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

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Premier League · 2023-24

Nottingham Forest FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Brentford FC

Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 13:00 UTC City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 58' Christian Norgaard

Nicolas Dominguez 65' 1–1

Y 2' Aaron Hickey

Moussa Niakhate 30' Y

Moussa Niakhate 57' YR

Ibrahim Sangare 68' Y

Y 88' Frank Onyeka

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Brentford FC — Premier League at City Ground.

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

Match Details

Referee Paul Tierney
Assistant 1 Neil Davies
Assistant 2 Scott Ledger

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.5 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

Nottingham Forest FC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Brentford FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2020-12-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Brentford FC	H	1–1	D
23 Sep	Manchester City FC	A	0–2	L
18 Sep	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
02 Sep	Chelsea FC	A	1–0	W
26 Aug	Manchester United FC	A	2–3	L
18 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	2–1	W

Brentford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–1	D
23 Sep	Everton FC	H	1–3	L
16 Sep	Newcastle United FC	A	0–1	L
02 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–2	D
26 Aug	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–1	D
19 Aug	Fulham FC	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brentford FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Brentford FC

Kevin Schade	3 G
Vitaly Janelt	2 G
Keane Lewis-Potter	1 G	1 A
Michael Kayode	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nottingham Forest FC launch into their encounter with Brentford FC.
2' Brentford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 2.
7' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
12' A quiet spell here at City Ground. Brentford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
17' Brentford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
27' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Moussa Niakhate picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Christian Norgaard has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 44 cards already picked up this season.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Brentford FC's compact 4-3-3.
50' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Ethan Pinnock has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Cooper might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Moussa Niakhate on 57.
58' A stunning finish from Christian Norgaard — that came from absolutely nowhere!
60' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Callum Hudson-Odoi is replaced by Harry Toffolo.
61' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Morgan Gibbs-White comes on to replace Anthony Elanga.
65' Nicolas Dominguez does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
68' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
69' The Brentford FC bench stirs into life. Aaron Hickey is withdrawn and Saman Ghoddos gets his opportunity.
74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brentford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
75' The crowd applauds Keane Lewis-Potter as he leaves the pitch. Neal Maupay steps in for Brentford FC.
77' The crowd applauds Ibrahim Sangare as he leaves the pitch. Cheikhou Kouyate steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
80' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Nicolas Dominguez is withdrawn and Divock Origi gets his opportunity.
85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
88' The referee shows Brentford FC player a Yellow card on 88.
89' Time for substitution for Brentford FC. Vitaly Janelt is replaced by Michael Olakigbe.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓ Harry Toffolo 60'
24
Serge Aurier
30
Willy Boly
6
Ibrahim Sangare ↓ Cheikhou Kouyate 77'
5
Orel Mangala
19
Moussa Niakhate
1
Matt Turner
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Chris Wood 80'
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Divock Origi 80'
21
Anthony Elanga ↓ Morgan Gibbs-White 61'
–
Murillo

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Brentford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

7
Neal Maupay ↑ 75'
21
Thomas Strakosha
30
Mads Roerslev ↑ 89'
15
Frank Onyeka ↑ 69'
38
Ethan Brierley
13
Zanka
33
Yegor Yarmolyuk
14
Saman Ghoddos ↑ 69'
37
Michael Olakigbe ↑ 89'

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Toney	4
Josh Dasilva	2
Yoane Wissa	2
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	2
Christian Norgaard	1
Ollie Watkins	1
Chris Wood	1
Matty Cash	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2023-10-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2023-09-23 Manchester City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2023-09-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2023-09-02 Chelsea FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2023-08-26 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2023-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W

Brentford FC Form

2023-10-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2023-09-23 Brentford FC 1–3 Everton FC L 2023-09-16 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2023-09-02 Brentford FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2023-08-26 Brentford FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-08-19 Fulham FC 0–3 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.82 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Brentford FC xG

I would bet for: Brentford FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC27% Draw30% Brentford FC43%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Brentford FC

73%

Nottingham Forest FC or Brentford FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC16% Draw51% Brentford FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.2%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13.4%

0 – 2

10.1%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

0 – 3

4.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

3.5%

2 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Brentford FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	14%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	24%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

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