Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Brentford FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Brentford FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC Brentford Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira
Ivan Toney 19' 1–1
Ben Mee 58' 2–1
2–2 65' Chris Wood
Neal Maupay 68' 3–2
Y 18' Orel Mangala
Y 51' Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira
Y 54' Gonzalo Montiel
Ivan Toney 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Brentford Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 Dan Cook
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

5
3
6
Brentford FC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-20 Brentford FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-10-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2023-04-29 Brentford FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-11-05 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Brentford FC 2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 3–2 W
16 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–3 L
05 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
30 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 1–3 L
27 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–4 L
17 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–2 L
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Brentford FC A 2–3 L
17 Jan Blackpool FC A 3–2 W
07 Jan Blackpool FC H 2–2 D
30 Dec Manchester United FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Newcastle United FC A 3–1 W
23 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Brentford FC Nottingham Forest FC
#4 Position #13
9 Points 5
5 Played 5
2 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 2
10 Scored 4
4 Conceded 5
+6 GD -1
1.80 PPG 1.00
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Brentford FC are 4th (9 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brentford FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brentford FC
Kevin Schade 3 G
Vitaly Janelt 2 G
Keane Lewis-Potter 1 G 1 A
Michael Kayode 1 G
Nottingham Forest FC
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Dan Ndoye 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Brentford FC host Nottingham Forest FC — let the battle begin!
  • 3' Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 8' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 13' It’s high time Nuno Espírito Santo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 18' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 19' What composure from Ivan Toney! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 24' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 374 games and scored 435 goals.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brentford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 49' Nathan Collins has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
  • 52' Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 54' Poor challenge from Gonzalo Montiel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 58' Ben Mee doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Ryan Yates has done his job and it is now time for Neco Williams to step up.
  • 65' What composure from Chris Wood! The New Zealand international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 66' Brentford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 68' The France forward Neal Maupay breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 3-2!
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 74' Brentford FC make a change. Mikkel Damsgaard trudges off to be replaced by Shandon Baptiste on 74 minutes.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Gonzalo Montiel has done his job and it is now time for Brandon Aguilera to step up.
  • 88' Josh Dasilva is replacing Keane Lewis-Potter for the Brentford FC side.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Mads Roerslev is replaced by Kristoffer Ajer on 90 minute.
  • Nottingham Forest FC will have plenty to reflect on. Brentford FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ivan Toney 4
Yoane Wissa 2
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 2
Josh Dasilva 2
Filip Krovinovic 1
Ben Mee 1
Ollie Watkins 1
Mathias Jorgensen 1

Head to Head

2024-01-20 Brentford FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-10-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2023-04-29 Brentford FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-11-05 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Brentford FC 2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Brentford FC Form

2024-01-20 Brentford FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-01-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–2 Brentford FC L 2024-01-05 Brentford FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2023-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Brentford FC L 2023-12-27 Brentford FC 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-17 Brentford FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-01-20 Brentford FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-01-17 Blackpool FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-01-07 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Blackpool FC D 2023-12-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Manchester United FC W 2023-12-26 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2023-12-23 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.8 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC49% Draw25% Nottingham Forest FC26%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
51%
Brentford FC or Nottingham Forest FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC36% Draw43% Nottingham Forest FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.