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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Nottingham Forest FC

0 – 2

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Brentford FC

Thu 1 May 2025 · 18:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 29,040 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 44' Kevin Schade

0–2 70' Yoane Wissa

Morgan Gibbs-White 10' Y

Y 11' Keane Lewis-Potter

Elliot Anderson 18' Y

Y 36' Bryan Mbeumo

Y 42' Christian Norgaard

Neco Williams 63' Y

Y 63' Yegor Yarmolyuk

Y 89' Kristoffer Ajer

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

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

Nottingham Forest FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Brentford FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC 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

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Brentford FC	H	0–2	L
27 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	0–2	L
21 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Everton FC	H	0–1	L
05 Apr	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L
01 Apr	Manchester United FC	H	1–0	W

Brentford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
19 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	4–2	W
12 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	0–0	D
02 Apr	Newcastle United FC	A	1–2	L
15 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	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' Welcome to City Ground, Nottingham that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Brentford FC.
5' Nathan Collins has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 395 appearances.
10' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a card in front of him.
11' Controversy at the stadium! Keane Lewis-Potter argues furiously but the card stands.
16' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
18' Elliot Anderson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 18.
23' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' Michael Kayode has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 382 games and scored 443 goals.
36' Brentford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' Mark Flekken has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' Brentford FC player sees a card in front of him.
44' Kevin Schade makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Brentford FC are in front.
46' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Callum Hudson-Odoi is replaced by Nicolas Dominguez.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' 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.
61' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Taiwo Awoniyi on, Elliot Anderson off on 61 minutes.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Neco Williams on 63.
68' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Kevin Schade is replaced by Mathias Jensen on 68 minute.
70' Yoane Wissa does the damage! The net is bulging and Brentford FC surge ahead!
75' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Jota Silva on, Morgan Gibbs-White off on 75 minutes.
80' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Mathias Jensen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
83' The supporters are chanting for Yunus Konak. He replaces Mikkel Damsgaard on 83 minute.
85' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Ryan Yates by Ramon Sosa on 85 minute.
89' That is a card for Brentford FC. Kristoffer Ajer will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Brentford FC take all three points.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓ Nicolas Dominguez 46'
11
Chris Wood
22
Ryan Yates ↓ Ramon Sosa 85'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Jota Silva 75'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina ↓ Ibrahim Sangare 75'
31
Nikola Milenkovic
7
Neco Williams
8
Elliot Anderson ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 61'
21
Anthony Elanga
5
Murillo

Bench

15
Harry Toffolo
6
Ibrahim Sangare ↑ 75'
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 61'
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↑ 46'
33
Carlos Miguel
4
Morato
24
Ramon Sosa ↑ 85'
20
Jota Silva ↑ 75'
44
Zach Abbott

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Brentford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Toney	4
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	2
Josh Dasilva	2
Yoane Wissa	2
Ben Watson	1
Joe Lolley	1
Keylor Navas	1
Matty Cash	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-04-21 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-04-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester United FC W

Brentford FC Form

2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC W 2025-04-19 Brentford FC 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-04-12 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2025-04-06 Brentford FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2025-04-02 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2025-03-15 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.82 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Brentford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC22% Draw28% Brentford FC50%

Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Brentford FC

78%

Nottingham Forest FC or Brentford FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC15% Draw49% Brentford FC36%

Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.6%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 0

11.7%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

2 – 0

3.1%

0 – 4

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Brentford FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	13%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	25%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

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