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

Refresh

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 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Brentford FC 10 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paul Tierney
Assistant 1 Neil Davies
Assistant 2 Scott Ledger

6 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

30% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nottingham Forest FC launch into their encounter with Brentford FC.
2' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aaron Hickey on 2.
7' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
12' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
17' Brentford FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
22' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
27' Brentford FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Thiago scoring 1 goals.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Moussa Niakhate on 30.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' 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.
45' Bryan Mbeumo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
50' Brentford FC is showing some good football. However, Brentford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' It’s high time Thomas Frank made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
57' A moment of madness from Moussa Niakhate on 57 minutes earns him a Red card. Nottingham Forest FC will be frustrated.
58' GOAL! Christian Norgaard fires home to make it 0-1!
60' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Hudson-Odoi departs to be replaced by Harry Toffolo.
61' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Morgan Gibbs-White comes on to replace Anthony Elanga.
65' Against the run of play, Nicolas Dominguez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
68' That is a Yellow card for Nottingham Forest FC. Ibrahim Sangare will be fuming at that decision.
69' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Aaron Hickey is replaced by Saman Ghoddos on 69 minute.
74' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Brentford FC's 4-3-3 shape.
75' Neal Maupay is replacing Keane Lewis-Potter for the Brentford FC side.
77' Ibrahim Sangare makes way for Cheikhou Kouyate at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
80' Divock Origi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Dominguez at the 80 minute mark.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Frank Onyeka is booked for Brentford FC — Yellow card on 88.
89' Brentford FC make a change. Vitaly Janelt trudges off to be replaced by Michael Olakigbe on 89 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nottingham Forest FC 1-1 Brentford FC.

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
Joe Lolley	1
Keylor Navas	1
Matty Cash	1
Joe Worrall	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

0.98 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Brentford FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Brentford FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC30% Draw29% Brentford FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Brentford FC

70%

Nottingham Forest FC or Brentford FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC19% Draw49% Brentford FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

11.8%

0 – 0

11.2%

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Brentford FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	23%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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