Nottm Forest vs Brentford 2025-26 English Premier League

Nottingham Forest

5': Chris Wood
42': Dan Ndoye
45'+2': Chris Wood

FT
3 - 1

Brentford

78': Thiago (P)

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brentford: Wood's double inspires win

A brace from Chris Wood led Nottingham Forest to a comfortable 3-1 win against Brentford, despite a late consolation from Thiago.

Match Commentary

5': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Brentford 0. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
42': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Brentford 0. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
45'+2': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 0. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a through ball following a fast break.
45'+5': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 0.
45': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Antoni Milambo.
45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 0.
52': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
69': Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Mathias Jensen.
78': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Chris Wood.
79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Dan Ndoye.
84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
88': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.
90': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Brentford 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,949

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+4	Manchester City	1	3
+3	Sunderland	1	3
+3	Tottenham Hotspur	1	3
+2	Liverpool	1	3

Full Table

Statistics

BRE		NFO
15	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	2
45.6	Possession	54.4
10	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
271	Accurate Passes	343
346	Passes	417
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
16	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	54
14	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	12
0.3	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	9
27	Effective Clearances	24
27	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

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
11	Chris Wood
7	Callum Hudson-Odoi
14	Dan Ndoye

Substitutes:

Taiwo Awoniyi, Willy Boly, Ryan Yates, Angus Gunn, Zach Abbott, Jair Paula, Igor Jesus, Jota Silva, Morato.

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
4	Sepp van den Berg
22	Nathan Collins
3	Rico Henry
33	Michael Kayode
17	Antoni Milambo
8	Mathias Jensen
18	Yehor Yarmoliuk
9	Thiago
14	Fábio Carvalho
23	Keane Lewis-Potter

Substitutes:

Kristoffer Ajer, Mads Roerslev, Jordan Henderson, Benjamin Arthur, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Aaron Hickey, Myles Peart-Harris, Kevin Schade, Frank Onyeka.