Brentford FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Brentford FC

0 – 2

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Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Brentford Community Stadium 17,115 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 38' Ola Aina

0–2 51' Anthony Elanga

Y 27' Murillo

Ben Mee 40' Y

Y 55' Morgan Gibbs-White

Yoane Wissa 57' Y

Y 79' Jota Silva

Y 84' Nicolas Dominguez

Mikkel Damsgaard 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Brentford FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver
Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
Assistant 2 James Mainwaring

17 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Brentford FC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-21 Brentford FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC 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

Recent Form

Brentford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–2	L
15 Dec	Chelsea FC	A	1–2	L
07 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	4–2	W
04 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	1–3	L
30 Nov	Leicester City FC	H	4–1	W
23 Nov	Everton FC	A	0–0	D

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–0	W
14 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	2–1	W
07 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	3–2	W
04 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L
30 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Arsenal FC	A	0–3	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!
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Brentford FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
10' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Jota Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Bryan Mbeumo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
20' Nicolas Dominguez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
27' Nottingham Forest FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 27.
32' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
37' Brentford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
38' What composure from Ola Aina! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 0-1.
40' Ben Mee picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' Neco Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
51' Magnificent from Anthony Elanga! That is 15 goals in 411 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Morgan Gibbs-White is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — card on 55.
57' Yoane Wissa is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
62' Matz Sels is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
64' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Anthony Elanga is replaced by Ryan Yates on 64 minute.
67' Fresh legs for Brentford FC! Mads Roerslev comes on to replace Kristoffer Ajer.
72' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
75' Morgan Gibbs-White makes way for Jota Silva at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
79' Nottingham Forest FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
81' The whistle greets Kevin Schade as he departs to be replaced by Fabio Carvalho.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Dominguez on 84.
87' The referee has no hesitation. Mikkel Damsgaard is booked for Brentford FC — card on 87.
90' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Chris Wood is withdrawn and Taiwo Awoniyi gets his opportunity.
With this win, Nottingham Forest FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi
11
Chris Wood ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 90'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Jota Silva 75'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina
31
Nikola Milenkovic
4
Morato
7
Neco Williams ↓ Harry Toffolo 90'
8
Elliot Anderson ↓ Nicolas Dominguez 64'
21
Anthony Elanga ↓ Ryan Yates 64'
5
Murillo

Bench

18
James Ward-Prowse
22
Ryan Yates ↑ 64'
30
Willy Boly
15
Harry Toffolo ↑ 90'
19
Alex Moreno
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 90'
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↑ 64'
33
Carlos Miguel
20
Jota Silva ↑ 75'

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Toney	4
Josh Dasilva	2
Yoane Wissa	2
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	2
Joe Worrall	1
Nicolas Dominguez	1
Lewis MacLeod	1
Henrik Dalsgaard	1

Head to Head

Brentford FC Form

2024-12-21 Brentford FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-12-15 Chelsea FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2024-12-07 Brentford FC 4–2 Newcastle United FC W 2024-12-04 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Brentford FC L 2024-11-30 Brentford FC 4–1 Leicester City FC W 2024-11-23 Everton FC 0–0 Brentford FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-12-21 Brentford FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-07 Manchester United FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-11-23 Arsenal FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.77 Brentford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brentford FC48% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC25%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

52%

Brentford FC or Nottingham Forest FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brentford FC38% Draw45% Nottingham Forest FC17%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap	Brentford FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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