Nottm Forest vs Brentford

Premier League 17 Aug 2025, 13:00
Nottm Forest
Nottm Forest
3–1
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Brentford
Brentford
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 Peter Bankes Round 1

Match report

Nottm Forest beat Brentford 3-1 in the Premier League on 17 August 2025.

Nottm Forest had 11 shots to Brentford's 10.

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

Half-time 3-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 11 - 10 On target 5 - 3 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 7 - 15 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Chris Wood
Nottm Forest · 2 goals
8 Dan Ndoye 1 goal
7 Igor Thiago 1 goal
7 Matz Sels captained the side
7 Ola Aina captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–4 4–6
Shots On Goal 4–1 1–2
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 5–2 0–3
Attacks 59–29 40–40
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
19 Throw In 19
14 Free Kick 8
6 Goal Kick 5
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 4
99 Attacks 69
66 Dangerous Attacks 28
5 On Target 3
6 Off Target 7
11 Shots Total 10
5 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 7
5 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 15
5 Corners 5
2 Offsides 0
55% Ball Possession 45%
1 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
403 Passes Total 330
334 Passes Accurate 257
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottm Forest · 4-2-3-1
26 M. Sels
34 O. Aina 31 N. Milenković 5 Murillo 3 N. Williams
6 I. Sangaré 8 E. Anderson
14 D. Ndoye 10 M. Gibbs-White 7 C. Hudson-Odoi
11 C. Wood
Brentford · 4-2-3-1
1 C. Kelleher
33 M. Kayode 22 N. Collins 4 S. Berg 3 R. Henry
18 Y. Yarmolyuk 8 M. Jensen
23 K. Lewis-Potter 17 A. Milambo 14 F. Carvalho
9 I. Thiago
Nottm Forest
Coach
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo
Substitutes
  • 19 Igor Jesus
  • 20 Jota Silva
  • 22 Ryan Yates
  • 18 Angus Gunn
  • 4 Morato
  • 44 Zach Abbott
  • 23 Jair
  • 30 Willy Boly
  • 9 Taiwo Awoniyi
Brentford
Coach
Keith Andrews
Substitutes
  • 7 Kevin Schade
  • 6 Jordan Henderson
  • 15 Frank Onyeka
  • 2 Aaron Hickey
  • 12 Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
  • 43 Benjamin Arthur
  • 30 Mads Roerslev
  • 20 Kristoffer Ajer
  • 25 Myles Peart-Harris
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ K. Schade ↓ A. Milambo Brentford
  • 69' ↑ J. Henderson ↓ M. Jensen Brentford
  • 69' ↑ F. Onyeka ↓ K. Lewis-Potter Brentford
  • 79' ↑ Jota Silva ↓ D. Ndoye Nottm Forest
  • 79' ↑ Igor Jesus ↓ C. Wood Nottm Forest
  • 84' ↑ R. Yates ↓ M. Gibbs-White Nottm Forest
  • 88' ↑ A. Hickey ↓ R. Henry Brentford
Cards
  • 52' N. Collins Brentford
  • 53' N. Williams Nottm Forest
  • 90' A. Hickey Brentford
Head-to-head
Nottm Forest 4 2 draws 3 Brentford
2026-01-25 Brentford vs Nottingham 0 - 2
2025-08-17 Nottm Forest vs Brentford 3 - 1
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
Nottm Forest D D D D D
Brentford D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottm Forest vs Brentford?
Nottm Forest won 3-1 against Brentford on 17 August 2025.
Who won Nottm Forest vs Brentford?
Nottm Forest won the match 3-1.
Where was Nottm Forest vs Brentford played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottm Forest vs Brentford?
Nottm Forest had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.