Saturday , 14 November 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 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

6
3
6
Brentford FC 15 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
#8 Position #16
14 Points 9
10 Played 10
3 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 5
16 Scored 9
11 Conceded 13
+5 GD -4
1.40 PPG 0.90
30% Win % 20%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season
10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Brentford FC are 8th (14 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brentford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Brentford FC have kicked off against Nottingham Forest FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 3' A goal from the Brazil international Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira! He fires home on 3 to make it 0-1!
  • 8' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 13' Brentford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' Orel Mangala catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
  • 19' What a moment for Ivan Toney! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 24' A quiet spell here at Brentford Community Stadium. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Murillo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' Orel Mangala is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brentford FC tonight.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brentford FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 49' It’s high time Thomas Frank made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gonzalo Montiel on 54.
  • 58' Ben Mee doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Neco Williams is hanging Ryan Yates on the field on 62 minute.
  • 65' Magnificent from Chris Wood! That is 89 goals in 356 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' Brentford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 68' GOAL! Neal Maupay scores on 68.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 74' Mikkel Damsgaard makes way for Shandon Baptiste at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brentford FC.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brentford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 84' Brentford FC have won 521 goals from 353 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' Brandon Aguilera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gonzalo Montiel on 86 minute.
  • 88' Josh Dasilva is replacing Keane Lewis-Potter for the Brentford FC side.
  • 90' Kristoffer Ajer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mads Roerslev on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Brentford FC and Nottingham Forest FC share the spoils 3-2.

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
Josh Dasilva 2
Yoane Wissa 2
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 2
Lewis MacLeod 1
Henrik Dalsgaard 1
Christian Norgaard 1
Ollie Watkins 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
1.86 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC48% Draw25% Nottingham Forest FC27%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
52%
Brentford FC or Nottingham Forest FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC35% Draw42% Nottingham Forest FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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