Nottingham Forest vs Brentford 17/08/2025

Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest

The City Ground

17 Aug 2025, 15:00
3:1
Finished

Match summary

1ST HALF
5'
Goal
Chris Wood
42'
Goal
Dan Ndoye(M. Gibbs-White)
47'
Goal
Chris Wood(E. Anderson)
2ND HALF
A. Milambo
Kevin Schade
46'
Nathan Collins
52'
53'
Neco Williams
K. Lewis-Potter
Frank Onyeka
69'
Mathias Jensen
J. Henderson
69'
77'
I. Sangaré(Penalty committed)
Igor Thiago(Penalty goal)
Penalty goal
78'
79'
Igor Jesus
Chris Wood
79'
Jota Silva
Dan Ndoye
84'
Ryan Yates
M. Gibbs-White
Rico Henry
Aaron Hickey
88'
Aaron Hickey
90'

Match statistics

54%Possession46%
399Passes Attempted330
330Completed Passes257
5Corners5
19Throw-ins19
11Shots On Target10

Line-ups

Nottingham Forest

Formation

4-2-3-1
Matz
#26Sels
Murillo Santiago
#5Costa Dos Santos
Nikola
#31Milenković
Neco Shay
#3Williams
Temitayo Olufisayo
#34Olaoluwa Aina
Elliot
#8Anderson
Ibrahim
#6Sangaré
Morgan Anthony
#10Gibbs-White
Callum James
#7Hudson-Odoi
Dan
#14Ndoye
Christopher Grant
#11Wood

Starting XI

Matz Sels
Matz Sels
#26
Murillo
Murillo
#5
N. Milenković
N. Milenković
#31
Neco Williams
Neco Williams
#3
53'
Ola Aina
Ola Aina
#34
E. Anderson
E. Anderson
#8
🎯47'
I. Sangaré
I. Sangaré
#6
77'
M. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
#10
84'
🎯42'
Hudson-Odoi
Hudson-Odoi
#7
Dan Ndoye
Dan Ndoye
#14
79'
42'
Chris Wood
Chris Wood
#11
79'
47'
5'

Substitutes

K. Vermeer
K. Vermeer
#25
M. Hauptmeijer
M. Hauptmeijer
#40
Olivier Aertssen
Olivier Aertssen
#3
E. Reijnders
E. Reijnders
#23
Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas
#30
A. Fontana
A. Fontana
#17
T. Gijselhart
T. Gijselhart
#38
M. Oukhattou
M. Oukhattou
#37
T. Buitink
T. Buitink
#29
K. De Rooij
K. De Rooij
#22
Dylan Mbayo
Dylan Mbayo
#11

Will not play

Christopher Grant
Christopher Grant Wood
Forward
Knee injury
Return: Early February 2026
Willy
Willy Boly
Defender
Ibrahim
Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder
Ryan
Ryan Yates
Midfielder
Hamstring Injury
Return: Mid January 2026
John Victor
John Victor Maciel Furtado
Goalkeeper
Knee injury
Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Nottingham Forest
Nuno Espírito Santo

Head-to-head

23 matches
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
9
Wins
5
Draws
9
Wins
Brentford
Brentford

League standings

#TeamPGPts
1
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Arsenal
2140:1449
2
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Manchester City
2145:1943
3
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Aston Villa
2133:2443
4
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Liverpool
2132:2835
5
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Brentford
2135:2833
6
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Newcastle
2132:2732
7
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Manchester United
2136:3232
8
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Chelsea
2134:2431
9
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Fulham
2130:3031
10
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Sunderland
2121:2230
11
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Brighton
2131:2829
12
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Everton
2123:2529
13
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Crystal Palace
2122:2328
14
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Tottenham Hotspur
2130:2727
15
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AFC Bournemouth
2134:4026
16
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Leeds United
2129:3722
17
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Nottingham Forest
2121:3421
18
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West Ham
2122:4314
19
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Burnley
2122:4113
20
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Wolves
2115:417

Match Information

Referee:
Peter Bankes
Venue:
The City Ground
Capacity:
30 445

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