham Forest
  • 80' ↑ D. Origi ↓ N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
  • 81' ↑ C. Wood ↓ T. Awoniyi Nottingham Forest
  • 89' ↑ M. Olakigbe ↓ V. Janelt Brentford
  • 89' ↑ M. Roerslev ↓ K. Ajer Brentford
Cards
  • 56' M. Niakhate Nottingham Forest
  • 2' A. Hickey Brentford
  • 30' M. Niakhate Nottingham Forest
  • 56' M. Niakhate Nottingham Forest
  • 68' I. Sangare Nottingham Forest
  • 88' F. Onyeka Brentford
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 4 2 draws 3 Brentford
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2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest vs Brentford 0 - 2
2024-12-21 Brentford vs Nottingham Forest 0 - 2
2024-01-20 Brentford vs Nottingham Forest 3 - 2
2023-10-01 Nottingham Forest vs Brentford 1 - 1
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Brentford D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Brentford?
Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 against Brentford on 1 October 2023.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Brentford?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Brentford played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Brentford?
Brentford had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.