Brentford vs Nottm Forest 2025-26 English Premier League
Two-goal Nottingham Forest upset Brentford
Nottingham Forest struck twice either side off half-time to see off Brentford on Sunday afternoon.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Goal! Brentford 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
- 37': Substitution, Brentford. Sepp van den Berg replaces Kristoffer Ajer because of an injury.
- 37': Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Mikkel Damsgaard because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 66': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.
- 68': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Igor Jesus.
- 79': Goal! Brentford 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a fast break.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Michael Kayode.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Nottingham Forest 2.
Game Information
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,134
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Arsenal | 22 | 50 | 2 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +14 | Chelsea | 23 | 37 | 6 |
Statistics
 NFO |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 215 | Accurate Passes | 483 |
| 293 | Passes | 557 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 54 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 54 | Clearances | 22 |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk  |
| 9 | Igor Thiago |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
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